Here’s a summer bonus! Vege-burgers with a twist. Easy to make, just put it all in your food processor. Ingredients: 1 1/2 c cooked chickpeas (garbanzos) – that’s a 15oz can 1/3 c red onion, coarsely chopped 1 large garlic clove or 3 small, chopped 1 t cumin, coarsely ground 3/4 t salt 1 t … Continue reading “Summer Chickpea-Cilantro-Sesame Burgers”
About Micronutrients Vitamins, minerals, and other special nutrients are known as micronutrients because we only need tiny amounts of each one. However, micronutrients are essential for well-being, healthy development, and disease prevention. The human body needs nearly 30 micronutrients, but it can only produce one: vitamin D. The other micronutrients come only from food. A … Continue reading “What are Micronutrients?”
The standard Western diet, with many processed foods, white grains, fats, sugars, preservatives, and flavorings lacks essential nutrients to support the retina. These non-beneficial components aggravate inflammation in the body – an underlying, and sometimes a direct cause of illness, premature aging, and cellular degeneration. Essential nutrients include a wide range of amino acids, minerals, … Continue reading “All About Omega-3 Fatty Acids”
Understanding your personality is one key to understanding your vision strengths and weaknesses. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) divides humanity into five types, based on the five elements: Wood: The Controller Fire: The Performer Earth: The Peacemaker Metal: The Critic Water: The Thinker When personality types are in balance, they function well, but when out of … Continue reading “Vision Health Linked to Personality”
The body produces the hormone melatonin in several places, mostly in the pineal gland and the eyes. It is also produced in the gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, skin, and white blood cells known as lymphocytes. Melatonin coordinates circadian rhythms and helps induce sleep. Research suggests the decline in melatonin levels that occurs during aging contributes … Continue reading “Melatonin Research Update”
High Blood Pressure and Vision Health Hypertension increases sharply with advancing age; hence older persons are those most affected by its negative consequences. High blood pressure can damage blood vessels in the retina. The retina is the layer of tissue at the back part of the eye. It changes light and images that enter the … Continue reading “Hypertension and the Eyes”
Why are mitochondria essential to your health and well-being? Mitochondria are the energy batteries of our cells. They are tiny organelles within most cells of the body that provide respiration and energy. Low metabolism develops in the brain as we age and is noticeable in brain regions where mitochondrial structure has changed. 1 The mitochondria … Continue reading “Mitochondria: Essential Powerhouse for Brain & Vision”
Poor night vision or night blindness can be a life-limiting symptom. Night blindness can be caused by either an inherited or acquired reason. Poor night vision disorders (night blindness, impaired dark adaptation, etc.) include the experience of reduced vision in dimly lit environments, including at night. They include partial or complete impairment in ability of … Continue reading “Poor Night Vision: What Can You Do?”
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating fatal neurological condition that we’ve all heard or read about or have first-hand experience through our family connection. It is characterized by memory loss and abnormal behavior. Amyloid beta plaque This article discusses the role of amyloid beta plaque and the possibility of preventing or slowing its development. Formation … Continue reading “Breaking Down Amyloid-Beta Plaque”
This is the first of a series of articles discussing how to maintain healthy brain function based on my newest book Natural Brain Support: Preventing and Treating Alzheimer’s and Dementia Naturally. There is a strong connection between eye and brain health, and in fact the optic nerve is brain tissue and the retina was created … Continue reading “The Eye-Brain-Alzheimer’s-Dementia Connection”