How to Prevent Macular Degeneration NATURALLY -- Top 5 Ways to Prevent Macular Degeneration

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In this video, Dr. Michael Chua discusses what macular degeneration is and what you can do to prevent it.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:49 What is macular degeneration?
2:36 1. Green leafy vegetables
7:12 2. Fish
8:23 3. Weight loss
11:16 4. Don't Smoke
11:50 5. Know your family history
12:54 Amsler grids
14:17 Summary
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[@MichaelRChuaMD]

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@@SEA-U2 thanks for letting me know! It should be fixed now, looking forward to sharing lots of useful tips with you!

[@pamsteele671]

Watch Chris Knobbe on AND and ancestral diet. VERY interesting.

[@user-ijh7tl5ie3]

Thank you so much Dr Chua. A year ago, my 81 year old mom’s scans for both eyes showed signs of ageing. We didn’t know how to help her. Months later, After watching your videos, and followed your advice: make sure she eats green leafy vegetables and the other food you mentioned. I also gave her eye supplements containing lutein, zeaxanthin. And she had to eat more berries. She also eat more fish and tomatoes. It worked! My mom latest eye scan showed no deterioration in both her retina and macular, they are within healthy range for patients in her age group. I believe proper nutrition is truly important.

[@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094]

please stop eating sea animals for omega 3 - we virtue signal and ban the use of plastic straws to save fish BUT WE STILL STUFF OUR FACES WITH FISH funding the heinous fishing industry that kills over 2 trillion sea animals every year! Please get your mom VEGAN OMEGA 3 supplements instead of getting her fish. Fish get their omega 3 by eating these sea plants in the first place, so why kill innocent fish for their omega 3 when we can get it directly from the plants? Please also watch SEASPIRACY and COWSPIRACY

[@cindymarie2475]

Thank you for your help! I have the onset of MD. My father had it. I think mine began after I had Covid-19. I was 70. I’m now 71. It is minor at this time. Just went for my six month check up and still the same no changes thank God. I take the AReds, not over weight and never smoked. I mostly cook and eating out on occasion. However I will now incorporate more spinach and fish to my diet. I will be printing the Amsler grid major idea!!!

[@evelynqueen2352]

Does she take the spinach raw or cooked, please? I'm not sure if I understood right, but guess he said it can be taken raw one day of the week, and cooked the rest. In that case, do we measure the cup of spinach before or after it's cooked, meaning slightly sautèed..

[@dr.samierasadoonalhassani2669]

Recap,1. green leafy vegetables,Lutin and zeaxanthin,2. . No smoking ,no alcohol,3.fish 4 body weight BMI less than 25 5 .Excersises 30 minutes per day.6. Whole natural foods.

[@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094]

PLEASE STOP EATING FISH - we virtue signal and ban the use of plastic straws to save fish BUT WE STILL STUFF OUR FACES WITH FISH funding the heinous fishing industry that kills over 2 trillion sea animals every year! Please get your mom VEGAN OMEGA 3 supplements instead of getting her fish. Fish get their omega 3 by eating these sea plants in the first place, so why kill innocent fish for their omega 3 when we can get it directly from the plants? Please also watch SEASPIRACY and COWSPIRACY

[@heythave]

And yellow veggies like yellow bell peppers and corn.

[@GaryL3803]

Thanks for the list, save 14 minutes of my time to watch other videos. Seriously, I'm a bit on the impatient side and cannot last though these 5 minute videos stretched out to 15 minutes.

[@solarthermoking]

I am getting stem cells to repair my mid. I can I send the protocol for free

[@dls64]

No need for fish. Just eat the algae they get it from.

[@1metuka]

Brilliant Video ! Retired Eye Clinic Nurse & I approve this message !

[@TNT-km2eg]

You don't say !

[@10AntsTapDancing]

You didn't mention that chicken eggs are a rich source of lutein and zeaxanthin and they don't have the disadvantage that green vegetables have of containing oxalates, phytates, tannins and many other poisons that harm humans.

[@lisah5960]

I'm 63 , and was recently diagnosed with the own start of macular degeneration , thank you so much for this information Dr.Chue 🧑‍⚕️❤️

[@vardhiniramesh4276]

Thank you for all the input. I am Amd patient for the past 3 years. How long can I continue like this with another eye having cataract beginning stage

[@jennychan1164]

Hi fr Msia. Im due for AMD jab soon. Gd of U to educate us.

[@jamescrawford9643]

Google for Eye Exercises and Eye Nutrition and do and use them daily and you possibly can reverse Dry AMD as I have. Google for Eye health and apply and keep learning self repairs in your eyes. Eye Dr told me approx five yrs ago that there's nothing that "they" can do about AMD at that time. I then did research on AMD and found out there is daily practices that I may be able to reverse Dry AMD. I applied myself and reversed my AMD and have healthy eyes today. It took 5 mos or so but I got results and that was 2019. I've told Eye Dr who acted dumfounded not encouraging my self-help practice which has worked. Eye Exercises are very easy and can be done anywhere sitting stationary that's not in dangers way. Go for it!👍👁️✌️

[@pawkie2]

The moment the Amsler grid appeared I was testing each eye with horrible results at first not realising the blur was part of the vid!! Thanks for this; it is great to have professionals sharing research without endless videos ending with an advertisement.

[@dangcoppock7362]

Hello Dr. Chua I came across your channel by chance and very happy 😊 I am in my early 70’s I love what you teaching PP like me and helping how to take care our eye’s health. I love what and how you explanation so clear you are so helpful and the most AMAZING…!😊 thank you and Subscribed…!

[@pipefisch6733]

Just found your video by chance Dr. M Chua. Your communication style ihas clarity, precision , spot on with follow up after each point. For layman your expiation is easy to grasp, and reflect . Thank you for being blessed to have chanced upon your video! Keep up the great work of education to a generation of growing seniors in the world🙏

[@merlyndamianose5795]

Thank you so much. At 72 I have dry AMD. Doing my best to cure it completely.

[@ritat1]

Flawless presentation, dense with important facts! Thank you - well done!

[@jeffsimpson5067]

Excellent information that I did not know. Thank you!

[@sweeyeokfoong3744]

Thank you so much Doc! You did a fantastic job in public education.

[@Socrates1944]

Thank you, very much, Dr. Chua for this important information! ❤. We truly appreciate your input! Blessings always.

[@junescales9552]

THANK YOU for the great natural advice, so well presented! Seventy -one year old retired RN, always going to chose natural ways when I can!!🙏

[@evelynqueen2352]

Congratulations! It's a joy everytime health professionals choose and share hat natural medicine is the best way to go.

[@djcoffman6505]

I would like to suggest that the family history connection is more likely based upon eating habits than genetics. The same was shown to be true for a myriad of cancers in a study in Japan as long ago as 1981.I translated that study into English so the Head of Medicine for the country of Japan could present it at a world cancer research convention in Hawaii at that time.

[@seawallbird5724]

Thankyou Michael for this wonderful and most relevant video.. I have enjoyed watching and learning from it.. You are a natural in front of the camera... The presentation is "spot on" 😊

[@user-pb5qw2es4e]

Wow! You are clear and thorough, thanks.

[@RiDankulous]

Thish is helpful, thank you! I went whole food-plant based to fix cholesterol and it dropped from 210 mg/dl (200 being high) to 120 (what some believe might be heart attack proof). It also fixed my weight, blood pressure and high resting heart rate. On the diet, I started eating 2 ounces of kale daily and recently I made sure that is my average over time. I'm happy to know it will aid in prevention of macular degeneration which my grandpa had. He was a smoker. I used to smoke, about 30 years ago. I am happy to know that my 50 lb weight loss will greatly aid in prevention also. I bet it was the smoking that tipped the scale for my grandpa, but I will do everything I can to prevent it. The mention of Amsler grid is invaluable to me. Thank you so much!

[@caseyslove]

Excellent source of scientific information and well presented.

[@clay2889]

Thank you for spreading this valuable wisdom on proper eye care!

[@kiwi007]

Ive been taking supplements of these for years, I'm 58. My Mum is blind from macula degeneration and it literally changes a person's life. Walnuts are high in Omega 3 for people who don't care for fish. I have spinach raw each day, carrots too.

[@karenb1331]

Also try grinding fresh flax seeds and add to yogurt or oatmeal.

[@alicetan4038]

​@@karenb1331 oo😅

[@dianevonahlefeld5906]

Spinach more than 3 times a day is safe, cooked spinach for the rest of the week. Spinach raw has a chemical that builds up in body.

[@rajendrabhushansharma3298]

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[@irenagough1014]

I've been eating healthy all my life. Ate kale, spinach, carrots, fruits, fish and I still got AMD.

[@kaloutiesingh8061]

THANK U DR.🤗.no amount of money could pay for this information u have given for free.i now know what changes I really have to make.i am 64yrs now having blurred vision all that is recommended is glasses.again thank u.🖕❤❤❤❤❤❤love from TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.WE SALUTE U AND IF KZbin GIVES OUT AWARDS U WILL BE THE FIRST ON THE LIST.🤗

[@juliahelland6488]

Very informative! Thanks for sharing this! 💯

[@miriamibarguengoitia4167]

Thanks doctor for your excellent explanation!

[@rickg672]

Fantastic job... thanks for the heads up. 👍

[@arunkumarsharma1332]

Very informative. Superb !!!!!👍👍

[@Infj6569]

Really great video full of information! Thank you.

[@canalsentir]

Hi from Mexico 😀 Excellent video! So much useful info!! Thanks!

[@user-kv4bz6gj4e]

Excellent source of scientific information and well presented.. Excellent source of scientific information and well presented..

[@rhealake8334]

Great presentation . Good learning experience. .

[@lucky2024-]

Wow! Watching this video is like watching an action packed car chase movie you can't pause, can't blink 😊 and hold your breath till the end, only when you reach the end of the tunnel do you see light. Thanks, Doc. 😊

[@zaphiraazoulay8863]

You are very clear and very informative. Thank you.!!!

[@khietnguyen8289]

Great info, thanks dr Chua.

[@pamelaa3720]

Just discovered your channel. Excellent, thank you!

[@user-by5dm1bh2i]

This is a fabulous, informative video. Just shared this with my siblings since our Mom has severe AMD. Thank you!

[@sanjam11]

How is she doing? What has she been doing? Any medication or supplements ?

[@nw133]

Great video. Thanks dr Michael. I just did the grid test, so far, so good

[@MichaelRChuaMD]

Good to hear! Thanks for your support

[@mnayak9348]

Hi Doc, could you please tell grid eye chart is only to see wet AMD?

[@NelsaChua-xu7vm]

very informative & well explained

[@gwenacordero8852]

Thank you doc for this video. You explained simply and easy to understand.

[@chiricuttcomepapt5100]

Excellent recommendations also for many other health issues. Salads (which are strong on fiber) before eating carbs (pasta, potatoes, pastries...) are good to flatten spikes of blood glucose. I have been on this for a year, with very positive results. Chua your greens!

[@snmeesala1825]

Thank you, gentleman, for your informative video.

[@n67ina]

Thanks a million for the info, you are a star for sharing. 🙏❤️

[@lorilea7032]

Very informative,thank you

[@maryalarid6010]

Thank you for this video!

[@rnswann6324]

This is an excellent video!!!!

[@jeanthibodeau8686]

EXCELLENT VIDEO DOCTOR !

[@Sheyz123]

You are amazing with all the natural help you give us... thank you so much 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Aashviaadya22]

Very informative. Ur smile is so enticing

[@nishatshaikh5950]

Thank you Thank you so much for enlightening us with your knowledge. It was very helpful

[@sagivinayaka6509]

Very good information, thanks

[@hjander]

Excellent presentation!!!

[@anetajohnson8446]

Dr . Chu t hank you for the excellent video. I just turned 80 last month, and have had pretty good vision ,though had to get glasses about 5 years ago Recently, i noticed something weard. When i close my eyes, "like in a light sleep or nap.and wake up, there appeaes a dark spot in the lower left eye, but it goes away.Your informayion tells me i better have that checked out.. so, im glad you posted this video!

[@Dark_Harmony]

Thank you for this helpful information.

[@beatiger9361]

Thank you. I watched your video through the end😊

[@jacquelinecavaliere7890]

Thankyou for all the information. It was great!

[@MeritBiz]

Great tips, Doc! You have a great skill for explaining technical terms that is easy for laymen to understand. Thank you for this video.🙏

[@jjoser62]

Thank you, very clear and Proffesionals explained ! I will change my habits, thanks!

[@cathleenharris6646]

great video!! I’m still young but genetic testing showed a higher than normal risk-I told my eye doctors and they monitor; glad to hear some of the foods I am already eating are protective!! I tried taking pills (AREDS) but that is expensive and hard for me to stick with. thank you for your content. You are helping people!

[@harneksinghsidhubrar5204]

Dear Dr, your presentations are vwey simple and clear to understanding, especially with your great lovely smiles all the times, God Bless and have a great happy new year full with happiness n prosperity , peace. Cheers

[@celiafish]

You are a great teacher! Thank you!

[@aliciagriggs8531]

VERY INTERESTING! Thank you!

[@eastwestpicayune8200]

Great content. Very informative

[@vladtepes7340]

Thanks doc. Very good information, without trying to sell any product . God bless you

[@carlenepalmer6615]

Thanks for sharing very informative

[@tomithot261]

Just found you ... subscribed and look forward to learning more. Have had Macular Degeneration for 30 years, take lots of vitamins and am doing quite well. Am excited to see all of your video, but just wanted to know I am excited to have found you!

[@lynneellliott9738]

Glad to read that you're doing well with your AMD, keep up the good work. I've just been diagnosed with dry AMD and would love to know which vitamins you're taking. I want to stave off deterioration for as long as possible. Thanks in advance.

[@tomithot261]

@@lynneellliott9738 Good question. The first thing I did was find an eye care professional who was into healthy eating / life style ... it does make a difference. Also, I made huge life changing adjustments ... not driving and learning how to use mass transport services, got a big TV / computer monitor / reader. Wishing you well ...

[@lynneellliott9738]

@@tomithot261 wishing you well too and hope you'll continue to do well.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

u didnt answer the question; we want to know WHAT vitamins/minerals etc u are taking for your eye condition!! @@tomithot261

[@tedfisk1211]

This is good information. My father had AMD. I go to the eye doctor every year so that my eyes can be checked for glaucoma and macular degeneration. with the fancy equipment the eye doctor has, he can check very closely and in detail how the macula is doing.

[@galeocean4182]

great info - thanks!!

[@jsydrnprn]

Excellent information.

[@fionahobbs8818]

Very good video, thankyou.

[@mariadanezis5333]

Very good information

[@danielford2424]

Excellent, thank you.

[@potawatomi100]

Outstanding video: informative, helpful/ useful, interesting. Your information delivery and narration is outstanding.

[@shakilaazimi5034]

Thank you for this very informative video. Please continue to educate us about preventable eye conditions. I wonder if you would make a video about asteroid hyalosis, its causes and possible prevention strategies. Thanks most kindly.

[@brucemattingly6476]

Excellent video Dr. Michael..! Eat salmon and sardines (in water, add your own quality extra virgin olive oil), supplement with quality cod liver oil, fish oil, salmon oil, krill oil that are 3rd party tested for purity. Supplement daily with lutein (approximately 20 mg) and zeaxanthin (approximately 4 mg). Daily eat greens, colorful foods like peppers listed, fruit, get exercise 4-5 times a week, 7-8 hours sleep nightly. Maintain BMI between 20-25. As Dr. Michael says, do these things and you will be healthy, way ahead of average person..! Blessings

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And get some more Google college light wisdom for bored housewives and couch potatoes

[@waheguruwaheguru9176]

V nicely explained 🙏 TQ

[@dbak308]

Great doctor great information thank you so much you are awesome ❤

[@shinebright0795]

THANK YOU, BLESSINGS 💖🍃

[@cindymichaud7111]

Using the Amsler Grid allowed me to get to my eye doctor right away and SAVED my sight. Don't stall, don't wait. Doctor advised that my FAST RESPONSE is the main reason my sight was preserved. 🙏👑✝

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

and what did the doc diagnose and how did he treat it? thnx.

[@cindymichaud7111]

@@Lauren-vd4qe I had moisture develop under the macular. They were able to remove that before any permanent damage occurred. I had recently had cataract surgery and was told this can be a related problem after. No damage was done to the macular because it was caught quickly. God bless, I pray that you do not develop any such problems. ✝

[@cindymichaud7111]

@@Lauren-vd4qe I had moisture develop under the macular. They were able to remove that before any permanent damage occurred. I had recently had cataract surgery and was told this can be a related problem after. No damage was done to the macular because it was caught quickly. God bless, I pray that you do not develop any such problems. ✝

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

ah, so a semi normal side effect of the cataract surgery. Ive seen plenty of pple get cataract surgery bc they just eat too much sugar. @@cindymichaud7111

[@meenukirpalani8688]

Dr Chua....tx so much...easy n simple explanation that any layman can understand n follow. Bless I m 73 n ve jus been diognisied w AMD.ll follow ur helpful tips to a T. Bless you .

[@crawford323]

Outstanding!

[@jackgoldman1]

Good job. Thanks. Age 72 and eyes are showing problems. Good to know this information.

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Great content thanks

[@donnapollock]

Thank you for the great video...

[@6789099]

Great man So convincing

[@French-Kiss24]

Thank you! My mother had wet AMD. It didn’t show up until she was in her nineties. I’m 76 and have dry AMD. My doctors want me to take the AREDS vitamins, but I have side effects. Your video about which foods to consume are a god-send.

[@PARoth2011]

I’m so glad you mentioned the side effects. I’m allergic to so many things it’s awful and my Dr gave me that too but I didn’t dare take it. I would MUCH rather eat beneficial natural food. This was fantastic to watch and learn from.

[@sunshinegirl4660]

I’m just curious, what kind of side effects did you experience with the ARED’s? My dad has dry MD and he can barely see now at 84. He has other problems and can’t walk after covid pneumonia. He takes AREDS daily so I was just wondering what side effects I should watch for. Thank you in advance and sorry you have MD, it’s terrible there’s no cure yet.

[@ongfamily9042]

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[@French-Kiss24]

@@sunshinegirl4660 nothing serious. I get burning in the vaginal area. I doubt your dad has that!

[@miladelosreyes8479]

Thanks for sharing this information..

[@sachsrw]

Thank you for the clearest explanation of both wet MD and Dry AMD, and the effects of each. Prevention and treatment explanations certainly excelled above what information our eye care providers were willing to impart. Feels like they want us to lose vision. Am now looking for a new eye care practice to get a second opinion and see how much preventive treatment they recommend as well as how to proceed to slow the increase of vision loss for both wet and dry macular degeneration.

[@dawhtayhtay7340]

Thanks a lot par Doctor for explaining.

[@evelynqueen2352]

True! Sadly, that's the way I feel too. Nowadays (looks like) doctors want and work for patients to become more ill...to perpetuate illness, instead to prevent and/or cure it.

[@joangarcia6610]

Thanks for the information👍👌🙏

[@romantickangaroo]

Great video!

[@theosolomon8319]

This is good!

[@deborahsearle2339]

Great job

[@annettefowler4704]

Thank you so much 😊

[@rnish7333]

Mahalo Dr Chua!

[@susiefloosie8885]

Thank you for this info. I would much rather improve my diet and lifestyle than have this get worse.

[@ScottoGrotto]

Thanks for this excellent video and valuable information Dr. Drs who share studies relating what works are a true blessing, especially more holistic approaches that are effective! I noticed after having a posterior vitreous detachment that my vision in that eye seemed less confidence inspiring while driving. And then noticed that straight lines had waves, and also a slight magnification. I had a friend years ago with a macular degeneration diagnosis who was told to keep her head down for two weeks??

[@evelynqueen2352]

Would you please elaborate on that last sentence, please?

[@ScottoGrotto]

@@evelynqueen2352my friend was in her mid 70’s I think. Her Dr apparently advised her to keep her head down, like on a desk or table, face down during the day for two weeks. I gathered this was to help counter the progression of her symptoms. I don’t know who her Dr was, and she has since passed. This was about 15 or so years ago. She had some wavy vision in one eye at the point of her diagnosis. Not sure, but in her case it may have helped the condition from worsening? You might do a search on this?

[@unclejoe3397]

Very helpful. I'm in the 27.8 more likely group unfortunately but am seeing an opthalmologist.

[@GGmystery88]

Thank you soo much for this information

[@arunkumarsharma1332]

I listened again today and found it very informative . Superb!!!

[@doughughes257]

Thank you Dr Chua.

[@patricialecamus2620]

WOW & THANKYOI FOR THIS DETAILED PREVENTATIVE INTELLIGENT STUDY PROVEN INFO♡♡♡