consciouseating
his considerable expertise advocating
alternative medicine and natural heal-
ing (see GaryNull.com). Among the fi rst
to design a greenfood supplement, his
version contains a mix of organically
grown greens harvested fresh, and then
juiced and immediately dehydrated at
green
a low temperature to preserve nutrients.
The resulting “superfood” powder can
be easily added to foods and beverages.
FOODS
Most greenfood preparations
include immature, nutrient-rich grasses
such as oat, wheat or barley grass;
microalgae such as spirulina and chlo-
rella; and chlorophyll-rich vegetables
A Natural
like parsley, broccoli and kale. Some
formulas include fruit for extra anti-
Nutrient Boost
oxidant value and fl avor. Greenfood
preparations are designed to meet more
of the body’s nutritional needs than the
single salad and side serving of steamed
vegetables the average American tries
to consume each day.
by Dian Freeman
Some greenfoods are even de-
signed as whole food products for
Which is better for our health: fresh greens
people who don’t eat fi sh, eggs or meat,
because vegetarian diets are often low
or “greenfoods,” dehydrated vegetables
in protein, essential fatty acids and
vitamin B
12
, all abundant in fl esh foods.
in powder or pill form? It’s up to us, as
Spirulina, or blue-green algae, is a fa-
vorite of vegetarians, because it is high
individual consumers, to learn more about
in protein. Many algae provide the B
12
vitamin unavailable in other vegetables
and are also a rich source of essential
the choices and make informed decisions.
fatty acids.
Dr. Joseph Mercola, another na-
D
r. Andrew Weil, who offers many nutritional supplements on his website,
tional health advisor,
DrMercola.com,
DrWeil.com, is a staunch proponent of eating fresh, green vegetables; he
touts chlorella, a natural green algae
can be seen on television picking veggies from his garden. “Dark, leafy
found in many greenfood preparations.
greens and green vegetables are full of natural agents that can protect health,”
He credits it with strengthening the
Weil advises. “They’re a great source of vitamins, minerals and fi ber. Some—in-
immune system and providing enzymes
cluding spinach, collards, kale and broccoli—contain antioxidants that help
and intestinal fl ora that support diges-
protect aging eyes from developing cataracts and macular degeneration. They may
tion and elimination. Microalgae’s
also protect against clogging of the carotid arteries in the neck and help reduce the
beta-carotene content also provides
risk of cancer.”
antioxidants. A paper he published in
Weil notes that researchers are fi nding that some important vitamins and
the Journal of Nutritional and Environ-
minerals protective against disease are required in amounts that may be diffi cult to
mental Medicine further concluded that
obtain through diet alone. Many Americans don’t have the option of picking fresh
“Chlorella works to effectively fi lter out
vegetables, although more of us are picking up the next best thing from the local
toxins from your body.”
farm stand. Instead, most families purchase “fresh” vegetables from a supermarket,
Microalgae are high in chlorophyll,
which typically stocks produce from distant, massive agribusinesses. Those veg-
a common ingredient in all greenfoods,
gies may have been harvested days or weeks prior to arriving at the store—and
with chlorella offering the highest levels.
every minute a vegetable is exposed to air and light after harvesting diminishes its
Chlorophyll is chemically similar to
enzyme and nutrient values. Foods from local farm stands retain more nutrients,
human blood. Natural practitioners
but availability is seasonal and limited to regional crops.
through the ages have used it to help re-
Gary Null, Ph.D., believes a more realistic answer to the dearth of green veg-
build human red blood cells, especially
etables in the average American diet is greenfoods. This award-winning investigative
after blood loss due to injury or child-
journalist, documentary fi lmmaker, talk radio host and author of 70 books, leverages
birth, and to freshen breath and bowels.
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