How do nutritional supplements work as treatment of Age-Related Eye Disease?
New research suggests that nutritional supplements containing antioxidants can significantly reduce the risk of eye disease. Macular degeneration and other eye diseases are related to damage caused by free radicals, highly reactive molecules that destroy components of the body. Free radicals are found in everything from air pollution to food preservatives and some are essential for normal metabolic processes, however the body can’t handle excess free radicals and they are considered one of the main causes of the aging process itself. Researchers have known for years that antioxidants seem to retard free radical damage in the body. Are some anti-oxidants better than others in the treatment and prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration? Yes. Carotenoids, a class of natural fat-soluble pigments found principally in plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria play a critical role in the photosynthetic process and act as powerful biological antioxidants. Epidemiological studies have sho
