Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Eye Health and Super Glue, Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Antioxidants Free Radicals, Anti-Aging

Here are Some General Observations on Health and Nutrition gathered while Surfing the Web.

First I would advise you not to Confuse Super Glue With Eye Drops as One Elderly Monk in Thailand did. Because when he had discovered his mistake he couldn’t get the eye drops in.

Eye Health

Though it is far from proven, a growing number of ophthalmologists say nutrition may affect eye health. In particular, research is focusing on two substances called lutein and zeaxanthin, which are abundant in foods such as kale, spinach, fresh parsley and broccoli.

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"Lutein and zeaxanthin seem to be most protective in preventing damage to the back of the eye from sunlight and from free radicals and things like this ... all these bad guys which can cause damage to cells and actually kill them eventually," said Dr. Steven Pratt of Scripps Memorial Hospital.

Fountain of Youth Research – Check it Out!

Research at Tufts University indicates that a healthy diet fortified with certain fruits and vegetables may slow down and even reverse the aging process.

Foods rich in antioxidants -- such as blueberries, strawberries, spinach and broccoli -- have what doctors call high ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity) levels.

Antioxidants are effective in destroying free radicals -- cell-damaging compounds that can help cause can cer and heart disease and speed the aging process.

Most Scientists Agree - eat a diet rich in antioxidants.


That aging is due to the production of free radicals. Thus anything we can do nutritionally to provide additional antioxidants is likely to protect us in the process of aging.

Your Health Savings Account

Here is how one person describes it.

I look at it as sort of a savings account. I am benefiting today from eating right, but I am also going to have it in the future, said 30-year-old Cori Alcock. As I age and grow older, I will have good health as well.

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