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History
Therapeutic Uses
Alternative Medicine:Wheatgrass
Structure
Side Effects
Sources
Wild Oats
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History of Wheatgrass
- 1900's: Edmund Bordeaux Szekely discovered an ancient biblical manuscript
describing three main nutrition ideals. First, Don't kill your food by
cooking it. Secondly, all grasses are good for man. Thirdly, Wheatgrass is
the perfect food for man.
- 1913: Dr. Willstatter determined that hemoglobin and chlorophyll closely
resemble one another.
Dr. Willstatter
- 1940's: Charles Kettering M.D. discovered that chlorophyll was a
great healer.
- 1940's: Ann Wigmore began a study of natural healing modalities. She
concluded that there are 4700 varieties of grass worldwide and all are good
for man. She concluded that wheatgrass to be "The Medicinal Grass".
- 1982: Massachusetts attorney general sues
Wigmore on the claim that wheatgrass could decrease insulin need in
diabetics. She retracts claim.
- 1988: Massachusetts attorney general sues
Wigmore again and makes her stop representing herself as a physician
or person who treats disease after she claims an "enzyme soup" can
cure HIV.
- 1993: Wigmore dies leaving her Creative
Health Institute active.
- Now in the 21st century we are continuing to discover the benefits of
wheatgrass.
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