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Healthy dieting is very important for your eyesight. Vitamin A is the key to solving many eye problems. You will know that you do not get enough vitamin A, if you feel that your night vision is getting worse. You can get beta carotene (your body converts beta carotene into vitamin A) with yellow and orange fruits and vegetables (apricots, mangoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini and carrots) and green vegetables (spinach and cabbage)
Glaucoma is caused by increased eye pressure and is connected with lack of thiamine and vitamin A. It is a very common disease in people older than 40. See your doctor if you experience unclear vision, night blindness and if you see a rainbow around bright light. Try dieting and home remedies only as an addition to treatments prescribed by your doctor. You can get thiamine with meat, chicken, nuts, peas and cereal. Other sources of vitamin A are poultry and eggs.
A cataract is the clouding of the lens of the eye. It could be a result of the oxidation process in the lens of the eye. Increase the amount of vitamin C you get with food. Also riboflavin will help with cataracts. You can get it with milk, yeast and whole grains.
People who suffer diabetes can get an edema of the retina which is a reason for losing eyesight in some cases. Vitamin C will help protect your eyes in this case.
You can get redness and sharp pain in your eyes, if you do not get enough B vitamins.
What food is good for your eyes?
Spinach has vitamins B1, B2, C, P, PP, K, E, proteins, carotene, and amino acids. Eating 3 oz of spinach a day prevents the dystrophy of the eye retina. Eat it fresh or steamed with olive oil or sour cream.
Blueberries have vitamins A, C and B, iron, copper, cobalt and manganese.
Eating 3-4 oz of blueberries a day improves blood circulation in the eye retina, increases the sharpness of your vision and prevents cataract of the eye and glaucoma. It also helps to prevent hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
Low fat milk has riboflavin (vitamin B2), calcium and vitamin D. Drinking 2 glasses of low fat milk a day or putting it in cereal helps with your night vision and seeing colors better.
Carrots have beta-carotene, iodine, manganese, iron, calcium and phosphorus.
Eating 1 medium sized carrot a day will support creating and growing new cells and improve your vision. Eat it with vegetable oil or sour cream.
Eggs have protein and lutein. Eating 1 egg a day prevents getting cataracts and protects the eye nerves.
Beef has protein, vitamins B, A, C and PP, potassium, iron and zinc. Eating 6-7 oz of beef will increase your vision sharpness.
Apricots have vitamins B, beta-carotene, vitamins H (biotin), C and E, phosphorus and cellulose. Eating 2-3 dry or fresh apricots a day will keep your eye capillaries healthy.
Beets have phosphorus, sodium, manganese, iodine, vitamins C, B1, B2, PP, E, U, folic acid and carotenoids. Eating 3-4 oz of raw or boiled beets (or drinking beet juice) a day will help with tired eyes and cleanse your blood.
Wild Rose has vitamins C, P, B1, B2, A, K, E, sodium, calcium, manganese, iron and organic acids. Drinking 1 glass of wild rose tea a day will promote durability and elasticity of eye vessels.
Hawthorn has vitamins C, A, B, pectin substances, falconoid and carotenoids.
Drinking 1 glass of hawthorn tea a day (or grind dry fruits and mix the hawthorn flour with honey) will help with nearsightedness and promote healthy blood circulation.
Parsley has calcium, phosphorus, beta carotene, potassium and vitamins C and B. Eating 1-1 1/2 oz of parsley a day will help with cataracts, conjuctivitis, eye cornea ulceration and eye nerve diseases. It will also strengthen your immune system
Take care of your eyes. You will not get another pair.
The liver in the human body is one of the most important organs especially when it comes to removing toxins. A person's liver will neutralize a large number of toxic chemicals (those that are produced internally and those which we get from the environment around us.) The liver has several roles to play in respect to detoxification of the body as it filters the blood in order to remove large toxins, as well as synthesizing and secreting bile which are full of cholesterol and other fat soluble toxins. So in order for it to work at its optimum levels at all times, you should carry out a liver detox once in a while. Below we look at some herbs which can cleanse it of the toxins as well as help to enhance the production of bile and build up healthy liver tissue.
1. Milk Thistle.
This herb is particular good for the liver as it helps to stimulate its regular functions.
2. Turmeric
Turmeric helps to cleanse the liver naturally as well as gently, and as it has anti-oxidant properties that boosts the body's production and creation of bile due to the compound curcumin that it contains. Often curcumin is also used to help in the treatment of gallstones.
3. Lycopodium
This is one of the most important herbs to be used in a liver detox program. This herb is normally taken from mosses and it especially good for cleansing not just the liver but the kidneys as well.
4. Dandelion
An extremely efficient herb as it clears not just toxins and poisons that are excreted by the liver, but it also clears waste from the body also. Again this is another herb which can help to increase the production of bile in the liver.
5. Yellow Dock
This purifies the liver and helps to dissolve any fat which has collected in the liver.
6. Fringe Tree
This is another herb which helps to stimulate the liver's production of bile as well as preventing the enlargement of it. It also helps to prevent hepatitis and other chronic illnesses that are often associated with the liver.
There are many ways in which you can consume these herbs in order to carry out a liver detox from teas to capsules or as a powder.