Nutritional supplements with curcumin could curb macular degeneration, study suggests
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/10/24/macular-degeneration/4871729717068/
Excerpt:
Nutritional supplements that contain curcumin — a natural anti-inflammatory compound — may protect the eyes from the development and progression of age-related macular degeneration, a new study suggests.
The study was published Thursday in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Macular degeneration is the most frequent cause of irreversible vision loss in the developed world. It affects the macula — the center of the light-sensitive retina at the back of the eye — and can cause in blurred vision or a blind spot primarily in people older than 50.
Although no treatments exist to reverse macular degeneration, researchers say some dietary supplements can help prevent the condition from becoming worse.
“Curcumin is the biologically active ingredient of turmeric,” the golden-orange spice used to flavor foods, the study’s corresponding author, Dr. Ehsan Rahimy, an ophthalmologist and adjunct clinical assistant professor in the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif., told UPI.
“We see it promoted as a health supplement in many circles of medicine,” Rahimy said.
In addition to anti-inflammatory effects, the supplement has antioxidant properties, which help shield cells from damage, aging and eventually death, he noted.
While research suggests that genetics, age and smoking play a role in this condition, emerging evidence indicates that “chronic inflammation in the body can contribute to macular degeneration formation and progression,” Rahimy said.
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by The WarRoom/DailyClout Pfizer Documents Analysts (Author), Naomi Wolf (Editor), Amy Kelly (Editor), Stephen K Bannon (Foreword)
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Excerpt:
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Turmeric? That’s some curious as well as helpful stuff right thar regarding eye health. Waaayyy back in the days of following Covid related causes/effects/etc. Turmeric kept coming up in conversations and related it to Bladder/water works health. And I can tell you fer sure that the stuff can really help the water works. To wit:
At 81 y/o a year ago I was noticing night time wakeups to go wiz. So I thot I’d try it for kicks. Took one pill a day for a month and started noticing fewer wakeups right away. Since it was obvious it had an effect I cut back to one pill every other day and have kept it up for the past year. I’m now down to one or none wakeups. Just started my second bottle and will keep up the noted schedule. No argument from me about its health benefits.
My next eye exam is January. I’ll keep you posted if there are any changes but I think I’m doing good-to-better so far. Just renewed my driver’s license and the nice lady is going to let me drive for another 8 years. She didn’t want to know how many trucks I have with spare engines for all of them. With any luck the eyes will last as long as the trucks?