Chlorophyll is thought to help build red blood cells, stabilise blood pressure and stimulate tissue cell growth. Wheatgrass juice contains small size proteins and amino acids, enabling their easy absorption. It also contains more than 30 different enzymes, helping with digestion of many different foods. It contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, especially high in calcium, magnesium, potassium and trace minerals, including zinc and selenium. The body quickly assimilates these nutrients in less than 30 minutes.
People often report getting a quick energy burst after drinking wheatgrass juice.
The beneficial health effects include increased energy, better digestion, enhanced detoxifying capability, loosening of mucous build-up, strengthened immune system, stabilised blood sugar level, improved liver, lung and pancreatic function, and more healthy hair and teeth. It can also help get rid of grey in the hair. People suffering from high blood pressure, anaemia, diabetes, obesity, digestive related problems, allergies, colitis, fatigue, female related medical problems and even cancers have benefited from drinking wheatgrass juice. Well, mother nature never meant for humans to eat grass because we were not blessed with short intestines like grass-eating animals, such as cows, goats and horses. The grass contains too many fibrous materials because of the cellulose content for easy digestion in humans.