Alanine: an important energy source for the brain, nervous system and muscle tissue. It has been known to strengthen the immune system and metabolize sugars and organic acids.

Anemia: a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobine or in total volume

Ann Wigmore: (March 4, 1909 - February 16, 1994) was an American holistic health practitioner, nutritionist, whole foods advocate, and health educator. In 1968, Ann Wigmore co-founded the Hippocrates Health Institute,^[1] a health resort in the United States, with Viktoras Kulvinskas.^[2] Known as "the mother of living foods", she was an early pioneer in the use of wheatgrass juice and living foods for detoxifying and healing the body, mind, and spirit.^[3] She died in Boston on February 16, 1994 due to smoke inhalation from a fire at the Ann Wigmore Foundation.^[4]

In her autobiography, Why Suffer?: How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally, Wigmore recalls observing her grandmother using herbs and natural remedies as a child in Lithuania.^[5] As an adult, she began researching and testing various whole foods and diet approaches, which she credits with solving her medical problems and changing her life.^[6]

Amino Acid: an amphoteric organic acid containing the amino group NH₂; especially : any of the various amino acids having the amino group in the alpha position that are the chief components of proteins and are synthesized by living cells or are obtained as essential components of the diet.

Arginine: is an amino acid that is needed to keep the keep the liver, skin, joints, and muscles healthy. It helps strengthen the body’s immune system, regulates hormones and blood sugar, and promotes male fertility. In addition, research has shown that this amino acid may improve circulation and treat impotence and heart disease.


Aspartic Acid: It is of great importance in the metabolism during construction of other amino acids and biochemicals in the citric acid cycle. Among the biochemicals that are synthesized from aspartic acid are asparagine, arginine, lysine, methionine, threonine, isoleucine, and several nucleotides.
It is needed for stamina, brain and neural health and assists the liver by removing excess ammonia and other toxins from the bloodtream. It is also very important in the functioning of RNA, DNA, as well as the production of immunoglobulin and antibody synthesis.

Azomite: a mined natural mineral product that is an excellent anti-caking agent and a unique re-mineralizer for soils. For over sixty years crop and livestock producers have used this exceptional material to improve livestock and plant growth. Assays reveal that the material contains a broad spectrum of over 70 active minerals and trace elements.

Benjamin Cruskin: published in the American Journal of Surgery in the 1940s, Dr Benjamin Cruskin, MD, said that chlorophyll can help:

Biotin 4: is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin (Vitamin B₇) that is composed of an ureido (tetrahydroimidizalone) ring fused with a tetrahydrothphioine ring. A valeric acid substituent is attached to one of the carbon atoms of the tetrahydrothiophene ring. Biotin is a coenzyme in the metabolism of fatty acids and leucine, and it plays a role in gluconeogensis.

Blender: : an electric appliance for grinding or mixing. Great from making smoothies with or without wheatgrass.

Calcium is essential to the formation and maintenance of strong bones and teeth with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. It has an atomic mass of 40.078 amu. Calcium is the fifth most abundant element by mass in the human body, where it is a common cellular ionic messenger with many functions, and serves also as a structural element in bone. It is the relatively high atomic-numbered calcium in the skeleton which causes bone to be radio-opaque.

Chlorophyll: is a green pigment found in most plants, algae and cyanobacteria. Its name is derived from the Greek (chloros "green") and (phyllon "leaf"). Chlorophyll absorbs light most strongly in the blue and red but poorly in the green portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, hence the green colour of chlorophyll-containing tissues such as plant leaves.

Choline: can help keep your cell membranes, the gates through which nutrients enter and wastes leave your cells, functioning properly. Allow your nerves to communicate with your muscles. Prevent the build-up of homocysteine in your blood. Homocysteine is a harmful compound that is associated with cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Reduce chronic inflammation

Citrus Juicer: an appliance used to extract the juice from citrus fruits.

Cobalt: is a hard, lustrous, gray metal, a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27. Although cobalt-based colors and pigments have been used since ancient times for making jewelry and paints, and miners have long used the name kobold ore for some minerals, the free metallic cobalt was not prepared and discovered until 1735 by Georg Brandt.

Colon Implant: Also called an enema implant, is a therapeutic, specially prepared solution that can be used during or after the administration of an enema and is thought to promote colonic health. Proponents of regular colonic cleansing say that the use of implants along with a healthy lifestyle can greatly increase an individual's overall well being.

Copper: is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is rather soft and malleable and a freshly-exposed surface has a pinkish or peachy color. It is used as a  thermal conductor an electrical conductor a building material, and a constituent of various metal alloys.

Cystine:  is a crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid, formed from two molecules of the amino acid cysteine. It can be converted to cysteine by reduction and was discovered in 1810 but was not recognized as a component of proteins until 1899, when it was isolated from animal horn – it is particularly abundant in skeletal and connective tissues, hair and digestive enzymes.

Dr. Bernard Jensen: Dr. Jensen spent over 60 years as a pioneer in the holistic health field, helping to pave the way for the alternative health revolution that we are now experiencing.

Dr. Jensen began his career at the West Coast Chiropractic College where Bernard became the youngest Doctor in the state of California. He then began an intensive study of Iridology. He traveled extensively in search of health knowledge, a search that led him to over 65 countries to observe the lifestyles and ways of eating various people. Each place provided a different health secret.

People in search of health and rejuvenation came from all over the world to his Hidden Valley Health Ranch in Escondido, to learn the principles he believed in and taught.

Over the years, Dr. Jensen received several awards, and degrees from all over the globe. Some highlights were, in 1953 he was the recipient of the Ignantz Von Peczely International Iridology Gold medal award in San Remo, Italy. In 1982 he received the National health Federation’s Pioneer Doctor of the Year award. He was awarded the Pax Mundi Award for World Peace in 1984.

Throughout his career, Dr. Jensen wrote and published over 40 books. In 1952, he published, The Science and practice of Iridology, Volume 1, which quickly became a classic in the field and established him as one of the world’s top authorities on the subject. His second volume has received international acclaim. Some of his other wonderful books include Chemistry of Man, Foods that Heal, and Tissue cleansing through Bowel Management.

After working with over 350,000 patients, Dr. Jensen firmly believed that nutrition is the greatest single therapy to be applied in the holistic healing arts and that “We must treat the patient, not just the disease.”

Enzyme: any of numerous complex proteins that are produced by living cells and catalyze specific biochemical reactions at body temperatures

Folic Acid 38: Folic acid is a type of B vitamin that is found in dried beans and other foods. It helps your body produce and maintain new cells, and also helps prevent changes to DNA that may lead to cancer.

Glutamic Acid:  is converted to glutamic acid in the brain, which is essential for cerebral functions, and increases the amount of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), which is required for brain functioning and mental activity. It is used in the muscles for the synthesis of muscle proteins, and is of use for the treatment of wasting muscles after illness or post-operative care. Although the body requires nitrogen, free nitrogen in the body can be harmful since it forms ammonia – especially toxic to the brain. The liver normally converts ammonia to urea, excreted in the urine – but glutamic acid attaches itself to nitrogen and forms glutamic acid, while removing ammonia from the brain.It further is used in the body to balance the acid/alkaline level and is also the basis or building blocks of RNA and DNA. It serves as a source of fuel for cells lining the intestines and it is also used by white blood cells and is important for immune function.

Growing tray: a plastic container used for growing wheatgrass from one's home. Part of the wheatgrasshome.com wheatgrass kit.

Red Blood Cell: any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood —called also erythrocyte, red blood corpuscle, red cell, red corpuscle

Riboflavin: vitamin B₂, a component of FAD and FMN, which are coenzymes or prosthetic groups for certain enzymes (flavoproteins) that catalyze many oxidation-reduction reactions. Called also vitamin G, lactoflavin.

Selenium: the essential trace mineral, selenium, is of fundamental importance to human health. As a constituent of selenoproteins, selenium has structural and enzymic roles, in the latter context being best-known as an antioxidant and catalyst for the production of active thyroid hormone. Selenium is needed for the proper functioning of the immune system, and appears to be a key nutrient in counteracting the development of virulence and inhibiting HIV progression to AIDS. It is required for sperm motility and may reduce the risk of miscarriage. Deficiency has been linked to adverse mood states. Findings have been equivocal in linking selenium to cardiovascular disease risk although other conditions involving oxidative stress and inflammation have shown benefits of a higher selenium status.

Sodium: a metallic element with a symbol Na (from Latin natrium or Arabic natrun) and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal and is a member of the alkali metals within "group 1" (formerly known as ‘group IA’). It has only one stable isotope, Na.

Sprouter: an easy to use product used for the purpose of growing fresh sprouts in one's home. Wheatgrasshome offers a quality sprouter.

Steve Meyerowitz: one of the world's leading proponents of sprouting, juicing, fasting, wheatgrass, indoor gardening, raw foods, and pure water. He was christened "Sproutman" in the 1970's because of his passion for sprouts and indoor gardening and the nutritious, organic foods they provide.

Sulfer: is the chemical element that has the atomic number 16. It is denoted with the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Sulfur, in its native form, is a bright yellow crystalline solid. In nature, it can be found as the pure element and as sulfide and sulfate minerals. It is an essential element for life and is found in two amino acids: cyestine and  methionine.

Threonine: is an essential amino acid that promotes normal growth by helping to maintain the proper protein balance in the body. It also supports cardiovascular, liver, central nervous, and immune system function. It is needed to create glycine and serine, two amino acids that are necessary for the production of collagen, elastin, and muscle tissue. Threonine helps keep connective tissues and muscles throughout the body strong and elastic, including the heart, where it is found in significant amounts. It also helps build strong bones and tooth enamel, and may speed wound healing or recovery from injury.

Threonine combines with the amino acids aspartic acid and methionine to help the liver with lipotropic function, or the digestion of fats and fatty acids. Without enough threonine in the body, fats could build up in the liver and ultimately cause liver failure.

Wheatgrass Enema: The alternative of taking wheat grass orally. Wheatgrass juice is inserted into the rectum to be adsorbed by the colon and pass to the liver.
See Wheatgrass Implant and the wheatgrasshome Wheatgrass Implant article.

Wheatgrasshome.com: Your one stop store and informational website full of home juicers, wheatgrass kits, valuable articles, blenders, citrus juicers, and juicing accessories. www.wheatgrasshome.com

Wheatgrass Implant: The alternative to taking wheatgrass orally is by taking it as an implant a.k.a an enema. This is a method that has been said to aid and strengthen the colon as well as the liver. Through a wheatgrass enema the nutrients are absorbed by the hemorrhoidal vein (located just inside the rectum). After the wheatgrass juice passes through the colon it then goes to the liver where it helps the body cleanse. Read more about wheatgrass implants in the wheatgrasshome Wheatgrass Implant article.

Wheatgrass Kit: An all-inlcusive bundle of products to allow one to plant, grow, and juice wheatgrass from their home. The wheatgrasshome kit includes:

• Organic Growing Mix
• Four reusable 10" X 20" Plastic Growing Trays
• Peat Moss and Vermiculite for a sterile growing medium
• Premium Wheatberries (Wheatgrass Seed)
• "The Wheatgrass Book" by Ann Wigmore Great instructions to get started! Available wheatgrass kit.

Wheatgrass: any of a genus (Agropyron) of perennial grasses including some which are important pasture, hay, or turf grasses

Wheat grass: The proper spelling of wheatgrass. A lot of people are accustomed to spelling "wheat grass" as "wheatgrass" which is technically the incorrect way to spell "wheat grass"  but common when refering to wheatgrass juice.

Wheatgrass Seed: The seed from which wheatgrass grows. Also known as wheatberry. When a sprouted wheatgrass seed grows to maturity it becomes wheat.

Wheatberry: an unprocessed whole kernal of wheat. Essentially, the seed from which grows wheatgrass.

White Blood Cell: any of the blood cells that are colorless, lack hemoglobin contain a nucleus, and include the lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils —called also leukocyte, white blood corpuscle, white cell


Zinc: a vital mineral that is very powerful in strengthening the immune system and healing wounds. It is also vital for healthy skin.



Phenylalanine: is an essential amino acid that occurs as a constituent of many protein and is normally converted to tyrosine in the body. Phenylalanine is part of the composition of aspartame, a common sweetener found in prepared foods (particularly soft drinks, and gum)

Proline: is an amino acid needed for the production of collagen and cartilage. It keeps muscles and joints flexible and helps reduce sagging and wrinkling that accompany UV exposure and normal aging of the skin. It helps the body break down proteins for use in creating healthy cells in the body. It is absolutely essential to the development and maintenance of healthy skin and connective tissues, especially at the site of traumatic tissue injury. Proline and lysine (another one of the amino acids that is important to protein synthesis) are both needed to make hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine, two amino acids that form collagen. Collagen helps to heal cartilage and to cushion the joints and vertebrae. For this reason, proline supplementation may prove beneficial for treatment of conditions such as osteoarthritis, persistent soft tissue strains, and chronic back pain.

Purines: Purines are natural substances found in all of the body's cells, and in virtually all foods. The reason for their widespread occurrence is simple: purines provide part of the chemical structure of our genes and the genes of plants and animals.

Thiamine:  (vitamin B1) helps the body cells convert carbohydrates  into energy. It is also essential for the functioning of the heart, muscles, and nervous system.

Tryptophan: an essential amino acid, is the precursor to Serotonin, which is a necessary neurotransmitter responsible for transmitting nerve impulses in the brain, and inducing sleep and tranquility.  Serotonin deficiencies, which are related to Tryptophan deficiencies, are well documented in cases of depression and insomnia.  Tryptophan also converts to Niacin, and Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxal 5'Phophate) is necessary for Tryptophan metabolism and conversion to Serotonin.  The dietary sources of Tryptophan are cottage cheese, milk, brown rice, peanuts, meat, turkey and soy products.  It is also available in supplemental form.  In 1989 contaminated Tryptophan (from an inferior source no longer in business) was responsible for a disorder known as EMS.  Cocoon Nutrition only supplies the highest quality and purest  Tryptophan

Tryptophan is very important for biochemical balance of the brain, and is very helpful for those with sleep deprivation, anxiety and mood enhancement due to low Serotonin levels.  It also helps to biochemical balance the brain in those whose Serotonin levels are low because of chemical addictions.  It has also been effective in appetite control, increasing pain tolerance and assisting those with jet lag.

Tyrosine: Although not an essential amino acid, tyrosine serves as a precursor to thyroid and adrenocortical hormones. It is similarly important for the production of the brain neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine. Also, tyrosine is useful in the formation of amino-sugars, compounds which are critically important to the integrity of many tissues. Under normal circumstances, phenylalanine is the essential amino acid which is used by the body to synthesize tyrosine in addition to the tyrosine which is consumed in the diet. Iron, vitamin C and niacin are needed for this synthesis.

Valine: Valine is an amino acid obtained by hydrolysis of proteins and was first isolated by the German chemist Emil Fischer in 1901 from casein and is not only an essential amino acid but is also a branched-chain amino acid (the others are isoleucine and leucine) found in high concentration in the muscles.

Vitamin A:  identified in 1913, was the first fat-soluble vitamin to be discovered. A light yellow crystalline compound, vitamin A is also known as retinol, a name given in reference to the participation of this compound in the functions of the retina of the eye. Vitamin A has also been called the "anti-infective" vitamin due to its role in supporting the activities of the immune system.

Vitamin K: It can help your blood to clot normally, protect your bones from fracture, prevent postmenopausal bone loss, prevent calcification of your arteries, and provide possible protection against liver and prostate cancer

Vitamin C: is probably the most widely known vitamin to the public. It can help protect cells from free radical damage, lower your cancer risk, regenerate your vitamin E supplies, and improve iron absorption. Indications that you may need more foods containing vitamin C include poor wound healing, frequent colds or infections, lung-related problems.

Vitamin E: Vitamin E has sometimes been described as the "lightening rod" of the cell, allowing reactive molecules to strike the cell, like lightening, without causing damage. This "lightening rod" function of vitamin E is particularly apparent in the case of the skin, since vitamin E directly protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation (also called UV light). In numerous research studies, vitamin E applied topically to the skin has been shown to prevent UV damage. When the diet contains vitamin E-rich foods, vitamin E can travel to the skin cell membranes and exert this same protective effect.

Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement and a prescription medication. Vitamin B12 is required for proper red blood cell formation, neurological function, and DNA synthesis. Vitamin B12 functions as a cofactor for methionine synthase and L-methylmalonyl-CoA mutase

Glycine: Glycine is one of the non-esstential amino acids and is used to help create muscle tissue and convert glucose into energy. It is also essential to maintaining healthy central nervous and digestive systems, and has recently been shown to provide protection via antioxidants from some types of cancer.  It helps prevent the breakdown of muscle by boosting the body’s levels of creatine, a compound that helps build muscle mass. High concentrations of glycine.
It is also considered a glucogenic amino acid, which means it helps supply the body with glucose needed for energy. It helps regulate blood sugar levels, and thus glycine supplementation may be useful for treating symptoms characterized by low energy and fatigue, such as hypoglycemia, anemia, and chronic faitgue syndrome (CFS). are found not only in the muscles, but in the skin and other connective tissues as well. Almost 1/3 of collagen, which keeps the skin and connective tissue firm and flexible, is composed of glycine. Without glycine the body would not be able to repair damaged tissues; the skin would become slack as it succumbed to UV rays, oxidation, and free radical damage, and wounds would never heal.

Hemoglobin: an iron-containing respiratory pigment of vertebrate red blood cells that consists of a globin composed of four subunits each of which is linked to a heme molecule, that functions in oxygen transport to the tissues after conversion to oxygenated form in the gills or lungs, and that assists in carbon dioxide transport back to the gills or lungs after surrender of its oxygen.

Histidine: is one of the 20 standard amino acids present in proteins. Nutrionally, histidine is considered an essential amino acid in human infants. After reaching several years of age, humans begin to synthesize it and it thus becomes a non-essential amino acid

Iodine: Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in medicine, photography and dyes. Iodine is rare in the solar system and Earth's crust; however, the iodides are very soluble in water and the element concentrates in seawater, where it occurs in far higher amounts than in rocks. This mechanism helps to explain how the element came to be required in trace amounts by all animals and some plants, being the heaviest element commonly used by living organisms (only tungsten, used in enzymes by a few bacteria, is heavier


Iron: one of the most abundant metals on Earth, is essential to most life forms and to normal human physiology. Iron is an integral part of many proteins and enzymes that maintain good health. In humans, iron is an essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport [8,9]. It is also essential for the regulation of cell growth and differentiation [10,11]. A deficiency of iron limits oxygen delivery to cells, resulting in fatigue, poor work performance, and decreased immunity [8,13-14]. On the other hand, excess amounts of iron can result in toxicity and even death [15].

Almost two-thirds of iron in the body is found in hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissues. Smaller amounts of iron are found in myoglobin, a protein that helps supply oxygen to muscle, and in enzymes that assist biochemical reactions. Iron is also found in proteins that store iron for future needs and that transport iron in blood. Iron stores are regulated by intestinal iron absorption [1,8].

Isoleucine: is an essential amino acid and is part of the three "branched chain amino acids" (BCAA) - the other two being leucine and valine. This amino acid cannot be manufactured in the body, and needs to be supplied in the diet and was first isolated in 1904 from fibrin.

Leucine:  is one of the three branched chain amino acids (the other two being Isoleucine and Valine) and is extremely important to consume dietary sources or supplements to provide the body with this important BCAA. It is naturally found in nuts, brown rice, whole wheat, cottage cheese, chicken and fish. Unlike amino acids, which are metabolized in the liver, BCAAs are metabolized in the muscles and are integral for protein synthesis and for preserving lean muscle tissue. LEUCINE is one of the most concentrated amino acids within the skeletal muscle tissue.

Lysine: It is required for growth and bone development in children, assists in calcium absorption and maintaining the correct nitrogen balance in the body and maintaining lean body mass. Furthermore it is needed to produce antibodies, hormones, enzymes, collagen formation as well as repair of tissue.Since it helps with the building of muscle protein, it is useful for patients recovering from injuries and recovery after operations, and there might be use in lysine to help maintain healthy blood vessels. It also seems to assist in fighting herpes and cold sores.

Magnesium: is the 11th most abundant element by mass in the human body; its ions are essential to all living cells, where they play a major role in manipulating important biological polyphosphate compounds like ATP, DNA and RNA Hundreds of enzymes thus require magnesium ions in order to function. Magnesium is also the metallic ion at the center of chlorophyll and is thus a common additive to fertilizers^. Magnesium compounds are used medicinally as common laxatives, antacids (i.e., milk of magnesia), and in a number of situations where stabilization of abnormal nerve excitation and blood vessel spasm is required (i.e., to treat eclampsia). Magnesium ions are sour to the taste, and in low concentrations help to impart a natural tartness to fresh mineral waters.

Manganese: is needed for bone development and the maintenance of good bones. It is also important in the utilization of thiamine, helps to activate enzymes that are necessary for the body's proper use of biotin, B1 and vitamin C.

Max Bircher: Dr. Max Bircher, a research scientist, the inventor of muesli, as well as the founder of the Bircher-Benner Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland, called chlorophyll "concentrated sun power".
He said that "chlorophyll increases the function of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus, and the lungs.... It is therefore a tonic which, considering its stimulating properties, cannot be compared with any other".Dr. Bircher added that nature uses chlorophyll as a body cleanser, rebuilder as well as neutralizer of toxins.

Methionine:  is a sulfur containing essential amino acid and was first isolated in 1922 from casein and belongs to a group of compounds called lipotropics - the others in this group include choline, inositol, and betaine. It is important in the process of methylation where methyl is added to compounds as well as being a precursor to the amino acids cystine and cysteine.

Niacin 1:  is a necessary part of the cycle in which the body breaks down carbohydrates, fats, and proteins and converts them into energy. Niacin also plays a role in the production of certain hormones in the adrenal glands and in helping the liver remove harmful chemicals from the body.

Pantothenic Acid: also known as vitamin B5, is a water-soluble, yellow, oily acid in the vitamin B complex that is required to sustain life (essential nutrient). Pantothenic acid is part of the intricate coordination seen in nature, being needed to form coenzyme-A (CoA) and acyl carrier protein and thus critical in the metabolism and synthesis of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

Peat Moss: sphagnum: any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat. Partly decomposed moss, rich in nutrients and with a high water retention. Commonly used as a soil amendment.

Phosphorus: next to calcium, phosphorus is the most abundant mineral in the body. These two important nutrients work closely together to build strong bones and teeth. About 85% of phosphorus in the body can be found in bones and teeth, but it is also present in cells and tissues throughout the body. Phosphorus helps filter out waste in the kidneys and plays an essential role in how the body stores and uses energy. It also helps reduce muscle pain after a hard workout. Phosphorus is needed for the growth, maintenance, and repair of all tissues and cells, and for the production of the genetic building blocks, DNA and RNA. Phosphorus is also needed to help balance and use other vitamins and minerals, including vitamin D, iodine, magnesium, and zinc.

Potassium: is a very important mineral for the proper function of all cells, tissues, and organs in the human body. Potassium is crucial to heart function and plays a key role in skeletal and smooth muscle contraction, making it important for normal digestive and muscular function, too.

Pyroxidine: A very important amino acid in terms of protein building and therefore particularly important for bodybuilders. Pyroxidine works to transform amino acids into more than 5,000 proteins, and, in addition helps to make 60 different enzymes which assist our bodies biologic functions. Additional functions of pyroxidine include the assisting of a strong immune system and a healthy heart, and the management of depression.