Keeping your eyes healthy is becoming more and more challenging in today's technology era. Every time we are faced with blue light, which actually has the potential to damage the eye. Whether it comes from TV, laptop, and of course - cellphone. So it is not surprising that even children use glasses from an early age. For that, you need to know what is suitable for consumption in order to keep your eyes healthy.

Eye degeneration due to blue light

Basically, blue light or blue light can be found everywhere. For example, naturally, the blue color of the sky is caused by the collision of sunlight with the earth's atmosphere. But on a small scale, we can find it in electronic devices that we use everyday.

Despite its many benefits, blue light has the potential to irritate healthy eyes by damaging the part of the macula which is located behind the retina. Macula itself functions to filter light that can damage the eye. But over time, the quality of the macula will decrease and total degeneration can cause blindness. It is said that some of the population in the West who are over 65 years of age are affected by this problem.

Eat superfoods for healthy eyes

How to inhibit macular degeneration? It turns out that the answer lies in food. Especially by consuming types of superfoods that contain lots of lutein and zeaxanthin. Not only these substances, many superfoods also contain antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

Specific for eye health, it is recommended to eat vegetables such as watercress, asparagus, spinach, peas, and spinach. Carrots, which have been a recommendation for healthy eyes, are in the lowest position compared to their green rivals. Even so, carrots are still the prima donna for many Indonesians who already know their properties. Besides that, it's also a good idea for you to learn.

At the top of the list is kale, which is now becoming more and more easy to find on the market. This super vegetable has a distinctive shape, suitable to be combined with many other ingredients, especially in salad-shaped foods. Not only used for consumption at home, kale is also a favorite "toy" for chefs in restaurants. Kale is said to be the top choice for maintaining eye health in general.

Now you are familiar with a variety of new vegetables to be worked on in the kitchen and cook the best for your beloved family. Don't forget to also recognize a variety of other foods to maintain general health. For example, a variety of food choices after exercise or a variety of healthy foods consumed by athletes. It is not only the eyes that of course we take care of, but also our body as a whole.

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