| Antioxidants and Free Radicals | | | | Benefits of Antioxidants to the Macula |
| Many of the risk factors that contribute to the | | | | How do macular degeneration antioxidants help? |
| development of macular degeneration can be tied | | | | Antioxidants supply the missing electron that is |
| to free radicals and the damage they cause. | | | | needed to balance the free radical so that the cell |
| Causes such as sunlight, smoking, and | | | | is neutralized and now unable to cause damage |
| environmental toxins, all result in free radical | | | | and injury to healthy cells and tissue. |
| damage which are especially toxic to our eyes | | | | Antioxidants are a powerful, silent weapon |
| and to the rest of our body. | | | | working to protect our cells and our bodies from |
| Free radical damage is a very real concern - and I | | | | inflammation, degenerative diseases, cancer and |
| am not just talking about your eyes. Free radicals | | | | macular degeneration. |
| cause cell damage - at the DNA level - which can | | | | Antioxidant Research |
| result in inflammation, aging, cancer and | | | | There is no shortage of studies on macular |
| autoimmune disorders. How do they cause this | | | | degeneration and antioxidants and their role in |
| damage? Free radicals are the result of normal | | | | macular degeneration prevention and treatment. |
| chemical reactions in the body called oxidation | | | | In fact, currently you will find over 10 studies at |
| which then leaves the body with thousands of | | | | the National Institute of Health website regarding |
| unbalanced electrons. | | | | antioxidants and macular degeneration. Several |
| These unstable electrons cause damage to our | | | | studies have been completed with promising |
| cells and especially the macula where there is a lot | | | | results using antioxidants for the prevention and |
| of oxidation. | | | | treatment of AMD. |