PREVENT AGE-RELATED VISION LOSS AND HAVE 20/20 VISION, what you need to know to ensure optimal eye health...
Research has shown that the majority of people will develop some degree of visual impairment as they grow older. The primary cause of age related blindness is macular degeneration. Macular degeneration can lead to total loss of vision over time. Conventional allopathic medicine is helpless in addressing this condition. There is no successful treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, nutritional interventions through a healthy diet and natural nutritional supplements offer an effective approach to the prevention of macular degeneration. The most important supplements for optimal ocular health and vision support are antioxidants from the carotenoids group such as lutein and zeaxanthin, and omega 3 fatty essential fatty acids.
Clinical trails established a significant role of B vitamins in helping vision preservation.
Age related macular degeneration is caused by degenerative atherosclerotic changes in the arteries of the eye. Homocysteine plays a major role in the process of degeneration of ocular blood vessels. Elevated homocysteine levels increase one's risk of age related macular degeneration. Healthy homocysteine metabolism is dependent on B vitamins, especially: vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid. Therefore, low levels of these B vitamins are assocaited with elevated homocysteine.
Recent scientific studies have also linked the importance of hormonal balance to proper vision and eye health. Hormonal imbalances can cause macular degenerated that leads to impaired eye health and vision loss.
The retina of the eye contains hormone receptors. The retina can also make its own hormones such as DHEA from molecules of cholesterol. Patients with macular degeneration were found to have very low levels of the hormone DHEA.
The ability of the retina to produce its own hormones can be altered by the following:
- Age
- Smoking
- Nutrient deficiencies
- A diet rich in processed foods
It was observed that women who enter menopause at a younger then average menopausal age are at an increased risk for developing macular degeneration due to a decline in the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Drugs that lower estrogen levels such as Tamoxifen (a drug used in the treatment of breast cancer) can lead to macular degeneration that results in damage to the retina of the eye.
Restoring hormonal balance to youthful levels can prevent macular degeneration and even improve an early stage of macular degeneration.
To protect your eye health and preserve your vision you need to:
- Maintain a healthy balanced diet complete with antioxidant rich foods.
- Exercise regularly by means of aerobic training (this improves blood circulation throughout your body including your eyes).
- Supplement with high quality natural nutritional supplements such as lutein, zeaxanthin, antioxidants, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid and omega 3 essential fatty acids.
Restoring healthy hormonal balance through bioidentical hormones and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is vital for ocular health and vision support.
Only bioidentical hormones are known to contain these vision protective properties. Research has shown that synthetic hormones do not provide the same beneficial effects on the health of the eye as oppose to bioidentical hormones.
Categories: Women's Health,Healthy Diet,Bioidentical Hormones,Natural Nutritional Supplements,Hormonal Health,Anti-Aging,Men's Health
Tags: hormonal balance age-related macular degeneration b vitamins omega 3 essential fatty acids bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) eye health menopause healthy diet estrogen natural supplements vitamin B6 hormonal health bioidentical hormones vitamin B12 DHEA folic acid supplement progesterone menopausal hormonal imbalances
My grandma is about to turn 89 in March. She never had to wear glasses and she never had any vision problems her entire life. Even now she still has almost perfect vision. My other relatives (about her age) however, can barely walk a straight line without crashing into a tree or other objects.
When I think about it she is the only one in our family who always placed her health above all else. She never smoked, always ate locally grown fresh food. The only sugars she would eat were from the fresh fruits she grew herself.
Its no wonder why her body is able to function so well.
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Eyesight is something so important yet many people take it totally for granted. We don't pay attention to it and when we get older and start using glasses, we just consider it a normal aging process. My both parents had cataract surgery in their sixties and had other health problems including diabetes and hypertension. I guess all their health problems were related to poor diet and difficult, stressful life. Their story is always a reminder to me that paying attention to good health is very important. If we cannot see well we are missing a lot of beautiful things in life.
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Just like any other equipment, your eyes need adequate maintenance. Take care of them and you'll be seein the world more clearly.
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Yeah vitamin B antioxidants and omega 3 essential fatty acids are needed to ensure healthy vision and counteract free radical damage. Its critical to always supply your body with the needed nutrients.
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Antioxidants are the best protection against the effects of aging. Human cells deteriorate due to oxidative stress. Antioxidants such as vitamin C vitamin E and the carotenoids zeaxanthin and lutein, counter this oxidation and extend the life of the cell.
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Most people just don't give a damn about their health. It is a privilege to be able to see the world through our eyes and to have perfect vision is a blessing. Alas, it is only human nature to misuse what they already have. Once someone's vision is impaired, only then do they begin to appreciate what they have lost. No one cares about protecting their eyesight from macular degeneration and oxidative damage while they can. When its too late to act that is when people start going nuts trying to reverse what could have been prevented. I have no sympathy for these types of people. For the rest of you doing what you're suppose to, (by taking care of your health) the rewards of life will be knocking on your front door.
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I guess it's true what they say, we are what we eat and drink. If we respect our bodies by feeding them healthy foods, they will serve us longer and better. If we eat only junk food and don't exercise, they will fail to do their job.
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Antioxidant compounds like lutein zeaxanthin, vitamin c, b vitamins and beta carotene revitalize eye cell tissue. They have properties that have been known to extend the longevity of eyes that provides for improved vision. There isn't really such a thing as an overdose of antioxidant. The human body can't ever really retain enough to protect it from all the damaging free radicals that infiltrate and attack it each day. Antioxidants and a "force-field" that shields healthy tissue from oxidation and oxidative stress. What more important bodily tissue is there to protect then the health of your eyes-
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