In a fast-paced society like ours, people often tend to eat very little, or none at all, of deep green, leafy vegetables. And those who eat them regularly don't usually consume anywhere near the amount needed for a balanced healthy living - unless it is supplement by a diet with nutrient-concentrated green foods like wheat grass.

Ins Wheatgrass from Easy Pha-Max helps put an end to this unhealthy imbalance in the body's acid-alkaline pH level. Known as the "King of Alkaline food," wheat grass is a potent acid buster, acting as powerful detergent that washes off excess acidity in the body. The result? Stronger immune system, optimal healing capability and a balanced pH level.

What is wheat grass

Wheat grass is part of the cereal grass family, and is a variety of grass barley, oats and rye, grown in fields across many parts of the globe. Whole-leaf wheat grass powder is highly alkaline and when grown, harvested and stored under optimal conditions, it is one of the most potent and nutritious deep green leafy vegetables available.

Wheat grass, being highly alkaline, is ideal for counteracting the acidic modern diet, plus it's high in potassium, which is also lacking in many diets, due to man's unnatural and excessive eating habits.

Nutritional benefits of wheat grass

Wheat gass contains many remarkable properties: 17 amino acids, 13 vitamins, 10 minerals, fiber chlorophyll, enzymes to help nourish the body's cells and enable them to carry out their normal functions. Over 80 different minerals, is high in fiber, and averages 25 percents protein (more than meat, fish, eggs, beans or dairy products).

Concentrated in iron more than spinach but, unlike spinach, contains little or no oxalic acid, which binds the useable calcium int the system and can leach calcium from teeth and bones. Magnesium vital for muscle contraction and bowel health much more that what carrots have. Potassium maintains mineral balance, tones the muscles, firms the skin, and promotes overall beauty. More Vitamin C which acts as an antioxidant crucial to the health of the skin, teeth, gums, muscles, and joints. Rich in Vitamin A, which is essential for maintaining healthy eyes and skin, as well as supporting normal developemtn and reproduction.

Antioxidant Vitamin E "protector of the heart" is a fat-soluble "fertility" vitamin, responsible for the healing of wounds and infections, and prevention of muscle degeneration. Calcium, which is essential for strong bones and teeth, in additional to acting as a buffer to restore balance to blood pH.

Chlorophyll "liquid sunshine" is the protein in plant life, and closely resembles the molecules of human red blood cells. Chlorophyll acts three ways: as a purifier/body cleanser-a natural antiseptic with anti-bacterial effect on wounds, and has an anti-yeast effect in the digestive tract, helping with candida challenges and assists in liver cleansing; anti-inflammatory/neutralizer of toxins-rids the body of toxic heavy metals from the blood assisting in reducing inflammation to help counter-act the effects of arthritis, stomach ulcers, colitis, sore throats, and other inflammatory conditions; and re-builder/nourishing as it builds blood, promotes healthy intestinal flora, and strengthens the immune system. Enzymes have also been linked to the prevention and curing of cancer. Enzymes deter the cancer cells' ability to hide from the immune system and spread throughout the body.