“Four years ago my doctor said I would need cataract surgery soon. Instead I found 6 supplements I was NOT already taking. Since taking them, my eyes are 75% better with regard to cataract symptoms.”
What are the 6 supplements (including the brand names) that you added, and what dose of each one?
Thanks for posting and for taking the time to answer.
First let me describe how I know my cataracts are diminished. Four years ago if I looked at a street lamp, rays of light would shoot out in all directions far enough to touch the ground. Around traffic lights there would be a colored cloud looking like a swarm of gnats spreading out about 10 feet from the red and green lights. Auto headlights rayed out 10 feet making night driving difficult, so my partner mostly drove. Daylight driving was affected by the sun’s glare.
These symptoms gradually improved so that now street light rays are less than 10 feet, traffic light “gnats” are less than 2 feet as is auto light glare. I have excellent night vision. and during growing season drive over 170 miles alone to care for and enjoy my beach property. I do prefer to drive later at night when there are fewer oncoming car lights.
In addition to the 6 supplements I added to my regular morning and evening handfuls, as I learned about Covid I have also intermittently use Quercetin bought at Walmart. These capsules contain 500 mg Quercetin as an ionophore for the 50 mg of zinc which is a virus fighter. I use this as a prophylactic when I expect to be exposed to people with Covid virus when shopping, traveling, or going to a movie or restaurant. I sometimes use a mask as well. The 6 selected supplements I take morning and evening for cataracts include Astaxanthin, Zeaxanthin, Lutien, Blueberry, Eyebright, and Bilberry. I used to get Astaxanthin 4 mg at Walmart, but haven’t found it there recently, I did discover it might be helpful for cancer as well. Mostly I use Puritan’s Pride, but Samson’s, Life Extension and others as well carry some or most of these supplements. I recently added saffron. All doses taken morning and evening
Astaxanthin (PP), 10 mg
Zeaxanthin (PP) 4 mg, or (Swanson) with Astaxantin, 4 mg each
Lutein (PP) 20 mg
Blueberry/Eyebright (PP) 1000 mg/500 mg, with Marigold/Grape Seed, 200 mg/100 mg
Bilberry Fruit Extract (PP) 250 mg/1000 mg as fruit or extract
Bilberry Eyebright Vision Complex (Swanson) 350 mg/43.75 mg, with Quercetin/Rutin, 105 mg/70 mg
As I said, I mostly use Puritan’s Pride as their phone service is available to midnight, and I am a night person. Their prices are reasonable and they have most of what I want. I am not comfortable buying on line. Sometimes they are out and I use another source if I don’t want to wait for back order service. Sometimes I buy at Yes natural foods store when I am out of something and want it quick. As you can see getting all this together can be a bit of work, but I am happy with the results. You should CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR especially if you are being treated for some serious condition. Unfortunately, doctors often don’t know much about nutrition or complementary medicine. Fortunately, over 50 years ago when I first started using supplements regularly and for new health problems my doctor said, “I don’t know much about supplements, but you seem to be healthy, and I am seeing you regularly, so I don’t see a problem now.”
I recently went with a friend to her consult with an Oncologist as she wanted to try adding supplements to treat her rare cancer along with chemo. I mentioned the good things I had read about Astaxanthin’s capacity to make cancer cells die younger (apoptosis) and normal cells live longer. The Oncologist was completely disinterested. She decided to take the supplements I suggested after doing a lot of on-line research about them herself. There had been shrinkage of her rare cancer, but one hot day she passed out in a doctor’s office and went straight to the hospital. They never allowed her to take her supplements and she died after several months. My brother had been improving from his metastatic liver cancer with the supplements I recommended and the chemo his doctor advised. They were even considering minor surgery to remove some of the cancer tissue. Then he told me with enthusiasm he had just taken his 4th Covid shot. My heart sank, I had just read a very disturbing small study on Covid shots and their effect on the IgG portion of our immune system. I did not want to discourage my brother, but 2 weeks later when I called him he was on a much more unpleasant chemo, an extremely expensive drug, and on a rapid glide toward death. On the other hand a good friend with prostate cancer who was taking my recommended supplements, and 6 weeks of radiation plus anti-testosterone has completely recovered with a PSA of 0.01.
Personally I have never had much trouble with supplements except once when I failed to take the appropriate amount of magnesium with the extra calcium I had added. I researched the symptoms of sudden depression, found the proper 2 to 1 ratio of CA to MG, and quickly recovered my happy temperament. At age 87 my only meds are levothyroxine for low thyroid, and eye drops for injury in one eye. People with a more complicated health status should be much more careful than I am. One should learn how the body works and how to do on-line research on anything new you add to your body, even medicines or unusual foods.
Additional thoughts: RFK Jr. should order a much larger trial of Covid shots and their effect on the IgG immune system looking at number of shots and time between vaccines. Other immune system components should also be studied. Maintaining a BMI of 25 or lower is important for health as I discovered after my BMI rose to 27.5 from nervous nibbling as a result of worrying about my friends and family with cancer. A 3 1/2 month bout of bronchitis with violent coughing resulted in damage to my optic nerve. So, be wise and be well.