Diet, Acupressure and Other Information that May Prove Useful for Eye Problems

Soreness of the eyes can be an indication of low iron levels. If you believe this to be a problem the following dietary items can be beneficial. All leafy green vegetables, red cabbage, alfalfa sprouts, watercress, black strap molasses, eggs, coconut, fish, tomato juice, spinach, black cherries and black cherry juice, wheat grass and one that I've found to be especially beneficial for energy, which can be tied in with low iron, is parsley. I find that a tea made from garden fresh parsley, dried doesn't seem to work at all and store bought is only partially effective, makes a big difference in a lot of ways.

Corticosteroid use (prednisone, hydrocortisone) may lead to cataract formation, glaucoma and optical nerve damage. If you're on corticosteroids it would be wise to up your intake of whole foods that are high in antioxidants.

Capillaries will only allow one red blood cell to pass at a time. If the capillary is clogged, shrunken or unpliable, the oxygen and nutrient supply into the cell is restricted, or shutoff, and so is the removal of waste products. When this happens, the affects of aging increase. Capillaries nourish the eyes, brain and entire organism.

Research has proven that sugar restricts or stops the flow of blood and the red blood cells it contains, including into the capillaries that feed the cells of the eye. Refined sugars have been proven to accelerate the aging process. If we take these known facts that we've learned in regard to the eyes and apply them to the brain, we see that Alzheimer's disease may not be caused by mysterious circumstances or be a product of genetics. If genetics were the cause, Alzheimer's wouldn't have be a disease that was unknown until the 20th century.