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Eye Health

Eye health is becoming a greater concern because of the large populace of baby boomers. This age-group is most susceptible to eye diseases like glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.

The vitality of healthy vision cannot be stressed enough, as the eyes form the first line of perception in the body and often influence our judgment. Today’s lifestyles, unhealthy environments and aging populations all contributed to the growing demand for nutrients to protect vision.

The health-conscious food industry recognizes this need. Major areas of attention include vitamins and pharmaceutical ingredients. These ingredients have been researched in relation to their effect on eye conditions, such as age-related macular-degeneration (AMD) and cataracts; diseases normally due to age, environment, tobacco abuse and poor diet.

With the rise of dietary supplements, the eye-health market has moved towards a more preventative focus. For example, Xerophthalmia is a common condition causing childhood blindness, and is related to a dietary deficiency of vitamin A. Vitamin A also slows the decline of Retinitis Pigmentosa, a hereditary disease that typically destroys vision during middle age. 

This shift comes at an opportune time,  with the population facing rising incidences of eye related diseases. The rising awareness of eye health has promoted an increased expenditure on eye care, both in diagnosis and preventive nutrition.

The mechanism of sight includes both eye and brain areas like the pupil, retina, cornea and brain photoreceptor cells. Sight is a finely tuned process, requiring proper functioning of all the parts in healthy synchronization.

Brain photoreceptors contain large amounts of poly-unsaturated fatty acids and thus are susceptible to oxidation by free radicals. This causes damage to the eye. These radicals are supplied as a product of oxygen metabolism within the retina, which has an abundant supply of blood and oxygen and also photo exposure.

Such an environment makes it an easy target for oxidative stress, which is further aggravated by an unbalanced diet.

FREE RADICALS are highly reactive molecular fragments that trigger chemical degradation in the body. They’ve been blamed for a wide range of disease & aging effects. ANTIOXIDANTS like vitamins A, C & E have been shown to help detoxify free radicals.

 

ANOTHER BENEFIT OF SEVEN ESSENTIALS… PROTECT YOUR VISION!

Eyes require good nutrients to avoid cataracts and macular degeneration. Gamma Oryzanol, found in Seven Essentials, helps cells in the eyes repair themselves quickly.

Additionally, lutein, querecitin, lycopene, glutathione and zinc are other components found in Seven Essentials that help promote good eye health.

Essential Fatty Acids (oils) - Produce energy, help flush out toxins.  Helps with PMS, hormones and low sex drive.

Super Bioavailable - Cell-Ready Food!  Protects the cells from free radicals.

Tocopherols - Antioxidants.  Powerful Vitamin E Antioxidants.

Tocotrienols - Most Powerful Antioxidants.  40 to 6,000 times more powerful than vitamin E.

Selenium - The Anti-Aging Antioxidant.  Working with vitamin E, slows down aging.

Glutathione - The Most Important Antioxidant.  Helps in preventing and battling weight gain.

CoQ10 - The Heart Antioxidant.  Treats a variety of cardiovascular diseases.

Gamma Oryzanol - The Cholesterol Antioxidant.  Lowers cholesterol and reduces stress.

Phytosterols - The Hormone Antioxidants - Influences growth and bone development.

Carotenoids - The Immune System Antioxidants.  Boosts your immune system and plays a role in vision.

The C-Food Diet: A Diet Rich in Vitamin C Helps Maintain Good Eyesight

fishMaintaining good eye health isn't just about having an annual exam and caring for your contact lenses or glasses. Take a more active role in protecting your eyes. Nutrients such as Vitamin C, omega-3 oils and key plant molecules are so important that you really CAN eat your way to better vision, says leading eye researcher Professor Grierson, Head of Ophthalmology at the University of Liverpool. “Eye problems such as cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration are all affected by what we eat,” says Prof Grierson. “Adding a little more fruit and vegetables to your meals could dramatically reduce future eye disease.”