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Dietary Supplements for Eye Conditions
August 2024
Many people turn to dietary supplements to prevent or slow the progression of certain eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract, dry eye disease, and glaucoma. There is evidence that a combination of vitamins E and C, beta-carotene, and zinc (known as the AREDS formulation) may reduce the risk of developing advanced AMD.
- High Cholesterol and Natural Products
- Mind and Body Approaches for Stress and Anxiety
- Complementary Psychological and/or Physical Approaches for Cancer Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects
- Know the Science of Complementary Health Approaches
- Arthritis and Complementary Health Approaches
- ADHD and Complementary Health Approaches
- Headaches and Complementary Health Approaches
- Seasonal Allergies and Complementary Health Approaches
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Complementary Health Approaches
- Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Health Approaches
- Dietary Supplements Marketed for Weight Loss, Bodybuilding, and Sexual Enhancement
- Type 2 Diabetes and Dietary Supplements
- Complementary Health Approaches for Chronic Pain
- Dietary Supplements and Cognitive Function, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Asthma and Complementary Health Approaches
- Music and Health
- Nutritional Approaches for Musculoskeletal Pain and Inflammation
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Complementary and Integrative Approaches
- Depression and Complementary Health Approaches
- Mind and Body Practices for Fibromyalgia
- Skin Conditions and Complementary Health Approaches
- Herb-Drug Interactions
- Complementary Health Approaches for Hypertension
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Complementary Health Approaches
- Menopausal Symptoms and Complementary Health Approaches
- Complementary Health Approaches for Smoking Cessation
- The Common Cold and Complementary Health Approaches
- Yoga for Pain
- Anxiety and Complementary Health Approaches
- Yoga for Health
- Mind and Body Approaches for Chronic Pain
- Spotlight on Saw Palmetto
- Seasonal Affective Disorder and Complementary Health Approaches
- Massage Therapy for Health
- Use of Yoga, Meditation, and Chiropractic by Adults and Children
- Use of Natural Products by Children
- Parkinson’s Disease and Complementary Health Approaches
- Children’s Use of Complementary Health Approaches
- Mind and Body Approaches for Health Problems in Military Personnel and Veterans
- Myth-Busting Popular Natural Products Marketed for Disease Prevention and Wellness