Thursday, May 25, 2006

A guaranteed way to lose your shirt and your eyesight

I have an interesting topic for today.

I want to tell you about a disease that has become the number one cause of blindness in this country and is continuing to rise in incidence.

Like most diseases of ageing this one requires action right now if you want to stop it.

If you wait, it will be too late.

The disease of the day, if you will, is also the disease of the next century and it is called Age Related Macular Degeneration or ARMD from here on.

ARMD knows no social, economic or religious boundaries. It strikes both men and woman and within 200 feet of where I live it is robbing the eyesight of one of my neighbors as we speak.

We'll call her Mrs. V.

She still does here daily tasks but is no longer comfortable with driving.

A widow, she is reliant on herself to do small repairs around the house, has started to have trouble with seeing well enough to cook from a recipe and is no longer able to play the piano.

Mrs. V. has become more dependent on her neighbors as time goes by and is now becoming more and more depressed.

Why? Because she was recently told she has ARMD in both eyes and is going blind.

I can tell you many more stories of this type and if I ever get around to writing down some copy for the product I designed to combat this awful disease, Pro Mac Young Eyes, I will share more of the problem with you.

In the meantime Mrs. V.'s Story will serve as a backdrop.

I am certain that if you asked around, someone in your family or that you know is also going blind from this problem.

As with all eye problems there are variations on this theme such as wet of dry ARMD and the structures of the eye have names that are not simple so I will spare you all of that.

Just understand that a lot of otherwise healthy people are going to go blind, and that this disease is almost as common as Alzheimer's and in its own way just as devastating.

No one knows exactly what causes it but as with much disease we don't have the luxury of waiting around while we figure stuff out.

The changes are happening in people's eye's right this minute.

What are the risk factors?

1) High Blood pressure

2) Smoking

3) Family history

4) Race (white most common)

5) Inflammation (general inflammatory state in the body)

6) Obesity

Now what has been shown to work?

1) Antioxidants

As with many disease of aging the process of "body rust" of oxidation seems to be at the direct cause of at least some of the damage associated with ARMD.

2) Zinc. Especially as the condition progresses, zinc seems to be an essential factor in slowing and/or preventing the illness from going further.

If you look at the ingredients in ProMac Young Eyes you will find the very potent Elderberry extract coupled with a large dose of co Q 10 and Acetyl L Carnitene which helps support repair of the eye tissues and the energetics of vision.

A lot of people asked me why I didn't do a more traditional formula with bilberry and Beta carotene.

The answer is simple.

I chose the ingredients in Pro Mac because they have been shown to work in studies and I don't think bilberry is powerful enough.

I wanted a more potent berry-derived antioxidant.

Also since smoking is a risk factor for ARMD and Beta Carotene has been linked to increase lung cancer, I thought it best to leave it out. After all some people who got lung cancer and took Beta Carotene supplements have sued over this.

I guess the tobacco companies don't pay enough these days!

Now I did add the standard high dose of Lutein and Zinc so you are covered there.

I should also mention that the Omega 3 fish oils play a critical role in keeping the eye healthy and in fighting off ARMD as well.

So when you order your Pro Mac don't forget to pick up a bottle of fish oil as well.

And if you want to be triply safe add in a bottle of Super Wrinkle Guard on top of it for all the extra anti-oxidant potency.

Super Wrinkle Guard is for more than wrinkles!

Oh yeah about that losing of one's shirt.

Here is the deal. Everyone I have ever talked to in the vitamin business discouraged me from making Pro Mac Young Eyes.

"You can't sell prevention!" they said.

"You'll lose your shirt, no one will buy a preventative supplement; they want immediate benefits!"

They may be right. Taking Pro Mac Young eyes and fish oil may not show you any immediate benefits in your eyes.

But down the road apiece when you need your eyesight the most, you'll be damn glad you did!

I simply could not sit by and let this problem go unanswered, especially since supplements seem to be the answer!

Protect you eyesight!

Protect your future.

All the best in beautiful clear vision,

Dr Dave

Supplements mentioned in this blog:
Fish Oil
Super Wrinkle Guard
Pro Mac Young Eyes

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