Nutritional information on the eye

We percieve each of our senses as uinque. Actually, though each sense responds to a particular kind of energy through its own type of receptor, the responses are converted to identical electrical impulses that are received and acted upon by teh brain. The energy which stimulates the eye is light, or radiant energy. The receptors of sight are nerve cells called rods and cones. Cones respond to light and color, while rods respond to dimness and shadow.These nerve cells are contained within the retina, a gossamer-like membrane lying along the peripheyr of the eyeball and held in place by the vitreous humor, the liquid filling of the otherwise hollwo eyeball. When the eyes focus on an image, the electrical impoulse is shot to the brain by the optic nerve.

The human eye is one of the most versatile of all animal eyes. It can see over a range of distances, seeing a ship on the horizon line many miles away as easily as reading the words on this page. Each of the eyes sees separately but the images are merged by a process called binocular vision.

The eyes are afforded this versatility by a smoothly curved cornea, a clear lens, the correct shape, strong muscles and a healthy retina securely in place. If any part of the system is not functioning properly, then our vision is distorted, blurred or otherwise obscured.
 

Most ordinary eye complaints are neurological or muscular in origin and call for neuromuscular support. The following formula provides that support by bringing those nutrients most necessary to good vision.

Vitamin A (fish liver oil)

Bioflavinoids (citrus)

Rutin (buckwheat)

Vitamin C (with Rose Hips)

Niacin

Vitamin B2

Raw Eye Tissue

Raw Brain Tissue

Carotene (Beta)

Alfalfa Juice concentrate

Eyebright

Greater Celandine

Potassium Chloride

Raw Muscle Tissue

Inositol

Vitamin A is a well-known as an aid in the treatment of eye disorders, especially night blindness. However, one of the major functions of vitamin A in the body is as a protector of the epithelium. Epithelium is the name given to the four layers of skin which exist under the epidermis, the outer layer which covers our bodies. Epithelium covers or lines any number of bodily organs including the alimentary canal, the digestive organs, the sexual organs and the respiratory organs. The inside of the eye itself is lined with epithelium. Vitamin A is an integral part of an enzyme process which protects and maintains the epithelium.

Even a mild lack of vitamin A can cause quick tiring of the eyes, sensitivity to bright lights and glare, dimness of vision at night, less acute day vision, and susceptibility to such infections as sties, conjuctivitis, iritis and corneal ulcers.

Years of night blindness and other signs of vitamin A deficiency precede retinitis pigmentosa, a disease characterized by slow degeneration of the retina. It causes blindness in thousands of Americans annually.

Retinol is the chemical name for vitamin A. It is found only in foods of animal origin such as fish liver oil, the most common source of vitamin A supplementation. After being taken into the body, retinol is broken down, absorbed through the intestines and stored in the liver until it is needed. Both the 7,000 rods and the 130 thousand cones of the eye contain special pigments which require teh presence of retinol to function.

Carotene is provitamin A. This means that the body can make its own vitamin A with carotene. One molecule of this reddish crystalline pigment can be converted into as much as two molecules of retinol. Carotene can be provided by both animal and plant sources. It needs fats and bile salts to be converted into retinol.

According to the Sight and Hearing issue of the Time/Life Library of Health, "The amount of blood-flow per unit time, per gram of tissue, is... the greatest in the body." In a few words this explains the predominant need for teh eye for vitamin C. Vitamin C plays a primary role in the formation of collagen, which is important for teh growth and repair of teh body tissues, including teh blood vessels. Vitamin C is used up more quickly under stress coditions. Sight distortion itself causes physical stress and aggrevates any other existing stress condition. In the chapter on eye problems and diseases, Let's Get Well, Adelle Davis constantly relates to the importance of vitamin C to eye health.

The citrus bioflavinoids and rutin included in the formula are necessary for the proper function and absorption of vitamin C. Also, the body will retain C for a longer time in their presence. However the prime function of the bioflavinoids and rutin is to increase capillary strength and regulate absorption by them. Because of this absorption capacity, the bioflavinoids plus rutin have also been called vitamin P, the "P" standing for permeability. These substances increases the permeability of the capillaries so that more nutrients can be absorbed.

In his vitamin Bible, Early Mindell states that vitamin B2, riboflavin, benefits vision and alleviates eye fatigue. In fact the extent of a B2 deficiency is in direct relation to the extent of eye dysfunction. Initial symptoms of B2 deficiency include sensitivity to bright light, faulty vision in dim light, and eyes that water readily. When strained the eyes may become bloodshot and /or painful on exposure to glare, and bits of mucus will often accumulate at the base of teh lashes, especially during sleep.

In an acute deficiency, the skin at the outer corners of the eys may split, there will be a burning sensation in the eyes which will become fiery red.

Research has shwon that as few as five milligrams of B2 can alleviate a wide variety of eye symptoms. Adelle Davis reports that even corneal ulcers have been cleared up with B2. These can result in permanent damage due to the formation of scar tissue if left  untreated.

Niacin is a famous stimulator of the circulatory system and it is included in this formula for that reason. Inositol, the remaining B-complex faction, is important in nourishng the brain cells (In high levels, it has a calming effect on teh brain.) Inositol is present in all tissues but is expectedly high in the brain, high in the heart and also significantly high in the aqueous humor and lens of the eye. In the muscc les, inositol works as a spark plug converting glucose to energy.

Alfalfa is included in teh formula as a source of organic minerals. Discovered by the Arabs who called it the "father of all foods", its organic salt is among the richest known. The depth and spread of its roots enable it to absorb valuable nutrition as far as 125 feet below the earth's surface. It contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium, plus all known  vitamins. It is reputed to be helpful for every condition of teh body whether for maintaining or regaining health. It is reputed to be helpful for every condition of the body wheter for maintaining or regaining health. Its contents are balanced for complete absorption. In ancient times, herbalists used diluted alfalfa juicc e to cleanse the eyes of film and cloudiness.