Nutrition and Vision

Nutrition and Vision

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Eye Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements

Eye Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements
The key to all nutraceuticals (vitamins, minerals and supplements) is not the amount that you take, but the amount that your body absorbs. Taking most nutraceuticals on an empty stomach limits the amount that your body can absorb. Some vitamins are fat-soluble, so you must ingest some fat with them. Others are water soluble, so water is an important catalyst for absorption. How the manufacturer pu...
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Eye-Friendly Vitamins

Eye-Friendly Vitamins
Research shows that many diseases - including cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, inflammatory joint disease, and degenerative conditions of the nervous system - are caused by a process called oxidation.  Unstable and highly reactive molecules in the body called free radicals mediate this process.  Oxidation by free radicals also appears to be involved in the development of certain eye disease...
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Keep Your Eyes Fit With Good Nutrition

Keep Your Eyes Fit With Good Nutrition
Most Americans are overweight or obese because of lack of exercise and an improper diet. In addition to increasing the risk of diabetes, heart attack and stroke, inactivity and obesity have also been shown to be risk factors for cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).1 Increasing your physical activity and maintaining a well-balanced diet will improve the quality of you...
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