We use our eyes constantly and it is important to keep them in a healthy condition. Diet plays a big part. Eating foods rich in antioxidants like beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E, to name a few, help reduce the risk of age related eye diseases such […]
Swiss chard, part of the beet family, is very popular in the Mediterranean diet. The health benefits of swiss chard are not really known by many. Chard is a very nutritional vegetable and is packed with many phytonutrients that have health promotional and disease prevention properties. It is considered a nutritional […]
Our parents have told us since we were kids about how good carrots are for our eyes.The benefits of carrot juice and of carrots have long been known for their great nutritional content. Drinking carrot juice is a delicious way to receive these benefits. Let’s look at some of the health benefits […]
Drinking hot tea every day may lower glaucoma risk, according to the latest research from the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. According to Mayo Clinic: “Glaucoma is not just one eye disease, but a group of eye conditions resulting […]
There is mounting evidence that fish and fish oil consumption are beneficial to eye health. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish are proven essential to human eye health and function. Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) within the National Institutes of Health say there is consistent evidence that omega-3s protect against damage to the blood […]
