Guest guest Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Bilberry & Eyesby Chet DayMy wife's been a diabetic for more than 30 years and about ten years ago she developed diabetic retinopathy, a common problem in long-term diabetics. She had laser surgery to seal the leaking blood vessels.Not wanting to go through that sort of thing again, she started researching natural solutions to eye problems. She liked what she read about bilberrymore than anything else, so she started taking bilberry capsules every day, eating a plant-baseddiet, and regular juicing. She cut out all refined foods from her diet.At her next check-up, the doctor said, "This isunusual. The retinopathy is no longer progressing.Then, at the next six-month check-up, the doctorsaid, "I've never seen this. Your retinopathy is reversing."After two years, the retinopathy was totally gone,and all she had was scar tissue from the lasersurgery.I checked out bilberry at onhealth.com and learned: "Possible mechanisms of action for its effects on ophthalmic conditions include its ability to protect against the breakdown of rhodopsin (retinal purple), a light sensitive pigment located in the rods of the retina, and its ability to regenerate rhodopsin. It may also provide vasoprotection by decreasing capillary fragility and permeability (Bone and Morgan, 1997; Regtop, 1998)." And, of course, the most important thing for eyes and diabetics is to keep the blood sugar well-regulated. Blessings! Jodi Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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