There are four known causes of macular degeneration recognized by the medical community. They are: diabetes (diabetic macular degeneration), old age (age-related m.d.), nearsight (myopic m.d.), and “unknown.” All of these causes have one thing in common: reduced blood flow to the eyes. Anyone who is experiencing macular degeneration or retinal bleeds with an “unknown” cause would do well to take a close look at the three known reasons. If you have significant nearsight, but not quite in the double digits, that may be the reason for the vision problems. If you experience big swings in your blood sugar, then you and your eyes may benefit from taking a hard look at dietary interventions to keep your blood sugar stable. If you are not yet 70 but are close to it, then perhaps there is a circulatory issue that is impacting your vision earlier than it otherwise might. In any case, macular degeneration is a health issue and not an isolated one. There are things you can do to improve your health–so look for those and take action! You may find this book to be a helpful start on the path to improving your general health and thus helping your body heal.
I recently went to a doctor, Damon P. Miller, who specializes in healing macular degeneration. He recommended the following for me:
New Focus (source of Lutein) 7-10 doses per day -or- 60 mg Lutein/day
Laser Energetic Detox–Dr. Cowden
Blood Type Diet
If allergic to sulfa drugs, avoid all body products containing Sodium Laurel (or Laureth) Sulfate, including toothpaste and laundry detergent
Trace Minerals Relax-Nutramedix Crystal Energy Cell Food, 15 drops per quart added to water
If there is damage to your eyes from retinal bleeds, vision therapy may help the existing vision loss as greatly increased blood flow will help clear away matter such as old blood blocking the vision, and it will help prevent future vision loss due to retinal bleeds if the reason for the bleeds is nearsight. If there is another reason for the bleeds, such as radiation exposure from living at the equator, or diabetes, or “old age,” and you also have significant nearsight, vision therapy can also be helpful because you will be eliminating a source of stress on your retinas by relieving the nearsight.
If you have macular degeneration, I feel for you. I am relatively young at 51 and just received this diagnosis for the second time in 15 years. My vision is still very good except for the extreme nearsight I still struggle with. I did get a shot of Avastin to help my situation, and it helped clear the blood out of my eye. It may also have helped the veins in front of my retina die back. But what I believe helped me more is Paul Tom’s energy work. He has the extraordinary ability to see health problems and move energy to heal them. He is healing my reginal hemorrhage. You can read about my progress on this issue here.
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