Hungry Healthy Happy focuses a lot on food and exercise, but it is all about health and that includes our eyes too. Looking after your sight is really important and there is a lot you can do to help prevent your eye sight from deteriorating too much.
I have worn glasses since I was about 12 and to be honest I could have done much more to help my eyes. I didn’t wear my glasses when I should have done when I was younger and I spent way too much time at the computer or watching the TV. I still really hate wearing glasses, but I just can’t stand the thought of putting lenses in. I have thought about laser eye surgery and this is something that my husband is also looking into at the moment. He has been wearing glasses for 22 years and in his own words he is as blind as a bat.
A healthy diet is really important for all aspects of life and that includes your eye sight. Your eyes are just like every other part of your body and they need to right nutrients to make sure they are functioning as best as they can.
– Vitamins A, C and E are important because of their antioxidant properties.
– Omega-3 Fats are said to protect the arteries that supplies blood to the retina. Our bodies don’t produce these essential fatty acids themselves, so we have to make sure that we are getting them from our diet.
Want to know what kind of foods you should be eating to help your eye sights? These should be at the top of your list:
- Salmon
- Broccoli
- Nuts and seeds
- Spinach and other leafy green veg
Make sure you are drinking enough water as well as the eye is surrounded by fluid tissue and you need to stay hydrated to allow your eyes to work well.
Keeping your weight in check is also really important as there are links between obesity and type-2 diabetes which can cause damage to the retina.
You should make sure you get your eyes tested every year or two (depending on age) as the optician can pick up on many things and they can make sure that you are wearing the right glasses/lenses and not damaging your eyes further.
Credits: This has been written by Danielle Martin. You can find her at the HungryHealthyHappy website or her Facebook page. This has been reposted with permission. You can find the original post here.
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