June 1, 2022 - EyeClarity Podcast
Today I want to talk about Vitamin E. You know, Vitamin E has been regarded as one of the most beneficial nutrients to support eye health. So joined me as we take a deeper look into how it works and how it can benefit your eye health. Enjoy the show. If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com.
Further Notes on Vitamin E:
Regarding eye health, vitamin E has long been regarded as a beneficial nutrient to support eye health and was included in the original Age‐Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and in AREDS2, which also examined other antioxidants, such as lutein and zeaxanthin. AREDS investigated only alpha‐tocopherol, but newer studies suggest that tocotrienols warrant dedicated research. Owing to inhibition of angiogenesis, tocotrienols may have application in improving ocular conditions related to abnormal neovascularization, such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Tocotrienol is a potent anti‐angiogenic agent, with delta‐tocotrienol being the most effective.1, 2
As a powerful antioxidant, tocotrienol accumulates in the eye to combat cataract development, among the most common eye problems in the aging population.3 Rodent models show that tocotrienol administration delayed the onset and progression of cataracts by reducing lenticular oxidative and nitrosative stress,4 and in diabetic rats, tocotrienol application arrested cataract progression and restored lens transparency to normal.5 (It should be noted, however, that these studies used topically applied tocotrienols through eye drops. Annatto E protects the lens of the eye, the macula, and supports healthy eye circulation, cornea, and eyelid health.
Sources:
1. Delta-Tocotrienol suppresses VEGF-induced angiogenesis whereas alpha-tocopherol does not.
2. Antiangiogenic and anticancer potential of unsaturated vitamin E (tocotrienol).
3. Distribution of tocopherols and tocotrienols to rat ocular tissues after topical ophthalmic administration.
4. Effects of topically applied tocotrienol on cataractogenesis and lens redox status in galactosemic rats.
5. Reduction of oxidative-nitrosative stress underlies the anticataract effect of topically applied tocotrienol in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
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Hello, everyone, it’s Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to hello@drsamberene.com. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode.
Hey everybody, it’s Dr. Sam and I want to welcome you to another EyeClarity Podcast. Today I want to talk briefly about vitamin E. You know, Vitamin E has been regarded as one of the most beneficial nutrients to support eye health. And you may recall, it was one of the featured antioxidants that were included in the original age-related Eye Disease study better known as the errands and the Eretz. To study. This was these were studies that were organized by the National Institutes of Health and they were looking at how these antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin could reduce the risk of developing not only macular degeneration but also other retina issues. So in the arid study, the investigation with the vitamin E was with a form of vitamin E. That was the Alpha tocopheryl. And this alpha-tocopherol was the vitamin E that was promoted after the arid study came out. One of the things that I like to do is I comb the journals for research. And in looking at some of the newer studies that have come out recently, they suggest that this form of vitamin E needed more research because one of the keys is not only using vitamin E, but other antioxidants are the problem we run into called angiogenesis.
What angiogenesis is basically abnormal blood vessels that start to surface in the retina, especially in conditions like macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy? So, the Toka tree Nalls which is a newer form of this vitamin E has been shown to be a potent anti-angiogenic agent. And the tocotrienol, which is the new form of vitamin E has been shown to be a powerful antioxidant. Also in cataract development. Some animal studies have shown that tocotrienol administration actually delayed the onset and progression of cataracts by reducing oxidative stress in the lens of the eye.
And this also stopped the cataract per regression and restored the lens to its normal transparency. Now we can get vitamin E from whole grains, rice, barley, oats, non-GMO corn, and leafy green vegetables, but these have the taken care of tocopherols compared to the tocotrienols. Now I first became aware of tocotrienols when I started to read some of the research articles where this took a train Hall was derived in lat Latin America, from what we call an Annatto to and this form of Toka Trina Hall was very impressive not only in supporting things like cardiovascular health, cholesterol levels, inflammation responses, blood pressure, but it also had a very strong influence on our retinas circulation. So finally, after many months and years of research, I found that I was able to put this into a supplement and it is called annatto II. And you can find it on my website, my webstore.
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And I think that in trying this on over 5000 patients, I had a very high price Hundreds of them reduced the wet macular degeneration condition and many other ocular conditions related to circulation. In fact, you know if I think about most of the eye conditions from my Bohmian gland dysfunction and dry eye syndrome to cataracts to inflammatory diseases like UV itis circulation issues like glaucoma, and then, of course, RetinA problems like macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments, by adding lutein Xia xantham acts to Xanthan and this new form of annatto. I am finding that this form of vitamin E protects the lens of the eye the macula supports the eye circulation, the cornea, and eye health. So I’ll put the links to my research in the notes here. Check it out. I think it’s really another support system that you can use in your eye health protocol. So that’s my show for today. I want to thank you for all the questions and all the communication, keep it coming. Until next time, take care.
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