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 These contain pigments called carotenoids that are essential for optimum eye health. Fruits such as blueberries and dark cherries contain anthocyanidin, a chemical that is also important for good eye health. Vitamin C is also found in these foods, which is helpful for building up the structures around the eye. Avoid any foods that can cause or contain free radicals. These include saturated fats, hydrogenated fats and oils or partially hydrogenated fats and oils, sugar, alcohol, and charred or grilled meats.
Supplements: Take 15 mgof lutein with a meal. |
| These contain pigments called carotenoids, which y&iJ}M^ ar(-' essential for optimum eye health. Eat plenty of fruits such as blueberries and dark cherries, which contain anthocyanidin, a chemical that is also important for good eye health. Foods rich in magnesium and chromium, such as brewer's yeast, kelp, leafy greens, and apples, have beneficial effects on glaucoma.
Supplements: Some studies have shown that magnesium can dilate blood vessels and improve vision; take 250 mg twice a day. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 They are also high in the amino acid arginine, which may help dilate blood vessels to enhance blood flow to all areas of the body, and are the richest source of the phytochemical lutein, excellent for eye health, compared to any other tree nut.
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CANCER: The pistachio is second only to wine as a tremendous source of the plant chemical resveratrol. This substance may play a role in fighting cancer and heart disease. |
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 It's outstanding for eye health and has numerous other benefits.
Juvo raw meal now available in 21 oz. containers
The Juvo Natural Raw Meal product (www.GoJuvo.com) is now available in a more affordable 21-oz. canister. In the world of underground cures, Juvo is known as the anti-cancer meal that actually tastes good. It's based on brown rice, exotic grains and a long list of medicinal herbs, vegetables and superfoods (including microalgae and sea vegetables). |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Leeks are also a good source of two of the most important carotenoids for eye health, lutein and zeaxanthin. One 54-calorie leek contains 1,691 meg of these two superstar nutrients, which are currently the subject of extensive research for their ability to prevent macular degeneration, the number-one cause of blindness in adults. Leeks also have fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin K, and more than 1,400 IUs of vitamin A. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 RETINOPATHY AND OTHER VISION PROBLEMS
The eyes and the blood vessels that supply them with nutrients and oxygen are among the most sensitive areas of the body, so it's no surprise that elevated blood glucose levels can have a significant impact on eye health. In fact, vision problems, including damage to the retina, glaucoma, and cataracts, are very common among people who have chronically high blood sugar levels and diabetes.
Gregory, a sixty-one-year-old landscape foreman, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age fifty-six. |
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| Eat plenty of fruits such as blueberries and dark cherries, which contain anthocyanidin, a chemical that is also important for good eye health. Foods rich in magnesium and chromium, such as brewer's yeast, kelp, leafy greens, and apples, have beneficial effects on glaucoma.
Supplements: Some studies have shown that magnesium can dilate blood vessels and improve vision; take 250 mg twice a day. Taking 1,000 mg of vitamin C two to four times a day can significantly reduce elevated intraocular pressure in cases of glaucoma. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 Carotenoids are essential for optimum eye health. Consume plenty of orange, yellow, and green leafy vegetables. It is also highly recommended that you drink live juice made from these and other fruits and vegetables several times a day.
The bioflavonoid anthocyanidin fights free radicals and helps keep the collagen around the eye healthy and flexible. Blueberries and cherries are excellent sources.
Drink a glass of clean water every two waking hours to flush out toxins and to keep the eye tissues supple. |
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| Fruits such as blueberries and dark cherries contain anthocyanidin, a chemical that is also important for good eye health. Vitamin C is also found in these foods, which is helpful for building up the structures around the eye. Avoid any foods that can cause or contain free radicals. These include saturated fats, hydrogenated fats and oils or partially hydrogenated fats and oils, sugar, alcohol, and charred or grilled meats.
Supplements: Take 15 mgof lutein with a meal. Lutein is an antioxidant in the carotenoid family, which can benefit the part of the retina where macular degeneration occurs. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Plant-based medicines are the answer to diabetes, obesity, cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, kidney stones, depression and psychosis, behavioral disorders, liver disease, kidney disease, urinary tract infections, skin problems, bad breath, body odor, Alzheimer's, eye health, longevity, colorectal cancer, Crohn's Disease, asthma and too many other health conditions to name. Once you start drinking massive quantities of plant medicines on a daily basis, your so-called "diseases" simply start to vanish.
Within weeks, the symptoms of many diseases start to disappear. |
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| Protein and a variety of nutrients are important for eye health.The supplement betaine hydrochloride improves stomach acidity and digestion, especially of proteins. Take 1-3 capsules with each meal, but reduce the dose if you experience a warming or ^ burning sensation.
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Herbs: Bilberry is recommended in treating macular degeneration. Take 160 mg twice a day standardized for 25% anthocyanosides. Ginkgo biloba improves blood flow and contains flavonoids that support eye structure. Take 60 mg three times a day with 24% flavone glycoside extract. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Michael Geiger, a New York optometrist and author of Eye Care Naturally, says that lutein and zeaxanthin have been found to be among the most effective supplements for eye health. That's true—but according to an article in the August 2004 Journal of Nutrition, lutein bioavailability is even higher from eggs than it is from supplements.
Carotenoids are always better absorbed with some fat, and lutein is a carotenoid—hence, even though there is a little less lutein in egg yolk than there is in spinach (another good source of lutein), it's more bioavailable. |
| Your Eyes Will Thank You
Pumpkin has more than 2,400 meg of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which are fast becoming the star nutrients in eye health and vision protection programs. Pumpkin also has more than 12,000 IUs of vitamin A, plus a little bit of calcium, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus just for good measure. And a cup of the stuff also provides more than 2V2 g of fiber.
Remember that the carotenoids need fat for absorption, which makes it all the easier to consume some pumpkin on a regular basis. Just cook it with a dab of butter or olive oil. |
| If you're interested in getting the most bang for your buck in terms of eye health, eat eggs and spinach together—you'll get the maximum amount of these nutrients from two potent sources, and the fat from the egg yolks will help you absorb them. Lutein and zeaxanthin are always found together in nature and are generally measured as a unit—one jumbo egg has 215 meg.
Eggs May Protect Against Breast Cancer
Eating eggs was one of two major dietary patterns found in one recent study to be protective against breast cancer. |
| And if all that weren't enough, they are a significant source of lutein and zeaxanthin, two carotenoids that are fast becoming the "go-to" nutrients for eye health.
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The Latin name for dandelion—Taraxacum officinale—is your first clue as to what this plant is about. Loosely translated, it means "official remedy for the disorders." (In Greek, tar axons means "disorder," and akos means "remedy." The Arab physicians of the eleventh and twelfth centuries who were the first to write about this miracle plant called it taraxacon. |
| Bilberries, a close European cousin of the blueberry, have been shown to promote eye health and protect against glaucoma and cataract progression. In fact, wild blueberries are called "the vision fruit" in Japan, because they have very high concentrations of anthocyanins, natural antioxidants and anti-inflammatories whose benefits include reducing eyestrain and improving night vision. And there are currently plans to study the ability of blueberries to prevent macular degeneration, a disease of the retina and the leading cause of blindness in people over age sixty-five. |
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| This formula is good for strengthening the liver, kidneys, and blood, which, according to traditional Chinese medicine, are all directly related to eye health.
Acupuncture: Treatment involves inserting needles into points around eyes and should only be performed by an experienced acupuncture practitioner. Treatment once a week for at least six months is necessary to see results. Acupuncture can slow down the degeneration process by working on the liver, kidneys, and blood and by improving circulation around eyes.
Acupressure: To treat this degenerative condition, self-help is important. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Virtually every expert now includes lutein and zeaxanthin (they are usually found together) in any formula for eye health and for the prevention of macular degeneration and adult vision loss.
The Power of Antioxidants
Both antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids can help protect your eyes and preserve your vision in a variety of ways.
Oily fish—and the omega-3 fatty acids found in them—can help protect against macular degeneration. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 In diabetes, the rapid formation and accumulation of AGEs contribute to complications of disease, including injury to small blood vessels (microangiopathy) that impairs kidney and eye health.
In addition to those formed in the body, AGEs can also be introduced by external sources. For example, tobacco smoke contains precursors to advanced glycation end products, which increase AGE levels in the body. Foods that have been subjected to processing and heat also act as sources of AGEs. |
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 Lutein description
Lutein is a naturally occurring carotenoid used to improve eye health, especially in people with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) and cataracts. Studies show that the retina selectively accumulates two carotenoids, lutein and its chemical cousin zeaxanthin. Within the central macula, zeaxanthin is the dominant component (up to 75%), whereas in the peripheral retina, lutein predominates (greater than 67%). The macular concentration of lutein and zeaxanthin is so high that they are visible as a dark yellow spot called the macular pigment. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 The evidence thus far supports the importance of diet in maintaining eye health with age. Limited research on the relationship of diet patterns to cataract and AMD suggests that the overall impact of nutrient-rich diets on risk for age-related cataract and AMD is likely to be greater than is estimated by examining associations of single aspects of diet with these conditions. Single nutrient associations with these eye diseases are also unlikely to account for the interrelatedness of several aspects of diet and the modification by host factors. |
Elaine Magee
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 Broccoli does indeed contain two phytochemicals thought to help eye health, lutein and zeaxanthin, and fend off macular degeneration (an age-related eye disease).
Broccoli may help reduce inflammation and joint pain. Laboratory studies show that sulforaphane may also block an enzyme that triggers inflammation and joint pain. This is great news for those who suffer from arthritis or give their bones and joints a beating by running on hard surfaces or playing contact sports. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 They are pigments used by the retina of the eye and are critical for eye health. Lycium stabilizes the small capillaries in the eyes and is used for poor night vision; dry, red, or painful eyes; macular degeneration; excessive tearing; and to help prevent cataracts and glaucoma.
• Schisandra increases visual acuity and decreases eye fatigue in tasks requiring extended visual concentration. It increases peripheral sensitivity of the retina, enhances night vision, and increases the eye's adaptation to darkness.
FATIGUE
The quest for more energy and less fatigue dates back millennia. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| They should be included in any program for eye health and vision preservation. And while you're at it, take a multivitamin. An analysis of data from the Physicians Health Study shows that taking a multivitamin supplement can decrease the risk of cataracts.
Antioxidants protect cells throughout the body, not just in the eyes. And some have multiple effects. Zinc, for example again, is critical for the functioning of the immune system. |
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| It's designed specifically to support eye health, but the truth is that it also supports the entire nervous system, cardiovascular health, digestive health and much more. Check it out at www.GoodHealthUsa.com
I've been looking for a quality sprayable vitamin product for a long time, and this is it! I like this spray because it avoid all the fillers and excipients used in vitamin pills and capsules, meaning it gets digested almost instantly (there's no bulk or fiber to have to break apart). The same company also has a product called New Focus that I also recommend. |
Elaine Magee
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| Another study found similar results when seven women ate salads prepared with either fat-free dressing, reduced-fat dressing containing 6 grams of canola oil per serving, or a full-fat version with 28 grams of canola oil. The researchers measured the amount of carotenoids in the women's blood to see how much of the nutrients had been absorbed. The level detected corresponded to the increased oil: Numbers were higher for the reduced-fat dressing than the fat-free dressing and highest for the full-fat. |
Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan
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 See Chapter 13 for information on the effects of nutrition on eye health.
CHECKING YOUR FEET
Foot problems are common in diabetes. If your blood glucose has been poorly controlled, you are at risk of developing neuropathy—nerve damage—which means you may not be aware of small injuries to your feet. Wound healing may be slowed as well. Small injuries can gradually worsen and become infected.
For this reason, you not only want to get your diet into shape by following the guidelines in this book, you also want to have your doctor check your feet at least once a year. |
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II
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 Starting in 1988, researchers in Wisconsin began to study eye health and dietary intakes in over 1,300 people. Ten years later, they published a report43 on their findings. The people who consumed the most lutein, a specific type of antioxidant, had one-half the rate of cataracts as the people who consumed the least lutein. Lutein is an interesting chemical because, in addition to being readily available in spinach, along with other dark leafy green vegetables, it also is an integral part of the lens tissue itself.46-47 Similarly those who consumed the most spinach had 40% less cataracts. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Essential for eye health. Use emulsion form for easier assimilation and greater safety at higher doses.
SHINGLES (HERPES ZOSTER)
Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, a member of the herpes family and the same virus that causes chickenpox. The characteristic symptom is a rash of painful blisters. Shingles can appear anywhere on the body.
If shingles occurs on the forehead near the eyes or on the tip of the nose, the eyes are likely to become involved, and damage to the cornea can occur. |
The Editors of FC&A
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| For a convenient snack, nibble on:
• dried apricots
• raw carrots
• sweet red peppers
So when you're thinking about eye health, remember the foods that will give you the 3 Bs and PEA. Keep these nutrients in sight, and you'll have better odds of good vision for years to come.
Healthy habits
For extra eye protection, try these strategies:
• Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages. Drinking every day can raise your cataract odds by 31 percent.
• If you smoke, quit as soon as you can. When compared to nonsmokers, you are up to three times more likely to get cataracts if you smoke. |
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