Natural Ways to stop macular degeneration from getting worst and in many cases improve your vision.
What is Macular Degeneration?
Age related macular degeneration is a medical condition which usually affects older adults that results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the macula) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in “dry” and “wet” forms. It is a major cause of visual impairment in older adults (>50 years). Macular degeneration can make it difficult or impossible to read or recognize faces, although enough peripheral vision remains to allow other activities of daily life.
The inner layer of the eye is the retina, which contains nerves that communicate sight; behind the retina is the choroid, which contains the blood supply to the macula (the central part of the retina). In the dry (nonexudative) form, cellular debris called drusen accumulate between the retina and the choroid, and the retina can become detached. In the wet (exudative) form, which is more severe, blood vessels grow up from the choroid behind the retina, and the retina can also become detached. It can be treated with laser coagulation, and with medication that stops and sometimes reverses the growth of blood vessels.Although some macular dystrophies affecting younger individuals are sometimes referred to as macular degeneration, the term generally refers to age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD).
Age-related macular degeneration begins with characteristic yellow deposits in the macula (central area of the retina, which provides detailed central vision, called the fovea) called drusen between the retinal pigment epithelium and the underlying choroid. Most people with these early changes (referred to as age-related maculopathy) have good vision. People with drusen can go on to develop advanced AMD. The risk is considerably higher when the drusen are large and numerous and associated with disturbance in the pigmented cell layer under the macula. Recent research suggests that large and soft drusen are related to elevated cholesterol deposits and may respond to cholesterol-lowering agents.
Natural Supplements for macular degeneration
One common belief is that sunlight and UV rays could be culprits in causing the disease, which would be why people who work outdoors and those that live close to the equator are at higher risk. Antioxidants can help fight this, as can vitamin E. Some physicians suggest taking antioxidant supplements to lower people’s risk of macular degeneration.
Studies have also shown that omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil, coenzyme Q10, and acetyl-L-carnitine have been able to improve visual function. Omega-3s are actually used for a lot of different reasons when it comes to natural health; thus, besides being useful as part of a natural macular degeneration cure, it can benefit health in countless other ways, too.
The supplements and vitamins that research has suggested to be extremely helpful as part of finding a natural macular degeneration cure include copper, selenium, zinc, beto-carotene, riboflavin 26, hydrochloric acid and magnesium. Selenium is though to be an extremely important supplement for those suffering from macular degeneration and so is hydrochloric acid.
Very frequently, in fact almost always, individuals with macular degeneration have stomachs which don’t make adequate hydrochloric acid and pepsin to digest their meals properly. Many don’t make any hydrochloric acid at all! Without hydrochloric acid and pepsin, protein isn’t broken down into amino acid as well as it should be and minerals aren’t separated from the food as well as they could be, either. Technically, this problem is called “gastric hypochlorhydria”, for inadequate production of stomach acid.
Vitamin E and selenium are frequently mentioned together as they work together in our bodies. For macular degeneration, it is suggested 800 units of vitamin E and 300 micrograms of selenium daily are taken.
The amino acid taurine is found in very high concentrations in the retina of the eye. It’s available in most natural food stores in 500 milligram size. Take two capsules daily, taken together in between meals.
Here are the Supplements for Mascular Degeneration
Please check with your doctor before taking any supplements, and also read the warning labels on each product, especially if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. In addition, read the labels carefully when giving your child any natural supplement, to ensure that it is safe to give a child.
