Re: eyesight, zeaxanthin supplements

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Hi Taffy:

I have recently been taking Solaray Lutein 18mg and that contains no

zeaxanthin, but prior to that, my Lutein supplement had a zeaxantin

component in it... don't know how much. Recently, I added 4mg of

zeaxanthin alone from Swanson. Along with all of that, I have recently

been eating a lot more raw eggs in my Whey smoothies (as many as 4/day)

and I recently read where yolks also contain zeaxanthin, so it is

difficult to quantify.

In any case, this is a welcome outcome. I am looking forward to

throwing out my readers entirely... I always hated these things.

Regards,

Jim

>Please, would you advise where you are purchasing your zeaxanthin

supplements, and what strength?

> I increased the amounts of zeaxanthin supplementation about six months

> ago after listening to Dr. Mercola's interview where he discussed the

> value of it I had been supplementing lutein for several years.

> Recently I have noticed that my eyes have improved markedly. I can now

> read the telephone book under good light without reading glasses. This

> would not have been the case for at least the last twenty years. I

> still read readers when I go on the web for comfort, but they are not

> necessary.

>

> Jim

>

>

> >Carotenoids are lipid soluble which possess reported health benefits of

> >reducing cancers (lycopene), cardiovascular (lycopene), and aging eye

> >diseases [lutein (L) and zeaxanthin(Zea)

> >when regularly consumed in the

> >diet. One of the most important physiological functions of

carotenoids in

> >human nutrition is as vitamin A precursors [?-carotene (BC)]. Humans

> cannot

> >synthesize carotenoids; therefore, fruits and vegetables are primary

> sources

> >of carotenoids in human diets world-wid

>Thanks,