Back To School – Kids and Vision: What You Need to Know

Pencils, notebooks, crayons, chalk. It’s that time again: summer has packed its bags, and you’re filling your children’s backpacks with all the supplies they’ll need to succeed. But have you left out the most important school tool?

According to All About Vision, more than 80 percent of what a child learns in school is presented visually, so following good vision practices for your kids can make a huge difference in their academic performance.

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Can Vigorous Exercise Actually Reduce Vision Loss?

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A study performed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory tracked 41,000 runners for more than 7 years, and found that running reduced the risk of both cataracts and age related macular degeneration.

“These studies suggest that people can perhaps lessen their risk for these diseases by taking part in a fitness regimen that includes vigorous exercise” said epidemiologist Paul Williams who led the research.

Macular Degeneration …
Daily eye vitamins may help protect your eyesight.

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Eye Nutrition Fact: 3 Nutrients May Cut Cataract Risk

A recent study performed by Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and published in the January edition of the Archives of Ophthalmology reported that women who get more lutein, zeaxanthin, and vitamin E may be less likely to develop cataracts than women who skimp on those nutrients.

Cataracts were 18% rarer in women who got the most lutein and zeaxanthin from foods and vitamin E from foods and supplements, compared to women with the lowest intakes of those nutrients.

If you’re not already taking it, our Ocu-Plus Formula contains 17 nutrients that research has shown to support and protect your eyes, including lutein, zeaxanthin and vitamin E. Learn more at

http://www.Experts-At.com/vision/OcuPlus.html

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6 Nutrients That Can Reduce Age Related Vision Loss

Findings reported in the May Journal of Ophthalmology reported that vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3 fatty acids were linked to a lower risk of macular degeneration – the leading cause of vision loss in people over 50.

The data was collected by the ongoing Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) that is being performed by the Tufts University Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.

If you aren’t already taking it, the Rebuild Your Vision Ocu-Plus Formula contains vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, lutein, and zeaxanthin, and 12 other nutrients that support vision health.

Our Ocular Omega-3 Formula also contains 1,200 mg of purified Omega-3 fatty acids.

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An A-Z Guide to the Best Nutrients for Your Eyes

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Are you trying to figure out what nutrients
you need to improve your vision health?

The New Year is here, it’s time to take stock of our health. Media outlets all try to determine the “best of”  last year:  Best Music; Top 10 Books of the Year, Hottest Gadgets for the Holidays. We at Rebuild Your Vision thought our customers deserved “the best” as well, so we’ve compiled a list of the leading nutrients you need to help improve daily visual acuity, enhance night vision, protect against glaucoma and macular degeneration, and much more. Here’s wishing you and yours a happy, eye-healthy new year!
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