| With everyone selling lutein in some form or the | | | | by reactive chemicals in the tissue. |
| other, many are becoming skeptical when it | | | | Lutein is highly concentrated in the macula, which |
| comes to believing the promises made to sell | | | | is the central part of the retina, lutein acts like a |
| products. | | | | neutralizing agent and prevents harmful light rays |
| Everyone with bad eyesight are asking, "Will lutein | | | | from damaging the tissue. A deficiency of lutein |
| improve my vision?" | | | | can lead to a lot of damage to the eye tissue and |
| The fact of the matter is that if your vision is | | | | so people need to take lutein supplements from |
| impaired due to a lutein deficiency then lutein will | | | | time to time especially when they pas the age of |
| definitely improve your vision. | | | | 50. |
| Let us take a look at the conditions in which lutein | | | | There are over 600 carotenoids present in nature |
| will definitely help. | | | | and lutein is one of them. In fact, lutein is the only |
| Lutein prevents damage to eye tissue by | | | | carotenoid chosen by nature to be present in the |
| reducing the effect of free radicals on the tissues | | | | macula of the eye. |
| in the eye. Free radicals are highly reactive atoms | | | | There is a wealth of information out there about |
| that act on other healthy atoms in the tissue and | | | | lutein and the importance of this fat soluble |
| damage them. These reactive atoms need a | | | | carotenoid that is present in all the green leafy |
| supply of free electrons which lutein is able to | | | | vegetables we eat daily. |
| provide very well. | | | | But not all of us have the time (or necessarily |
| This action of the free radicals on the tissue of | | | | like) to prepare a nutritious meal to ensure we |
| the eye results in a condition called Age-related | | | | get enough lutein in our diets. Some of us also |
| Mascular Degeneration (AMD) - a primary cause | | | | might want to make sure their bodies are |
| of blindness in elderly adults. | | | | receiving enough lutein, even though we might |
| Lutein supplements are known to reverse | | | | consume it through fruits and vegetables. |
| conditions of mascular degeneration and thus | | | | For these people, nutritional supplements are a |
| improve vision greatly. | | | | good idea. And while many exist, not many |
| There are two forms of AMD-- the dry form and | | | | contain enough lutein or zeaxanthin, or both. |
| the wet form of AMD. | | | | It is important to understand the dosage, and the |
| Lutein supplements can help reverse the effects | | | | ways these important antioxidants are |
| a great deal. The dry form of AMD accounts for | | | | administered as a supplement. Do your research |
| over 80 percent of vision defects. The growth of | | | | first. Fortunately, a vast amount of information is |
| abnormal blood vessels below the retina is the | | | | available with the click of a mouse. |
| primary cause of DRY AMD. This in turn is caused | | | | |