Greens vs. Glaucoma04:33

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Published on April 24, 2017

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DESCRIPTION: Kale and collard greens contain vision-protecting plant nutrients such as zeaxanthin that may significantly lower the risk of glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.

I demonstrated the not-all-fruits-and-veggies-are-the-same motif recently in my video How to Reach the Antioxidant RDA (

I explored the fat-enhanced absorption of carotenoid phytonutrients in Forgo Fat-Free Dressings? (

Don’t eggs also have zeaxanthin? Find out how much in Egg Industry Blind Spot (

I wish there were more studies on under-represented minorities. I’ve covered a few, such as Preventing Breast Cancer By Any Greens Necessary ( but am constantly on the lookout for more.

The only other video I’ve done on glaucoma is Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther ( though I have a video coming up soon on treating the disease, Dietary Treatment of Glaucoma ( Next, however, is macular degeneration: Dietary Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (

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