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MACULAR DEGENERATION
Nutritional Support Protocol

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Lifestyle Recommendations:

1. Control stress and avoid extra obligations.
2. Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.
3. Include calming exercise such as yoga, tai chi, or walking in your balanced exercise program that includes wearing a pedometer to ensure that you collect steps and move more. High intensity short bursts (20-60 seconds) of activity during the day is recommended to enhance growth hormone release. Also engage in resistance training that works all major muscle groups (work each group at least 2 times a week).
4. Reduce exposure to UV light (use protective glasses), and to toxic metals (mercury, cadmium, lead, nickel).

Dietary Recommendations:

1. Avoid all refined sugars including fruit juices or dairy products such as milk, yogurt or buttermilk due to their high content of sugars (lactose=glucose+galactose).
2. Replace sugar with the polyol sugar xylitol.
3. Eat 5 servings of vegetables daily and 1 to 2 fruits for their antioxidants and phytonutrients or take PaleoGreens and PaleoReds daily.
3. Eat healthy fats such as omega 3's (salmon, sardines, tuna) and omega 9 fats (olives, almonds, macadamias, pecans, hazelnuts, avocados and olive/avocado/almond oil).
4. Avoid damaged fats such as hydrogenated vegetable oils, margarine, fried foods.
5. Stabilize blood sugar by eating protein at every meal including fish, poultry, lean meats, eggs with yolks (do not discard the yolk of your eggs; they are high in lutein and choline), cheese, or whey protein powder such as PaleoMeal.


Supplement Recommendations:

In addition to the core nutrient program recommended by your Health Care Professional and/or from the results of your most recent Designs for Health Metabolic Profile:

OcuForce: 2-4 capsules daily
Three A Day Antioxidant: 3 capsules daily
Krill Oil: 2-4 softgels daily
Ultimate Antioxidant-HS: 2 capsules daily
Q-Avail CoQ10 60 mg: 1 softgel daily

 

 

 

 

 

 


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