What You Must Know about Food and Supplements for Optimal Vision Care : Ocular Nutrition Handbook

As children, we were told to eat our carrots if we wanted good eyesight. Carrots contain beta-carotene, which the body can convert into vitamin A—a necessary nutrient for optimal vision. For most of us, that’s were our knowledge of vitamins and eye health stops. Over the last twenty years, many studies have demonstrated that certain foods and natural supplements can play a major role in the treatment of eye problems. From the best-selling author of Smart Medicine for Your Eyes comes a new, concise guide to these powerful substances.

What You Must Know About Food and Supplements for Optimal Vision Care is divided into three parts. Part One is an overview of nutritional principles. This section explores the function of nutrients that benefit not only the visual system but also the entire body. Part Two provides a list of common eye disorders and includes a brief discussion of each condition, supplying handy charts that detail the nutritional, herbal, and homeopathic treatments that may be used to alleviate each disorder. Part Three offers further guidance by presenting dietary approaches to eye health and providing important information on the interaction of various foods and medications.

There is so much you can do to support eye health through good food and wisely chosen supplements. In this helpful and easy-to-use resource, Dr. Anshel provides you with a wealth of information on the most effective natural products and foods available to promote optimal vision.

Jeffrey Anshel, OD, FAAO, received his Bachelor of Science in VisualScience and his Doctorate of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry. Afterserving as a Navy optometrist, he worked at a clinic with other healingpractitioners, where he learned about the role of nutrition in eye health. Healso developed the “20-20-20” rulefor easing computer-related eyestrain. Dr. Anshel is the founder and formerpresident of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society, and the currentpresident of Corporate Vision Counseling. He is now based in Hawaii.