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study by Sackett & Schenning, supplementing with carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc reduces the risk of macular degeneration by 25 percent. In a five-year follow-up of this supplementation, there were no adverse health outcomes reported. In addition, those taking the formula showed less circulatory disease-related problems due to the zinc. This supplement is often called AREDS after the name of this study and is readily accessible in most stores. Consider increasing these nutrients through the foods you eat. Make a simple stir fry with plenty of yellow bell peppers— they are full of carotenoids, vitamin C and deliciousness. Sprinkle sunflower seeds on your salad to increase vitamin E. There are so many easy, nutritious and delicious options to explore. Another way you can protect or improve your eye health is with exercise. In a meta-analysis of nine studies, it was found that exercise played a significant role in delaying the onset and slowing the progression of macular degeneration. A daily exercise routine can bring so much benefit to your life, including vision. The type of exercise most beneficial to the eyes is cardio. Just like massage around the eyes, it can increase blood and lymphatic flow and it does that for your whole body. A good goal is to break a sweat at least once a day. Start slow and check in with your doctor if you are new to exercise. Incremental change is powerful and sustainable. Perhaps the most important thing you can do for yourself is to be patient and kind. Think of how you would want to take care of your friends and loved ones. Now, give all that love, kindness and patience to yourself. There are a whole range of outcomes that can be considered successful when thinking about chronic degenerative diseases. The following two cases show the range of possible success from the very rare to the very common. Patient number one is a 46-year-old mother diagnosed with macular degeneration. During her initial consultation, she reported mild visual distortion in her right lower visual field. Without her glasses, her acuity test showed that her right eye was 20/320 and her left eye was 20/250. She experienced a great deal of irritation in her right eye and it was visibly red and slightly puffier than the left eye.
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ften, after a degenerative eye disease diagnosis, life can feel overwhelming and scary, so it’s uplifting to know that you have powerful tools available to support your eye health. The most powerful tool in your toolbox is you. You are a powerhouse of possibility and vision. A wonderful way to bring this into focus daily is to practice eye massage with visualization. Directly massaging around the eye can be very beneficial as it increases blood and lymphatic flow. This allows more nutrients to reach your eyes and more inflammatory waste to be carried away. Start at the inner corner of your eyebrow and work all the way around the boney ridge that surrounds the eyes. You can use small circles or gentle lifting and pinching of the skin. Close the session by rubbing your hands together until they are warm and then cup your palms over your eyes while you picture your health vision and all that you want to see. Give your eyes some loving energy as the first and last thing you do for your day. Nutrition also plays an important role in eye health and is something you can do for yourself daily. According to a 2002
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