Now the true, crazy tale of what I noticed from a wheatgrass fanatic who got it straight into his eyes. But, what caused this man to be so tempted?

Wheatgrass is rich in with nutritional benefits. Personally, I take an ounce or two of wheatgrass now and then, which is in no way excessive. But, of course, there are those who are considered normal and those who are considered radical about the ingredients that both enjoy wheatgrass, in this case. I'd like to believe I'm of the normal, realistic crowd, who flocks to grasses for their nutritional value.

What is so great about wheatgrass? Juicing wheatgrass provides you healthy doses of: chlorophyll, enzymes, minerals, and vitamins, each in potent amounts. It is believed that chlorophyll is beneficial 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 potency for such a small amount drank. That's why I take wheatgrass so often; it's difficult to find anything that compares, in my opinion.

But, there are others among us juicers, who take things to a new dimension - like the day 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 odd or noticeable about this, right? But then he got 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 attempted to keep his eyes open, tears of green, running from the sides of his face.

Here's another good, although in this case unusual, reason why I encourage you to talk to your health care provider before juicing. The common belief when one uses something that is especially good for them, is to do more of it. And while, logically, that may seem reasonable, it is not always a wise practice. Such as, in this example, putting juiced wheatgrass into your eye. 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 were having great progress with weight training. After a few sessions lifting free weights, you began to have results. Now, the fanatical weight lifter enthusiast in this example, might logically believe that they can jump from lifting one hundred pounds, to abruptly 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 smart to consider the idea of starting off slow. When I first began juicing wheatgrass, I added 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 well when I tried to take in a shot or two straight, like I noticed other people doing at the local juice bar. So, even now, after years of juicing, I still take in it slowly with other juices combined in mostly.

If you should want to 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 have your first ounce of wheatgrass.

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