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Want to Reduce Your Risk of AMD? August 05, 2014 |
Hello Want to Reduce Your Risk of AMD?The American Academy of Ophthalmology reports that over 2 million people have age-related macular degeneration in the United States and the estimate is that as the population ages, this number will climb to 3 million. My husband and I don't want to be one of those 3 million.
AMD Risk FactorsWe have some risk factors that we can do nothing about - such as age, race, gender and family history. But there are other things we can do to reduce our risk.
1. We've increased our servings of antioxidant rich foods and even grow our own blueberries and blackberries. However, there is an anti-inflammatory food that may be one of the best ways to reduce inflammation and is associated with a 38% reduction in the risk of late macular degeneration as well as reduced risk of early signs of AMD such as soft drusen .....
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Leslie Degner, RN, BSN Better Health for Better Vision |
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