Learning the infinite benefits of wheatgrass
The Mindanao Daily Mirror
(page 30-June 30, 2009-Tuesday)

Celebrity host Dyan Castillejo visited Holiday Gym and Spa, Davao City's premier health and wellness center on June 20 to share the benefits of wheatgrass.

Castillejo, a popular TV host for a number of programs such as The World Tonight, Gym Team, MBA-Beat, TV Patrol and Sports Unlimited, talked about the many wonders of wheatgrass to an enthralled audience.

Unknown to many, wheatgrass increases red blood-cell count and lowers blood pressure. It cleanses the blood, organs and gastrointestinal tract of debris. Wheatgrass also stimulates metabolism and the body's enzyme systems by enriching the blood. It also aids in reducing blood pressure by dilating the blood pathways throughout the body.

Wheatgrass has also been found to restore alkalinity to the blood. The juice's abundance of alkaline minerals helps reduce over-acidity in the blood. It can be used to relieve many internal pains, and has been used successfully to treat peptic ulcers, ulcerative colitis, constipation, diarrhea, and other complaints of the gastrointestinal tract.

Studies have also shown that wheatgrass is a powerful detoxifier, and liver and blood protector. The enzymes and amino acids found in wheatgrass can protect us from carcinogens like no other food or medicine. It strengthens our cells, detoxifies the liver and bloodstream, and chemically neutralizes environmental pollutants.

It also fights tumors and neutralizes toxins. Wheatgrass juice has a powerful ability to fight tumors without the usual toxicity of drugs that also inhibit cell-destroying agents. The many active compounds found in grass juice cleanse the blood and neutralize and digest toxins in our cells.

More importantly, wheatgrass contains beneficial enzymes. Whether you have a cut finger you want to heal or you desire to lose five pounds...enzymes must do the actual work. The life and abilities of the enzymes found naturally in our bodies can be extended if we help them from the outside by adding exogenous enzymes, like the ones found in wheatgrass juice. Don't cook it. We can only get the benefits of the many enzymes found in grass by eating it uncooked. Cooking destroys 100 percent of the enzymes in food.

The wonders of wheatgrass is endless. It also works as a sleep aide. Simply place a tray of living wheatgrass near the head of your bed and it will enhance the oxygen in the air and generate healthful negative ions to help you sleep more soundly.

Learn more from the experts in health and wellness. Visit Holiday Gym and Spa now, located along Torres St., Davao City with telephone numbers 222-3041 or visit their website: www.holidaygymandspa.com.

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