Features Eyebright Herb

Natrol Advanced Eye Support Formula is all natural and 100% vegetarian to support optimal eye health and preserve healthy vision. This advanced formula contains 25mg of Lutein, along with a special blend of key botanical herbs to help support healthy eyes. Blueberry and Bilberry are ranked as some of the highest antioxidant rich fruits based on their ability to scavenge oxygen free radicals in the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) test.

Size: 30 capsules

Direction:

Take one capsule with a meal daily.

Bilberry Extract 88 mg

(Vaccinium myrtillus) (fruit)

Anthocyanidins 22 mg

Blueberry 5:1 Extract 50 mg

(Vaccinium corymbosum) (fruit)

Eyebright 50 mg

(Euphrasia officinalis) (aerial parts)

Lutein 25 mg

Rice Flour, Hypromellose, Calcium Alginate, Soy Protein Isolate, Water, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.

Bilberry extract contains anthocyanosides (anthocyanidins) with visual and vascular enhancing properties. Bilberry reduces visual fatigue and improves light to dark adjustment through its affinity for the rhodopsin-opsin system, the pigment system which mediates both light and dark vision and visual adaptation to dimly lit spaces. In addition, the extract also potent antioxidant activity, promoting the retina's own enzymatic antioxidant defenses. In the vascular system the anthocyanidin extract supports the integrity of the vascular walls by increasing vitamin C levels within cells, decreasing the permeabilizing effect of certain proteolytic/lysosomal enzymes, stabilizing cell membranes, and stimulating the synthesis and connective ground substance tissue. Bilberry offers a safe and natural way to enhance the strength and function of the visual and vascular systems. Lutein Carotenoid is a potent antioxidants, protecting membrane lipids from toxic peroxidation reactions. Therefore it is important in the prevention of cataracts and macular degeneration Lutein has been shown to be associated with a reduced risk of macular degeneration and cataracts.

A double-blind placebo-controlled trial of bilberry extract in 14 people with damage to the retina caused by diabetes and/or hypertension found significant improvements observable by ophthalmoscopic examination (looking in the eye with a machine) and angiography (examining the blood vessels).¹

One double-blind trial combined bilberry with vitamin E.² The combination slowed cataract growth.

Evidence suggests that people who eat foods containing lutein are less likely to develop cataracts and perhaps macular degeneration as well, the two most common causes of vision loss in adults.^3-7

1. Bone K. Bilberry-The vision herb. MediHerb Prof Rev. 1997;59:1-4.

2. Bravetti G. Preventive medical treatment of senile cataract with vitamin E and anthocyanosides: Clinical evaluation. Ann Ottalmol Clin Ocul. 1989;115:109–116.

3. Mares-Perlman JA, Brady WE, Klein BE, et al. Diet and nuclear lens opacities. Am J Epidemiol. 1995;141:322–334.

4. Hankinson SE, Stampfer MJ, Seddon JM, et al. Nutrient intake and cataract extraction in women: a prospective study. BMJ. 1992;305:335–339.

5. Brown L, Rimm EB, Seddon JM, et al. A prospective study of carotenoid intake and risk of cataract extraction in US men. Am J Clin Nutr. 1999;70:517–521.

6. Chasan-Taber L, Willett WC, Weddon JM, et al. A prospective study of carotenoid and vitamin A intakes and risk of cataract extraction in US women. Am J Clin Nutr. 1999;70:509–516.

7. Landrum JT, Bone RA, Kilburn MD. The macular pigment: a possible role in protection from age-related macular degeneration. Adv Pharmacol. 1997;38:537–556.

Advanced Eye Support Formula US $22.30

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