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

Wheatgrass is over-flowing with with nutritional benefits. Personally, I enjoy an ounce or two of wheatgrass now and then, which is in no way extreme. But, you may guess, there are people who are thought to be normal and people who are considered radical about the ingredients that both parties look forward wheatgrass, in this case. I'd want to believe I'm of the normal, realistic crowd, who stampedes to grasses for their nutritional impact.

What is so important about wheatgrass? 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 like 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 consumed. That's why I take in wheatgrass so regularly; it's hard to find anything that compares, in my opinion.

But, there are others among us juicers, who take things to another level - like the day I was at 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 unusual or weird about that, yes? But then he pulled out an eyedropper and put it in a third glass of wheatgrass juice and started using the eyedropper to put wheatgrass juice in his eyeballs. Oh, this has lots of minerals and vitamins, he stated, as he tried to keep his eyes open, tears of green, pouring down the sides of his face.

Here's another fascinating, although in this case bizarre, reason why I encourage you to talk to your health care provider before juicing. The common idea when one discovers something that is really 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, showering juiced wheatgrass into your eyeball. Think what you like, but I only drink mine.

Another 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 have results. Now, the fanatical weight lifter enthusiast in this example, might logically believe that they can go from lifting one hundred pounds, to suddenly lifting three hundred pounds. That sounds absurd, maybe? 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 get curious about the idea of starting off slow. When I first began juicing wheatgrass, I put 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 well when I tried to take a shot or two straight, like I witnessed other people doing at the local juice bar. So, even now, after years of juicing, I still take it slowly with other juices added in mostly.

If you should get into wheatgrass with your juicing, remember you can use a masticating juicer to get both the juice and benefits from grass and similar greens. Many people make the common mistake, believing just any juicer will do. That's not true. Also, there are wheatgrass juicers. Wheatgrass juicers are available 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 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.