Healthy Diet For Your Eyesight
November 15, 2008
Okay, so you’ve got the sexiest pair of spectacles going for you that really make you look dishy when you tog up in your Van Huesen suit and Prada shoes; but, if there was a natural, non-surgical program for improving your eyesight, wouldn’t you love to ditch the four-eyed look honestly?
Quit the head bobbing, we know you would! So, we’ve compiled some of the best, easy and effective scientifically proven healthy diet tips that will work to sparkle up and power up your eyesight with just a few simple inclusions into your regular meal plans: these have been recommended by the National Eye Institute and are believed to contain multi-nutrients that protect the eyes and power them up, over time.
While in America, over an estimated 13 million people are said to suffer from macular degeneration, not so with South Asians, especially Indians (so we must be doing something right) who have less than half the number of senior citizens (above 80 years of age) diagnosed with cataracts as compared to the US. Research reveals and recommends that including certain important foods in our daily diets can help block the causes of macular degeneration and prevent the progression of initial stages of other eye-disorders connected with dietary lack.
These foods are those rich in antioxidants, like vitamin C and E containing items, carrots and olive oil, besides beta carotene, foods with lutein and zeaxanthin and those rich in zinc and omega-3 fats!
Most highly recommended for boosting your eye-sight are cataracts-fighting foods like carrots, bell-peppers, broccoli and Brussels sprouts that are loaded in vitamin C and can be consumed in many forms, so you don’t get bored with veggies everyday! For example, you can bake them with casseroles, flavour them with Mexican chilli add them to soups and omelletes or toss along with some pasta that has been flavoured with olive oil, cheese and garlic!
Those who want lean meat option for a bright-eye diet can include ostrich meat or turkey, instead of the regular chicken and lamb; it is flavourful, rich in protein, iron and zinc – the last of which is a key ingredient for maintaining healthy eyes. Loading up on sweet potatoes, spinach and salmon provide the other essential nutrients, so go for it today!
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