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Healthy Cells Mean a Healthy Body: Mitochondria Maintenance

Keeping our cells healthy is key to staying well and helping to prevent disease. Your 30 trillion cells each contain mitochondria, the cell’s tiny “battery” and energy source. The main cause of death worldwide is non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, strokes, diabetes, cancer, chronic lung diseases, and brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. … Continue reading “Healthy Cells Mean a Healthy Body: Mitochondria Maintenance”

Nutrients That Support the Eyes and Brain: Sage & Goji Berries

Did you know that your daily habits affect your eyes and brain? As our population ages, more effort is needed to support seniors’ eyes, brains, and overall health. Research shows that a balanced diet, regular exercise, meaningful social interactions, and targeted supplements can have a significant impact. Remember, your retina and optic nerves are essentially … Continue reading “Nutrients That Support the Eyes and Brain: Sage & Goji Berries”

A Healthy Diet Promotes Healthy Aging

What we eat earlier in life has a profound effect on long-term health and aging. Many studies confirm that eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly is essential to long-term health. Multiple studies have found that proper nourishment can increase life expectancy. The biggest gains come from eating plenty of nuts and legumes, whole grains, … Continue reading “A Healthy Diet Promotes Healthy Aging”

Food Combining Tips for Better Health

Not all foods play well together. Meat and Potatoes. Surf and Turf. Chicken with Rice. Sounds yummy, right? However, proponents of food-combining diets would not combine protein with carbs, and or mix different types of proteins. Food combining advocates believe that eating certain types of food in the same meal can lead to disease, toxin … Continue reading “Food Combining Tips for Better Health”

The Body-Mind-Organ Connection

The human body contains approximately 36 trillion cells. Cells communicate with each other every millisecond of life to coordinate functioning and maximize health. The mind-body connection includes how you think, and how organs communicate back and forth with the brain. Keeping in balance in Western medicine is referred to as “homeostasis”. An example of homeostasis … Continue reading “The Body-Mind-Organ Connection”

Cataracts and Antioxidants

Cataracts are a condition where the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. They are common among seniors. Symptoms include: cloudy, blurry, foggy, or filmy vision difficulty seeing at night, especially when driving bright sunlight, headlights, and lights may cause a glare or halo colors may appear faded, muted, or yellowed Cataracts in seniors are often … Continue reading “Cataracts and Antioxidants”

New Homeopathic Eye Drops: Dryness, Redness, and Digital Eye Strain

Homeopathic eye drops are in high demand among people experiencing dry eye, redness, and digital eye strain. At Natural Eye Care, we are excited to announce that our website offers a new line of homeopathic eye drops from Sunnie. Several of our flagship eye drops for these issues are no longer available, but Sunnie has … Continue reading “New Homeopathic Eye Drops: Dryness, Redness, and Digital Eye Strain”

How Mitochondrial Function Affects the Eyes and the Brain

The “battery” of the cell, the mitochondria, is crucial to good health. However, when mitochondrial function is compromised, it can lead to a host of health issues, ranging from neurodegenerative disorders to cardiovascular diseases. Understanding the intricate relationship between mitochondrial health and overall well-being is essential, particularly when it comes to brain and eye health. … Continue reading “How Mitochondrial Function Affects the Eyes and the Brain”

Aged Black Garlic Supports Glaucoma and New Eye-Related Research

Aged black garlic, a culinary staple, is gaining recognition for its unique flavor and remarkable health benefits. Garlic has long been celebrated for its medicinal properties. Aged black garlic is a fermented food with even more potency and health benefits. Recent research has uncovered the benefits of aged black garlic, particularly in relation to the … Continue reading “Aged Black Garlic Supports Glaucoma and New Eye-Related Research”

Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Syndrome

Extra weight around the belly may not seem hazardous. However, a higher abdominal circumference is one of several contributing factors to Metabolic Syndrome. As a risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, Metabolic Syndrome can creep up over time. Hormones, insulin resistance, genetics, organ dysfunction, and mitochondrial dysfunction can play a role. Lifestyle, including nutrition … Continue reading “Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Syndrome”