Eye Supplements

As with any form of holistic medicine, there are people who are for eye supplements and there are those who are actively against them.

Many people believe that the only way to treat eye diseases and protect your eyesight is through rigid medical care, but the truth is that a lot of our health comes directly from our diet.

Unfortunately, most of the diet that we eat today isn't nearly as nutritious as it was back in the day thanks to changing agricultural and storage techniques, which is why eye supplements are now an important part of proper eye care health.

The first thing to remember is that your eye doctor should be the first person you talk to before taking any kind of new vitamin or eye supplement. Some eye health supplements have not been tested or proven to be effective, though most of the more effective eye supplements are nothing more than vitamins and minerals that we've known about for years.

You shouldn't stop taking any medication in favor of eye care supplements, especially without asking your doctor first. However, there's nothing wrong with being armed with knowledge the next time you visit your doctor, so ask him about some of the following eye vision supplements to see what he has to say about them.

Multivitamins are already a great source of some of the most important supplements for eye health, so before you even think about adding any new vison supplements to your daily diet, take a look at the ingredients on your multivitamin bottle to see if they have the right ones.

• Vitamin C is one of the best supplements for eye health, and for your whole body in general. You can take up to 1,000 mg per day, but space the doses out throughout the day if at all possible.
• Vitamin E is another great vitamin that helps protect against the formation of Free Radicals. 200 mg is a good dose of vitamin E for eye care health. Beta-carotene is one of the super vitamins that your eyes need. You can find this mainly in bright yellow or orange vegetables like carrots or squash, but you might want to also consider taking a supplement for eye care to ensure you're getting enough. 5,000 IU is a good amount to take, but be careful because there are some studies that say that high doses of beta-carotene might make smokers more susceptible to developing lung cancer.
• Zinc is another highly beneficial supplement for eye health, and is used mostly in the retina which has the highest zinc concentration found anywhere in the body. Selenium is useful for promoting the development of enzymes that act as eye health antioxidants in the eye. You can find selenium in Brazil nuts, but it's usually easier to just take a supplement.
• Lutein for Vision is a fairly recent addition to the list of eye supplements, but that doesn't mean that it's not important. Lutein is believed to help prevent the formation of cataracts. Finally, you might want to look into adding some calcium, thiamin, and folic acid to your diet as well.

Remember nothing beats a healthy diet with the right balance of vitamins and minerals when it comes to preventing an eyesight problem.

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