Formula Fights
Night Blindness
Have you ever been driving
down the highway at night and lost your vision because of the intensity of headlights in oncoming
traffic? The problem is that your eyes must quickly shift from intense light to intense darkness.
However, Energ-Eyes can help you to overcome this traumatic situation. European experimental
studies with bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) show that this herbal medicine’s anthocyanosides
promote dark adaptation after dazzling, thanks to increased regeneration of the visual pigment
in the eye known as rhodopsin.
But there’s more. The natural ingredients in Energ-Eyes favorably moderate
enzymes that damage the vessels leading to the eyes.
The eyes rely on a network of tiny capillaries to carry nutrients to, and wastes
from, their tissues. But with age, these capillaries become very permeable and begin to leak.
(This is similar to what happens to spider veins near the surface of your skin.) The antioxidants
and anthocyanosides in Energ-Eyes, however, help protect against capillary permeability.
In particular, some cases of diabetic retinopathy respond favorably to the
herbal extracts in the formula. For example, high-resolution photographs of capillaries before
and after treatment with bilberry show that the capillaries are clearly inflamed and leaky.
But after a regimen of bilberry, the veins’ inflammation and permeability have markedly subsided.
Fights Cloudy Lens Syndrome
One of my goals as a
preventive medicine doctor is to help my older patients delay the onset of cloudy lens syndrome
(i.e., cataracts).
Many people find that their lenses develop
opacities as they age. This is due to exposure to sunlight and other life processes that lead
to the formation of free radicals which damage the tissues of the eye.
Fortunately, study after study shows that the antioxidants in the Energ-Eyes
formula may reduce the risk of cloudy lens syndrome.
In Energ-Eyes, antioxidants such as beta-carotene, vitamin
C and vitamin E are combined with grape seed extract.
Grape seed extract’s proanthocyanidin extract demonstrates better
antioxidant activity than many other free radical scavengers. Since many eye conditions, such
as cataracts and macular degeneration, are related to free radical activity, herbal extracts
that quench such activity could be key, and Energ-Eyes is a rich source of these powerful
herbal antioxidants.
Proanthocyanidins are naturally occurring in many fruits and vegetables,
but grape seed is one of their richest sources. In one laboratory study, grape seed extract
demonstrated significant antioxidant activity and was shown to decrease chemically induced
DNA damage, lipid peroxidation, and production of oxygen free radicals. It also provided better
protection against oxidative damage than the same doses of other antioxidants, including vitamin
C, vitamin E succinate, and beta carotene. However, when grape seed extract
and bilberry are combined with beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc,
and selenium, the overall effect is
ever more protective. Each of these nutrients has shown good to excellent evidence of supporting the health of the eyes.
The Doctor’s Prescription
for Eye Health
If
you’re at risk for cataracts, macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy, don’t wait until
it is too late. Natural formulas like Energ-Eyes are often preventive and it is always best
to prevent these conditions. I’ve seen a lot of older men and women who have great vision and
one thing they all have in common is a great diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables,
use of sun-protective eye wear and daily supplementation with formulas like Energ-Eyes designed
to protect their vision.
