Diet and Exercise
Eyes are part of your body. Look after your body and you're helping to look after your eyes.
Just 30 minutes of going for a walk each day is associated with a decreased risk of many conditions which can impact on your eyes. These include diabetes, high blood pressure, gut health problems, and autoimmune conditions.
Importantly, we've noticed that the biggest single common denominator in macular degeneration patients WHOSE DISEASE STOPS, is that they have regular exercise in their lives. This correlates with world-wide research. If you’re ready to move your body — whether that’s lifting weights, walking, stretching, or trying Pilates — our local partners at JETTS ASHGROVE are offering a special discount for all ICU Optometry patients.
Visit us in the clinic to pick up your discount card for JETTS ASHGROVE and start your journey toward healthier eyes and overall wellbeing.
Here are some foods that you may find in a Mediterranean diet!
Diet is vital too! A Mediterranean diet is great for your eyes, especially if you'd like to not suffer from vision loss through macular disease.
A healthy diet also helps with gut health problems, which in turn helps to settle inflammation around the body. Inflammation commonly affects eyes, leading to dry eyes, and contributing to other eye conditions such as macular degeneration and glaucoma.
Read more on Gut Health.