7 ways to reduce your risk of cataracts

Eye Health

Virginia Tims-Lawson

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2. Add bilberry and vitamin E

In one study, a combination of bilberry and vitamin E stopped the progression of cataracts in 96% of subjects. The dosage in the study was 180 mg of bilberry, standardized to contain 25-percent anthocyanosides and 100 mg of vitamin E twice per day for four months.

Read: How to get the “right” vitamin E

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By Virginia Tims-Lawson

Virginia Tims-Lawson has dedicated her life to researching and studying natural health after her mother had a stroke that left her blind in one eye at the age of 47, and her grandmother and two great uncles died from heart attacks. Spurred by her family history, Virginia’s passion to improve her and her family’s health through alternative practices, nutrients and supplements has become a mission she shares through her writing. She is founder of the nutritional supplement company Peak Pure & Natural®.

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