Barley grass increases growth hormone & insulin levels

Growth hormone: healing effects on skin Povoa, G., Diniz, L. An. Bras. Dermatol. vol.86 no.6 Rio de Janeiro Nov./Dec. 2011. This review article stresses the importance of Human Growth Hormone (GH) in stimulating production of Insulin Growth Factor–1 (IGF-1) which in turn acts directly on skin cells, keratinocytes and melanocytes, modulating…

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1998: Atherosclerosis inhibited by barley grass

Possible inhibition of atherosclerosis by a flavonoid isolated from young barley leaves. Miyake, T., Hagiwara, Y., Hagiwara, H., Shibamoto, T. 1998. Am. Chem. Soc. Symp. Series 702. Background:  While it has been known for a long time that young green barley leaves contained antioxidative, antiinflammatory, antimutagenic, and antiallergic activities, these…

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Barley grass strengthens immune system

Immune system components altered by a food supplement. Wagner, E., Mocharia, R. Ann. Meeting. Am. Assoc. Advancement Science. 1991. Double blind study involving 32 first and second year medical students of whom 16 received 6 grams of barley grass leaf extract (Green Magma) for 71 days. The other 16 received…

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