Drinking Coffee Can Protect Your Eyes
If you love your java like we do here at Rebuild Your Vision HQ in Seattle (home of Starbucks, after all), you’ll be happy to know that a recent study in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry found that java drinkers (1 to 2 cups per day) were less likely to develop primary late onset blepharospasm. This condition is marked by involuntary eye spasms that cause people to blink uncontrollably, effectively leaving them functionally “blind.”
=>>> Click Here to Improve Eye VisonThe Italian study asked patients in five hospitals how much coffee they drank in a day(and also how many cigarettes they smoked; previous studies had suggested a protective link between smoking and blepharospasm).
The study’s findings “raise doubt about the association of smoking and blepharospasm, but strongly suggest coffee as a protective factor.” So enjoy that espresso with eyes wide open!
Fish: Not Just Brain Food Anymore
If you’ve been reading your Rebuild Your Vision newsletters, you know that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is no joke. This common condition occurs, according toMedical News Today, “when the macula, the area at the back of the retina that produces the sharpest vision, deteriorates over time.” AMD is the most common cause of blindness for folks over 40, affecting more than 7 million.
Recent research has shown that another powerful vision protector is as close as your local supermarket. According to two reports in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, people who have high dietary intake of foods with omega-3 fatty acids and who also consume high quantities of fish have a “reduced risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration.”
What does that mean for your menu? The Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group found that “eating more than two medium (4-ounce) servings of fish per week or more than one medium serving of broiled or baked fish was associated with the lowest risk for advanced AMD.” Omega-3 fatty acids are available as supplements and also are found in oily fish such as wild salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies, and sardines.
