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Category Archives: nutrition
Vitamin A Deficiency Causes Blindness; Prevent Night Blindness With Nutrition
Vitamin A deficiency is uncommon in the U.S., but it affects many people in the developing world. One of first symptoms of a vitamin A deficiency is night blindness, which, if untreated can develop into full scale blindness. According to … Continue reading
Eggs Prevent Macular Degeneration in Seniors – Antioxidants Are Essential
An egg a day can protect people over age 60 from developing macular degeneration. A study published in the Journal of Nutrition the levels of powerful antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin in participants’ blood increased between 26 and 38% if they … Continue reading
Sustainable and Highly Nutritious Seaweed
Researchers in Ireland have shown that it is possible to grow three highly nutritious kinds of seaweed through sustainable industrial-scale cultivation. They have grown Laminaria digitata (a brown seaweed “kelp”) grown “very successfully” on longlines in Roaring Water Bay, in … Continue reading
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The Right Diet Can Lower Cataracts Risk
A recent study n the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology shows that eating right can reduce the chance of developing cataracts in women aged 50 to 79 Continue reading
Posted in Eye Exercises and Natural Vision Improvement, cataracts, diet, nutrition, prevention
Tagged cataracts, diet, obesity, smoking, vision wellness
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What is Recurrent Erosion Syndrome?
Recurrent erosion syndrome (RES) refers to repeated episodes of superficial spontaneous abrasions that cause eye pain. Continue reading
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Tagged eye injury, eye pain, nutrition, Recurrent Erosion Syndrome, red eye, scratched cornea, tearing
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Dry Eye is a Whole Body Condition
Those who suffer from dry eyes should consider making changes to their diet and introducing nutritional supplements Continue reading
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Tagged diet, dry eye, nutrition, prevention, treatment
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Candidiasis can cause eye floaters
Floaters are often the result of vitreous tears or detachments often experienced by seniors, but for some these clumps of protein can be the result of candidiasis, an overgrowth of the yeast-like fungus Candida albicans. Continue reading
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Tagged candida, candidiasis, cure, eye floaters, prevention, research, studies, supplements, treament, vitamins, yeast
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Trial Evaluating Mesozeaxathin for Macular Degeneration
A new study, known as Meso-zeaxanthin ocular supplementation trial (MOST), begins in late March 2010 and the clinical research team are currently recruiting suitable candidates. The specialists involved in the trial are research experts in this area of eye disease. Continue reading
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Tagged cure, Lutein, macular degeneration, mesozeaxanthin, prevention, research, supplements, treatment, vitamins, Zeaxanthin
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