Eye health supplements can be very effective in dealing with progressive eye diseases. Especially, considering the food that we are consuming now-a-days, it is very much essential to take care of our eye health.
There a few eye health supplements that can help us improve our eye health and keep us from developing eye diseases. But like all drugs do, even they come with their set of pros and cons.
Pros and Cons of Eye Health Supplements: Let us consider a few health supplements useful for having healthy eyes. Also, let us discuss the pros and cons of their usage.
Beta carotene: We know that carrots are rich in beta carotene which upon consumption are converted into Vitamin A by our liver. and we know, Vitamin A is very essential for healthy eyes.
- But, instead of a carrot, you can actually take a dose of beta-carotene(IU supplement 5000) which would even act as an anti-oxidant.
- Smokers and drinkers need to be careful if using this drug. The danger of lung cancer has been associated with smokers while, drinkers can have a toxic effect when the drug is consumed with alcohol.
- Also, skin might turn into an yellowish or orange colour due to the drug. It is best to cut down on the dose in such cases.
Vitamin C: The availability of Vitamin C to the body has been constantly decreasing owing to the exported foods.
- Chewing Vitamin C tablets which would substitute around 1000 milligrams of nutrition would be helpful to the eyes.
- A higher dose of these tablets can also be recommended for patients suffering from glaucoma(between 2000-35000 mg).
- But beware, Vitamin C tablets can erode your teeth enamel. Also, people who tend to suffer from stone formation in kidneys should be very careful regarding their dosage(anything greater than 60 mg).
Vitamin E: Getting the required amount of vitamin E(400 IU) required for the eyes can prove to be very tough.
- Vitamin E tocopherols are available that can enhance the supply of Vitamin E to the eyes.
- Since Vitamin E thins blood, it is suggestible to take the advice of a doctor. Especially, if you are on drugs like Aspirin.
Selenium: Selenium provides the eyes with the required antioxidant enzymes. But, it is known to cause gastrointestinal problems.
Zinc: Our retinas are very richly filled with zinc which help in the systematic working of the anti-oxidant enzymes present in the eyes.
But anything in excess of 45 mg daily, would cause nausea and fever. Even the advent of Alzheimers has been linked to zinc.
The above pros and cons of eye health supplements should help you decide which ones to prefer and which ones to not.
