March 2, 2023 - EyeClarity Podcast
I’m going to take a question from a follower. He’s got a condition called Central Serous Retinopathy CSR. This is a condition where there’s a fluid buildup behind the retina, it can look like a blister, it also can turn into a retinal detachment. Enjoy the show.
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Hey, everybody, it’s Dr. Sam and I want to welcome you to another EyeClarity podcast. So I’m going to take a question from a follower. He’s got a condition called Central Serous Retinopathy CSR. This is a condition where there’s a fluid buildup behind the retina, that sometimes it can look like a blister, it also can turn into a retinal detachment. Sometimes the choroid, which is the layer behind the retina, which is also filled with blood vessels is part of the reason why the fluid builds up in the retina. The first thing to notice the retina has one of the highest metabolic needs in the entire body. And this means that it needs lots of nutrients to stay robust. It also comprises of about 50% of fatty acids. This is the fatty part of the body, where of course we talk about things like Omega three, DHA, DHA, specifically, also EPA, those are the things that make up Omega three, and we don’t produce Omega three, we have to get it from outside sources.
But there are other reasons why sometimes we might develop this condition. And it could be things like systemic inflammation, endocrine imbalances, exposures to things like glyphosate, which is found in the fertilizer, round up, which creates a lot of inflammatory disease. Also, if you’ve been taking corticosteroids if you’ve suffered head trauma, and central serous retinopathy tends to trend more in men than women. There’s also a glucose level relationship, meaning that if you’re pre diabetic, if you have difficulty processing sugars, or you’re eating a diet that’s either high in processed foods, or carbohydrates, you might have a higher risk. I even think secondary things like being exposed to chronic blue light from artificial light like screens. Blue light in itself can create more of an inflammatory situation a more drying out situation. But the bottom line is, this is a very serious condition.
Sometimes you need to get some laser surgery, especially if there’s a retinal detachment. If it’s in the early stages, there are some integrative things that you can do, I’m going to go into that in just a moment. It’s important to stay connected to your eye doctor to get frequent retinal exams to make sure you’re not suffering a retinal detachment. And if you do that, then you can start using some of these integrative methods. So if you’re going to embark on my path, which is more integrative, I would start with the red lens therapy, the red exercise lenses. I’ve talked about this in many other video blogs and written blogs, posts on my social media. This goes back to the Geoffrey’s Lab, which discovered that five minutes of exposure to a morning red light in the 670 nanometer range, and you can do that five to seven days a week. This can actually help improve the mitochondria function, which improves the ATP function and reduces things like oxidative stress something called the reactive oxygen species, which tends to go up as we age in the retina as the ATP goes down. This is an everybody.
So what the red lens therapy does is it gets rid of the oxidative stress and improves mitochondrial function. In addition, I would definitely boost your omega threes. I’m looking at maybe 2000 In 3000 milligrams a day of a really high quality Omega three, I sell one but there are other companies metagenic sells a good one. And of course things like vitamin A is really essential for retina health. Zinc helps in the absorption of vitamin A and one of the issues that happens with poor vitamin A absorption because it’s a fat soluble vitamin is the health of our liver, liver and gallbladder. So let me explain the liver produces the bile that helps us break down the fat soluble vitamins like vitamin A, and also I would add the lutein and zeaxanthin those would be other things that you want to take. But if you’ve got a problem with liver gallbladder, then you want to substitute or add bile salts and or maybe pancreatic enzymes to your after meal supplementation. This will help in the vitamin A absorption.
Vitamin A is critical for retina health and a lot of people have difficulty assimilating vitamin A and of course lutein and zeaxanthin, I would add the marine carotenoid asked to Xanthine. So in terms of milligrams, you’re looking at about 16 milligrams a day of lutein, about four to six milligrams a day of Xanthine. At about six to 12 milligrams a day of acid Xanthine, I would consider adding things like bilberry, taurine, gingko, these are all great as building blocks for retina health, I would consider nitric oxide and Alpha Lipoic Acid again, I sell something on my website. That’s called optic nerve formula. But it’s not just for the optic nerve. So nitric oxide is one of those ingredients that helps in the vasodilation the dilation of the blood vessels in the retina. You know, studies are showing that nitric oxide can help reduce things like eye pressure. And so I would consider nitric oxide as another supplementation. And then, you know, this is get this gets very interesting. But you want to make sure you’re protecting yourself from the damaging blue light. So using blue blockers, and also you want to get maybe about 30 to 60 minutes of natural sunlight every day. Now I know there are you know mixed arguments about sunlight and it being bad for you and ultraviolet being bad for you especially, it could cause things like cataracts or retina problems. But the studies show that sunlight is critically important balances our circadian rhythm, it improves our mood, our concentration, and attention. And it’s just really important for our retina health so you can go out in the morning light, that’s the best time that kind of resets your circadian rhythms. And by the way, not all blue light is bad for you. In fact, when you get blue light exposure from the sun, that’s actually very positive.
And it helps in the reset of your circadian rhythm. Where blue light becomes a difficulty is if you’re using screen time after 6pm and it can affect your melatonin production. And by the way, I want to bring in melatonin as well. I’ve done a written blog on melatonin and how it can actually improve your eye health. So adding say five milligrams of melatonin can spotlight the retinal cells in a way that increases your eye health. So I could I would say include that as well. And then finally, I think that carbohydrates and sugars are your enemy. So you might even consider moving in the direction of a ketogenic diet. This is where I would consider working with a functional medicine doctor. I find whenever there’s some really serious retinopathy is whether it’s diabetic retinopathy, or hypertensive retinopathy, in this case, central serious rep retinopathy. I would consult a functional medicine doctor and see about moving more into a direction where you’re reducing or eliminating carbohydrates, and also, you, you’re moving more into the Keto world of proteins and fats. I also liked the intermittent fasting process. Some of the preliminary studies I’ve seen with intermittent fasting is that they can actually support and improve eye health. It reverses aging in the cells. So again, working with a functional medicine doctor having that doctor monitor you either with some blood work or some other kind of biochemistry Chemistry testing to see if you’re a candidate for intermittent fasting. I think that would be another option if you’ve got this condition. So I hope that that’s helpful to you. I appreciate the question. And that’s our show for today. Thanks so much for tuning in.
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