Bilberry Helped My Wife's Eyes

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Bilberry Helped My Wife's Eyes

 

by Chet Day

 

My 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 bilberry more than anything else, so she started taking bilberry capsules

every day, eating a plant-based diet, and regular juicing. She cut out all

refined foods from her diet.

 

At her next check-up, the doctor said, " This is

unusual. The retinopathy is no longer progressing. "

 

Than, at the next six-month check-up, the doctor said,

" 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 laser surgery.

 

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.