Hi there,
Your eyesight can deteriorate as you age, so protecting your vision should be your top priority.
Keep your eyes healthy by including vision-strengthening foods in your daily diet.
Here are five foods that are good for your vision.
They will not only help to nourish and support your eyes as you age, but can also help to reduce your risk of cataracts and macular degeneration.
EGG YOLKS
Egg yolks are the best source of lutein, a yellow-hued antioxidant. Lutein is especially important for its ability to protect against cataracts and macular degeneration.
Lutein (along with zeaxanthin, another carotenoid) forms the yellow pigment of your retina and absorbs blue light, a harmful component of sunlight, says Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D.
Researchers also think that lutein’s antioxidant actions help to protect your eyes from light-induced oxidative damage.
Lutein is also found in vegetables, especially green leafy ones, but eggs are an important source.
Those who ate eggs as their lutein source had blood levels of lutein that were about three times higher than that of those who ate other lutein sources.
The researchers suspect that other components in the egg yolk, such as lecithin, are responsible for its superior absorbability by our body.
BRAZIL NUTS
One Brazil nut contains 120 mcg of selenium, which is about twice the Recommended Daily Allowance.
Selenium’s antioxidant activity fights free radicals that can damage your eye’s lens and macula at the center of your retina. This antioxidant property may help prevent cataracts and macular degeneration.
BLUEBERRIES
Blueberries contain anthocyanins. These are potent antioxidants that give fruits their red and purple color.
Blueberries can help to prevent age-related damage and improve blood flow to your eyes.
Anthocyanins also strengthen blood vessel walls, which can slow the development of diabetic retinopathy.
The blueberry is one of the healthiest fruit. It ranked number one in antioxidant capacity by researchers at the USDA Human Nutrition Center when compared to 40 other fresh fruits and vegetables.
Cherries, red grapes, pomegranates, red cabbage, and beets also contain high levels of anthocyanins.
SALMON
Salmon and other oily fish like sardines, herring, and black cod are rich in omega-3 fats. A research study from Harvard Medical School found that people who eat fish twice a week, while avoiding unhealthy fats
like trans fats, have less than half the risk of developing macular degeneration as people who do neither.
Omega-3 fats help protect light-sensing cells, and are linked to a lower risk of cataracts.
PAPAYA
One serving of papaya will give you close to a three-day supply of vitamin C, which is one reason why papaya has been found to protect against macular degeneration. According to a 2001 study by the
National Institutes of Health, people with macular degeneration could slow the disease by getting 500 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E, and 80 mg of zinc every day.
BROCCOLI
Broccoli contains sulforaphane, a cancer-fighting compound that is also a powerful antioxidant.
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, human retinal cells treated with sulforaphane were protected from oxidizing free radicals for several days.
Other cruciferous veggies like cabbage, kale, mustard greens and turnips are also rich in sulforaphane.
So do try and include some, or all, of the above foods in your daily diet.
Another completely natural way of rebuilding fading eyesight is the daily brief, and guaranteed effective, eye exercise program described in our website. Better Vision Naturally
The program boasts an encouraging 94.7 percent success rate in reversing vision problems.
In our opinion, natural methods of strengthening, and regaining, your eyesight are preferable, and safer, than surgery, in many cases. For example, many articles have recently been published about the dangers of Laser therapy, even on the FDA website.
Anyhow, diet and exercise as described above will ensure that you maintain, or regain, clear vision even as the years go by.
To your good health, and vision, for life!
Roshmi and Jay