Do you know 5 best food for Eye Health ?

1. Do you know 5 best food for Eye Health ?

2. Introduction • Just think do your eyes get all the important nutrients they need to prevent different eye disorders like macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts and etc? • Please Read on this article to know about 5 best foods that helps to keep your eyes healthy written by Dr.AshwiniMisal, Eye Specialist in Pashan.

3. 5 Best Foods : • Kale: See the Light • Sweet Potatoes: The Color of Health • Strawberries: Help You "C" Better • Salmon: Goodbye, Dry Eyes • Green Tea: Antioxidant Powerhouse

4. Kale: See the Light

5. This is green leafy and it is the rich source of zeaxanthin and lutein which contains beta carotene and vitamin A and they helped to protect eye tissues from sun damage and leads to reduce risk of macular degeneration and cataracts. • Turip greens, spinach and collard greens, peas, broccoli, kiwi, red grapes, corn, oranges. Yellow squash, honeydrew melon and mangoes are other good sources of these nutrients. • To absorb zeaxanthin and lutein, our body needs fat so be sure to have them with little of healthy fat like a few slices of avocado or a drizzle of olive oil. • As well as Kale is not a single note food, it also contains beta carotene and vitamin C and other eye nutrients.

6. Sweet Potatoes: The Color of Health

7. Sweet potatoes are good source of beta carotene, which may causes to slow down growth of macular degeneration. Beta carotene gets converted into vitamin A by our body which helps to avoid eye problems like night blindness and dry eyes. Vitamin A and beta carotene helps to prevent other eye infections. • If you don’t like sweet potatoes then eat other deep orange foods such as butternut squash and carrots with some dark green leafy vegetables like collard greens and spinach. Eggs, milk and liver are another rich source of vitamin A. • And, vitamin A and beta carotene are getting absorbed best when they are eating with healthy fat such as olive oil.

8. Strawberries: Help You "C" Better

9. Juicy, fresh testy strawberries are good for your eyes and that contain enough vitamin C which is an antioxidant and that helps to reduce risk of cataract. • Also, make sure to eat other sources of Vitamin C like citrus (orange and grapefruit), broccoli, peppers, and cantaloupe.

10. Salmon: Goodbye, Dry Eyes

11. Do you have problem of dry eyes? If yes then try to have enough omega -3 fatty acids which will help to reduce problem of dry eyes. • Try to include some healthy fat like salmon fish or other fish (two to three times per week), and walnuts rich source of vitamin E in your every day diet. Salmon is rich source of vitamin E and it takes action against macular degeneration. • Milk ,orange juice, sardines, and mackerel are also the great source of vitamin D.

12. Green Tea: Antioxidant Powerhouse

13. To reduce the risk of developing cataracts and macular degeneration you can have a cup of green tea which is delicious and relaxing. • Green tea posses healthy contents called catechins, which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. • Chocolate, apples, berries and red wind are other sources of catechins. Black tea also has catechins but its proportion is lower than green tea.

14. About Dr. AshwiniMisal • Dr. AshwiniMisal is a senior doctor - practicing and performing as Ophthalmologist, at PrakashNetralaya (Eye clinic in Bavdhan), since 2007 (last 11 years). She completed her M.B.B.S & D.O.M.S from University of Pune. She has performed more than 2000 eye surgeries. • She has experience of IOL Fellowship in : • Arvind Eye Hospital Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. • Eye-Bank Observership at L.V. • Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. • For more details please visit : http://prakashnetralaya.in