Nutrition

There is evidence to show that a healthy diet prevents the development of eye conditions, although this link isn’t as strong as it is for other conditions such as heart disease. However, eating a healthy balanced diet rich in fruit and vegetables may help to keep your eyes as healthy as they can be.

Nutrition For Healthy Eyes In The Senior Years: As time passes, our bodily functions change in many ways, including our eyesight. Vision loss in the elderly due to eye disease is a major health care issue. By age 65, one person in three has some form of eye disease. Many causes exist for eye diseases.. Sometimes this may relate to other medical conditions and some are inherited, or there may be no known cause. Although obvious, age is the biggest risk factor in age-related eye disease.

Nutrition For children’s vision: The brain and eyes make up less than 2% of the total body weight, yet they use 25% of the body’s nutritional intake. It is well-researched that a good diet and supplementation can help preserve general health, visual health and even help reverse eye disease. As we age, our digestive system slows and we do not assimilate nutrients as efficiently. We may not make proper food choices, further leading to malnutrition and general health problems. Eat lots of high quality, preferably organic, fresh, unprocessed raw fruits and vegetables. Eat a variety of fresh yellow orange fruits and vegetables and green leafy vegetables. Examples include carrots, oranges, kiwi fruits, dried apricots, spinach, tomatoes, capsicum, tropical fruit, dark berries including blueberries, legumes, nuts, seeds, sprouts, parsley and oily fish such as salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel. Nuts, seeds and eggs are also good sources.

Optimal eye health: As time passes, our bodily functions change in many ways, including our eyesight. Vision loss in the elderly due to eye disease is a major health care issue. By age 65, one person in three has some form of eye disease. Many causes exist for eye diseases.. Sometimes this may relate to other medical conditions and some are inherited, or there may be no known cause. Although obvious, age is the biggest risk factor in age-related eye disease.Minimise your intake of animal fats e.g. Meats and dairy products, Barbecued meats, processed meats, margarine, vegetable oils. Only olive oil should be used. Avoid trans-fats, which may contribute to macular degeneration. Trans-fats, or hydrogenated fats may interfere with omega-3’s in your body. These are found in many processed and baked foods, including pastries, biscuits and fried foods like chips, doughnuts.