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Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of vision loss with more than 10 million people in the United States affected by the illness. Cataracts and glaucoma our second, but the two combined do not equal the amount of people with vision problems due to macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is not curable, but there are some things that you can do to prevent it from happening. Before we get to those, you should understand how the disease works.<\/p>\n
Macular degeneration is caused by the deterioration of the center part of the retina which is the back layer of the eye the records everything we see and send them to the brain. When the retina starts to deteriorate, your vision also starts to deteriorate, and people that have macular degeneration can tell because they experience vision loss right in the center of the field of vision. Let\u2019s look at some ways to prevent macular degeneration.<\/p>\n
The first thing that you should do is add vitamin A in beta-carotene<\/a> to your diet. Both of these are extremely important when it comes to maintaining eye health in humans. They each work a little bit differently, but there both really good additions to whatever other nutrition plan or healthy eating you are doing to prevent disease. Beta-carotene assists with macular functioning and nourishes the photoreceptors in the eye. It also helps to prevent oxidation of the lens.<\/p>\n Vitamin A or beta-carotene into your diet, but the simplest way is simply by eating a lot of fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables contain vitamin A in huge supply. If you do not get enough vitamin A and beta-carotene from your daily servings of fruits and vegetables, then you should consider adding a multivitamin to your diet. However you do it, this is one of the most important ways that you can prevent macular degeneration from happening in the first place.<\/p>\n Lycopene<\/a> is a something that is found in some of the fruits and vegetables that are out there. Fruits like tomatoes are one of the major places to find lycopene. There have been studies that show the lycopene can fight off the onset of macular degeneration even if it is already begun. But a regular intake of lycopene can also reduce your risk of getting macular degeneration the first place.<\/p>\n It also helps to fight other visual disorders. You do not have to add very much lycopene to your diet in order to reap the benefits of it. In fact, if you just add a single tomato per day to your diet, you are going to notice a major difference when it comes to the early stages of macular degeneration and you will be preventing it from happening in the first place if you do not already have it.<\/p>\n There are some other carotenoids<\/a> that you should consider adding to your diet. Astaxanthin is one that might seem like it is a strange thing to add to your diet because it is mostly found in algae, but the truth is that this can be one of the most effective tools you have in the fight against macular degeneration. Besides, you don\u2019t actually get it from the algae itself. Instead, you eat a lot of fish and since the fish eat the algae where the Astaxanthin is present, it collects in their tissues and you take it into your own body when you eat those fish.<\/p>\n Some of the fish species that have Astaxanthin in them include trout, salmon and shrimp. It is an extremely effective tool to aid in eye health overall; not just for macular degeneration. Plus, seafood is really delicious and has lots of other health benefits as well.<\/p>\n The antioxidants<\/a> Lutein And Zeaxanthin are also important when it comes to fighting macular degeneration. There are certain antioxidants that are extremely beneficial for eye health, and these two are part of that group. They are also really easy to find and may already be a part of your diet. Again, like with other nutrients that are listed here, you just need to add more fruit and vegetables to your diet. But in this particular case, you want to add fruit and vegetables that are brightly colored.<\/p>\n This includes a lot of leafy green vegetables, but it probably also include some of your favorite vegetables as well. For example, adding romaine lettuce and kale can be extremely beneficial. The main way that lutein works is by preventing damage to the eyes from the sun and that directly affects whether or not you are at risk for developing macular degeneration.<\/p>\n Green tea<\/a> is another terrific thing to add to your diet to help prevent eye problems like macular degeneration. Most people in the United States drink coffee instead of tea, and that\u2019s a shame because tea has some wonderfully beneficial effects that everyone should be enjoying. That is especially true when it comes to green tea. In the case of preventing macular degeneration, green tea contains ingredients that protect your eyes from damage from free radicals.<\/p>\n It is specifically recommended for degenerative visual disorders, and it helps to fight a number of other conditions as well. If you knew all of the dozens of health benefits of drinking green tea, you would probably add to your diet every single day. It is really a powerful concoction that is completely underrated when it comes to conventional medicine and even herbal health. Plus, it is available in every grocery store.<\/p>\n Adding taurine<\/a> to your diet is definitely going to have an effect on eye health and especially with macular degeneration. You want to prevent macular degeneration from ever happening in the first place, and that means giving your body the nutrients that it needs to repair itself and prevent damage in the eyes. Taurine is one of the ways that you can do that.<\/p>\n Taurine is an amino acid and antioxidant that specifically leads in regeneration of worn out tissues within the eye. Plus, taurine helps to minimize the damage from ultraviolet rays and helps to strengthen the center of the eye to prevent macular degeneration specifically. People that are experiencing vision deterioration should look at a lack of taurine as one of the possible causes. Not getting enough taurine in your diet can cause visual deterioration pretty early. Luckily, taurine exists and lots of different foods and just about every multivitamin supplement.<\/p>\n Grape seed<\/a> extract is another thing you can add to your diet that will allow you to prevent degenerative diseases of the eye like macular degeneration. Grape seed extract has a store of some of the most powerful antioxidants that help protect the organs in the body and that includes the eye. Free radicals are one of the most destructive substances in your body, and the eye is an easy target.<\/p>\n But the antioxidants that you\u2019ll find in grape seed extract will help to prevent that. Unfortunately, most people eat seedless grapes these days, so you will have to get your grape seed extract separately, either included in some kind of multivitamin or by adding a bottle of grape seed extract to your existing diet. You can find grape seed extract online and both solid form in liquid form, and it is very easy to add it to the foods that you eat.<\/p>\n Vitamin E<\/a> is something else that is really good for you. Vitamin E and Gamma tocopherol are two substances that you can use to reduce retinal damage. They are at the top of the list when it comes to actually fighting actively against the retinal damage that causes macular degeneration. The good news is, you\u2019re going to find vitamin E in almost every multivitamin supplement out there and it is present in a lot of different foods as well.<\/p>\n In fact, if you eat a normal diet, you are probably going to have enough vitamin C already to prevent macular degeneration, but you may want to add it in the form of a multivitamin just to be safe. If you are worried about developing macular degeneration, there is no harm in adding a multivitamin to the food that you eat daily, because even if you\u2019re getting enough nutrients, adding a little more through a multivitamin is not going to cause any damage and may actually do a lot of good.<\/p>\n Gingko biloba<\/a> is an extract that you have probably heard of. In fact, this is one of the most well-known supplements out there thanks to television commercials that ran for several years featuring Larry King. But the health benefits of ginkgo biloba were not exaggerated.<\/p>\n Ginkgo biloba extract has tons of antioxidants and helps with cell metabolism. That means that your cells are able to regenerate thanks to the boost to their metabolism that ginkgo biloba provides. Ginkgo biloba also helps to prevent degenerative damage to the eye in the first place.<\/p>\n There have been a number of studies that have shown that this is an extremely useful tool when it comes to battling against retinal damage. Unfortunately, ginkgo biloba is kind of by itself as a supplement class, so you\u2019re probably going to have to buy it separately and then add it to the other supplements that you are taking.<\/p>\n Folate<\/a> is another terrific substance that can help to prevent macular degeneration. Adding folate to your diet can definitely be good for eye health because it is one of the most important factors when it comes to preventing degenerative eye diseases. But the good news is, you can find folate and almost everything. You are probably already getting enough folate to prevent macular degeneration another I conditions, because it is present in so many of the foods that people eat every day.<\/p>\n If you have a balanced, healthy diet, then you are likely getting enough folate because it can be found in soybeans, lentils, sunflower seeds, green peas, corn and seaweed just to name a few. If you don\u2019t eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, as part of your regular diet, then you may want to start adding them, especially the ones listed here to prevent macular degeneration.<\/p>\n If you want to prevent macular degeneration, then moringa leaf<\/a> is one of the best sources that contain the amount of nutrients that you need for eye illness prevention. There are very few natural sources and extracts that contain what you need when it comes to nutrients in antioxidants, but this one fits the bill. Just a few of the things that you\u2019ll find in the moringa leaf include vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene and zinc.<\/p>\n As you can see, many of these things we have already discussed as preventing macular degeneration, but in this case the whole is more than just the sum of its parts. Adding moringa leaf to your diet is going to do a great deal when it comes to preventing disease \u2013 especially when you are talking about diseases of the eye because of the exact nutrients in antioxidants that the moringa leaf contains.<\/p>\n There are some carbs<\/a> that you should avoid if you want to prevent macular degeneration. These are the low quality carbs that people simply should be eating and minimal amounts. Unfortunately, these are also some of the most common carbs that you will find in the average American diet. But being aware of how healthy the items on this list are, and especially how unhealthy these low quality carbs are, will go a long way towards helping you understand what you need to eat in order to stay healthy.<\/p>\n In the case of low quality carbs, refined starches and sugar are two common examples. What is really scary is that eating low quality carbs can actually double your risk of losing vision. Studies have shown that people who eat foods that are high on the glycemic index are much more likely to be affected by macular degeneration.<\/p>\n Avoiding ultraviolet and blue light are two important parts of staving off macular degeneration. You\u2019ve probably heard of ultraviolet light before, and told that you need to put on sunblock to avoid it causing skin cancer<\/a>, but blue light is also important, especially when it comes to macular degeneration. Both of these light sources are present in sunlight.<\/p>\n Blue light as part of the visible light spectrum and it has a rather severe effect on the eye. If you are exposed to too much blue light over the long term, the cumulative effect will cause damage to the retina. In addition, certain wavelengths a blue light actually directly caused macular degeneration. So, how do you protect yourself against ultraviolet light and blue light? When it comes to your eyes, you want to make sure that you\u2019re wearing UV blocking sunglasses when you go outside.<\/p>\n Taking care of your eyes with good eye hygiene<\/a> is also important. If you are experiencing the beginning stages of macular degeneration, it is important to use proper eye hygiene. Make sure that you are keeping your eyes clean, and especially that you are cleaning your contact lenses before you put them back in.<\/p>\n You do not want dust and grime to get on your contact lenses and then be placed into your eyes. You also never want to go to sleep without taking your contact lenses out first. Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene around the eyes is going to go a long way towards preventing macular degeneration.<\/p>\n Eye exercises can also help you to prevent macular degeneration. It is extremely difficult to prevent macular degeneration from affecting your vision in the long run, but it is entirely possible to put it off for as long as possible. One of the ways that you can do this is by doing eye exercises. Eye exercises are types of exercises that are intended to make the muscles<\/a> in your eyes work and to strengthen your eye through the use of them.<\/p>\n Exercises that strengthen eye tissues and muscles include moving your eyes from side to side, looking up and down, focusing on different areas and lots of other exercises recommended by eye doctors. You can look on the web and find all kinds of resources when it comes to how to do eye exercises properly.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2-7.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n2. Lycopene<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n3. Some Other Carotenoids<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n4. Lutein And Zeaxanthin<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n5. Green Tea<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n6. Taurine<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n7. Grape Seed Extract<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n8. Vitamin E<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n9. Gingko Biloba<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n10. Folate<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n11. Moringa Leaf<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n12. Avoiding Some Carbs<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n13. Avoiding UV<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n14. Taking Care of Your Eyes<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n15. Doing Eye Exercises<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\n16. Avoiding Eye Strain<\/h3>\n