Unfortunately, we know that as we age, health problems also come. Today, we will talk, in particular, about a pathology that affects the eyes.
In fact, cataracts affect many people over the age of 65.
Fortunately, even medicine always goes on. In fact, now there are surgical treatments to be able to cure it.
But as we always say, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Therefore, finding out how you can try to avoid the appearance of certain diseases is very important.
Often, it is a matter of adopting some precautions in your lifestyle. An important role is played by nutrition as we will see. In fact, today we will talk about this unsuspected fruit which is a great resource in the prevention of cataracts.
The pathology
Cataracts are a disease that affects the eyes and can reduce vision.
Specifically, it affects the lens, a fundamental component for sight. What happens is that proteins accumulate inside the lens.
This thickening prevents light from passing correctly, compromising the mechanism of sight. In addition, it gives that patina effect that coats the pupil in white.
It is a disease that develops progressively and mainly affects the elderly. Remember, however, that in addition to the senile form there are others that can affect all ages.
Unfortunately, it can also lead to blindness in severe cases. For this, it is important to inform your doctor in case of symptoms. So as to promptly prevent the progression of the disease.
But now let’s see what we can do to prevent the onset of the disease as much as possible.
This unsuspected fruit is a great asset in cataract prevention
As we said before, nutrition can be very important for our health. For example, in a previous article, we saw that very few know that this mushroom is a bomb for our immune system.
In the case of cataracts, there is one fruit in particular which, according to what is also reported by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, is a weapon against this disease. It is a red summer fruit. This is not the common strawberry we talked about in the article “Few people know that this fruit can save us from gastric damage from alcohol”.
In our case, we are talking about blueberries. We may know them when it comes to cleansing the urinary tract to fight cystitis.
In fact, they are also excellent allies in the prevention of this eye disease.
This is because they are rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C. These are critical to various components of the eye. In addition, they hinder the formation of the thickening of the lens. Here then, by consulting your doctor, we can fill up with blueberries and prevent cataracts.