Did you know that eating less may even improve your vision?
Studies have
repeatedly shown that calorie restriction, which means eating less, or less
frequently, have long-term benefits in animals with respect to extending their lifespan.
That is, animals are given less food (about 40 to 50 reduction in calorie
consumption). In humans, a 20 percent reduction (e.g. reducing from 2,000 calories to 1, 500 calories a day is
doable) may benefit diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease,
and nearly all age-related degenerative diseases, including vision loss.
Likewise, many eye
disorders are due to aging; therefore, calorie restriction may hold the answer
to many age-related eye issues.
You can accomplish
calorie restriction by simply eating less
gradually; such as, fasting once a week; eating twice a day, instead of three times
a day; intermittent fasting, which is eating only after an 8-hour period of food abstinence.
Calorie restriction is a conscious effort to eating less, first by eliminating
all junk foods that give you nothing but empty calories, making you fat. Then
slowly focus on nutrients that benefit your health. You can slowly and
gradually change your taste buds.
Calorie restriction
can effectively repair your DNA, increase your antioxidant defense system,
lower your blood pressure and inflammation (the underlying cause of physical
and joint pain), improve glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity. In
addition, calorie restriction is instrumental in boosting your brain health. Don’t
forget that your vision health is closely related to the neurons in your brain.
Stephen Lau
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