Now here's the true, bizarre tale of what I discovered from a wheatgrass fanatic who got it straight into his eyes. But, what compelled this man to be so obsessed?

Wheatgrass is rich in with nutritional benefits. Personally, I have an ounce or two of wheatgrass now and then, which is in no way excessive. But, as you might guess, there are individuals who are thought of as normal and individuals who are thought of as radical about the ingredients that both crave wheatgrass, in this particular case. I'd want to believe I'm of the normal, sensible crowd, who flocks to grasses for their nutritional value.

What is so fabulous about wheatgrass juicers? Juicing wheatgrass provides you healthy doses of: chlorophyll, enzymes, minerals, and vitamins, each in potent amounts. It is thought that chlorophyll is good for your blood, because of its similar chemical makeup of your blood cells. The verdict is still out on that, as far as I am concerned, but no scientist can deny its nutritional value for such a small amount consumed. That's why I consume wheatgrass so often; it's hard to get anything that compares, in my opinion.

But, there are others among us juicers, who take things to a new dimension - like the time I was inside my favorite health food store. They had an electric wheatgrass juicer on display. And a person was drinking a shot or two of wheatgrass. Nothing strange or noticeable about that, alright? But then he took out an eyedropper and placed it in a third glass of wheatgrass juice and started using the eyedropper to squirt wheatgrass juice directly into his eyes. Oh, this has lots of minerals and vitamins, he stated, as he tried to keep his eyes open, tears of green, running from the sides of his face.

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

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

With juicing in general, not just wheatgrass, it's a good idea to entertain the idea of starting off slow. When I first started 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 consume a shot or two straight, like I saw other people doing at the local juice bar. So, even now, after years of juicing, I still consume 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, thinking just any juicer will do. That's not true. Also, there are wheatgrass juicers. Wheatgrass juicers can be found 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 see your first glass of wheatgrass.

Juicing wheatgrass is not for beginners: it's an acquired taste. It can be too potent to your body if you are not already healthy inside and out.