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This recipe for a power shot containing wheatgrass, ginger, and lemon is the best green juice for clearing up congestion fast. Oxalate free and safe for those with kidney stone or candida issues.
A green juice power shot or green smoothie are popular foods for quick detoxification. Fresh green juice prepared from organic, preferably biodynamic, high brix vegetables is a great way to get lots of easy to absorb minerals quickly without any estrogen disrupting pesticide load.
In addition, plain green juice eliminates the fiber that can sometimes cause issues for those with weakened digestion or reflux.
While some green juices need to be used with caution particularly if there is a thyroid problem, history of kidney stones, or candida or yeast issues, others like cucumber, celery, zucchini, and wheatgrass are safe to consume regularly without risk.
When it comes to green juice, my personal favorite is wheatgrass. Nutritional pioneer Ann Wigmore is credited with discovering the health benefits of fresh (never pasteurized!) wheatgrass juice preferably grown under natural conditions. She incorporated its use for detoxification for many years with great results.
I got started drinking wheatgrass over 17 years ago. I consumed a 2-ounce power shot of fresh, organic wheatgrass juice almost every single day for several months in order to detoxify for pregnancy. While pregnant and breastfeeding, I continued to consume wheatgrass several times a week for additional minerals.
Potent Amounts of Chlorophyll
The chlorophyll in wheatgrass is what makes it so cleansing. Chlorophyll is an extremely potent blood, liver, and gastrointestinal cleanser. Incidentally, matcha tea is very high in chlorophyll also.
Author Steve Meyerowitz, author of Wheatgrass: Nature’s Finest Medicine, says this about the unique and very high potency chlorophyll in wheatgrass:
Wheatgrass juice is literally condensed sunlight energy. It is one of the most potent forms of nutrition on the planet.
Fresh wheatgrass juice also contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and enzymes. Best of all, unlike juice from cruciferous and some leafy green vegetables, wheatgrass juice is low in oxalic acid unlike some other raw vegetables and thyroid suppressing substances which can be problematic to health especially for those with candida or gut imbalance issues.
Does Wheatgrass Juice Contain Gluten?
A frequent misconception is that because wheat contains gluten, that wheatgrass juice does too.
This is a myth!
Those who are gluten intolerant or celiac will be delighted to learn that wheatgrass juice is completely gluten-free! The seeds of the wheat plant contain this difficult to digest plant protein. However, the juice from the grass itself does not. This is why wheatgrass powder is permitted by the Food and Drug Administration to be included in products with a gluten-free label. (1)
Power Shot of Wheatgrass, Ginger and Lemon
Despite drinking wheatgrass juice regularly for going on two decades, I must admit that I have never really liked or gotten used to the taste!
The taste of wheatgrass is so strong that I tend to hold my breath when I drink it and chase with a sip or two of water. The good news is that I feel amazing about 10-20 minutes later, which is how I know that it is really doing me good.
This beneficial effect is especially true when I have congestion issues from a cold, air travel, or the drying indoor heat from a furnace. A power shot or two of wheatgrass is very helpful in speeding my recovery and clearing congestion naturally without medication.
I recently learned about a way to blend wheatgrass with fresh ginger and lemon juice. This particular blend very effectively masks the strong flavor of the wheatgrass. In addition, it boosts the potency and energizing effects.
This concoction is especially helpful for congestion from the very powerful dose of fresh ginger juice. It clears up the nasal passages like nothing else I’ve tried!
If you enjoy the potent benefits of wheatgrass juice, try blending it with fresh ginger and lemon into a wheatgrass power shot. It is my new and preferred way to enjoy the benefits of wheatgrass. According to Ann Wigmore, it is the best source of greens on the planet.
If you need a sweet chaser after this power shot, try this recipe for homemade elderberry syrup.
Green Juice Power Shot Recipe
This recipe for a power shot containing wheatgrass, ginger and lemon is the healthiest and best green juice for clearing up congestion fast. Oxalate free and safe for those with kidney stone or candida issues.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces/60 ml fresh wheatgrass juice
- 1 ounce/30 ml fresh lemon juice about 1/2 lemon
- 1 ounce/30 ml fresh ginger juice about 1 small "finger"
Instructions
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Juice enough wheatgrass in any standard wheatgrass juicer to obtain 2 ounces (60 ml). I like this simple and very inexpensive one. You really don't need a fancy, electric wheatgrass juicer because you juice so little at a time due to its high potency.
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Juice fresh organic ginger and lemons either with a standard juicer or manual juice press to produce 1 ounce (30ml) each.
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Mix well and serve immediately.
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Fresh juice is best consumed at room temperature within 20 minutes and not refrigerated. So, if you wish to consume this drink more than once per day, make fresh each time for best results.
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Angela,
If your chickens & ducks are eating grains , would that mean if someone does not eat grain, there would be grains / gluten in there Eggs?
Thanx…
Hi Annie,
From what I understand, fowl do not pass along gluten proteins through their eggs. The fodder mats are not the only source of nutrition to our birds, but is a part of our feeding program. All our poultry eat fresh organic fruits and vegetables which we get from an organic grocer, they are out on pasture foraging for bugs and small animals such as lizards, mice, and anything else they can catch, they receive a small ration of lacto-fermented organic feed, and get a fresh barley mat. We believe that a varied diet is very important to the health and well being of our animals.
Sprouting the grains and allowing them to grow into fodder allows for greater digestibility, as does lacto-fermenting our feed. It helps to remove the phytic acid from the grains which I believe creates a robust and very healthy animal.
We have several Celiac and gluten sensitive customers in our CSA, and none of them have ever complained about their health while eating our eggs. 🙂
The juicer you recommend has some very poor reviews on Amazon. Its difficult to find something inexpensive to get started with, that doesn’t come with the problems that inexpensive stuff has. I have an ex-Army manual mincer which works great with meat, its a shame you can’t get a wheatgrass juicer from Army surplus!
Great article though.
ive only got dried powdered wheatgrass…will that be ok? I usually just add the powder to smoothies but guess I’d make it up with water for this blend? And what is fresh ginger juice…guessing I’d just chuck a finger of fresh ginger in the blender too? Yummy!!
No, processed and powdered is not the same as fresh with all the enzymes intact.
do you recommend giving to kids for congestion? If yes, what age do you think would be too young and how much would you recommend?
I never used this for my kids for congestion … wheat grass is too strong tasting for kids in my experience and they would have trouble getting it down. This mixture is also very strong tasting from the raw ginger juice. You can try a bit off a spoon and see how they take it though. You wouldn’t need much at all. I would definitely not use it with a young child though.
Hi Sarah,
I’m new to your news letter and blog and I LOVE IT!! Is there an online wheat grass brand that you recommend ? I live in a rural area that’s not near good health food stores. Thanks!
Tracy, I have never purchased wheatgrass online. That is a great question. Please post if you find an online source you like.
Thanks for the recipe! (Just as an extra note – cucumbers and celery are both cautioned for those who have had certain types of kidney stones).
Thanks Julie … if you have a link on that, would be much appreciated 🙂 Had not read about this anywhere before.
Where do we buy wheat grass?
My healthfood store has bags of it. You can also sometimes get it from produce co-ops.
While the wheat grass itself doesn’t contain gluten, there is still gluten in the kernel of the sprouted grain. In terms of giving it to someone gluten sensitive or even a celiac, I would be very hesitant because you can’t be 100% positive that one or two kernels didn’t cause a cross reactive situation.
If the wheat grass comes whole with roots in a tray, can anyone be certain that the kernels weren’t touched and then touched the grass blades, which can contaminate grass? If the grass comes precut and measured out, can there be a guarantee that the one who cut it did not touch the base? My concern would be cross contact. It may be true that gluten isn’t in young wheat grass, but can you be certain there isn’t cross contact of any kind, from touching the kernels, to water splash coming up from the base while the trays are being watered? It would seem almost impossible to prevent this from occurring, unless the trays were bottom watered from the root and not sprayed overhead.
I used to work in a raw and living food facility, and I trained at the Ann Wigmore Institute in Puerto Rico. At the facility I worked at (not in PR) we made wheat grass as well as selling it cut and shipping it out. No attention was ever given to making sure the sprouted kernels weren’t touched.
If you grow it yourself, which is very simple to do, you are more likely to get a pure product, and you can almost guarantee that cross contact has not happened, but those who are sensitive still must use caution, and for those who are allergic, I would recommend skipping it all together.
Wheat that is used today is very hybridized and I imagine (my opinion here) that the hybridization has changed the wheat grass from what it used to be during Ann Wigmore’s time, and today. Maybe finding a heritage organic wheat source could be of real benefit.
For those who cannot tolerate wheat grass because it upsets the stomach, you can start off very small and increase the amount slowly over time. If you still have problems with it, you can always put it into your bath, and also rub it on your skin. 🙂
Have you ever seen wheatgrass grown? The grass appears and is harvested long before the wheat kernels appear.
Yes, they start off as kernels, and are sprouted from them. I’m not talking about the end product which is the fruit, I’m talking about the sprouted seed.
Yes, but once the wheatgrass is sufficient length for harvesting, the seed is long gone.
Unfortunately, the seed is still in tact at the 7 day mark when wheat grass is typically cut the first time. Even at the second cutting, the kernel is still present.
I grow organic barley fodder for all our animals, and at 8 days growth when I give them the full mats, the barley kernel is still present. It’s unavoidable. I’m not saying its impossible to get a cutting that doesn’t have cross contact, just that extra care should be taken.
Here’s a photo from the Sprout People’s wheat grass:
http://sproutpeople.org/wheatgrass/
Thanks for the photo!
If you’d like to see our barley fodder set up for our animals, here’s my flickr link. It’s not completely off topic since barley can also be juiced with great benefits. We’ve found it healthy for our animals and producing top notch eggs.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/119035221@N02/sets/72157648413843794/
Wonderful! I will have to look into this as I have not tried before.
can I use my jack lalane juicer to juice the wheat grass?
No .. you need a juicer specifically designed for wheatgrass.
Sarah!
I would LOVE to drink wheatgrass regularly, but it makes me feel nauseous and like I just drank a whole pot of extra caffeinated coffee :/
I even used to grow it myself at home and I own Ann Wigmore’s wheatgrass book, but had to stop cause of how it made me feel 🙁
How much would you have at a time?
About a shot or 2 :/
p.s. Soooooo star struck you replied to my comment!
I’ve read on wheatgrass sites that the high amount of natural sugars and cleansing chlorophyll in wheatgrass can make some nauseous. Cut it way down and build up slowly to 1 oz. You don’t need much and more is not necessarily better.
While wheatgrass does not contain the same gluten as the grain….many people who are sensitive to wheat are also sensitive to the grass. I think that it would be safer to go with oatgrass for juicing instead of the wheat. Spoutpeople.com usually have oats for sprouting, since it is a special kind that can only be sprouted….hulless oats.
Can you provide a scientific reference for this?