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Wheat Grass 101: Hot Trend or Highly Beneficial?

Wheat Grass 101: Hot Trend or Highly Beneficial?

For the last few years, we have heard people mention about taking wheat grass shots and heading to their local smoothie joint or juice bar to get their wheat grass drinks and smoothies. Some people swear by wheat grass, while others just the thought turns their stomach. Is this a hot trend and will fizzle out, or is wheat grass actually highly beneficial and something you should consider? 

This article will showcase five benefits of wheat grass and why this ingredient may be something you should consider adding to your supplement regimen to help improve your overall health and physique.

 

1.    Lower Blood Sugar Levels

A major health concern today is high blood sugar. Let’s face it, the American diet is horrendous. Processed foods, sugar, high calories, excessive carbs – it’s no wonder why over 100 million people in the US suffer from diabetes or prediabetes. For the majority of the population, blood sugar issues stem from their diet and not their genetics (despite what they tell you). 

When blood sugar is elevated for long periods of time, several negative things could happen. You could suffer a heart attack or stroke and could severely damage your eyes, kidneys, and nerves. 

Your blood sugar levels also play a role in how and if your body shuttles nutrients into fat cells and increases body fat levels or if it is shuttled into the muscles to be used as energy. This leads nicely into the second benefit.

Wheat grass comes into play with its natural ability to help manage and lower blood sugar levels. Whether consumed as a pill, powder, or liquid, supplementing with wheat grass is a great idea regardless of whether you eat a well-balanced diet or not. This leads nicely into the second benefit.

 

2.    Promote Weight Loss 

Speaking of a well-balanced diet or not, another concern for Americans is their weight. Our nation’s population is now officially heavier than it’s ever been, with more than 40% of Americans being considered obese. The hard pill to swallow is that the number continues to increase over time with no signs of slowing down in sight.

While wheat grass does not directly improve weight loss itself, its benefits can help promote weight loss when used as a dietary supplement. When wheat grass has been used as a supplement alongside a proper diet, it was shown that it could help improve satiety, which then can aid in supporting weight loss. This has been looked into closely due to the thylakoids found in wheat grass.

With the ability for people to feel satiated throughout the day, it can help lower the chances of overeating during meals as well as excessively snacking throughout the day.

 

3.    Reduce Inflammation

Damage to the body from either pathogens or stress can cause harmful inflammation. While the body is constantly fighting inflammation, when it becomes chronic and uncontrollable is when you are put at risk for health issues such as heart disease, various forms of cancer, joint pain, and even autoimmune disorders.

Wheat grass contains helpful anti-inflammatory properties in the form of chlorophyll that have the ability to reduce and minimize the effects of inflammation. To be more specific, wheat grass contains powerful chlorophyll that can inhibit the expression of a particular pro-inflammatory cytokine called TNF-α.

In addition to adding wheat grass to your supplement regimen, it would be wise to remove foods and various ingredients from your diet that can trigger inflammation and cause it to spiral out of control. Some of these foods include sugar, gluten, MSG, refined carbohydrates, and trans fats, to name a few.

 

4.    Reduce LDL Cholesterol

There are two types of cholesterol you are probably aware of – LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and HDL (high-density lipoprotein). To put it as simple as possible and without going super deep, LDL is considered a “bad” cholesterol while HDL is regarded as a “good” cholesterol. When people get blood work done, they want to see high levels of HDL (40mg/dL or higher) and low levels of LDL (less than 100mg/dL).

If you are found to have elevated levels of LDL, this could lead to the buildup of plaque in your arteries, and ultimately a condition called atherosclerosis. LDL levels can increase in the body due to eating too much trans and saturated fat, which is why it’s important to not just look at supplements for a quick fix but look at nutrition as the foundation to improve upon. 

While cleaning up your nutrition can drastically improve your LDL and HDL cholesterol levels, by including a wheat grass supplement into your regimen can further help keep your cholesterol levels under control and aid in reducing harmful LDL cholesterol from causing heart disease and even sudden heart attacks. 

Wheat grass has been shown to be able to not only lower LDL cholesterol but also raise HDL cholesterol levels. Consumption of a liquid, powder, or capsule form of wheat grass would be advised.

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5.    Fights Free Radicals

If you were to take a deep dive into your body and see what goes on (from the inside), you’d be amazed at how many different pathogens and free radicals are trying to do harm to you, your cells, and create oxidative stress on a daily basis – including down at the DNA level. Should your body’s immune system weaken, and these pathogens and free radicals have the ability to damage, mutate, or kill healthy cells, it can cause various diseases and illnesses.

In the case of wheat grass, it not only contains a ton of helpful nutrients, but it also provides you with powerful antioxidants such as glutathione, vitamin C, and vitamin E to help fight off free radicals. Adding wheat grass to your supplement regimen could provide you with the antioxidants you need to help protect your cells, boost immunity, and prevent illnesses and disease from creeping in.

 

What Is Your Health Worth to You?

When you think about it, what is your health worth to you? Look around you and in the mirror – no one is getting any younger. What would it be worth to you if you could extend your life, live a longer and healthier life, maintain your freedom and independence, and get to enjoy everything life has to offer? It’s an honest question we all need to think about and consider.

While this article looks specifically at wheat grass and the health benefits, it’s just one part of helping to ensure you are in the best position possible to maintain your health. Evogen Nutrition has taken a broader approach to health improvement by launching a premium performance greens formula as part of their Naturals line called Evogen Nutrition EvoGreens.

EvoGreens is a natural greens product that you’ll actually look forward to drinking. Per serving, you’re getting six servings of fruits and vegetables, two billion CFU probiotics, 1,000mg of wheat grass, as well as many other potent ingredients that help promote and protect your overall health. 

Try a tub of chocolate, fruit punch, berry, or lemon mint and find out why Evogen Nutrition EvoGreens is considered to be in a class of its own. FINALLY, a greens powder you don’t need to hold your nose to drink!

 

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