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- Lutein (from Marigold Flowers)
This product contains no added: Artificial preservatives, Colour, Corn, Soya, Gluten, Wheat or Yeast.
Capsules
60 + 60
Take one caplet daily or as directed by a health care practitioner.
- Promotes Eye Health.
- Provides Antioxidant protection.
- May help reduce the risk of macular degeneration and cataracts.
- Naturally sourced from Marigold Flowers.
- Moderate potency.
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Lutein, Clinically Proven to Reduce Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of visual loss in North America. It is caused by free radical damage to the macula, the area of the retina responsible for central vision. Blurring in the centre of the visual field eventually makes detail work and reading impossible. The periphery of the visual field remains unaltered. Thus a kind of reverse tunnel vision results.
Free radical damage to light receptor sites of the macula can be slowed and even stopped completely with the right nutritional supplements. The most important supplement to use for reducing the oxidative damage to these cells is the carotenoid lutein.Derived in a supplemental form from marigold flowers and related to beta carotene, lutein has an affinity for the tissues that make up the macula. So, when you take lutein, it protects the macula specifically, while other antioxidants, although useful, are used throughout the whole body.
An analogy that researchers often use to describe this effect is that it is similar to applying a high SPF suntan lotion to your skin to prevent sunburn. A second carotenoid, zeaxanthin, also has a affinity for the macula of the eye and is often included in lutein supplements.
What Causes Vision Loss?
The eye is a very important sensory organ, which is shown by the fact that a large area of our brain is committed to taking in and understanding visual information. Up to 70% of all of the sensory receptors in the body are in the eyes. Problems with the eyes become more common as we age.
There two main causes of degenerative eye conditions:
Free radical damage
Decreased blood flow to the eye
Free radicals are unstable molecules that in their bid to become more stable must bump into healthy cells and cause damage. This can cause cell death, alterations in genetic material and autoimmune reactions to damaged cells. Food, water and ultraviolet radiation from the sun are the major contributors of free radicals that build up in the eye.
Poor diet, environmental toxins, medications and stress all decrease the body's ability to neutralize free radicals and maintain healthy vessels. This can result in eye degeneration, occurring in cataracts, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
Cataracts
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's lens. It is the most common cause of blindness worldwide. Factors that predispose one to the development of cataracts are old age, diabetes, exposure to radiation or heavy metals, eye injury, the use of medications, like steroids, and heredity. The most common type of cataract is the senile cataract, which is the type that occurs with old age. It is believed to form after years of uncontrolled free radical damage in the eye. Free radicals are unstable molecules that in their bid to become more stable must bump into healthy cells and cause damage. They bond with the cells of the different tissues in our bodies (in this case the eye) and cause a type of damage analogous to rusting of metal. Food, water and ultraviolet radiation from the sun are the major contributors of free radicals that build up in the eye, but now the depletion of nutrients from our food supply because of overfarming also contributes.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in North America. It is characterized by a rise in the pressure inside the eyeball. The pressure causes compression of the optic nerve and permanent vision changes result. Acute glaucoma attacks can be triggered by stress or dilation of the pupil for long periods of time. The cause of acute glaucoma is a build up of fluid in the eye. Fluid build up occurs because of poor drainage or an increase in production. Chronic glaucoma results from waste accumulation in the eye, damage from previous eye problems, like cataracts, or the use of medications for high blood pressure and depression. Cortisone use can also lead to glaucoma.
Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of visual loss in North America. It is caused by free radical damage to the macula, the area of the retina responsible for central vision. Blurring in the centre of the visual field eventually makes detail work and reading impossible. The periphery of the visual field remains unaltered. Thus a kind of reverse tunnel vision results.
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