Macular Degenerative Disease and Some Colorful Facts
In our last post we talked about how eye color influences your chances of developing macular degenerative disease. We also asked the question "What do rainbows have to do with macular degenerative disease?" The main answer is that "iris" is Greek for "rainbow"!
If you do have light colored irides (iris) you are at higher risk of eye degeneration because you don’t have enough natural pigment to protect your eyes from the damaging effects of sun and UV rays.
And that is why also a "rainbow" of foods is very important. Foods are colored or pigmented by substances such as carotenoids and chlorophyll. Carotenoids are found in orange or red colored plants and vegies like carrots and butternut squash or pumpkin. They are also found in leafy greens such as kale, broccoli and spinach. In these green plants the carotenoid is masked by the chlorophyll.
Lutein and Zeaxanthin are two of the most important carotenoids to prevent eye degeneration. According to experts, Zeaxanthin is the most needed carotenoid antioxidant but it is also the hardest to fulfill from our daily diet.
Zeaxanthin is available in its most concentrated form in marigold flowers. It’s a great idea to sprinkle your salad with marigold petals – but will you get the recommended dose you need to have any effect on eye health?
We have done a lot of research to choose the supplement we think is the best to take specifically to strengthen the macula and eyesight. We found a product that contains both Lutein and Zeaxanthin (along with other special eye ingredients) in high doses – 10mg of Zeaxanthin – from the best natural source, marigold flowers.
The idea of the rainbow also leads to the concept of synergy. It’s how the colors of the rainbow work together that gives a rainbow its beauty. It’s the same with our nutritional needs. It is what we eat or take with what that makes the difference.
Take lutein and zeaxanthin as examples. Individually they are powerful substances but when they work together they have an increased synergistic effect of efficiently absorbing UV light and protecting the retina.
To prevent eye degeneration think rainbow.
And if you want to slow the progress of macular degenerative disease, or protect yourself from it, take the supplement we use: Visulyn.
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