Comments on: Age Related Macular Degeneration http://www.naturalwayhealth.co.uk/weblog/2009/12/age-related-macular-degeneration/ www.naturalwayhealth.co.uk Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:07:52 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: michael http://www.naturalwayhealth.co.uk/weblog/2009/12/age-related-macular-degeneration/comment-page-1/#comment-211 michael Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:29:49 +0000 http://www.naturalwayhealth.co.uk/weblog/?p=615#comment-211 "Miracle of marigolds that helped a blind man to see" a retired optician suffering from an untreatable eye condition claims that a food supplement made from marigolds saved his sight. Harry Marsland, 73, was already blind in his right eye when he developed incurable age-related macular degeneration in his left eye in 2001. He spent years taking vitamins in an attempt to stave off total blindness without success. But within months of switching to a supplement containing the ingredient from the garden flowers, Mr Marsland's eyesight returned and now, instead of relying on his wife to guide him about, he is driving his car again. Yesterday, the pensioner from Oundle, Northhamptonshire, said his experience gave hope to other AMD sufferers. Mr Kevin Davey, consultant ophthalmologist at the Yorkshire Eye Hospital, greeted the news with caution. "This is a very promising response to this product. The problem is you can never guarantee how different individuals will respond to any medication. This is only part of an article which was printed in "The Daily Express" Friday 11th December 2009 “Miracle of marigolds that helped a blind man to see” a retired optician suffering from an untreatable eye condition claims that a food supplement made from marigolds saved his sight. Harry Marsland, 73, was already blind in his right eye when he developed incurable age-related macular degeneration in his left eye in 2001.
He spent years taking vitamins in an attempt to stave off total blindness without success.
But within months of switching to a supplement containing the ingredient from the garden flowers, Mr Marsland’s eyesight returned and now, instead of relying on his wife to guide him about, he is driving his car again. Yesterday, the pensioner from Oundle, Northhamptonshire, said his experience gave hope to other AMD sufferers.
Mr Kevin Davey, consultant ophthalmologist at the Yorkshire Eye Hospital, greeted the news with caution. “This is a very promising response to this product. The problem is you can never guarantee how different individuals will respond to any medication.

This is only part of an article which was printed in “The Daily Express” Friday 11th December 2009

]]> By: Julie Powell http://www.naturalwayhealth.co.uk/weblog/2009/12/age-related-macular-degeneration/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Julie Powell Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:54:18 +0000 http://www.naturalwayhealth.co.uk/weblog/?p=615#comment-210 People with AMD have low levels of these two antioxidant carotenoids which protect the eye. Worryingly, we are getting far less of them in our diet than we used to. In a trial co-ordinated by Queen’s University Belfast volunteers with AMD who took a supplement containing lutein, zeaxanthin and other antioxidants had sharper vision than those who took a placebo. Previous trials have shown that vitamins A, C and E with zinc and copper can also slow down AMD. There is a great article in the daily express today http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/122547/Eat-well-to-save-y-our-sight People with AMD have low levels of these two antioxidant carotenoids which protect the eye. Worryingly, we are getting far less of them in our diet than we used to. In a trial co-ordinated by Queen’s University Belfast volunteers with AMD who took a supplement containing lutein, zeaxanthin and other antioxidants had sharper vision than those who took a placebo. Previous trials have shown that vitamins A, C and E with zinc and copper can also slow down AMD.
There is a great article in the daily express today
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/122547/Eat-well-to-save-y-our-sight

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