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Eating a well balanced diet as we all know can have many positive health benefits such as preventing obesity, heart disease and some forms of cancer. But more importantly to us, a healthy diet also goes a long way in helping to protect our vision. Please remember to have a an eye examination if you are having trouble with your eyes so your doctor can take the appropriate action.

As we age there are normal changes to our eyes which will affect our ability to see clearly. The two most common ailments are cataracts and age related macular degeneration. Poor nutritional choices are now believed to a major contributing factor to the development of these two conditions along with other chronic illnesses. “We are what we eat.”

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Citrus Fruits and Juices are a good source of Vitamin C and the American Optometric Association recommends that adult males consume 90 mg of Vitamin C daily and women should get 75 mg. Those who smoke need an additional 35 mg each day. 250 mg each day is even better and eating five servings of vegetables and fruits each day should help maintain these levels.
Excellent sources include 1 portion of boiled or steamed broccoli or Brussels sprouts, which each contain roughly 100 mg of Vitamin C; boiled or steamed cauliflower, which has almost 50 mg per serving; and one 8 oz. glass of cranberry, grape, grapefruit or orange juice provides 90 to 100 mg. Other juices, cereals and canned goods have Vitamin C added so please read the label.

Carrots, Pumpkin and Sweet Potatoes are excellent sources of Vitamin A which helps maintain the health of the retina pigments as well other functions in overall health. These Beta Carotene food sources are helpful to this end because they can be easily converted to Vitamin A by the body. Did you know, as a general rule of thumb, the darker the colour of the food, the more nutrient dense it becomes.

Wheat Germ Oil, Spinach and Broccoli -Vitamin E rich foods such as green leafy vegetables – spinach and broccoli can also be very beneficial to the up-keep of the windows to the soul. It is thought Vitamin E plays an important role in the absorption of the damaging blue light rays so the density of the macular pigment, which is crucial in this role, will be improved. 15 mg of Vitamin E daily should be the target for adults.

Macular Degeneration Treatment programmes can only have a limited degree of success so prevention has to be better than cure.

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