There's the true, odd tale of what I noticed from a wheatgrass fanatic who dropped it straight into his eyeballs. But, what compelled this man to be so obsessed?

Wheatgrass is over-flowing with with nutritional benefits. Personally, I drink an ounce or two of wheatgrass now and then, which is in no way unusual. But, as you might guess, there are individuals who are considered normal and people who are thought to be radical about the ingredients that both parties love wheatgrass, in this particular case. I'd like to think I'm of the normal, realistic crowd, who flocks to grasses for their nutritional potential.

What is so important about wheatgrass juicers? Juicing wheatgrass gives 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 value for such a small amount taken in. That's why I take wheatgrass so often; it's difficult to take in anything that compares, in my opinion.

But, there are those 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 customer was drinking a shot or two of wheatgrass. Nothing odd or noticeable 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 squirt wheatgrass juice directly into his eyeballs. 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 curious, although in this case odd, reason why I encourage you to talk to your health care provider before juicing. The common idea when one has something that is really good for them, is to do more of it. And while, logically, that may sound logical, it is not always a wise practice. Such as, in this example, placing 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 saw good progress with weight training. After a few sessions lifting free weights, you began to see results. Here, the fanatical weight lifter enthusiast in this example, might logically believe that they can go from lifting one hundred pounds, to abruptly lifting three hundred pounds. That seems absurd, right? 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 wonder about the idea of starting off slow. When I first started 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 great when I tried to consume 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 consume 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 can be purchased as 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 get your first glass of wheatgrass.

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