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What You Must Know About Food and Supplements for Optimal Vision Care: Ocular Nutrition Handbook
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Product Description As children, we were told to eat our carrots if we wanted good eyesight. Carrots contain beta-carotene, which the body can convert into vitamin A―a necessary nutrient for optimal vision. For most of us, that’s were our knowledge of vitamins and eye health stops. Over the last twenty years, many studies have demonstrated that certain foods and natural supplements can play a major role in the treatment of eye problems. From the best-selling author of Smart Medicine for Your Eyes comes a new, concise guide to these powerful substances.What You Must Know About Food and Supplements for Optimal Vision Care is divided into three parts. Part One is an overview of nutritional principles. This section explores the function of nutrients that benefit not only the visual system but also the entire body. Part Two provides a list of common eye disorders and includes a brief discussion of each condition, supplying handy charts that detail the nutritional, herbal, and homeopathic treatments that may be used to alleviate each disorder. Part Three offers further guidance by presenting dietary approaches to eye health and providing important information on the interaction of various foods and medications.There is so much you can do to support eye health through good food and wisely chosen supplements. In this helpful and easy-to-use resource, Dr. Anshel provides you with a wealth of information on the most effective natural products and foods available to promote optimal vision. About the Author Jeffrey Anshel, OD received his Bachelor of Science in Visual Science and his Doctorate of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry. While in the US Navy, he established the Navy’s first vision therapy center located in San Diego, California. Upon his return to civilian life, Dr. Anshel went into private practice, offering his patients alternative therapies as part of their vision care. Today, in addition to his practice, Dr. Anshel is president of Corporate Vision Consulting and is the founder and president of the Ocular Nutrition Society. He is also the best-selling author of Smart Medicine for Your Eyes. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Eyecare professionals are committed to giving each patient a lifetimeof seeing clearly and comfortably with healthy eyes. They draw upon their educations and years of experience to assist in the remediation of eye health and the treatment of vision disorders. I have had the fortune of exploring several modalities of healthcare, ranging from Eastern philosophies to ancient European concepts. What I have learned is that there may be more than one truth when it comes to healing the body. There has been a recent increase in teachings commonly known as functional or integrative medicine. Integrative medicine, as defined by US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), combines conventional medical treatments and alternative treatments for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness. It is a concept that is now getting the attention of many academic health centers. It is important to note that integrative medicine is not synonymous with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It has a far larger meaning and mission, in that it calls for a return to health and healing as the focus of medicine and emphasizes the centrality of the patient-physician relationship.In addition to providing the best conventional care, integrative medicine focuses on preventative maintenance of health by paying attention to all relative components of lifestyle, including diet, exercise, stress management, and emotional well-being. It insists on patients being active participants in healthcare, as well as on physicians viewing patients as whole persons―minds, community members, and spiritual beings―not just as physical bodies. It is a philosophy that neither rejects conventional medicine nor accepts alternativ
