Chapter 14 – Healing Powers of Chlorophyll

“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” – Henry Miller

The longer I live my life, the more I acquire admiration for nature. When hiking in the morning, if I run into a deer, squirrel, or any other creature, I freeze and “absorb them with my eyes” so zealously as if nothing else matters for me. I sense a great mystery in animals, flowers, trees, and especially in the sun. When I look at the sun, I appreciate that the sunshine is free and equally available for everyone.

Many people enjoy the sun. We all feel better and look healthier if we regularly spend time in the sun. We attempt to get as much sunlight as possible. Our bathing suits have become reduced to the very minimum as we are trying to immerse our bodies in the precious sunshine. However, not many people are aware of the sunlight’s liquefied form, chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll is as important as sunlight! No life is possible without sunshine and no life is possible without chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is liquefied sun energy. Consuming as much chlorophyll as possible is exactly like bathing our inner organs in sunshine. The molecule of chlorophyll is remarkably similar to the molecule of heme, human blood. Chlorophyll takes care of our body like a most caring and loving mother. It heals and cleanses all our organs and even destroys many of our internal enemies, like pathogenic bacteria, fungus, cancer cells, and many others.

To experience optimal health we need to have 80-85% of “good” bacteria in our intestines. Friendly bacteria manufacture many essential nutrients for our body, including vitamin K, B-vitamins, numerous helpful enzymes and other vital substances. Such “good” or aerobic bacteria thrive in the presence of oxygen and require it for their continued growth and existence. That is why if we do not have enough oxygen in the cells of our body “bad” bacteria take over and begin to thrive, causing an extreme amount of infections and disease. These pathogenic bacteria are anaerobic, and cannot. tolerate gaseous oxygen. Taking care of our intestinal flora is vitally important! “Good” bacteria could be easily destroyed with countless factors, like antibiotics, poor diet, overeating, stress, etc. In this case we could have 80-90% of “bad” bacteria filling our body with toxic acidic waste. I believe that the dominance of anaerobic bacteria in our intestines is the prime cause of all disease.

Since ancient times chlorophyll has served as a miraculous healer. Chlorophyll carries significant amounts of oxygen with it and thus plays a critical role in supporting the aerobic bacteria. Therefore, the more chlorophyll we consume, the better our intestinal flora and overall health will be. Considering that greens are a major source of chlorophyll, it is difficult to find a better way of consuming chlorophyll than drinking green smoothies.

Chlorophyll has been proven helpful in preventing and healing many forms of cancer and arteriosclerosis. Abundant scientific research shows that there are hardly any illnesses that could not be helped by chlorophyll. In order to describe all remedial qualities of chlorophyll I would have to write a whole separate volume. So I have listed only some of the many healing properties of this amazing substance.

Chlorophyll:

- Builds a high blood count
- Helps prevent cancer
- Provides iron to organs
- Makes body more alkaline
- Counteracts toxins eaten
- Improves anemic conditions
- Cleans and deodorizes bowel tissues
- Helps purify the liver
- Aids hepatitis improvement
- Regulates menstruation
- Aids hemophilia condition
- Improves milk production
- Helps sores heal faster
- Eliminates body odors
- Resists bacteria in wounds
- Cleans tooth and gum structure in pyorrhea
- Eliminates bad breath
- Relieves sore throat
- Makes an excellent oral surgery gargle
- Benefits inflamed tonsils
- Soothes ulcer tissues
- Soothes painful hemorrhoids and piles
- Aids catarrhal discharges
- Revitalizes vascular system in the legs
- Improves varicose veins
- Reduces pain caused by inflammation
- Improves vision

The most important goal of all life forms on our planet is a continuation of their life. What do we humans need to survive? Besides air and water, our primary need is food. We get our food from plants and animals. Where do plants get their food? Plants obtain their food from the soil and directly from the sun! Only plants “know” how to convert sunlight into carbohydrates. That is how plants grow. They make carbohydrates out of sunlight, from carbohydrates plants build new stems, roots and bark, and most importantly, they build new leaves because leaves can make more carbohydrates. This is why the mass of leaves is always superior in size in relation to the rest of the plant. Since the greens are always trying to increase absorption of chlorophyll, they continuously keep growing and, as a result, we have to constantly trim the bushes and cut the grass around our homes; otherwise the greens will keep growing without stopping until they take over the entire space, leaving no room for us.

Plants’ lives depend on sunshine and our life depends on plants. Even when people eat animals they eat them for the sake of the nutrients that the animal received earlier through consuming plants. That is why humans almost never eat carnivorous animals, but only the ones that eat plants. Ancient Palestine teachings, Islam, and various other religions prohibit the eating of carnivorous animals like lions, tigers, leopards, fox, eagles, pelicans, etc. My grandmother recalled that during the war, her hungry relatives tried eating the meat of carnivorous animals and birds and all became violently sick. At the same time, no living creatures, even carnivores, could survive without consuming some greens. We all notice how dogs and cats occasionally eat green grass.

With high oxygen content in chlorophyll and high mineral content in green plants, greens are the most alkalizing food that exists on our planet. By including green smoothies into our diet we can keep our bodies alkaline and healthy.

Another great way to get chlorophyll and nutrients from greens is drinking wheatgrass juice. This highly nourishing drink was invented by Dr. Ann Wigmore and is becoming more and more popular all the time. Wheatgrass juice consists of 70% chlorophyll and contains 92 different minerals out of 102 possible, beta carotene and the B vitamins, plus C. E, H and K, 19 amino acids and beneficial enzymes. All of these properties make wheatgrass an extraordinary health builder.

However, the strong nutritional density of wheatgrass juice makes it hard to drink for many people. Many would like to regularly consume it but cannot do so because of nauseous reactions sometimes caused from the smell alone. I also tried many times to start drinking wheatgrass and could not keep it down even after learning the special “wheatgrass dance,” saying a special prayer, clipping my nose, and other tricks.

After drinking green smoothies regularly for one year, was offered a shot of wheatgrass and unexpectedly, loved it! Now for the first time in my life I am able to comfortably drink 4, 6, 8 or more ounces of wheatgrass each day. I was so amazed and pleased that for a while I continued to visit our local Ashland Co-op to drink wheatgrass, paying $10-$15 at a time just for this drink. I heard the girls that work at the juice bar telling each other that they never saw anybody drinking so much of it so easily. None of them could drink any wheatgrass at all! Nov I don’t consume it daily, but if I have a chance I always go for it. I think that this dramatic change in my body’s acceptance of wheatgrass has to do with my improved level of stomach acid.