Do you know 5 best food for Eye Health ?

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Do you know 5 best food for Eye Health ?
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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.Ashwini Misal, Eye Specialist in
  Pashan.

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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

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Kale See the Light
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• 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.

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Sweet Potatoes The Color of Health
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• 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 dont 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.

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Strawberries Help You "C" Better
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• 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.

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Salmon Goodbye, Dry Eyes
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• 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.

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Green Tea Antioxidant Powerhouse
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• 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.

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About Dr. Ashwini Misal

• Dr. Ashwini Misal is a senior doctor - practicing
  and performing as Ophthalmologist, at Prakash
  Netralaya (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

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