Friday, March 4, 2011
HISTORY of the Use of BARLEY as a food
Barley has been served as a food staple throughout history and amazingly is one of the best sources of nutrients on Earth that the human body needs from birth until old age. Research done by Agronomist shows the use of BARLEY dates back as early as 8,000 B.C. and has been used by Ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese and Egyptians. Roman Gladiators consumed BARLEY as a source of energy and strength while Enslaved Egyptians consumed BARLEY bread as their sole sustenance. BARLEY was also used as a food staple in the late 16th century Europe and was frequently mentioned in the Bible as being used by the Hebrews and Egyptians.
In modern times, it was discovered by the chinese that animals being raised for their organs and medicinal properties produced superior results when they were fed BARLEY LEAVES compared to being fed with dry feed in the 1980's Dr. Yasuo Hotta, a research professor at the University of California San Diego discovered a special fraction in green BARLEY JUICE which produces an incredible stimulation in restoring cellular DNA. In his research, Dr. Hotta stressed that the substance stimulating the DNA repair has been found only in significant amounts in GREEN BARLEY LEAVES. GREEN BARLEY JUICE since has been consumed for its many benefits to human health. Another Japanese Pharmacologist, Dr. Higawara, conducted a series of case studies that indicated that green barley juice contained constituent that increased strength and motor activities in mice, had anti-ulcer activity, contained anti-inflammatory proteins and lowers cholesterol. In the 1990's the Diabetes Resource Center Inc., found that the dried juice from ORGANIC GREEN BARLEY LEAVES was a beneficial food for those with type II diabetes.