| Have you ever heard of the super benefits of | | | | it naturally from foods, you should look to get the |
| taking lutein? If not you are certainly missing out | | | | rest of it in supplement form. It doesn't make |
| on a nutrient that is important for keeping your | | | | sense to always be consuming the right foods at |
| eyes healthy. In this article, you'll learn what it is, | | | | all times with our on-the-go life style most of us |
| how it helps your eyes, how to get in your diet, | | | | live today, so you can get the necessary lutein |
| and the astonishing research behind it. | | | | dosage by supplementing your diet with lutein |
| First off, what is lutein? It is a carotenoid that is | | | | enriched multi-vitamins. |
| naturally occurring in fruits and vegetables. It's | | | | A good supplement will include additional forms of |
| what gives many plants and foods their vibrant | | | | nutrients for your eyes such as zeaxanthin (also a |
| colors. | | | | cartenoid that provides defense for your macula) |
| How can you protect your vision with lutein? It is | | | | and bilberry extract. The dosage may include |
| also present in the macula of your retina. The | | | | from 3 mg to up to 10 mg. Many formulas will |
| macula is responsible for your central vision and | | | | include these essential cartenoids but only trace |
| damage to it is the main cause of vision problems | | | | amounts. Once I mistakenly thought a supplement |
| and blindness. This carotenoid is there in your | | | | to have 100 mg when in reality it was mcg (there |
| macula to protect your eyes from damaging sun | | | | are 100 mcgs in a mg). |
| rays and oxidation. | | | | Including this nutrient in your diet through food |
| As we get older, our eyes begin to lose color, | | | | and supplementation has been scientifically proven |
| clarity and symptoms like dots, blurry and cloudy | | | | to fight off eye diseases such as AMD |
| vision start to appear. This may be the beginning | | | | (age-related macular degeneration), cataracts and |
| of diseases such as AMD (age-related macular | | | | glaucoma. Studies have followed over 70,000 |
| degeneration) and cataracts. That's why it's so | | | | people who consumed high amounts of these eye |
| important that we get a steady supply of | | | | supporting nutrients and compared them to |
| nutrition for our eyes. You need to strengthen | | | | people who consumed very little. They discovered |
| your defense for your eyes. | | | | that the people who consumed high amounts had |
| Lutein is in food and most of it is in green leafy | | | | less vision problems, lower risk of cataracts, and |
| vegetables like kale, spinach, romaine lettuce, | | | | very few signs of macular degeneration. Now that |
| turnip greens but it's also in other fruits and | | | | you know about the benefits of taking lutein with |
| vegetables like corn, egg yolk, and oranges. | | | | vision protection being the main priority,isn't it time |
| Despite it being in these foods, the average | | | | you started? |
| person only consumes 1-2 mg of it per day when | | | | If that isn't enough proof to show why you need |
| we should be getting 4-8mg daily. | | | | these nutrients, I don't know what is. You can feel |
| But does that mean you have to start consuming | | | | secure in the fact that you can enjoy clear vision |
| a heap of fruits and vegetables that contain this | | | | even as you get older if you get enough of these |
| nutrient? Not entirely, while I recommend you get | | | | eye nutrients. |