Help your Vision

Todays Usage Tip: 

Help your Vision.

 

 It is believed that a good sight is a huge asset in the pursuance of every vision as in a saying ‘Good vision (Sight) help Visions’ However, it is quite unfortunate that most of human endaevours threatens the health of the eyes i.e. the seat of vision.

It is important to emphasize that every workplaces is associated with a level of risk that impairs our well-being. It becomes momentous to pay attention to proactive remedial actions for preventions and repairs as the case may be with varying risk. This post is to address a common risk with OUR SIGHTS.

Workplaces (for example welding, wood carving, furniture making, exposures to screen as obtained in banking jobs, reading  and lots) from surveys are the victims of this sight risk and the following tips will help salvage the situation.

Vitamin A (Carotene and Derivatives) is the essential micro-nutrient efficient for prevention and correcting sight defect, the immune system, and many other functions of a healthy body .Patients with sight issue are placed continually on medications and diets rich in this vital vitamin. However, a daily culture of feeding on fruits and veggies heavy with the vitamin will prevent  and correct as the case may be especially for people the associated sight-risk at workplaces. 

Pumpkin, carrots, Sweet potatoes, Spinach, Kale, Apricots, Plantain, Papaya, Tangerine and watermelon are good and heavy sources of carotenoids. The table below shows the Vitamin A content of these products,

Products	Carotenoids Level (RDA-5088.24 IU)
Sweet Potatoes	38,433 IU per cup or 769% of the RDA.
Apricots	2,985 IU per cup or 60% of the RDA.
Pumpkin	38,135 IU per cup or 763% of the RDA
Watermelon	865 IU per cup or 17% of the RDA.
Tangerines	1,328 IU per cup or 27% of the RDA
Pawpaw (Papaya)	1,531 IU per cup or 31% of the RDA
Kale	17,709 IU per cup or 354% of the RDA.
Plantains	1668 IU per cup or 33% of the RDA
Spinach	18,867 IU per cup or 377% of the RDA.
Carrots	21,383 IU per cup or 428% of the RDA

Pumpkin

Watermelon

However, It is pertinent to note that patients also targeting weight loss with fruits and vegetables should avoid sweet potatoes, plantains, tangerines, apricots. These products are heavy with calories and might be counter-productive with the weight loss scheme.