Monthly Archives: May 2008

Dr. Grossman Demonstrates Eye Exercises on youtube.com

You can see Dr. Grossman demonstrate 3 of his favorite eye exercises on youtube. Please feel free to write a nice comment on youtube as this helps to get our video to reach more people. Don’t forget Dr. Grossman’s free … Continue reading

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Study: Cataracts & N-Acetyl-Carnosine (NAC)

This study showed that using eyedrops containing n-acetyl-carnosine can stabilize and even improve cataracts. Statistical analysis revealed the significant differences over 6 and 24 months in cumulative positive changes of overall characteristics of cataracts in the NAC-treated Group II from … Continue reading

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Floaters: Juicing & Nutrition

Here are some practical things you can do about floaters, those small dark shapes that seem to float through your field of vision. They may look like dots, squiggles, strands or any of a hundred other shapes. Though annoying, floaters … Continue reading

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Vitamin E and Cataract Prevention 2008 Study

A recent study found significant evidence that women who got more lutein, zeaxanthin and vitamin E were less likely to develop cataracts than women who are lacking intake of these nutrients. In fact, the women who got the most lutein, … Continue reading

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Macular Degeneration, Lutein and Zeaxanthin

A new 2008 study done at The Centre for Vision Research at the University of Sydney, Australia, studied the dietary and supplement intakes of antioxidants and the long-term risk of incident age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The results of the study … Continue reading

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Free Teleconference on Macular Degeneration and Nutrition

There will be a free teleconference on macular degeneration and ways to preserve vision through nutrition, diet and lifestyle considerations on Thursday night, June 19, 2008 at 8:00 pm. The teleconference will be lead by Dr. Marc Grossman, leading holistic … Continue reading

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Juicing tips – best’s disease, optic neuritis

Someone just asked about juicing recipes for best’s disease and optic neuritis. For best’s disease we recommend daily juicing of vegetables and fruits (preferably organic) – some combination of the following: ginger, garlic, leeks, parsley, beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, spinach, … Continue reading

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Glaucoma II

I should mention that there are quite a number of drugs which can harm your eyes – all of the following have the potential to contribute to glaucoma and other vision problems. NSAID’s-(non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Bayer, … Continue reading

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Glaucoma I

This week I’m going to start a series on glaucoma – I’ll cover these points in my next posts: 1. What is it? How does it manifest? Why is it caused? Symptoms? 2. What are the conventional treatment options? Do … Continue reading

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Eye Exercise Video – for Computer Eye Strain

I’m pleased to announce our new very short video – demonstrating 3 eye exercises especially useful for computer users with tired eyes and/or experiencing computer eye syndrome! You can view it at YouTube.com.

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