| p>If you want to reduce your risk of macular | | | | addition to zeaxanthin tablets, you should buy |
| degeneration, you want more than zeaxanthin | | | | some lycopene. |
| tablets, alone can provide, according to recent | | | | Lutein is the carotenoid found in the periphery of |
| studies. Researchers have found that there is a | | | | the retina; the light gathering mechanism within |
| reduced risk of the condition among people that | | | | the eye. The macula is a small portion of the |
| have high circulating blood levels of other | | | | retina. It is the deterioration of the macula that |
| carotenoids, too. | | | | leads to lost central vision in macular degeneration. |
| The carotenoids are nutrients found in a broad | | | | Research indicates that increasing the density of |
| range of brightly colored fruits and vegetables. | | | | the retinal pigments may reduce the risk of |
| Any vegetable may contain very small amounts | | | | blindness in macular degeneration and improve |
| of each of these nutrients, but only certain ones | | | | visual acuity. Lutein and zeaxanthin tablets are |
| have been identified as "good" sources. | | | | relatively easy to find. The best dietary source is |
| Beta-carotene is the best known of the | | | | kale, a relative of the cabbage. |
| carotenoids. The best source is carrots. Cooking | | | | In addition to the carotenoids, there are pigments |
| carrots reduces their nutrient content and, as with | | | | known as curcuminoids. They are found |
| all vegetables, the nutrient content varies from | | | | exclusively in the spice plant turmeric. Studies are |
| one plant to the next. | | | | underway concerning the benefit of turmeric |
| What you see on a label of cooked carrots is | | | | extracts for reducing the risk of various |
| merely the average content. It is not possible for | | | | age-related diseases, including Alzheimer's, arthritis |
| food manufacturers to evaluate each bunch, | | | | and heart disease, as well as to treat several |
| because to do so requires their destruction. They | | | | different kinds of cancer. |
| must be examined on a molecular level; not | | | | So, if you want to lower your risks of all kinds of |
| something that you can do with a carrot and still | | | | age-related diseases, not just macular |
| eat it. | | | | degeneration, you need turmeric, too. My |
| Lycopene is the carotenoid responsible for the red | | | | suggestion is this. Instead of buying turmeric, |
| color of the tomato. It is one of the carotenoids | | | | beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin |
| found to be high in blood levels of people that do | | | | tablets, look for a multi-nutritional supplement that |
| not have macular degeneration. It may also | | | | contains all of them. You'll spend less and get |
| reduce a man's risk of prostate cancer. So, in | | | | more. |