Become Healthy during Lockdown with Wheatgrass aka Green Blood

Friends due to this pandemic, like all others I am also stuck in the home and not able to go anywhere to show you new places. So I decided to share with you some tips to be healthy and help yourself and your family boost immunity to fight against Corona.

Today I will share with you a simple step to grow wheat-grass (also known as Green Blood) at your home and consume it in liquid form.  Most of you must be aware that wheat-grass juice is a super-food and have following health benefits: -

• Its super-food with iron, calcium, enzymes, vitamins etc.
• It can eliminate toxins from your body
• Help digestion
• Boost metabolism
• Lower your cholesterol
• Boost your immune system
• Energies you
• Lower your blood pressure
• Help with diabetes
• Relieve anxiety

You will be amazed to know that wheat-grass powder is famous and being sold for more than Rs. 3500/kg (Click here). Best news is you can grow it at home without any hassle with few bucks only.

So lets start with some little preparations to grow this Green Blood at your kitchen garden!

Things required: - 

• A flat base tray of any shape with 3/4 inches depth. If you don’t have, you can buy it here.

• Normal soil

• For best results you can use Coco-peat on the place of soil! It is cheap, hassle free, dust free, non-stinking, requires less water and insect free. Buy it here.

• Wheat grain (You will find it in your kitchen). If you don’t buy grain and take wheat flour directly then you need to go to any grain merchant and ask for 1 KG wheat grain which will cost you around 25-30 rupees only.

• Normal water.

Raise your Wheat-grass in 5 easy steps: - 

• Soak the wheat grain (Gehu) seeds for overnight.
• Take your flat tray and fill it with soil or coco-peat 3/4^th level.

• Spread the seeds evenly on it and cover the seeds with the thin layer of soil or coco-peat. sprinkle some water to make it medium moist but not completely wet and put the tray in some shady area. Keep checking the moisture level of the soil and keep it moist but not waterlogged.

• After 3-4 days tiny seedlings will start growing. At this stage put the tray in an area where it can receive partial sunlight. Keep it moist all the time and do not let it dry.

• Within 6-8 days, it will grow around 15-20 cm and this is the time when you can harvest the wheat-grass. Trim the wheat-grass with the help of a scissor just above the surface and it is ready for detoxify your body. The same wheat-grass can be harvested from another single cycle and after that you need to grow new seedlings with wheat grains.

Now make wheat-grass juice and start your day with simple juice or smoothie. Recommended quantity for consumption by adult in a day is anywhere from 1 to 4 ounces (oz.), or about 2 shots.

Possible Side effects: In the starting some people can experience nausea, headache or constipation which will fade within two weeks. This is because your body is not habitual. Try starting with small quantity and gradually increase it to recommended dose. Drinking an 8 oz. cup of water after taking wheat-grass can help reduce your risk for side effects. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should avoid it.

Have a healthy life...