Cataracts and Nutrition

Ocular Nutrition

Most of the important nutrients our bodies need cannot be produced by the body. They must come from food or quality nutritional supplements.

Not only is it important to include nutrient rich foods in your diet, but you must also cut out unhealthy foods.

If this topic interests you one of the best books to read is Save Your Sight! : Natural Ways to Prevent and Reverse Macular Degeneration

This book is about nutrition and eye health in general and includes information on other eye conditions, such as glaucoma.

It has excellent information if you are interested in the role of nutrition as it pertains to the eye and to the retina. It is not just about macular degeneration as the title suggests.

Prevention of Cataracts

Because the lens of the eye absorbs the light rays from the sun, oxidation results which then damages our lens.

Beth Ley, Ph.D. reports on the Chesapeake Bay professional fishermen study done by Johns Hopkins hospital in her book Bilberry and Lutein.

"Those with cataracts had 20% more exposure to sunlight in every year of life."

To provide the best protection for your eyes consider Cocoon sunglasses. They provide protection from the sun from all angles, not just the front.

Standard sunglasses can allow up to 40% more light to reach the eyes because they do not provide protection from the top, bottom and sides. To learn more about how these Fitover sunglasses will benefit you click here: Cocoon Sunglasses

Antioxidant Rich Foods

They work by binding with the free radicals and are thus able to reduce the destruction to cell walls and arteries.

You can get your antioxidants by eating antioxidant rich foods. To see a list of foods high in antioxidants including vegetables, fruits, spices and tea click here: Antioxidant Rich Foods

Cataract Vitamin

1. The testing involved food frequency questionnaires and lens photography.

2. Lens photographs were graded for presence and severity of cortical, nuclear, and posterior subcapsular cataracts

"RESULTS: Higher intakes of protein, vitamin A, niacin, thiamin, and riboflavin were associated with reduced prevalence of nuclear cataract."

Ophthalmology 2000 Mar;107(3):450-6.Click here to read

Lutein for the Eyes

Free radicals play a significant role in the development of cataracts and macular degeneration.

Lutein for the eyes benefits our retina and the lens of the eyes. This carotenoid is found in

1) the lens of your eyes and

2) the retina, especially the macula.

Oxidation plays a role in the development of cataracts, or the clouding of the lens. Antioxidants are known to protect our cells from the damage that they cause.

Lutein is found in the lens of our eyes.

Here is the conclusion of a prospective observational study that was reported on in January 2008 from a large cohort of female health professionals:

"higher dietary intakes of lutein/zeaxanthin and vitamin E from food and supplements were associated with significantly decreased risks of cataract."

Archives of Ophthalmology Vol. 126 No. 1, January 2008

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