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Creating Wellness with your Food, Lifestyle and Environment Choices
Contact Information
Joy Lasseter, Ph.D.
Nutritionist
Hypnotherapist
Professional Speaker
Author
email joylasseter@earthlink.net
web address - www.joyhealth.com
360 944-9119
"Some people live to eat...
anything in sight.
I teach people to eat to live,
a long and healthy life."
Dr. Joy
"Forget aging,
I teach youngering."
Dr. Joy
Nutrition to Improve Vision Joy Lasseter, Ph.D. Nutritionist
Are things getting a little fuzzy? Do you rub your eyes, blink or squint frequently? The carotenoids, phytonutrients and antioxidants found in vegetables and fruits contain can protect our eyes from damage and degeneration.
Lutein is a carotenoid found in green, leafy vegetables. and in our body, where it acts as an antioxidant, protecting our cells against free radical damage. Pigments in our eyes contain the highest concentrations of lutein, where it helps to filter light, protecting against harmful UV rays.
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in men and women over the age of 50 in the United States. It is caused by free radical damage. Antioxidants prevent this damage. Macular degeneration is characterized by a dark spot in the middle of your field of vision. As your eye becomes progressively damaged, the dark spot grows, and you begin to lose all central vision. Also helpful are selenium, vitamin C and vitamin E.
Zeaxanthin helps significantly reduce the risk of cataracts, a disease that affects more than half the people over age 65. It is an antioxidant found in dark green, leafy vegetables.
Another important eye nutrient is found in, bilberry, a European relative of the blueberry and cranberry, is a well-known secret to supporting eye health. Bilberry helps regenerate rhodopsin, a pigment in the eye responsible for night vision and improving circulation in the eye.
Vitamin E helps to stop the progression of cataract formation. Zinc's been shown to help prevent vision loss too. The bottom line is Mom was right! Now will you eat your fruit and vegetables?
Here's looking at you kid!
Dr. Joy
I am offering two Nutrition Workshop Series this 2007... total of 8 different topics each season! Go to the link on: Classes, Workshops and Events for a list of my workshops in Vancouver, WA
Live outside the Vancouver area and want more health information? Order my book "Absolutely Healthy, Fun Fast Foods." Go to the book link on my home page for more information.
About Dr. Joy
Discover joyful living with Dr. Joy! Joy Lasseter has earned both a Masters and a Doctorate degree in holistic nutrition. She has helped hundreds regain lost energy, restore mental focus, balance hormones, lose weight, overcome allergies, improve digestion, restore sleep and correct menopause symptoms. She shares her methods for living a healthier lifestyle through her nutrition books and articles, health seminars and custom designed nutritional programs for individuals.
Companies have scheduled her health seminars for their conferences, employee health fairs and convention spouse programs with great success. Her enthusiastic, simple approach to complicated health concepts gets the message across, with humor and ease.
Order Dr. Joy's wheat free, dairy free, health guide and recipe book, Absolutely Healthy, Fun Fast Foods is available by mail order from her web site. Dr. Joy can be reached at 360 944-9119 in Washington or cell phone 925 708-0498 in California. E-mail: joylasseter@earthlink.net or visit her web site at www.joyhealth.com