Green Food Health
All About : Green food spirulina and barley grass.
Barley grass is one of the green grasses : the only
vegetation on the earth that can supply sole nutritional support from birth to
old age. Barley
grass has served as a food staple in most cultures. The use of barley
for food and medicinal purposes dates to antiquity. Agronomists place this
ancient cereal grass as being cultivated as early as 7000 BC. Roman gladiators
ate barley for strength and stamina. In the West, it was first known for the
barley grain it produces.
Astounding amounts of vitamins and minerals : are found in green barley
leaves. The leaves have an ability to absorb nutrients from the soil. When
barley leaves are 12-14 inches high, they contain many vitamins, minerals, and
proteins necessary for the human diet, plus chlorophyll. These are easily
assimilated throughout the digestive tract, giving our bodies instant access to
vital nutrients. These include potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper,
phosphorus, manganese, zinc, beta carotene, B1, B2, B6, C, folic acid, and
pantothenic acid. Indeed,
green barley juice contains 11 times the calcium in
cows' milk, nearly 5 times the iron in spinach, 7 times the vitamin C in
oranges, and 80 mg of vitamin B12 per hundred grams.
Barley also contains a : glucan, a fiber also found in oat bran and
reported to reduce cholesterol levels. The root contains the alkaloid hordenine
which stimulates peripheral blood circulation and has been used as a
bronchodilator for bronchitis. Barley bran, like wheat bran may be effective in
protecting against the risk of cancer.
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