Benefits of Barley Juice Powder

Young barley grass is one of the most nutrient-packed foods found in nature.

With 10 times the calcium of milk, 5 times the iron in spinach, and more protein per weight than a steak, barley juice is a true super food.

Used by nutritionist across the globe, doctors and alternative health care practitioners are prescribing barley grass for just about anything that ails you.

The reason: it helps with just about everything.

Occassional Constipation
Weight Loss
Longevity
Energy Enhancer

Barley grass is loaded with every essential amino acid, over 12 minerals, and 13 different vitamins (including Vitamin K!).

Plus, 41% of barley grass is digestible protein, which body builders love.

And, at 66 times the chlorophyll as spinach, it makes getting your daily intake of raw veggies as easy as one quick BG drink the morning.

The Harvesting Procedure
Alka Green powder is the juice of young barley plants that is then dried into powder form. The barley plants are grown in a cold environment which encourages deep root growth. These deep roots are able to transfer more minerals into these young plants.

The plants are then harvested when they are just 6 – 8 inches high. This early harvesting takes advantageous of the high nutrient density of young plants vs old plants. Plus, at this young age, the barley plants are bright green, indicating high amounts of chlorophyll.

In fact, Barley Juice Powder contains 66 times the chlorophyll of spinach.

After juicing, Dr Morter’s Barley Juice Powder is then freeze dried to preserve the efficacy of the enzymes and amino acids.

Barley Juice Powder might be low on calories with just 10 per serving, but packs quite a nutritional punch with 20 amino acids, 12 minerals, and 13 different vitamins.

It’s high chlorophyll content gives it incredible health benefits and it’s 800 mg of protein per serving even make it great for weight lifters.

And the 600 mg of fiber per serving explain why many users report more regular bowels.

From its natural minerals to its active enzymes, barley appears to have excellent anti-aging and cell rejuvenating properties.

Partial List of Barley Juice Powder Benefits

Naturally improves energy
Rich in antioxidants
Improves digestion & regularity
Alkalizes the internal body
Helps rebuild the immune system
Provides raw building blocks for the hair, skin and nails
Contains cleansing properties
Anti-inflammatory ingredients
Promotes clear thinking
Plus, Anti-aging properties

Amino Acids
Barley juice contains twenty amino acids including eight essential amino acids that the body cannot produce by itself.

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and are thus necessary for building cells, repairing wounded tissues, and producing energy.
Argine, contained in barley juice, is used in healing wounds, producing hormones, and normal immune functions.
Alanine, found in barley juice, is essential to promote healthy blood glucose from dietary protein.
Valine, a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA), has been used in improving sleep.
L-tyrosine has been used for appetite suppression and growth stimulation.
For more information on amino acids, refer to
http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/amino-acids/

Enzymes
Enzymes are the spark plugs of the body. Barley juice contains a multitude of active enzymes.

Act as a catalyst for many essential cellular reactions.
Improve digestive.
Provide antioxidant properties

The most well-known barley juice enzyme is superoxide dismutase (SOD). Many athletes take this well-known antioxidant to counteract the large amounts of free radicals they feel are produced by aerobic exercise.

Vitamins & Minerals
The multitude of vitamins and minerals found in young barley plants truly make it a superfood.

Vitamins found in Young Barley Juice:
Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E, & K

Minerals found in Young Barley Juice:
Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Iodine, Copper, and Phosphorus

Potassium – may help with muscle contractions and increased energy production (converts glucose into energy)
Calcium – building block in bones and teeth; most effective in plant form; aids in digestion and metabolism; alkalizes the body
Magnesium – essential anti-aging mineral; helps fight stress
Iron – essential for hemoglobin production; removes carbon dioxide (an acid) from body; promotes a strong immune system
Copper – necessary for collagen production
Phosphorus – increases energy; repairs & rebuilds cells; promotes healthy kidney
Manganese - aids in metabolism, healthy thyroid, and an active sex life
Vitamin A (beta carotene & retinol) - immune system; vision; antioxidant
Vitamin B-1 (thiamin) - beneficial for the brain; helps promote the heart’s healthy pumping powers
Vitamin B-2 (riboflavin) – helps quicken metabolism, thus providing energy and weight loss properties
Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine) - aids in a healthy brain; helps with quick, rapid sleep
Folic Acid – used in DNA synthesis and cellular replication; helps in the healing of wounds; builds muscle
Pantothenic Acid - increases energy
Zinc - promotes healthy immune system and enhances fertility in both genders

Alkalinity
Barley juice powder helps restore the alkaline balance in the body. Human blood must remain slightly alkaline in order for red blood cells to carry their maximum oxygen load.

When the blood stream’s pH becomes more acidic (typically from a lack of green foods in one’s diet), the red blood cells cannot carry as much oxygen.

Since oxygen is the prime ingredient for turning food into useable energy., an acidic body is a tired body.

Furthermore, oxygen has been shown to fight unfriendly cell growth and harmful bacteria (Just think of everything that Hydrogen Peroxide is said to help with.)

So it stands to reason that anything that increases the blood’s oxygen levels might also have indirect effects on these issues.

Barley juice is loaded with alkalizing minerals including calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium.

In Addition, Various Studies Have Reported:

Chlorophyll (which barley grass contains) has been shown in the lab to inhibit unfriendly cell growth.
Extracted barley juice compounds have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties.

All in All
The juice of barley grass is the 21st century superfood, purported to be one of the only plants that provides every nutrient necessary for survival – protein, all 8 essential amino acids, high in alkalizing nutrients, and a whole range of vitamins and minerals. Some say you could even eat nothing but barley grass from birth to death and live a healthy life.

The point being – barley juice is the easy path to loading up on youth-enhancing, muscle-building, immune-strengthening ingredients. Just a few teaspoons mixed with juice or 10 – 20 easy-to-take tablets give your body the nutrients for a happy, healthy life.

When Buying Barley Juice Powder...
Just follow the simple guide we've compiled for you.

How to Choose the Best Barley Juice Powder
Be careful when buying barley juice powders. Because of the popularity of the product, many less-than-reputable companies have entered the market.

Most 10 oz barley juice powders sell for ~$40 - $50. Pure freeze-dried barley juice is expensive to produce.

Many companies have therefore diluted their product to pad their wallets. Make sure to the read the labels.

Common Tricks to Dilute Barley Juice Powders

Adding maltodextrin, which is a sugar and very cheap.
Adding fillers like brown rice or kelp. If you want more brown rice in your diet, buy a bag for $0.99, not a jar of it for ~$40. And if you want kelp, buy dried seaweed for a few bucks at the Asian Market.

As long as the first ingredient is barley juice, these companies can say they are selling ‘Barley Juice Powder’, when in fact, 50% might be barley juice, 40% brown rice, and 10% maltodextrin.

When paying $40 a jar, you might as well find a 100% barley grass product.

Top Three Things to Avoid

Processed using heat. This destroys the active enzymes, and renders the amino acids ineffective. Unless it specifically says, “Freeze-Dried” it probably isn’t. Ask before you buy.
Contains Magnesium Stearate.
This is typically found in mass-produced health supplements and is considered very bad for you. A) it’s made from hydrogenated cottonseed or palm oil, which causes heart disease; B) It coats the barley juice powder, making digestion difficult; C) These stearic acids decrease the production of T-Cells.
For more information, read this article: http://www.drrons.com/beware-additives.htm
Contains preservatives (which inhibit the digestion)

The Best Barley Juice Powders

Freeze Dried – to retain active enzymes
100% Natural - Preservative-Free, Chemical-Free, Additive Free
Plants Cold-Grown - To promote deep roots for high nutrient density

The Best Barley Juice Tablets

All the above
Plus, no more than 5% natural binding material to form the tablets
Dissolve quickly in water

You can pay the same price for all-natural, freeze-dried, 100% barley juice as you would for pesticide-ridden, heat-processed, barley grass / brown rice mix.

Lucky you know the difference!

Dr Morter's 100% Barley Juice Powder
Dr Morter has created his own 100% pure, freeze-dried barley juice powder and tablets. He calls it Alka Green, to illustrate it's alkalizing benefits.

Alka Green Barley Powder is:
100% pure Barley Juice Powder
Freeze Dried
Harvested Young for Maximum Nutrition

The only thing IN Alka Green powder is freeze-dried barley juice. Period.
You Can Purchase 100% Pure Barley Juice Powder Here

Barley Plant Tablets
But, if you prefer your barley grass in tablet form, you can purchase Alka Green tablets.
These tablets are 96% barley juice, 4% natural binding material.

Place them in water, and they’ll dissolve in about 30 seconds.
You Can Purchase Barley Grass Tablets Here

Suggested Use
Mix 1 – 3 tsps of barley juice powder with juice once or twice a day.
Popular juice choices are orange juice, organic apple cider, and tomato juice.

Or for tablets, start with 4 tablets a day. Then, boost your intake to 8 or 10 barley grass tablets preferaly twice a day with a large glass of water.

You Can Purchase 100% Pure, Barley Powder & Tablets Here