Saturday, September 20, 2014

Olive Oil & How It Might Lead To Stronger Eyes

By Katie Arden


When it comes to eye health, it's clear that certain steps can be taken in the right direction. These include - but are not limited to - protection against the Sun and the proper diet composed of copious different fruits and veggies. Even though methods like these can prove to be helpful, what about the usage of olive oil as it relates to the strength of one's eyes? While you might not have associated these ideas in tandem, there's more truth to said tandem than you might have realized.

According to a report on the Olive Oil Times, it seems like a study was done with this product being helped by a component called lutein. For those who aren't in the know, lutein is a carotenoid that acts as, more or less, an antioxidant for the body to benefit from. Some of the greatest sources of lutein are foods which are both leafy and green, so spinach and lettuce fall in line with this. However, my interest was focused on lutein and what function it serves in the body.

Lutein, as the report detailed, has been a proven components to help reduce macular degeneration in humans. Keep in mind that lutein is able to protect one's retinas and, by proxy, slows down any kind of aging with the eyes seen over the course of time. To put it simply, the eyes are protected for longer periods of time. Even though olive oil may not exactly play into this, on it own, there is a bit of science that deserves to be looked into by those who are enthusiasts of said oil.

A group of researchers at the University of Jan were able to extract the lutein from seaweed before bringing into into the olive oil. Keep in mind, though, that natural composition was emphasized, which I'm sure will be supported by various authorities, Unaprol included. Keep in mind that, in order for lutein to be added without the oil being changed in terms of color or taste, a year and a half was needed for research. However, it seems like that span of time was well-spent.

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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