Detox from Wheatgrass

[StudentforLife]

This is my sixth day at 100% raw. I had not felt any changes yet, well, maybe a little bit of increased energy.

This morning I was planning on going to several places to food shop so to start I went to Jamba Juice and got a shot of wheatgrass. I only had a big glass of lemon water fifteen minutes before. As I was driving to my destination,(a farmers market in a mall parking lot twenty minutes away), I started to feel sick. I knew what was going on. How could I be so stupid to drink wheatgrass and think I could go on with my day when I hadn't experienced any detox symptoms yet. I made it to the mall, ran into a Sears and threw up in the bathroom. My hands were shaking, my head was pounding and I felt dizzy. I made myself go to the veggie stand since I was right there, but then I drove straight home to lay down.

Now I'm wondering what to eat. What do people usually eat after this? I don't want to have an empty stomach anymore. I know some one on here can give me good advice. :o

[Veganforlife]

Hey there. Couple questions. Are you 100% raw? Also, how much wheatgrass did you drink? I would think bananas might be soothing...
Gosh - poor thing!!! :(

[StudentforLife]

I have been 100% raw for six days now. I just came back from my honeymoon,(where I ate every bad thing imaginable), and I started the day after I got back.

I dabbled with raw right before my wedding and got some detox symptoms,(the opposite of what I did today ;) ), but I stopped raw when I went home to get married because I knew it wasn't going to be the right time,(I live in the Chicago area now, but I went back home to upstate NY for the wedding). My gameplan was to begin 100% right after, which I have done.

I drank 2 oz of wheatgrass.

I was thinking bananas. Is it ok to have teas. I have a lot of different teas here, but I don't know if that's ok to drink anymore. A hot beverage is what I always drink after being sick.

[Revvell]

You can have anything you feel to eat. It's no biggie. It'll happen to some after drinking wheatgrass juice. Enjoy your day.

Revvell

[Veganforlife]

You can have anything you feel to eat. It's no biggie. It'll happen to some after drinking wheatgrass juice. Enjoy your day.

Revvell

I agree. For now, you need to get feeling better...
Then, once you've been 100% raw for a while and have experienced some detox - THEN try the WG again. It is very good stuff and very good for you...sorry you had a bad episode with it.

[StudentforLife]

Thank you. I'm feeling a little better now. I'm just having cravings for toast and ginger ale now. It'll pass.

[StudentforLife]

AAAaaargh!!! Ok, I love my new husband and all but I just realized he ate the rest of the bananas!! :mad:

[Veganforlife]

Hey! Milk it - ask him to please go get you some! I'm sure you can put on a sad, pity face, huh? :(
You may want to increase your water for a bit - help flush out the gunk and also how about greens smoothies? They are so very good for you...

[StudentforLife]

Hey! Milk it - ask him to please go get you some! I'm sure you can put on a sad, pity face, huh? :(
You may want to increase your water for a bit - help flush out the gunk and also how about greens smoothies? They are so very good for you...


Unfortunately he's gone until 4:30 today, but I'll call him and ask him. He already called me today and when I told him what happened he felt bad and asked me if there was something he could bring home for me. Sigh, how can I be mad at an angel? ;)

[freespirit]

If the grass you ate had mold on it, that could have been what made you sick. That is usually one of the culprits since most people are allergic to mold.

[spicyfull]

That was not Detox. It was the WheatGrass. Wheat Grass should be sipped over a period of time. It is so STRONG, your body needs time to adjust to it. So next time allow more time for it to digest.

[StudentforLife]

That was not Detox. It was the WheatGrass. Wheat Grass should be sipped over a period of time. It is so STRONG, your body needs time to adjust to it. So next time allow more time for it to digest.

Ok. I have taken that shot several times before and never had that reaction to it, but I guess with being 100% the rules change.

Oooo, I hope it wasn't mold. I wouldn't be surprised though, coming from a place other than my home.

[Gosia]

Also, consider this quote (I am quoting myself lol!) from http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-4142.html:

"I did a bit of searching, and my initial suspicions got confirmed. There are definitely those who get a very strong allergic reaction to wheatgrass (including those who have compared their strong allergic reaction to another one, when they had some dye injected in them; throwing up is very common). And, the argument that grasses are meant for horses, cows etc, not for people, does make sense to me. Although we are not all clones, we belong to the same spieces, which means that there is only one optimal diet for us, as it is for every other spieces on this planet. Even if wheatgrass contains some valuable vitamins, it is better to get them from a more natural (as in human-appropriate source), such as for example tender greens. To me, it is pretty clear, if something is not naturally appealing to us, then it is not meant for human consumption. I did try wheatgrass, and I say - yuck. In comparison, fruit, tender greens - yummy! So, I no longer have doubts on the topic. I liked what Dr Graham had to say:

(Below quote is from http://www.vegsource.com/talk/raw/messages/11748.html)

Here are a collection of Dr. D's posts on Wheatgrass:

Wheatgrass offers nothing that is not in the soil. It offers nothing of importance that is not in lettuces, celery, and other greens. In fact, all of the greens carry, basically, all of the nutrients, just in different proportions. There is nothing special about wheat grass other than the fact that it will make you sick if you attempt to eat it.
Dr D

Q. Why is wheatgrass juice toxic?
A. The response from most people is not one of health. Too high a percentage of the responses include: vomiting, nausea, stomach upset, irritation, stimulation, shakey feelings, etc, all key indicators of something toxic.
I'll go out on a limb here, but, to my knowledge, humans have no known need for chlorophyll. That said, let's remember that whole foods are a cornerstone of healthy eating. Hence, the juice of the grass of the wheat is not superfood, it is at best no better than the juice of any other vegetable. Personally I recommend the use of whole foods over juices. It is my opinion that foods that cannot be eaten in their whole raw state are not actually fit foods for human consumption.
Dr. Doug

I am aware of and ascribe no therapeutic or health benefits to the consumption of wheat grass, its juice, or the juice of any grass for that matter. Personally, I think it is a gimmick. Let's stop looking for cures and start living in a way that results in health.
Dr. Doug

I recommend the use of whole foods over juices. Eat wheat grass and you will get sick. I see no benefit in the use of wheat grass when comparing it to the use of tender greens such as lettuces, celery, etc, hence I do not recommend its use.
Dr

END OF QUOTE"

Cheers,
Gosia.

[lissomllama]

A similar thing happened to me yesterday. I got the 2 ounce shot of wheatgrass from Jamba Juice and a fresh squeezed orange juice that I drank right after the shot. I felt nauseated the rest of the night, not to mention how crappy the juice tasted. Yuck! I keep hearing how good wheatgrass is for me but it always makes me feel ill when I drink it. I've been 100% raw for about 4-5 months now with no slip ups so I don't think it's a detox thing. I can't understand how something so good for me would make me feel ill. I won't be consuming wheatgrass any more. I get enough of what I need from dark leafy greens.

[StudentforLife]

This is all very interesting to me. I did first attemp raw a few months back, and I would do those shots then with no ill effects. I even like the taste,(well, I did). I guess it's not a huge priortiy, as long as I'm drinking my green smoothies,(just had one this morning).

[freespirit]

Ann Wigmore healed herself of gangrene from grasses and weeds, and believed in grass having healing power becasue she actually used them to heal herself. If you want to know more about wheatgrass and the theraputic benefits of it, read about the positives. There will alwasy be people who have never tried something and then want to tell you how unnecessary it is.

[rawnora]

Thanks for posting that info, Gosia. I admire Dr. Graham's ability to speak frankly, simply and truthfully about controversial "foods" like wheatgrass juice.

StudentforLife,
The reaction that you experienced is very common. The fact that you didn't get sick when you first started consuming wheat grass is easily explained if you understand something called the "Law of Vital Accommodation", which simply states that a body which has been subjected to unhealthful influences over a long period of time makes adjustments and builds protection for itself. It is that protection, built up over the decades you were eating cooked food, that allowed your body to tolerate wheat grass initially. When a person starts practicing healthy habits, the body is able to discard that protection, which is a good thing because protection is always instituted at the expense of full functionality. The longer you stay raw -- and this can happen very quickly in young people -- the less abuse your body will be able to tolerate and the more vital it will become in rejecting unsuitable substances. It may seem counterintuitive, but it's actually a sign of returning health and vitality when a person gets sick from eating something 'borderline' that they used to tolerate easily.

Warm wishes,
Nora
www.RawSchool.com