Is There Any Direct Benefit of Chlorophyll To The Human Being?

Sometimes people think eating vegetables is over-hyped and I really
don't blame them.

So I decided to investigate green vegetables, the chlorophyll they
contain and what it really does for humans.

When it comes to preventing the body from degeneration and disease
green leafy vegetables come on top of any synthetic supplement.
They actually heal and rejuvenate the human body.

This now draws our attention to the chlorophyll that is contained in
these "green foods".
From our biology days we learnt that chlorophyll is the "green
colour/pigment in plants.

The name chlorophyll is derived from the Greek words chloros which
means 'green' and also phyllon which means 'leaf'.

The oxygen we breathe comes from the chlorophyll in plants.

It is quite interesting to note that chlorophyll is just like the
human blood with only one exception: the binding element in
chlorophyll is magnesium, whereas the binding element in blood is
iron.

Some researchers have said that chlorophyll has the ability to release
magnesium from its center and absorb iron, and thus become
haemoglobin. So the chlorophyll literally becomes human blood.

I believe this because I have actually refused blood transfusion
before. My PCV (packed cell volume) was just 17%, against the normal
40% but for reasons best known to me I refused to be transfused.
When I got home I had someone extract the juice from ugwu leaves (dark
green vegetables) and took a mug of that twice a day (really tasty
with milk). I don't remember how long I took that drink but I know it
wasn't long before I did another test and my PCV went up to 31%!
Now I know what happened.

So chlorophyll definitely helps in treating anaemia.

Other Benefits of Chlorophyll


...Chlorophyll increases oxygen levels throughout the body by taking
carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and converting them into oxygen;
this helps prevent disease incubation and also promotes recovery.


... It enhances energy because of increased oxygen supply.

...Chlorophyll has antioxidants that are important in the repair and
growth of new tissues and cells. It is also great in neutralizing
harmful free radicals that can damage cells and tissues. It helps
detoxify the liver.

... Chlorophyll can be used as a deodourizer to deal with bad breath.
It also reduces the smell of urine, the smell of faeces and also awful
body odour.

... It cleans the digestive tract and colon.

" According to aome researchers, it seemed that chlorophyll may block
the absorption of its look-alike molecule, heme, in the colon, helping
to keep the colon walls smooth and healthy."

...It is valuable in the prevention and treatment of certain cancers.
It acts primarily as a blocking agent against chemical initiation of
carcinogenesis. Studies have linked chlorophyll to the prevention of
cancer; it can reduce the ability of carcinogenic chemicals to cause
harm in the many organs of the entire body.


" Researchers in the early 1980s discovered that chlorophylls and
related chemicals could inhibit the ability of certain DNA-damaging
chemicals to cause mutations in bacteria."


...In the March 2001 study by Virginia Commonwealth University's R.E.
Merchant and C.A. Andre, supplementation with chlorophyll-rich
chlorella was shown to reduce high blood pressure, lower LDL ("bad"
cholesterol).


...It is also an anti inflammatory and accelerates wound healing (it
can be used on wounds externally) .


There are no known side effects of chlorophyll.

Plants are the only source of chlorophyll but cooking and various food
preparations destroy most of the therapeutic effects of chlorophyll.


One of the best sources of chlorophyll is "Chlorella"(a type of algae)
but you can also make do with your dark green leafy vegetables; Ugwu,
Ewedu, Spinach, Sukuma, broccoli, celery, kale, lettuce, leaks,
scallions. chlorella, blue-green algae, spirulina, kelp, green barley,
wheat grass and alfalfa.

Clean up your system with chlorophyll, it's a blessing.