Barley Green

Dr. Hagiwara has developed a number of synthetic drugs, including an anti-fungal agent and other compounds which are currently in use and were patented under his name. He relates that about 15 years into his research, he became increasingly aware that most of the synthetic drugs that he developed were primarily for acute conditions, and while they were very effective in alleviating these acute conditions, they did not help to prevent the problems from developing in the first place. He also observed that when treating a patient with a typical synthetic drug, that the condition would usually be improved, but often undesirable side effects would crop up. A good example are the steroid drugs which are used for everything from bee stings to arthritis. You can't stay on steroid drugs forever because they create their own problems and major problems to be sure.

So Dr. Hagiwara decided there has to be a better way. There just HAS to be a better way. And there was....a natural preventive approach which led to more than 13 years of intensive research on over 150 different plants, grains, and grasses. Dr. Hagiwara discovered that barley was not only an excellent source, but one of the richest sources, of all of the broad spectrum of nutrients required by man for growth, repair, and well-being. Barley has been cultivated in China for hundreds of years, and was used in Ancient Greece, Rome, and by the Lake Dwellers of Ancient Switzerland. Despite its medicinal and nutritional qualities, however, barley has been used primarily in this country for the brewing of beer. Fermenting barley results in malt, which in turn is used in brewing.

Dr. Hagiwara's research and efforts to find a natural, organic, nutritional source that would have enzymatic action to counteract aging and disease was recognized by the International Foundation for Preventive Medicine at its second annual Conference on Reversing the Aging Process in November, 1981, in New York. (Let's Live, March, 1982)

It appears S.O.D. is a super scavenger enzyme that ferrets out and destroys the damaging free radicals, chemical byproducts of normal cellular metabolism. Free radicals are highly reactive and unstable, due to their unpaired electron, and will attack any molecule in your body, damaging many of the components of a cell, including DNA. DNA, of course, is the chemical of which genes is composed. When enough DNA is damaged, cells begin to die, contributing to the aging process. There is no cure for aging; nothing can prevent aging from taking place -- but scientists now believe that perhaps S.O.D. delays it. (Science Digest, August 1982)

The pure juice of young barely leaves happens to be one of the richest sources of this anti-aging enzyme S.O.D. The active S.O.D. occupies a part of the total mass of barley juice and is one of the highest of value found among natural sources. (S.O.D. -- Old Enzyme Article)

Current research is doing much to bolster the theory that S.O.D. can actually delay or slow down the aging process. Molecular biologist Kenneth Munkres and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin examined several strains of the same species of mold and discovered that those that lived the longest were indeed those richest in S.O.D. The implications are intriguing, for if a cell's S.O.D. content can be manipulated, might not life spans be commensurately expanded or extended? (Science Digest, August 1982)

According to the best selling book LIFE EXTENSIONS, by Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw -- which focuses on all the latest and current theories and discoveries relating to the aging process and prolonging or extending one's life -- a study by Dr. Richard Cutler, a biophysicist at the National Institute of Aging, shows that the life spans of many mammalian species, including man, were found to be directly proportional to the amount of S.O.D. they contain. The animals with the longest spans and man were found to have the highest levels of S.O.D.

If this young green barley juice, one of the richest sources of the anti-aging enzyme S.O.D., can perhaps restore or revitalize our damaged cells, longevity and rejuvenation may be achieved. Young green barley juice may also help keep the skin young, fresh, soft and beautiful. (New York Speech, pg.7)

Radiation and Cancer

Dr. Hagiwara in Japan, and biologist Dr. Jasuo Hotta, a specialist of gene engineering at the University of California at La Jolla, found that when barley juice was added to damaged cells, the DNA within the cells repaired itself very quickly. Current theories hold that both cancer and aging result when genes fail to repair themselves. In their experiments, the scientists exposed mouse cells to both radiation and a powerful cancer-causing chemical. Then they divided the cells into two sets, incubated both, and added the barley juice to only one set. The "untreated" cells fared poorly; many died and others began a slow self-repair process. But the cells treated with the barley juice recovered at an accelerated rate -- twice as fast as normal. When the Doctors added barley juice to the mouse cells before subjecting them to radiation and a carcinogen, Hotta says the repair rate was "...easily three times as fast as normal." Thus, Dr. Hagiwara claims, the findings may eventually help to prevent cancer, aging, or both. (Omni, May 1982)

Benzpyrene: 17 years ago, the F.D.A. announced that benzpyrene from cigarettes and tobacco causes lung cancer. However, it was revealed at the Japan Pharmaceutical Society that this "young green barley juice" greatly reduces the risk and neutralizes the poisonous effects of benzpyrene. (New York Speech, pg.5)

Black Char: It is well known that the black char in broiled and charcoal grilled meat contains elements which include 20,000 times more cancer-causing elements than that found in benzpyrene from tobacco. However, young green barley juice may help to protect the body from cancer by decomposing these elements. (New York Speech, pg.5)

BHT: In a report made to the Japan Pharmaceutical Society it was revealed that a sort of peroxidase extract from green barley juice powder can counteract the poisonous effect of BHT that is found in powered milk and processed meats. (Let's Live, March, 1982)

So Barley Green, because of the many thousands of live enzymes it contains, may help to counteract the many carcinogens in the environment even though we may be exposed to these pollutants. (New York Speech, pg.6)

P4 D1

Dr. Kubota also reported to the Annual Japan Pharmacy Science Association that the special fraction of green barley juice called P4 D1 produced remarkable stimulation to the repair of DNA in the reproductive cells. Dr. Kubota stated, "No stimulation of DNA repair or promotion of reproductive cell activity has been reported earlier from the use of any natural or synthetic source." This kind of discovery might portend the achievement of a longer life. (Nutrition News, September 1982)

Howard Lutz, Director of the Institute for Preventive Medicine, says that "Barley grass is one of the most incredible products of this decade. It improves stamina, sexual energy, clarity of thought...." What better testimonial could you have than the Director for the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Washington, D.C.? (Nutritional News, September 1982)

NOTE: The experiments showing the ability of green barley juice powder to repair damaged cells, neutralize the effects of carcinogenic compounds and radiation, and retard the aging process have all been done on laboratory cell cultures and animals. While many people report improvement over a period of time ranging from a few days to several months in a wide variety of physical problems, no controlled tests have been done on humans. The improvements noticed are the effects of detoxifying the body and providing the proper nutritional elements in a form readily absorbed by the body. Nature does the rest. Barley Green is not a cure, but a very different organic, natural, nutritional food supplement.