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of your overall vision. Taurine:Supports healthy nerve cells, supports your optic nerves and helps deliver other nutrients like vitamins A, D and E. N-Acetyl Cysteine: Shields against free radical attacks, helps remove toxic debris and supports healthy liver function. (Your liver stores many of your eyes’ nutrients and needs to be strong for good eyesight to be possible.) Alpha Lipoic Acid: Protects the DNA in the cells of your eyes, protects your optic nerves, and helps boost oxygen delivery in the tiny capillaries responsible for blood flow. Goldenseal: Cools down soreness and inflammation, fights eye fatigue and gets rid of red, bloodshot eyes. Vitamin E: Popular as a vitamin but little-known as an eyesight saver, vitamin E protects the cell membranes in your eyes and supports clear lenses. Rutin: The “secret weapon” bioflavinoid that boosts the effect of vitamin C and prevents it from breaking down too soon. Zinc: Nourishes your both your retina and macula. Selenium: This remarkable antioxidant zaps free radicals and protects every part of your eyes, especially your lenses. Vitamin C: Keeps the lenses of your eyes clear and prevents the buildup by up to 77%. Also supports the walls of your blood vessels and helps maintain optimum oxygen delivery. Taurine: Feeds a very important group of cells in your eyes called retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). RGCs are neurons, the kind of cells you have in your brain. They’re in your eyes, too!” You can easily research this further by yourself online, and, while this is not to be considered a recommendation, I understand that, Dr. Blyweiss M.D., actually has a Designer Nutritional Health Formula for Eye Health called, Eagle Eye. Here’s to a life time of Happy Beading! References Supporting Dr. Blyweiss’ Information above: 1. B R Hammond Jr, B R Wooten and D M Snodderly. Preservation of visual sensitivity of older subjects: association with macular pigment density. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. February 1998 vol. 39 no. 2 397-406 2. Krinsky NI, Landrum JT, Bone RA. Biologic mechanisms of the protective role of lutein and zeaxanthin in the eye. Annu Rev Nutr. 2003;23:171-201. 3. Sommerburg O, Keunen JE, Bird AC, van Kuijk FJ. Fruits and vegetables that are sources for lutein and zeaxanthin: the macular pigment in human eyes. Br J Ophthalmol. 1998 Aug;82(8):907-10. 4. Sangiovanni JP, Agrón E, Meleth AD, Reed GF, Sperduto RD, Clemons TE, Chew EY; Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. {omega}-3 Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and 12-y incidence of neovascular age-related macular degeneration and central geographic atrophy: AREDS report 30, a prospective cohort study from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Dec;90(6):1601-7. 5. Johnson EJ, Chung HY, Caldarella SM, Snodderly DM. The influence of supplemental lutein and docosahexaenoic acid on serum, lipoproteins, and macular pigmentation. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 May;87(5):1521-9. 6. Goto E, Yagi Y, Matsumoto Y, Tsubota K. Impaired functional visual acuity of dry eye patients. Am J Ophthalmol. 2002 Feb;133(2):181-6. 7. Miljanović B, Trivedi KA, Dana MR, Gil- bard JP, Buring JE, Schaumberg DA. Source. Relation between dietary n-3 and n-6 fatty acids and clinically diagnosed dry eye syndrome in women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Oct;82(4):887-93. 8. Jacques PF, Taylor A, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Mahnken B, Lee Y, Vaid K, Lahav M. Long-term vitamin C supplement use and prevalence of early agerelated lens opacities. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Oct;66(4):911-6. 9. Chung HS, Harris A, Kristinsson JK, Ciulla TA, Kagemann C, Ritch R. Ginkgo biloba extract increases ocular blood flow velocity. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 1999 Jun;15(3):233-40. 10. Lee J, Lee HK, Kim CY, Hong YJ, Choe CM, You TW, Seong GJ. Purified high-dose anthocyanoside oligomer administration improves nocturnal vision and clinical symptoms in myopia subjects. Br J Nutr. 2005 Jun;93(6):895-9.            RitzyToo.com | RitzyToo! | August-September | 47