Tender young wheatgrass shoots are brimming with nutrients, providing many vitamins and minerals and high in antioxidants, enzymes that help with digestion, amino acids and chlorophyll.
Wheatgrass can be used as a daily health tonic, helping rid your body of toxins and helping to support healthy liver function. Many devoted long-term advocates report a sense of increased energy and a general feeling of better all-round health.
Antioxidants fight against the damage done by free radicals within your body. Wheatgrass contains the important antioxidants Vitamin C, Vitamin E and glutathione.
Studies have shown that wheatgrass may help reduce inflammation. One of the compounds in wheatgrass with highly anti-inflammatory properties is chlorophyll, the substance that gives the leaves their green colour.
In recent years many people have added wheatgrass to their diet to help with weight-loss. Studies have shown that the thylakoids found in wheatgrass increase the feeling of fullness thereby suppressing feelings of hunger.