VisiStem

One cause of vision loss as we age might be a surprising one – inflammation! 🤯

Inflammation is our bodies natural defense response that helps protect us from bacteria and pathogens. But sometimes, things go wrong and inflammation occurs in places we don’t need it, causing problems in other parts of our bodies, like our eyes.

There are some things you can do to protect yourself from inflammation however, or at least help reduce its effects on you:

🔥 Eat better. Eat more antioxidant foods like brightly colored fruit and veg to help naturally counteract inflammation. Avoid inflammatory foods made with things like trans fats, processed meat and added sugar.

🔥 Put down the smokes. Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you, but it’s also one of the worst thing you can do for your eye health! It increases inflammation levels, damages healthy cells and actively contributes to vision loss.

🔥 Exercise more. Alongside a healthy diet, regular exercise, especially as we age, is a great tool to help us normalise inflammation levels, manage blood sugar levels and a whole host of other health benefits!

As we grow older it’s natural that we start to have some problems with our vision… 😩

But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing we can do to slow those problems down!

There’s plenty of simple, easy to follow dietary changes we can make to help keep our eyes healthy and in good shape:

🍉 Get your 5-a-Day. Eat lots of veg, fruit, nuts and seeds to keep your body fully stocked with nutrients and antioxidants.

☕ Watch what you drink. Herbal teas and water can really help, but things like caffeine and alcohol only make things worse.

🍟 Reduce sugars and refined carbs, especially highly processed ones like chips, cookies and french fries.

On top of this some people have also had some success with different natural supplements.