Cataracts cause your vision to be cloudy and blurry . In a serious case one can lose his /her vision.
It is caused by free radicals in your body which is associated with unhealthy lifestyle, poor diet, smoking, alcohol, and in people with diabetes. Normally it starts to develop in people after 50.
Cataracts can also be a warning signal for heart problems and other chronic diseases associated with free radicals.
Dr Grassman. OD, an optomerist and acupuncturist in New Paltz, New York, had consistent success in delaying or reversing cataracts using diet and supplements.
Key to prevention of cataracts is using diet and supplements that boost the body's level of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that interferes with cataracts development. Dr Grassmen added that, the lens are made of protein layers arranged orderly enabling light to pass through. As we age, he added, oxygen interferes with these proteins, creating a highly reactive free radicals that cause the proteins to clump together blocking light from passing through the lenses. As such vision becomes blurry.
Vitamins To Take to ward of cataracts:
Vitamins A, C and E. beta carotene, lutein, lycopene, and selenium.
Food to help ward off cataracts:
Eat foods that boost your body's ability to create glutathione, primarily in your liver such as asparagus, eggs, broccoli, avocados, garlic, onion, cantaloupe, watermelon, spinach and strawberries.
Reduce or eliminate refines sugar in your diet.
Supplements known to boost body's glutathione :
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) up to 6-00mg a day
Alpha lipoic acid is particularly effective in boosting glutathione up to 300mg a day.
Vitamin C.
Wear quality sunglasses on a sunny day. Dr Grassmen said that ultraviolet rays (UV rays) encourages the proteins to clump together . In addition, wear broad hat.
NOTE: Glutathione as supplement is difficult to be absorbed by the body, therefore the above diet and supplements help.
See you bright and clear even on a cloudy day! bye
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