Protecting the Eye with Alternative Medicine

read more articles on nutrients

Macular degeneration is a scourge injuring your eyes and potentially causing blindness. Can we use Alternative Medicine, that is, a natural, food-based diet to reduce the risk?

Let's do what most physicians don't. Research the medical journals to see what science has discovered in this regard.

From the first journal, Ophthalmology:

"CONCLUSIONS: We find that consuming diets that provide [low glycemic rate, that is, low in carbohydrates] and higher intakes of vitamins C and E [*}, and higher intakes of [zinc, lutein**/zeaxanthin, omega 2 fish oils,] were associated with the greatest reduction in risk for [obstructions,] and advanced AMD [age-related macular degeneration,] whereas dietary beta-carotene did not affect these relationships..."

*Editor's note:One can overdose on C and E. Safer to use 100 mg. C and 100 IU E, taken three times a day with the fish oils.

**Best source of lutein is cooked spinach. Zeaxanthn is obtained from pills sold by Swanson Vitamins and by Puritan Pride. Or from a local health food store at somewhat higher prices.
 

Protecting the Eye with Alternative Medicine Bibliography

Ophthalmology, 2009 May. By: Drs. Chiu, Milton, Klein, Gensler and Taylor, Jean Mayer U.S. Dept. of Agr. Human Nutrition Res. Ctr. on Aging, Tufts U., 711 Washington St., Boston, MA. 02111, USA.