Remedies for Eyes, Natural Herbs and Supplements

This is an 'Exchange of Information' forum where we list remedies, herbs, natural substances and even drugs that have been reported to be beneficial for eyes.

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"Words are, of course,

the most powerful drug

used by mankind."

~ Rudyard Kipling

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We'll include as much information as possible, including references when possible so that you can appropriately weigh the information and, perhaps with the help of your own eye doctor, determine what will be of benefit to you.

Obviously, we 'cannot' give medical advice and we 'cannot' be responsible for any undesirable consequences.

Our goal is to just be a forum for the exchange of information and help connect people with people.

So send in your suggestions with what you have found to be successful with your eyes and share it with others. Give as much information as you can and let us know if we may include some form of contact information.

Remember, this is YOUR page and our goal is to create a People Connection Page. As a final word, we quote the illustrious Mark Twain: "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."

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Next to life itself, Gods most precious gift to you is your sight...

"There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as if everything is."

~ Albert Einstein ~

Hey, use some HORSE sense!
Be careful what you put into your body,
your health is too important to ignore!

Thoughts on Health
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"If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny"
Thomas Jefferson

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine,
but will interest his patients in the care of the human
frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."
Thomas Edison

"Let thy food be thy medicine,
and thy medicine be thy food."
Hippocrates, the Father of Modern Medicine

"Most of the important things in the world
have been accomplished by people
who have kept on trying when
there seemed to be no hope at all."
Dale Carnegie

"The illusion of freedom (in America) will continue as
long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the
point where the illusion becomes too expensive to
maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they
will pull back the curtain, they will move the tables
and chairs out of the way and you will see
the brick wall at the back of the theater."
Frank Zappa

There's no way to health, health is a way...

FLAX - Glaucoma: Flax seems to help lower eye pressure when added to the diet however, we cannot recommend stopping the use of glaucoma medicine. Although we do believe that with mild glaucoma you may be able to, let your eye doctor monitor your pressue. If your pressure starts to come down, they will start lowering your medication. Generally speaking, flax is omega-rich, anti-inflamatory and helpful with arthritis. [Observed in several patients.]

HYALURONIC ACID - good for the retina, cornea, vitreous fluid and drainage and should be used whenever there is a retina problem. Generally good for the whole eye. Suggested Use: 200mg at least 1-2 times a week. References: [Archives of Ophthalmology 111:963-67 1993] & [Medical Hypotheses51:483-4, 1998]

MACULAR DEGENERATION - Use a TENS unit - 200 microamps @ 10 Hz. One damp lead is held in your hand and the other damp lead is held over your closed eye. This will improve the blood flow to your eye and start the healing process. Source: Dr. Merrill Allen, O.D. Department Head, Indiana University of Optometry
"...frequencies within the range of .01 - 999 Hz with varying intensities of 20 - 600 microamps has been shown to be of value to many hrealth concerns (to include macular degeneration)" - Dr. Robert J. Rowen, M.D. of Atlanta, GA References: http://www.altmedsales.com/index.php?target=pages&page_id=FSM__macular_degeneration

MAGNESIUM - Near Sightedness: Magnesium is essential to the health of all the muscles including the 6 external eye muscles. Many near-sighted people have noted the most improvment. Suggested Use: varies as per weight but virtually all people are magnesium deficient. 200-800mg. Note: if taking calcium, you want your mg of magnesium to be 'greater' than the amount of calcium by 200-800mg. Cut back if any loose stools.

MSM EYE DROPS - General Tonic/Glaucoma: Excellent as an eye refresher and can help lower eye pressure. May also lower dose of glaucoma eye medicine needed. Always let your eye doctor monitor your pressue. If your pressure starts to come down, they will start lowering your medication.

N-ACETYL CARNOSINE - When used as eye drops, we have found it to be very effective in combating cataracts. It sells under the name Brite Eyes 3.

SAFFRON - age related macular degeneration (AMD) see complete article on the "Did You Know...?" page

TAURINE - Retinal Health: Taurine is important to maintain the health of the retina. Mercury binds it up creating a shortage thus any retina problems need taurine supplementation. 500mg at least 1-2 times a week. Cut back if excessive urination occurs however, this should not occur at this low dose.

VITAMIN C - Cataract/Glaucoma: Vitamin C is essential for a healthy lens which contains the highest concentration of C in the body. Humans are the only mammals that do not make vitamin C. Suggested Use: 2000-3000mg a day (or more as instructed by a health care provider). According to Dr. V. Saxion, Glaucoma can be caused by Vitamin C deficiency and can be helped by taking at least 2000mg a day. Consider 1000mg with each meal.

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"The several States composing
the United States of America,
are not united on the principle
of unlimited submission
to their General Government."
--Thomas Jefferson