What You Must Know About Food and Supplements for Optimal Vision Care: A Practical Guide to Supplements, Diet, and Lifestyle for Peak Ocular Health - Tapa blanda

Anshel, Jeffrey

 
9780757004100: What You Must Know About Food and Supplements for Optimal Vision Care: A Practical Guide to Supplements, Diet, and Lifestyle for Peak Ocular Health

Sinopsis

As children, we were told to eat our carrots if we wanted good eyesight. Carrots contain beta-carotene, which the body can convert into vitamin A - a necessary nutrient for optimal vision. For most of us, that''s were our knowledge of vitamins and eye health stops. Over the last twenty years, many studies have demonstrated that certain foods and natural supplements can play a major role in the treatment of eye problems. WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT FOOD AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR OPTIMAL VISION CARE is divided into three parts. Part One is an overview of nutritional principles. This section explores the function of nutrients that benefit not only the visual system, but, also, the entire body. Part Two provides a list of common eye disorders and includes a brief discussion of each condition, supplying handy charts that detail the nutritional, herbal and homoeopathic treatments that may be used to alleviate each disorder. Part Three offers further guidance by presenting dietary approaches to eye health and providing important information on the interaction of various foods and medications.There is so much you can do to support eye health through good food and wisely chosen supplements. In this helpful and easy-to-use resource, Dr. Anshel provides you with a wealth of information on the most effective natural products and foods available to promote optimal vision.

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Jeffrey Anshel, OD, FAAO, received his Bachelor of Science in Visual Science and his Doctorate of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry. After serving as a Navy optometrist, he worked at a clinic with other healing practitioners, where he learned about the role of nutrition in eye health. He also developed the "20-20-20" rule for easing computer-related eyestrain. Dr. Anshel is the founder and former president of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society, and the current president of Corporate Vision Counseling. He is now based in Hawaii.

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