| Macular degeneration is the leading cause
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| | age related as noted above and the
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| of blindness in
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| | older you are, the more at risk you are.
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| the age 65 and over group in both the
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| | Race also factors
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| United States and
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| | in here as it is more common in whites
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| the United Kingdom. One in six
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| | but does occur in
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| Americans between the ages of
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| | all races. It is more common in those
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| 55 and 64 will be affected which
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| | who are farsighted.Now for some risk
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| increases to one in four
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| | factors over which we all have some
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| between the ages of 64 and 74. Over the
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| | control.SmokingHigh blood
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| age of 75 one in
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| | pressureVascular diseaseHigh intake of
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| three will be affected. Each year 1.2
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| | saturated fat and cholesterolHigh blood
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| million people of the
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| | cholesterol levelExposure to
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| estimated 12 million people with macular
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| | sunlight*************SummaryTo lower your
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| degeneration will
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| | risk for macular degeneration:Stop
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| have severe loss of central vision.What
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| | smokingWork to decrease your blood
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| is macular degenerationThe macular
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| | pressure. Please see the last
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| portion of the retina is where central
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| | two newsletters on blood pressure to see
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| vision
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| | what lifestyle
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| occurs. This is the vision that allows
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| | changes you can make to help lower your
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| us basically to
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| | blood pressure.
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| see. This portion of the retina is
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| | If you would like to review these
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| mostly populated
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| | articles they are both
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| with cone cells, which are the cells
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| | posted on this site or visit Dr.
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| that allow us to
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| | Mericle's blog (the link
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| read, write and generally see things
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| | is in the resource box at the bottom of
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| when there is sufficient
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| | this article).Always wear sunglasses with
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| light. The rod cells populate the rest
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| | good UV protection when you are
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| of the retina
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| | outside and always be careful to never
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| and are what we see with in darkness.
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| | look into direct
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| The cone portion
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| | sunlight.Dietary ModificationA low
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| of the retina has one of the highest
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| | cholestrol, low fat and low or NO sugar
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| metabolic rates of any
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| | diet which is
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| group of cells in the body and like the
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| | high in green leafy vegetables and foods
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| brain, needs a
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| | that are high in
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| constant supply of nutrients to maintain
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| | vitamins E and C and Lutien, which is an
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| good vision.
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| | antioxidant found
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| Anything that compromises blood flow to
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| | in high quantities in spinach, kale and
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| these cells can
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| | other dark green
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| cause loss of function of these cells ie
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| | leafy vegetables, is recommended.The
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| macular degeneration.SymptomsBecause the
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| | leading causes of vascular diseases here
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| brain is very good at filling in the
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| | in America
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| visual
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| | are sugar ingestion (adult onset
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| picture, the early loss of function of
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| | diabetes) and animal
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| the macular cone cells
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| | protein ingestion (coronary artery
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| may go unnoticed. This means that in
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| | disease and stroke).The MericleDietThe
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| the early stages most
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| | MericleDiet is the only diet today that
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| people with macular degeneration don't
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| | meets or exceeds
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| know they have it.
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| | these requirements. It makes the
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| By the time it is usually diagnosed, it
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| | transition away from sugar
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| can be very advanced
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| | and animal products as easy as it can be
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| with considerable loss of visual acuity
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| | and will supply
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| central vision.TestingIf you are
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| | your retina with all the dark leafy
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| concerned about macular degeneration a
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| | green vegetables and
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| visit to
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| | energy from complex carbohydrates that
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| your local ophthalmologist might be in
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| | it needs. It will
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| order. Also, by visiting
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| | lower your risk of adult onset diabetes
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| the site below you can test yourself
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| | mellitus and the
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| with the Amsler grid.
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| | ongoing vascular destruction associated
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| This is a test used to determine if
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| | with diabetes and
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| there is any significant
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| | keep your larger arteries more healthy
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| compromise in central vision. To do
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| | by keeping your
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| this follow the link
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| | saturated fat and cholesterol levels
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| below: factorsMacular degeneration is
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| | low.Reference: you for your time.
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