OT…Cataracts a Natural Cure!!!!

[jaminhealth]

A comment from another health board friend on Cataract Surgery….more reason to keep one’s eyes healthy and keep our own lens…those OP’s antioxidants really protect our eyes…..

((My mother just got cataract surgery for both of her eyes. It was a ‘success’ because she can see better but what about the benefits of having your own lens and not fake ones? Our lens work as filters in their own special way which stimulates certain hormones in the body. These hormones promote heathy bones for starters.

Every part of our natural bodies has a function and should not be so easily discarded just because they can.

Dr. Walter Last says to take borax for cataracts, that cataracts are built up calcium deposits. I have used ACV for calcium deposits on my teeth. Worked like a charm.

Many of us grew up ingesting vegetable oils which is a huge contributor to macular degeneration.))

On the DMSO board, many take Borax daily, and I do now….jam

[jaminhealth]

Wow, another comment on Oils…

((Here, “vegetable oil” in ingredient lists means Canola Oil. Canola Oil
directly causes macular degeneration. Thanks for the lens function info –
fascinating!)))

I use only Coconut Oil, Grapeseed Oil and some Olive Oil, have NEVER gotten into Canola Oil, just never felt right….

[Trudi]

@jaminhealth wrote:

Trudi, on the quinoline damage, I’ve heard from others on boards with this damage from these “fluoride” laced drugs….very very unfortunate..

Hi Jamin–
In my case it would not be from the fluoride, but from the quinovic acid in Cat’s Claw–

“Because Cats Claw is derived from the same substances that comprise the quinolone class of antibiotics, it shares similar side effects. Most notably, both the quinolone antibiotics and Cats Claw have been associated with tendon damage. This occurrence is quite rare, and new research shows that this side effect may be avoided if intracellular magnesium levels are brought back up to healthy levels (See Chapter 10). Nonetheless, proceed with caution when using Cats Claw.”
http://www.lymebook.com/lyme-grapefruit-lauricidin-colloidal-silver-samento

Thanks for your input,
Trudi

Lyme/RA; AP 4/2008 off and on to 3/2010; past use of quinolones may be the cause of my current problems, (including wheelchair use); all supplements (which can aggravate the condition) were discontinued on 10/14/2012. Am now treating for the homozygous MTHFR 1298 mutation. Off of all pain meds since Spring '14 (was on them for years--doctor is amazed--me too). Back on pain med 1/2017. Reinfected? Frozen shoulder?

[jaminhealth]

Mary77

Do you know of anyone with Glaucoma who had GOOD results with the NAC drops? Thanks jam

[Krys]

@mary77 wrote:

…Five years ago, I was told I needed cataract surgery on both eyes. I waited to schedule surgery while I researched my options. …. N-acetyl-carnosine eyedrops …2 drops in each affected eye twice a day.

Nothing was mentioned about cataracts a year later ….nothing mentioned about the need for cataract surgery…only a very small cataract in one eye that was of no consequence. I feel it was due to my use of the N-acetyl-carnosine drops. I continue to use them just twice/week. FYI!!

Mary, you’ve been very lucky!!!

I took NAC drops 4 x a day for 6 months and then homeopathic drops for cataracts for next 2 months.
The leaflet that comes with NAC drops says they may be helpful only at the very beginning stages and only in the external cataracts. If taken for internal cataract it will NOT help but will cause it to become bigger.
I disregarded that information because I wanted glutathione in my always inflammed eyes. I had had (2 years prior testing) a very minute cataract and was told I had 25 years till surgery would be needed. But with the onset of Lyme and huge neuro herx with inflammation of the brain, the eye kept being inflammed all the time. Most probably, unbeknownst to me the cataract got much bigger. I did not have it checked. As it was an interior one, I could not tell. My vision deteriorated very rapidly during the time I was taking NAC drops. Just as the leaflet warned, NAC drops did not help and my cataract got huge and very thick. Surgery worked.

I wish I had known or researched the natural options prior to Lyme, when the cataract was still minute.
I don’t regret taking NAC drops because they did help with the inflammation. But I would have done much better if I had seen an ophthalmologist and maybe taken something much stronger for the eye inflammation. I think NAC drops helped with something but they did make the cataract worse, just as the leaflet stated.

My conclusion: it is better to see the specialist when there are problems with the eyes. OT eye drops may be helpful in the beginning stages but there may be conditions in which they are not that beneficial. Always read the leaflet before using the drops!!!
Krys

[jaminhealth]

I’m beginning to think these NAC drops would help if the issues were pretty new….

About 10 yrs ago, a doc told me there was a slight film on my eyes, I was 64, but nothing has progressed….I see just as good as then with my old scripts I’ve had for probably 8 yrs and believe my eyes haven’t gotten worse is due to the powerful antioxidants I’ve been taking since 1995. In Aug 1995, I was at the right place, at the right time…so much of life is timing. My neighbor with the glaucoma tells me this, how she “wishes” it would have been her too…she’s had both cataracts removed and now deals with glaucoma for some time…..she’s gotten on grapeseed ex going on 3 yrs now, but too late for her eye health issues, but could still be helping the eyes some…

[mary77]

Krys,
I do feel I was lucky to have such a good response to the NAC eye drops. For me, it was worth a try before rushing into surgery.

I had another serious eye problem (vision loss in left eye) that was mis-diagnosed by an opthamologist initially. My “gut” instincts told me it was something else…my optometrist became concerned and sent me to a different opthamologist, who ran extensive testing finding an optic nerve issue. I was then off to a neuro-opthamologist! I, too, feel that it is best to have our eyes followed by a competent opthamologist.

Jamin, I don’t have knowledge of anyone being helped by NAC drops who has glaucoma…sorry…

Mary

[mary77]

Krys,
I do feel I was lucky to have such a good response to the NAC eye drops. For me, it was worth a try before rushing into surgery.

I had another serious eye problem (vision loss in left eye) that was mis-diagnosed by an opthamologist initially. My “gut” instincts told me it was something else…my optometrist became concerned and sent me to a different opthamologist, who ran extensive testing finding an optic nerve issue. I was then off to a neuro-opthamologist! I, too, feel that it is best to have our eyes followed by a competent opthamologist.

Jamin, I don’t have knowledge of anyone being helped by NAC drops who has glaucoma…sorry…

Mary

[jaminhealth]

Thanks Mary and yes, it was very fortunate for you to NOT have to do the surgeries….if one can be saved from a surgery, that’s powerful.

On this same note, some other friends were talking about how consuming and using vegetable oils and canola oils can lead to MORE eye health issues….

I checked sites regarding Oils and Eye Disease and Eye Problems and found a lot of information on this subject….

I use only Coconut Oils, Grapeseed Oils and Olive Oils…. Oils are important in so many areas. jam

[Krys]

On the positive note, I really liked NAC drops. They did take care of inflammation in the eye — no red eye when I was taking them, and they were a very good lubricant, no dry eye syndrome at all!!!
I wonder if they can be taken just for the inflammation, even if no cataract exists. I’m battling that one and I started taking Stephania terandra capsules just to be able to get off prednisolone. I’ve succeeded, but very slight inflammation still keeps popping up. If NAC drops could be taken for inflammation, I would be all set!!!
As I have an artificial lens implant, I’ll need to have an OK from the ophthalmologist, just to be on the safe side. I, personally, don’t see why not, but this time around I’ll ask first!

Jam, there are lots of herbs with eye specific actions: Stephania tetrandra, Bilberry, Bupleurum, Calendula, Cayenne, Coleus, Dusty Miller, Eyebright, Gingko, Goldenseal, Goldenthread, Grape Seed Extract and Lutein (Spiniach Extract). Most are taken internally and many can be also taken, diluted, as an eye wash, sometimes prepared as an eye drop formula. One would have to check the exact proportions and the actual procedure to start employing them externally. Googling would probably reveal much more. I found some very interesting recipes in a Russian herbal book with lots of folk remedies described. Something similar to what you mentioned with coconut milk, this time it was cucumber juice!!!
In my main herbal book (“Herbal Remedies” by Asa Hershoff) only 2 herbs are mentioned to reduce (no reversal, just reduction) glaucoma: Billberry and Gingko. As people with glaucoma are on pharmaceutical medications and have to keep taking them, even if they find something really appealing on the internet, they would have to consult with their doctor, not to overdo the positive effect and also to check for possible interactions.
Phil mentioned a while ago some negative findings about gingko.
It’s really hard to say when a single negative article pops up if it is due to flawed research, anti-herbal bias of the researchers or if the claim is valid. If there is more than one negative finding, caution is very strongly advised! I know that whenever I read such warnings, I become afraid to use even a dearly loved herb. Anyway, everything should be further checked, which I, myself, do not always do.
Warm wishes, Krys

[jaminhealth]

on the eye issues….I found an old Weston Price quarterly and there was an article on canola oil….The Great Con-ola is the title of the article and one can find the article online by just googling: The Great Con-ola….one negative on canola oil is blindness aka Macular Degeneration.

I never did “buy” into canola oil, it just never felt right…rapeseed. I heard it’s been banned in Canada.

[Jan Lucinda1]

Here is some information.

[A Friend]

Hello Jamin, Mary77, and all of you who have posted information and experiences under this topic that have been shown to help. So often, together we find the best things to do for (and cautions about) our problems.

Several days ago, I posted a topic warning everyone about having cataract surgery too quickly without first reading and researching information about possible causes (if condition has gotten worse over a short period of time) and how cataracts can be reversed (or avoided), making cataract surgery unnecessary.

After I saw Jamin’s cataract post the next day, with information and suggestions from many of you, I decided to delete my post, and concentrate not on looking back, but to add anything I

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