Are vegetable powder supplements like barley grass powder, various vegetable pow!

Are vegetable powder supplements like barley grass powder, various vegetable powder, ect.. good for you?

I heard that if you don't eat enough vegetables that a supplement like those powders are good to take, BUT I'm wondering if there is a down side to those vegetable powders?

3 months ago
I also thought that since they are processed and not natural that perhaps thats a negative some how.

3 months ago
Thanks Eden! I have posted this question three times and yours is the first good response.

There's probably no substitute for the real thing, but you can read more about these supplements here http://amazinggrass.com/superfood-ingred...

Organic Wheat Grass – One of the most potent green vegetables available. Wheat grass is and excellent source of natural vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and enzymes. When grown properly and harvested at the ideal time, wheat grass is highly alkalizing and will help detoxify the body.

Organic Barley Grass - Green barley leaves contain a multitude of the body's spark plugs, enzymes. Enzymes are the catalysts for the body's essential chemical reactions and are responsible for our digestive processes, for providing cellular energy, and for antioxidant effects. Considered one of the world's experts on green barley, Dr. Hagiwara, believes that there may be thousands of active enzymes in green barley, especially superoxide dismutase (SOD), a major detoxifying enzyme that helps maintain healthy joints.

Organic Alfalfa – Roots grow very deep to absorb many minerals and nutrients from the soil. Contains eight essential amino acids, is a rich source of vitamin B12, natural fluoride and chlorophyll. Recent French studies have found that alfalfa can reduce tissue damage caused by radiation exposure. In addition, it has also shown to maintain healthy cells. Because it neutralizes acidity, it promotes healthy bladders and urinary tracts.

Organic Spirulina - Like all edible dark green plants, is also highly alkalizing, meaning that it helps restore the acid-base balance. In other words, Spirulina helps neutralize the acidity caused by eating excess meats, starches, sugars, soft drinks and preserved foods, excess stress, excess exercise, environmental pollutants, drugs, alcohol, coffee and tobacco.

Organic Chlorella (cracked cell-wall) - Chlorella is the number one selling health food supplement sold in Japan. Chlorella, a unique single-celled fresh water green algae, contains high concentrations of chlorophyll, nucleic acids, amino acids, enzymes, antioxidant carotenes, and vitamins and minerals, especially zinc.