Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A study of 172 elderly participants who consumed the antioxidants: lutein, zeaxanthin, fish oil, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc and copper for 1 year, showed their age-related macular degeneration vision was improved by 20%. An estimated...
Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fats May Help with Eye Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 121 women with a dry eye syndrome, those who received omega-3 fats EPA and DHA and the omega-6 fat borage oil had a 13% decrease in inflammatory protein in the eye. Dry Eye Syndrome occurs when the eye does not produce...
Improving Vision in Macular Degeneration
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Lutein and zeaxanthin significantly reduced two symptoms of macular degeneration. Macular degeneration, also known as, age-related macular degeneration, is the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over the age of sixty (1,2). ...
Diabetes and Cholesterol Lowering Pharmaceuticals Associated with Cataracts
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Age related cataracts occur 3.4 years earlier in diabetics and 2.4 years earlier in non-diabetics that are statin users. Cataracts is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision normally afflicting the elderly, but...
Blood Sugar Problems? Consider Cinnamon
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a recent study that included 69 patients, researchers found that the group that consumed cinnamon extracts had significantly reduced fasting blood glucose levels. Type 2 diabetes is on the rise throughout the world. In 2000, 171...
Vitamin D Shows Benefits for Eye Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a small mouse study those receiving vitamin D had a 35% greater level of a marker of visual acuity than the control group. No organ in the body has a higher rate of cell activity (metabolism) than the eye, specifically the retina...
Seeing Clearly: Reducing the Risk of Cataracts
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A research study showed that participants with the highest blood levels of lutein and zeaxanthin had 42% and 41% lower risk of cataracts compared to those with the lowest levels. Factors that increase the risk of cataracts include...
Vitamin A and Omega-3 Fat Combine to Help Eye Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A combination of omega-3 and vitamin A could reduce the risk of an eye disease in which there is damage to the retina (tissue at the back of the inner eye that converts light into nerve signals and sends them to the brain). Retinitis...
Study Examines Lutein’s Role in Eye Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study involving 17 mice reveals that lutein protects light-sensitive cells from light-induced DNA damage. Lutein is an antioxidant shown to be very effective in helping maintain eye health with issues like computer-related vision...
Resveratrol May Help with Eye Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Resveratrol, when fed to 15 mice for 7 days, was able to stop the induced angiogenesis that was simulated to mimic the eye damage seen in diabetic retinopathies. The process of angiogenesis (“New Blood”) is when the body forms new...
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