A Feast For The Eyes

There is strong evidence now that certain natural chemicals in plants can help protect your eyes.

These natural plant chemicals, found in non-nutrients in certain foods, aren't vitamins and minerals; they're hidden compounds in the color, flavor, and textures of food. It appears these compounds do everything from filter out light that damages your eyes to keeping your sight strong.

These five foods contain especially high amounts of these compounds.

 
1. Bell peppers Zeaxanthin Filters out wavelengths of light that can damage the retina of the eye
2. Pumpkin seeds Zinc Helps save your sight
3. Avocadoes Glutathione Helps keep the lens flexible

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Blueberries They have more eye disease-fighting nutrients than any other fruit
5. Kale Lutein Has four times the recommended daily amount; may reduce the odds of macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness that comes with age