| Your Mom always told you to eat your carrots, | | | | antioxidants aid the retina. |
| they were good for your eyes. Well she was | | | | Apricot - Lowers risk of cataracts and macular |
| right, but now we know there are foods that are | | | | degeneration. |
| even better. Fruits, they are packed with nutrition, | | | | Kiwi - Treating and preventing macular |
| supercharged with antioxidants, and full of | | | | degeneration |
| phytonutrients. | | | | Purple grapes - Promotes flexible arteries |
| I'm not talking about the mundane boring few well | | | | improving eye function. |
| waxed tasteless varieties we find in the local | | | | Degenerative eye diseases are the result of not |
| grocery store. But real fruits with deep full colors | | | | consuming enough antioxidants. It always comes |
| grown in soils rich in organics and far from the | | | | back to good nutrition, and not just a "good diet" |
| pollution and runoff from big cities and industries. | | | | but supernutrition that can only be received |
| The American diet is lacking in fruit and the result | | | | through supplements. Now comes a big debate. Pill |
| is an increase in preventable diseases. Fruit can | | | | or liquid? |
| put our bodies in balance so it can work as nature | | | | I lean heavily toward liquid. Liquids are most readily |
| intended. | | | | absorbed and easily digested. With liquids they are |
| Listed below are a few fruits that are essential | | | | immediately and almost completely absorbed. Pills |
| for maintaining eye health. | | | | only have about a 10 to 20% absorption rate. Of |
| Wolfberry (Goji) - Has neuroprotective properties | | | | course there are new delivery methods that |
| that fight age related macular degeneration and | | | | increase some pills absorption rates to that near a |
| glaucoma. | | | | liquid. But overall a liquid is going to deliver the best |
| Acai - Visual acuity is strengthened and the | | | | punch. |