“Vision Loss is Preventable”

Vision Loss is Preventable

Most of these vision formulas do contain two key ingredients – lutein and zeaxanthin. But amount of ingredients are much less than the required dose. You need at least 10 mg of lutein and at least 1 mg of zeaxanthin to make a difference in your eye health. And most eye supplements just aren’t potent enough to do you any good. In fact, the more colourful your food choices, the better your eye health may be. Consider adding these natural products to what you eat every day. Here are a few shopping suggestions:

• Pick up some dark, leafy vegetables. Spinach, kale, collards and Swiss chard will do the trick. They’re full of lutein.

• Eat whole eggs. The yolk provides another natural source of lutein.

• Add some colour to your meals. Pick a few orange peppers, zucchini and squash. Toss in a few kiwi fruit. All contain zeaxanthin.

Benefits of Colourful Fruits and Vegetables
Color	Foods	Benefits to the Eye
Orange and Yellow	Pumpkin, squash, yellow peppers, carrots, mango, peaches, apricots	Lutein & other carotenoids protect eye from sun & age.
Red and Pink	Tomatoes, red peppers, guava, watermelon, grapefruit	Range of carotenoids protect eye from free radicals.
Green	Broccoli, Zucchini, green peppers, spinach, kale, asparagus, other "greens"	Potent antioxidants boost your eye health as you age.
Blue and Purple	Purple cabbage, eggplant, plums, cherries, blueberries, grapes	Anthocyanin, which protects the DNA in your eye cells.

Another excellent vision helper is the humble bilberry. Not only does it help your night vision, it increases healthy circulation in your eye’s tiny capillaries and gives you optimum support for your retina and surrounding eye tissues. In fact, the extract of bilberry seems to keep the potent antioxidant glutathione from being depleted, and increases its activity. Hence select your food items to keep your eyes fit.

Dr. Minoo Singh

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