Alpha Lipoic Acid
- Foods: Spinach, broccoli, yeast (especially Brewer’s yeast), and beef and some organ meats.
- Daily Need: 300 mg per day or 150 mg per day of Alpha-R Lipoic Acid, or more as prescribed by your health care professional.
- Related Conditions: Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration , Diabetic Retinopathy , Cataracts
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Coenzyme Q10
CoQ10 is a vitamin-like compound that functions like an antioxidant. It exists primarily in cell mitochondria that produce energy. It helps cells metabolize consumed food, enhances blood circulation and improves heart functioning.
- Foods: Animal muscle tissues and in vegetables, spinach and broccoli especially, but it is destroyed in the cooking process.
- Daily Need: 30mg-200mg/daily, or as prescribed by your medical care provider. Alpha Lipoic Acid and l-carnitine are co-factors in helping the body utilize CoQ10.
- Related Conditions: Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration , Diabetic Retinopathy , Cataracts. Also,Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and migraines
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Coenzyme Q10
With mixed tocotrienols
Garlic
This onion cousin has (in vitro) anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral qualities. Research has found that it is helpful for many conditions in addition to vision. It thins the blood and reduces blood clots in the tiny capillaries of the retina and elsewhere in the body, helps lowers cholesterol and is a natural antibiotic. It contains methionine, cysteine, and glutathione.
- Foods: Fresh garlic cloves
- Daily Need: 1000mg of garlic powder, 20mg of garlic oil, 3 cloves/day. Research demonstrates that enteric coated garlic tablets are more effective than garlic oil or aged garlic extracts.
- Related Conditions: Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration , Diabetic Retinopathy , Cataracts. Also, Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, High Cholesterol.
Footnotes:
1. (a) ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00765310 Lipoic Acid and Prevention of Heart Disease;
(b) ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00764270 The Role of R-Alpha Lipoic Acid in the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease.