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Wheat for building tissues

Did you know adding wheat to our diet can help to increase our blood cells and build muscle tissue and can enhance our growth

Wheat is typically milled into flour which is then used to make a wide range of foods including bread, crumpets, muffins, noodles, pasta, biscuits, cakes, pastries, cereal bars, sweet and savoury snack foods, crackers, crisp-breads, etc

  1. It helps to build muscle tissue
  2. Boosts children’s growth and energy
  3. Good for heart and palpitations
  4. Calms the mind
  5. Relieves insomnia, ulcers
  6. Good for colitis, hemorrhoids
  7. Heals fractures faster
  8. When taken with milk and sugar helps bleeding disorders
  9. Increases Earth element in our system
  10. Increases blood cells

Wheat Externally can be used for burns, sores and skin rashes

Contraindications – Gluten may cause allergies, aggravate arthritis, gout or other toxic conditions.

White flour is an artificial and overly refined food – Tamasic, may cause clogging channels and dulling mind

Taken as chapatis, Wheat bran is a bulk laxative used as coffee substitute. It is nourishing and strengthening

Taste – Sweet, astringent / Increases all 3 Vata Pitta Kapha