"Wigmore" and "wheatgrass" go together like peanut butter and jelly--not that Ann Wigmore, an early American health pioneer, would advocate a sugary sandwich.
The nutritional work of this natural health legend lives on in the minds--and clinics--of people like Susan Wilde of Inner Garden Wheatgrass and Colon Therapy.
Wilde experienced the true power of wheatgrass herself when she travelled to the Optimum Health Institutes in the US (which bases its teaching on Wigmore's work) after being diagnosed with chronic fatigue. The experience was so pivotal to her recovery that when she returned to her then home of Edmonton, she added wheatgrass colon therapy as another aspect to her business of supplying fresh greens to restaurants and juice bars.
Now, at her new clinic in West Vancouver, Wilde continues to educate about whole food nutrition and offers wheatgrass colonics to people who want to lose weight, do an internal cleanse or may just want to feel healthier.
"Wheatgrass can penetrate the colon wall into the blood," she explains. "It's 75 percent chlorophyll, which is very alkalizing and cleansing to the body. Most people eat a standard diet that is acidic."
Wheatgrass kills bad bacteria in the gut while nourishing the good, she adds, and it also is very effective at removing the build-up of toxins in the mucosal walls of the colon.
"It's profound how much better you feel," she says. "Some people have deep emotional shifts as well. I usually suggest to my clients to be aware of how they may feel after a session."
Constipation is a common affliction that Wilde sees with her clients, where the eliminative organs have become stagnant over time. In cases like these, she works with clients to detoxify, rejuvenate the eliminative organs, and improve nutrition based on their unique needs and tolerances.
Susan Wilde, Inner Garden Wheatgrass and Colon Therapy www.innergardenhealth.ca (604) 912-0282