I’ve heard a lot about Ann Wigmore in my travels, but until today hadn’t ventured beyond Google to find out more about this widely admired “mother of living foods”.
Founder of the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida, Ann was a natural health pioneer and one of the first to bring the health benefits of wheatgrass juice into the spotlight. Word has it she even used the juice to reverse her gray hair.
This morning it was time to abandon my old pal Google for a more old-fashioned approach. I took a walk to my local library to hunt down a book or two penned by the holistic health practitioner—and arrived home with The Wheatgrass Book tucked under my arm.
What have I learned so far? That you can use wheatgrass (which is high in chlorophyll—a component that helps plants transform light into energy) internally and externally. On the inside, this little wonder of nature helps to cleanse the blood, organs and gastrointestinal tract. It stimulates metabolism and bodily enzyme systems to increase red blood cell count. It also reduces blood pressure. Externally it’s great for stopping itches, soothing sunburn and, if applied to your hair before shampooing, it can help mend those damaged strands.
Now I’ll I’ve got to do is grow some wheatgrass (or find an organic market that sells it) and get myself one of those fancy juicers… Once I do that, I’ll keep you posted on reversal of those ‘ol niggly gray hairs (gray means wise, right?).
“Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge.”— Thomas A. Edison
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