Wheatgrass

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Wheatgrass and Mold

 

 

 

By Carroll J. MacIntosh

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Web Site: Evergreenjuices

 

You might find this interesting. My father is a retired minister and he started

growing wheatgrass juice in Canada over 14 years ago. It started out just for

ourselves but then we grew to serve many health food stores and restaurants. We

also sold the juicers.

 

There are a couple things that always bothered us about the juice and that is

the reactions many people (including us) had after drinking the juice, such as

nausea and headaches within seconds after drinking. We were always told that

this was " detoxification " . Then we had a lady break out in hives all over her

body within minutes after drinking.

 

We were also told that this was just a strong detoxing symptom. Howvever we just

couldn't buy the story anymore. Nausea and headaches and especially hives are a

reaction to something, not detoxification. There is no other herb or juice

concoction that makes you detox within seconds with these strong reactions. What

we did trace it to is the mold that grows on the trays. Mold is highly toxic and

can cause instant reactions such as headaches and nausea and even hives. The

mold comes from the seeds that don't germinate, and that is why some trays are

better than others. We tried using hydrogen peroxide and colidial silver and

even picking out the ungerminated seeds with tweezers. We also noticed that

those with candida got much worse after drinking wheatgrass juice. (Sugar and

mold will set it off.)

So after being indoor growers of wheatgrass juice for over seven years, we

decided that we couldn't serve any more knowing that all the so called detoxing

symptoms were reactions to the mold. We shut the whole thing down.

 

The following spring my dad was visiting a farmer friend and his winter wheat

was coming up. For the fun of it, he cut down a bunch and juiced it. He couldn't

believe the difference in the taste!!! Smooth and mild tasting and no

sugary/bitter taste. He kept drinking it until he had finished a whole glass.

And guess what? NO REACTIONS. We have done a bunch of testing and found that:

 

 

1.. In the process of growing winter wheat, the frost kills the mold on the

ungerminated seeds, thus no mold.

 

 

2.. Also the chlorophyll is much higher because it is in the sun.

 

 

3.. The simple sugars in the indoor sprouts cannot mature enough to change

into complex carbohydrates, and that is why it is sweet like syrup. Outdoor

grass matures just before the jointing stage and creates a smooth grass taste.

 

 

4.. It is in the ground for over 200 days compared with 7 - 10 days indoors.

 

At great expense we now have an organic farm in Ontario, where we plant winter

wheat and harvest it in the spring. We have about three weeks per year to do

this. We chill it in 1 1/2 minutes to just above freezing and then it is

packaged and frozen. Lab reports show little change in the nutrients even after

up to three years in the freezer. Freezing doesn't harm it, it is heat that

does.

 

Our work now is trying to convince those who have sworn off wheatgrass juice,

because of past reactions, to try it again. A good example of this is Ernest who

owns Rainbow Bridge store in Ojai, CA. (805) 646-4017. His reaction to indoor

grown wheatgrass was with his throat swelling up to the point where it was hard

to breathe. At the Expo West show in Anaheim, I met him and explained why he

reacted to it. I convinced him to try our wheatgrass and with a shaking hand he

did. He couldn't believe this was wheatgrass juice. It tasted so different. He

was waiting for a reaction, that never happened. He is now so sold on our

wheatgrass juice, that he confidently sells it to his clients.

 

My dad met Ann Wigmore once after he shut down the indoor growing system and he

asked her about growing outside. Her answer was " I never thought of it before " .

I am sure you are familiar with Steve Meyerwitz. He totally believes in what we

are doing and in the revision of his book put a page in about us. Pine

Wheatgrass also is supportive. They understand the importance of winter wheat.

 

We know that most who grow wheatgrass don't realize that the mold can make their

clients sick. The body will usually try to tell us when it doesn't like

something, but often people think that they are doing something good by taking

it. I have heard so many people tell me that it got to the point where they

would bring the wheatgrass up to their mouths, but they just couldn't drink it

anymore. But with outdoor grown wheatgrass juice the body absorbs it and people

feel good.