Tag Archives: Diet
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Four tips to help keep eyes healthy
Narinder Sharma, president and chief executive of AMD Alliance International, offers advice which could keep age-related macular degeneration at bay
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Supplementary, my dear doctor
Professor Margaret Rayman, an expert in nutritional medicine at the University of Surrey, assesses the possible benefits of special diet and supplements for arthritis patients
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The big three take their toll
Three of the most commonly occurring musculoskeletal conditions are osteoporosis osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Rhiannon Smith takes a closer look at the “big three”
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‘We should be catching rabbits and climbing trees’
An active and healthy lifestyle can help prevent bone and joint complaints, writes Christian Duffin. But, if problems develop, there are still measures which can contain, and even limit, the impact of musculoskeletal conditions
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Food for sight
Research suggests eye health can be maintained through good diet or nutritional supplements. The age-related eye disease study found that people taking certain vitamins and minerals were less likely to develop cataracts and advanced age-related macular degeneration, writes Yvonne Gordon
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Focus on eyecare as UK sight loss is set to double
Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss, yet one in three of us fail to get our eyes checked regularly, writes Peter Archer
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Don’t go blind through ignorance
While ageing and family history are the most significant factors in deteriorating eyesight, there are steps you can take to help minimise their effects, writes Judy Hobson
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Taking care at home and away
Even though more than 80 per cent of us fear losing our sight more than any other of the senses, 20 per cent have not had an eye examination in five years. But, in addition to eye tests, there are daily precautions we can take to protect our eyes and keep them fit and healthy, as Yvonne Gordon discovers