160 Achieving pH Balance to Treat Specific Ailments
Good night vision also depends on replacing pigment. Vitamin A
maintains healthy eyes, but for glaucoma patients lutein is more effec-
tive. Besides bolstering the rod cells, lutein also improves the function
of the cone cells on the periphery of the retina that help us see in bright
light. Egg yolk is an excellent source of lutein.SUGGESTIONS FOR GLAUCOMA*
➤ Progesterone. Glaucoma and other eye problems can be
relieved quickly by applying topical (natural) progesterone
wherever the blood vessels are close to the skin, such as the
neck, the wrists, or inside the elbows.^6 (Use periodically.)
➤ Vitamin complex. Take 1 g vitamin C, 1 g biofl avonoids,
and twenty drops of liquid bilberry extract three times
a day.
➤ Lutein (20 mg/day).
➤ Vitamin A (25,000 to 50,000 units/day).
➤ Copper and manganese (3 mg/day).
➤ Vitamin B 1 (100 mg /day).
➤ Niacin (100 mg twice daily).
➤ Vitamin B complex. Take two capsules a day.
➤ Vitamin E (400 to 1,600 units/day).*Take as many as possible of these nutrients in the form of whole-food complexes. For
dosage, follow the directions on the label.Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a loss of vision in the macula, the central por-
tion of the retina in the back of the eye. The macula, a yellow-
pigmented area, being in the middle of the retina, bears the brunt of
the image-carrying light rays that are refl ected on it. While the outer
area of the retina picks up peripheral images, the macula absorbs the
images we see when we look straight ahead. It is thanks to our central
vision that we can calculate the distance between ourselves and what-
ever it is that we are looking at.