How to keep your eyes healthy with food
We are trying to help you, the reader, maintain healthy eyes. Healthy eyes are important in everyday life. For example, you’re reading this right now. We decided to research how to maintain healthy eyes because we have many connections to this topic and it's one we truly think is important. The website designer's dad is an optometrist. An Optometrist is someone who provides primary vision care ranging from sight testing and correction to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of vision changes. We also chose this topic because, as we said earlier, we think it's important to have healthy eyes. With the world becoming more and more digital; more people are using screens that wear down the eyes. Myopia, nearsightedness, has become increasingly more common in both genders over the past 30 years. When one has myopia they are able to see objects close to them but objects further away are blurry. This correlates with the increasing technology in our lives. If we're unsure how to keep our eyes healthy then we're going to ruin them.
There are a lot of common issues people have regarding healthy eyes. Many people have problems with blurry vision and myopia, nearsightedness. This can be prevented though. Many people use supplements such as Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C supplement, and zinc supplement. There are foods you can eat, such as kale, spinach, fish, and much more. If you have on the older side, 50+, you should have more concerns about your vision. The older you get the more rapidly your vision deteriorates, which is all the more reason to eat these foods and take these supplements.
Recipes
Specific Biomolecules: Proteins in eggs, Carbs in milk, Nucleic Acid in ground black peppercorn
General Biomolecules: Proteins, Carbs, Nucleic Acids
Proteins in eggs come from the egg yolks and egg whites, in this case it’ll just be the egg yolks. Lactose is found only in milk and is one of the main carbohydrates. Black peppercorn is a fruit plucked from a flowering vine in the Piperaceae family, fruits are alive when attached to their respective tree/vine/bush.
Biomolecules: Lipids(Omega-3 fatty acid), Proteins(Meat), Nucleic Acids(Fish was alive)
The lipids come from the oil in the fish, the protein comes from the fish meat, and the fish was alive so therefore it has DNA which is a type of nucleic acids.
Basic Biomolecules: Protein, Carbs, lipids
Specifics: Proteins in spinach and chicken, carbs in cheese, Lipids(Omega-3 Fat) in walnuts
Spinach is very high in protein, as well as chicken. Cheese is low in fat but the fat is still present. Walnuts are one of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids.
Biomolecules
Zeaxanthin - Found in leafy greens.
Zeaxanthin is believed to help protect eyes against damage due to ultraviolet radiation from the sun, thus, helping prolong and protect your vision. It does this by absorbing ultraviolet radiation.
Riboflavin - Found in Salmon.
Riboflavin, commonly known as Vitamin B2, can help to reduce your risk of cataracts. Cataracts are not good for you. They initially cause blurry vision but over time they can get worse. Riboflavin is needed to protect glutathione, which is an important antioxidant in the eye. Antioxidants like glutathione protect your cells against free radicals by neutralizing them. If enough glutathione deteriorates it can lead to cataracts.
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