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The leading cause of blindness is age-related macular degeneration. The glare from computer screens, sunlight, and intense headlight beams all take their toll on even the healthiest eyes, and can contribute to macular degeneration. Carotenoids, found in brightly-colored fruits and veggies, can help combat vision problems.
In a recent study investigating the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, scientists found that supplementing with these carotenoids over a 6-month span significantly increases macular pigment optical density in healthy adults with normal eyesight.
The Women’s Health Study finds that when you add in vitamin E to these carotenoids, it decreases the chance of developing cataracts. In addition to eating plenty of fruits & veggies (including a variety of leafy greens), our Carotenoid supplement provides maximum potency of 6 of the most beneficial carotenoids, and like all our supplements, do not contain synthetic material. You’d have to eat 285 servings of pink grapefruit to get the same lutein & zeaxanthin content in one serving of our supplement!
Additionally recommended supplements are the Vitamin E complex or Vitamin E tablet, both with 400 IU of E.
After a seemingly long summer hiatus from blogging, Health By Nature is back to bring you the latest info pertaining to the world of wellness and natural solutions. While we were away from blogging, this did NOT mean we weren’t hard at work helping others lead healthier lives! We’ve been hosting in-person wellness forums and seminars, training new distributors, and spreading the word about green living and healthy lifestyles through fairs and fests.
But the biggest and most exciting news we have to share is the introduction to a revolutionary breakthrough in the fight against cellular aging. After years of research and clinical studies, this patent-pending anti-aging tonic has been made available to impact the 4 key mechanisms of cellular aging. Just one serving delivers the amount of resveratrol in 100 glasses of wine! No other product on the market has such benefits.
Numerous studies have been conducted on the possible health benefits of resveratrol. From
them, researchers have demonstrated that:
• Adding resveratrol to the diet of yeast, fruit flies, worms, and a species of fish increased
their life spans up to 70%, 29%, 24%, & 50% respectively.
• Resveratrol made fat related deaths drop 31% in obese mice. The resveratrol fed obese mice also performed much better in movement and agility tests than obese mice not fed resveratrol.
• Mice fed resveratrol had 100% more endurance than mice not fed resveratrol (i.e. they were able to run twice as far on a treadmill).
• Resveratrol inhibits blood platelet aggregation that can lead to dangerous clots that can cause heart attacks and strokes.
• Resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant that can help prevent cell damage caused by free radicals (free radicals are unstable atoms caused in part by pollution, sunlight, and our bodies natural burning of fat that can lead to cancer, aging, and brain degeneration)
• Resveratrol has been proven to fight cancer in vitro at all three stages; (1) initiation, (2) promotion, & progression.*
* These statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. These products are not
intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
To learn more about our latest anti-aging treatment, view a short video here.
