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The Gift of Sight

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust Of course, Proust, a novelist, was speaking metaphorically. But what if you could really give the gift of sight this holiday season? With the Rebuild Your Vision Program, you can. And the best part is, unlike glasses, [...]

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These Eye Care Tips Can Be Forgotten This Time Of Year

Ah, the holidays. The beautiful gold leaves from your neighbor’s tree have all fallen into your yard, you’ve got 20 relatives coming for Thanksgiving dinner – but only 15 chairs, and Daylight Saving Time is not saving your sanity as you race to finish your seasonal shopping on ever – shortening days. With so much [...]

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How Eye Vitamins Work

Vitamins are something most of us take every day, yet as with cell phones, televisions, and computers, few of us know how they work. We simply down that pill with a glass of water and hope for the best, perhaps picturing little molecules of goodness floating around in our tummies. But since a daily supplement [...]

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An A-Z Guide to the Best Nutrients for Your Eyes

We’ve compiled a list of the leading nutrients you need to help improve daily visual acuity, enhance night vision, protect against glaucoma and macular degeneration, and much more. Let’s get right to it… Alpha-Lipoic Acid 2006 was the “Year of the Antioxidant.” The latest research has discovered these substances, which prevent or impede cell oxidation (destruction) [...]

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Focusing Just Became Easier With…

Dr. Benjamin C. Lane, O.D., from the Nutritional Optometry Institute in New Jersey, says, “Americans are getting less chromium and much more of its major antagonist, vanadium (a trace element) because of recent dietary trends to large marine fish and poultry.” In numerous tissue testing and diet assessment studies that Dr. Lane has performed over [...]

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Diabetes Linked To Poor Eyesight?

We’ve all heard the stories of diabetes becoming more and more of a problem in our society. According to the most recent year data is available (2007 National Diabetes Fact Sheet), 23.6 million children and adults in the United States – 7.8% of the population – have diabetes. But did you know that diabetes can [...]

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Natural Eye Health Starts And Ends With Your Diet

Natural eye health starts and ends with your diet, it is as simple as that. Having the right amount of vitamins and minerals in your diet is paramount to maintaining healthy eyes and vision. Of course any doctor will suggest that you should eat a balanced diet anyway, to maintain good overall health. “Sure,” I [...]

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