Online Class: How to Grow Wheatgrass

Plus Other Ways of Getting and Taking Wheatgrass

Monday, September 12, 2011 – 8pm EST

Included in each session:

• Soil and non soil growing techniques
• Key Factors for Avoiding and Minimizing mold
• Should you Use of Hydrogen peroxide? Grapefruit Seed Extract?
• Special emphasis on the basic Tray Growing Method using Sproutman’s Wheatgrass Grower for the example
• Alternatives to Growing your own Wheatgrass
• Frozen wheatgrass vs. Fresh wheatgrass – Comparisons
• Indoor Grown vs. Outdoor Grown – What’s difference
• Wheatgrass Nutrition
• Class documents provided at the end

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Alfalfa Sprouts

Forum Nutr. 2005;(57):100-11.
Branca F, Lorenzetti S.
National Institute for Research on Food and Nutrition, Rome, Italy.

Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring plant-derived phytochemicals, whose common biological roles are to protect plants from stress or to act as part of a plant’s defense mechanism. Although composed of a wide group of nonsteroidal compounds of diverse structure, phytoestrogens have been shown to bind estrogen receptors and to behave as weak agonist/antagonist in both animals and humans. Phytoestrogens include mainly isoflavones (IF), coumestans, and lignans. These compounds are known to be present in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains commonly consumed by humans. IF are found in legumes–mainly soybeans–whereas flaxseed is a major source of lignans, and coumestans are significantly present in clover, alfalfa and soybean sprouts. 8-Prenyl flavonoids are common in vegetables. Bioavailability of IF requires an initial hydrolysis of the sugar moiety by intestinal beta-glucosidases to allow the following uptake by enterocytes and the flow through the peripheral circulation. Following absorption, IF are then reconjugated mainly to glucuronic acid and to a lesser degree to sulphuric acid. Gut metabolism seems key to the determination of the potency of action. Several epidemiological studies correlated high dose consumptions of soy IF with multiple beneficial effects on breast and prostate cancers, menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, atherosclerosis and stroke, and neurodegeneration. For the relief of menopausal symptoms a consumption of 60 mg aglycones/day has been suggested; for cancer prevention a consumption between 50 and 110 mg aglycones/day is considered beneficial to reduce risks of breast, colon and prostate cancer; to decrease cardiovascular risk a minimum intake of 40-60 mg aglycones/day, together with about 25 g of soy protein has been suggested. For improvement in bone mineral density, 60-100 mg aglycones/day for a period of at least 6-12 months could be beneficial.

THIS TUESDAY CLEAN OUT, LIGHTEN UP, FEEL FABULOUS

This Tuesday and next, I am leading a group of folks on an easy cleanse. (It’s an online class that you can take from your home.) Many of you know that I lead juice fasting clinics 3-4 times per year. But this Kwik Cleanse is designed for those of you who are not quite up to the task of fasting. So if your schedule doesn’t allow the commitment required for the more intensive cleanse of a fast, then join me for a week focused on cleansing with a lighter and more flexible regimen.

Who Needs this Program?

Truthfully, we all need to cleanse periodically. Even those of us who are relatively disciplined and conscientious, still need cleansing because it is just a normal part of the way our bodies work. Think of your house. If you consider yourself a clean person, you probably keep up with it on a regular basis. But there is still a need for a more thorough “Spring Cleaning” once or twice per year.

So, if you are feeling perhaps a little achy in the head or in the joints, or a little bloated; if you’re moving slowly or are slightly fatigued; if your mental acuity is not what it should to be, or if you’re just feeling a little heavy, then this could be your opportunity to clean out, lighten up, and feel fabulous.

P.S. This is a web seminar. It runs an hour and a half. Just like in a real classroom, you get to interact and ask questions with the instructor (me) and other students. You sit in front of your computer. You call in on your telephone or call SKYPE style using a computer headset/microphone. You’ll get all the sign-up details after you register.

Online Class:
Detox Depot: The Kwik Cleanse

REGISTER HERE FOR THIS 2 PART CLASS

DEAR SPROUTMAN: I picked up an automatic sprouter (sans soil) and am using that with various seeds I obtained from you. I plan on using the sprouts mostly for juicing. This may be a silly question, but should I use the roots of the sprouts also? Thank you – Chuck Read the rest of this entry »