Health experts worldwide are now advising people to eat more 'raw', organic foods.  Science has discovered that important enzymes required by our bodies to function properly are found in raw fruit and vegetables, but who has the time to prepare and eat large quantities of raw vegetables that our bodies need every day?   not the horse owner ‘Oh no’ we are to busy making sure our equine buddies needs are meet and working the 9 to 5 gig to keep him in his lavish lifestyle.
   

one of the green grasses, the only vegetation on the earth that can supply sole nutritional support from birth to old age is green barley grass. When barley leaves are 12-14 inches high, they contain all the vitamins, minerals, and proteins necessary for the human digestion of chorophyll.

Green barley leaves contain a multitude of the body's spark plugs, enzymes. Enzymes create the spark that starts the essential chemical reactions our bodies need to live. Without this spark, and these chemical reactions, we would be helpless: a bag of skin and bones, unable to talk, breathe, or even blink an eye.

Essentials in Barley

Astounding amounts of vitamins and minerals are found in green barley leaves. Potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, beta carotene, B1, B2, B6, C, folic acid, and panthothenic acid are all found in barley grass.

To ensure that the vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, chlorophyll and antioxidants found in young barley leaves are not destroyed, Professor Hagiwara’s extraction method is done at room temperature.  During the first step in the process the leaves are thoroughly rinsed and placed on a roller where the fibres are ruptured and the green barley juice is extracted.

Next, the juice is dehydrated in a matter of seconds at a constant ambient temperature and since there is no moisture, the nutrients remain intact and spoil resistant.  The result is a powder of Green Barley Leaf  which is easily absorbed and used by the body.

So why get  excited about Barley

The fact that it’s loaded with nutrients that are so beneficial for the body is why.   The human body is designed to consume nutrients by ingesting them as food either by eating nutrient-rich produce or nutrient-rich food extracts.  In this way the vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids combine to support efficient absorption via the digestive tract. 

Research findings…

A lot of research has been done on the benefits of green barley and this research shows the following:

  • Skin rejuvenation – According to Chinese medicine, substances are classified into high, medium and low-grade drugs.  The low-grade drugs work as toxicants, the medium-grade drugs work as either toxicants or curing agents while the high-grade drugs are natural foods that bring the functions of the internal organs back to a normal state.

  • Raw vegetables, especially green vegetables contain abundant minerals, enzymes and vitamins that will revitalize the body’s cellular structure.  As one of the foods that contain an abundant amount of nutrients, Green Barley Leaf powder is classified as a high-grade food/drug that will rejuvenate the skin by improving the function of internal organs.

  • Helps Overweight – The best method of weight control is to promote the action of enzymes.  Enzymes activate the body’s natural fat burning process by stimulating the lipid metabolism.  When taken three times a day as part of a sensible diet and exercise program Green Barley will neutralise the acidity of body fluids, invigorate the function of the thyroid gland, the gland that controls the body’s metabolic rate, and improve the body’s digestive ability. 

  • Effective Against Constipation – It is said that good eating, good sleeping and good evacuation are the three barometers of health.  If unbalanced, disease may occur.  Habitual constipation, which is frequently found in people over the age of forty, is due mainly to reduced mobility in the large intestine and the reduced muscular power of the body as a whole.  Green Barley dissolves in water making it easy to assimilate and its many active ingredients promote the mobility of the intestinal tract and the associated muscles required for evacuation.

  • Lower Cholesterol Levels – Case studies have shown that Green Barley is very effective in reducing cholesterol levels as well as suppressing cholesterol absorption.  One of the substances found in Green Barley, beta sitosterol, is currently being used in Japan to treat patients with high cholesterol levels.

  • Cancer – Cancer occurs when normal cells mutate.  External carcinogenic substances such as radiation and chemicals can cause this mutation while toxins found in charbroiled meat and fish, benzpyrene and fukinotoxin, are examples of ingested carcinogens.  Through exhaustive tests in both Japan and the US, it has been found that Green Barley Leaf powder contains enzymes known as peroxidase that suppresses the carcinogenic effects of introduced substances and helps to prevent normal cells from becoming cancerous.

  • Diabetes – Diabetes is a complex disease because once it has developed it is difficult to completely cure.  Contributing factors include obesity, bad eating habits and lack of exercise.  Diabetes occurs when the supply of insulin, a type of hormone secreted by the pancreas, is deficient. Research has shown that not only does Green Barley Leaf powder function in much the same way as insulin and balances sugar levels, but that it helps to heal the blood vessel damage caused by diabetes.

  • Other Ailments – Green Barley has also been found to assist in relieving asthma, dermatitis, liver disease, blood acidification and allergies, while the high level of chlorophyll is a natural body deodorant.

All you need to do to get the benefits from Green Barley Leaf powder is to add a teaspoon to a glass of fruit juice or mineral water and enjoy three times a day…

Oh and yes your horse can take it!  

Green Barley is now available from Country Park ....order online                           

Cautions / Adverse Reactions Green Barley is well tolerated with no adverse effects known at the usual dosage. There are no known contra-indications to Green Barley at the recommended dosage. This article is provided for information only. If you require medical assistance please see a practitioner. This article is  not intended to diagnose, cure, treat, mitigate, or, prevent a disease or illness. Results may vary per person.  If you have a serious medical condition, we suggest that you consult your health practitioner before taking a green barley grass juice supplement.

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