Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Eyes & How They Might Benefit From Olive Oil

By Katie Arden


There are many ways in which one can improve his or her eye health. Perhaps they should wear sunglasses more often so that they aren't exposed to the Sun's harsh rays during the summer. Maybe a diet consisting of fruits and vegetables can help matters along. On the subject of diet, though, did you know that olive oil may be able to help in regards to eyesight? Even though this may not be a common benefit, it seems like we are moving closer and closer to this.

The Olive Oil Times put up a story that talked about how lutein, as it relates to the oil in question, can actually come into play in ways very few would realize. Lutein is seen as a type of carotenoid or, in other words, an antioxidant not unlike the ones that items like produce and green tea have. If you'd like to talk about the specific products where one can find lutein, leafy greens along the lines of spinach are hard to overlook. As useful as this carotenoid is, though, there is a certain role in the body it can play.

The article stated that various studies showed how lutein is actually able to help reduce instances of macular degeneration as it relates to age. Basically, what this means is that the retina of the eye can degrade with age, meaning that problems with sight can crop up in time. With these points in mind, you may be curious as to how exactly olive oil plays into this story. After all, it doesn't exactly contain lutein on its own, which is exactly the point to make note of.

A team of individuals located within the University of Jan took it upon themselves to take the lutein associated with seaweed before bringing into olive oil. Before anything else, I'm glad to see that natural composition - a key point supported by companies the likes of Unaprol - wasn't exactly sacrificed. In fact, it's worth noting that neither the oil's taste or appearance was changed because of said integration. In order for this to have been seen, though, the researchers needed a year and a half to make it happen.

I am of the opinion that a method like this has a tremendous amount of potential. After all, eye health can be maintained through certain methods and the possible integration of this type oil only helps to make options that much more extensive. Lutein, as a component, has seemingly proven its worth as it was able to come into play with this oil without changing any of is primary components. All it did was add something else as far as overall health is concerned.




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