I purchased a very nice soapstone cooking pot recently. The instructions suggest curing the pot as followings: Rinse the pot with water and allow to dry. Amply oil the soapstone pot inside and out, top and bottom, with your favorite cooking oil. All about 24 hours for the stone to absorb the oil. Fill...
Aggarwal BB, Harikumar KB: Potential therapeutic effects of curcumin, the anti-inflammatory agent, against neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; Cytokine Research Laboratory, Department of Experimental Therapeutics,...
Amagase H, Nance DM: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical study of the general effects of a standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi. J Altern Complement Med 2008;14:403-412. BACKGROUND: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is the first study reported...
In a prior article about the best foods for fit eyes , I strongly recommended blueberries, grapes and raisins. I said, "According to Dr. Abel, [blueberries, grapes and raisins] contain anthocyanins, which improve night vision. A cup full of blueberries, huckleberry jam, or a 100 mg bilberry supplement...
A friend of mine with glaucoma told me he was using an omega-3 fish oil product that contains the following ingredients: Average Values Per Two Capsule Pure Fish Oils 1g (1000mg) Providing Omega 3 0.72g (725mg) of which EPA 0.51g (515mg) of which DHA 0.07g (70mg) I replied to him that I felt his fish...
Science moves slowly and proof of any sort is hard to come by. However, we have strong evidence that lots of herbs and "super food"-type supplements can be very beneficial for patients with glaucoma. How long do you want to wait for the "official" proclamation that these supplements are beneficial? Caveat...
I have an interest in krill oil because it is high in certain carotenoids as well as supplying DHA and EPA. We know DHA and carotenoids are important for vision. However, I prefer not to take supplemental carotenoids in their common form. The following conclusion echoes my concern about taking any isolated...
Mr. Bill Sardi, who has collected and studied a great deal of research on our eyes, spoke at a NOHA program on "Nutrition and the Eyes," October 15, 1997. He pointed out that our eyes are subject to radiation from light and that in the act of seeing they use a great deal of energy. As we know, in order...