Wheatgrass is jam-packed with with nutritional benefits. Personally, I consume an ounce or two of wheatgrass now and then, which is in no way unusual. But, as you might guess, there are those who are considered normal and individuals who are by any definition radical about the ingredients that both crave wheatgrass, in this particular case. I'd like to believe I'm of the normal, reasonable crowd, who flocks to grasses for their nutritional value.

What's so wonderful about having a wheatgrass juicer? Juicing wheatgrass provides you healthy doses of: chlorophyll, enzymes, minerals, and vitamins, each in potent amounts. It is thought that chlorophyll is beneficial for your blood, because of its like chemical makeup of your blood cells. The verdict is still undecided on that, as far as I am concerned, but no scientist can deny its nutritional potency for such a small amount taken in. That's why I ingest wheatgrass so often; it's hard to find anything that compares, in my opinion.

But, there are individuals among us juicers, who take things to another level - like the time I was in my favorite health food store. They had an electric wheatgrass juicer on display. And a customer was drinking a shot or two of wheatgrass. Nothing strange or out of place about that, alright? But then he held up an eyedropper and put it in a third glass of wheatgrass juice and started using the eyedropper to place wheatgrass juice directly into his eyeballs. Oh, this has lots of minerals and vitamins, he said, as he tried to keep his eyes open, tears of green, running from the sides of his face.

Here's another fascinating, although in this case unusual, reason why I encourage you to talk to your health care provider before juicing. The common idea when one discovers something that is especially good for them, is to do more of it. And while, logically, that may seem good, it is not always a smart practice. Such as, in this example, placing juiced wheatgrass into your eye. Think what you like, but I only drink mine.

Another example of such thinking might be: let's say, you have been working out at the gym, and were having fabulous progress with weight training. After a few sessions lifting free weights, you began to see results. Here, the fanatical weight lifter enthusiast in this example, might logically assume that they can go from lifting one hundred pounds, to suddenly lifting three hundred pounds. That seems absurd, possibly? Not to mention dangerous to the point that it could do more harm than good.

With juicing in general, not just wheatgrass, it's smart to consider the idea of starting off slow. When I first began juicing wheatgrass, I placed in about an ounce or two to my carrot juice. In about a 2 parts wheatgrass, to 8 parts carrot juice. I didn't feel so good when I tried to down a shot or two straight, like I observed other people doing at the local juice bar. So, even now, after years of juicing, I still down it slowly with other juices combined in mostly.

If you should get into wheatgrass with your juicing, remember you can use a masticating juicer to get both the juice and values from grass and similar greens. Many people make the common mistake, believing just any juicer will do. That's not true. Also, there are wheatgrass juicers. Wheatgrass juicers come in both electrical and hand crank, or manual models. Both will get the job done, but hand crank models often must be clamped on to the lip of a counter (and not all of today's modern kitchens can accommodate this). This hand crank could be viewed as a good thing, or a bad thing, as you get one heck of a workout, long before you ever have your first glass of wheatgrass.

Juicing wheatgrass is not for novices: it's something to get used to. It could be too strong to your body if you are not already healthy inside and out.