DaveFoster
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I used to have eye floaters, but they only appear after a period of stress and subsequent low oxygenation (after exercise for instance.)
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Hi Lindsay, have you tried a less pungent liver like chicken? I make a pate out of 250-300g chicken liver, an onion and 5 pinches salt that my 3 year old devours out of the jar. So simple to make.
Also, you could try smoked oysters. I know they're pretty much universally preserved in sunflower oil, but you can drain it and wash them - I guess it's better than not eating them at all. Again, my son loves them - they can't be that bad!
That sounds really good! I can't wait to try it.Regarding my issue with liver and the iron content, he said, "Liver pate’ and liverwurst, because of the large amount of fat, are a lot easier on the stomach; chopping a little liver with a lot of cooked mushrooms, with butter, is another more digestible way."
Peat: Good nutrition and hormone balance regulates the consistency of the vitreous. Some optometrists are taught that the lens and vitreous are analogous to toenails and hair, i.e., inert, non-metabolizing, but they are active substances.
Optimal levels of thyroid and vitamin A are very helpful.
Well, I was a bit be-fuddled by the nutrition and hormone balance thing, because I have been taking thyroid for at least two years now. And it wasn't until I stopped my Cynoplus (because I could no longer order it) that they appeared. My vitamin A is lacking, I know. Aside from high fat dairy and fresh eggs. I just get so confused why these things happen - my hair and nails grow strong and quickly, but then all of a sudden, I get eye-floaters. It could be due to my photography and focusing through a lens and looking at the phone. I take pregnenolone and progesterone regularly, but my eyes are very sensitive to bright light and that's when I see the eye floaters.
Hmmm. Maybe they will go and maybe not, but in the meantime, I will try to eat some liver!
Dear Dan can you explain how you go from mg to grams of Niacinamide? My memory of biochem class might tell me to divide mg into G but considering that I've only seen a max of 550mg of Niacinamide that might mean taking 4of the 500mg, is that correct?I'm interested in this too.
Peat has mentioned the idea that T3 eyedrops might be beneficial for eye health, though I've not heard of anyone trying that.
jag2594 mentioned very-high-dose niacinamide (4g) helped with his floaters. I tried 2g a day for a few weeks and didn't notice any improvement.
I suspect something like that is true. Switching from a monitor 20" away to a TV-used-as-a-monitor 40" away seemed to help my vision in general situations, and may have decreased the number of floaters I get.
That's really interesting, I'll see if I notice a correlation.
Never needed glasses since applying the Bates exercises occasionally and taking 100mg of Lutien 1/wk.I'm interested in this too.
Peat has mentioned the idea that T3 eyedrops might be beneficial for eye health, though I've not heard of anyone trying that.
jag2594 mentioned very-high-dose niacinamide (4g) helped with his floaters. I tried 2g a day for a few weeks and didn't notice any improvement.
I suspect something like that is true. Switching from a monitor 20" away to a TV-used-as-a-monitor 40" away seemed to help my vision in general situations, and may have decreased the number of floaters I get.
That's really interesting, I'll see if I notice a correlation.
Yes I've had floaters and when my vision list 3D they were sometimes little rain storms on my windsheild, if you will. As for Lutien it's long been considered a strong eye anti oxidant by eye surgeons. The Bates exercises are similar to changing focus. When I am around a computer I'll post a link about the particulars.Heartnhands: Can you comment on the eye floater issue with regard to exercise and supplemental Lutein? Do you know if either of your practices can be beneficial for floaters? Have you ever had floaters?
Have not read up on lutein and its benefits in general, nor how it is regarded in the Peat world. I will check for another thread about lutein....
For me, eye-floaters turned out to be an ominous sign of trouble. I read a posting above about the sudden onset of floaters. I had that happen to me a few years back. My eye doctor was unconcerned when I made a couple of appointments for him to have a look-see. No treatment was offered.
A couple of weeks later I experienced a spontaneous detached retina. Pretty scary.
After an eye operation (knives and laser) and many months of healing and general eyeball weirdness I was relieved to have my sight mostly restored.
There was a teeny hassle though with a rapidly forming cataract.
Yes, the original operation to reattach my retina had complications. In the weeks that followed, I clearly saw blood flowing about inside my eyeball (I had a front row seat after all). Unfortunately, during follow-up, the surgeon could not see it looking through from the outside.
Well, the lens died and had to retrofitted with a nice plastic one. I'm happy to have it.
Later, I had a sudden cascade of floaters in the other eye. This time, my optomitrist took me more seriously and scheduled an "emergency" operation. The retina was just showing the first signs of letting go so just a welding laser was required. Way less drama.
My advice: get it checked-out thoroughly. Sudden increase of floaters can be a very good sign that there may be some destabilizing things going on.
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I finally emailed RP today about a few questions I had - one was Eye Floaters. His response to the eye floaters:
"Pregnenolone and progesterone might help with floaters."
I had already mentioned nutrient dense foods I should probably eat (like liver) - he mentioned eggs being good sources of nutrients. And then followed up the foods with Pregnenolone & Progesterone.
Regarding my issue with liver and the iron content, he said, "Liver pate’ and liverwurst, because of the large amount of fat, are a lot easier on the stomach; chopping a little liver with a lot of cooked mushrooms, with butter, is another more digestible way."
So assuming I start eating liver, or continue eating lots of eggs, if they still don't go away, more pregnenolone MAY help - for anyone interested. I can't afford any more progesterone than I already take. That being said, I really wish they still sold the Wellshire Farms brand liverwurst at Wholefoods - that was the tastiest of the liver products I have bought and it was cheap. I guess I will go to a local butcher and see what I can find.
Yes, that's correct, I tried the equivalent of four 500mg doses (but just measured in powder form). I don't suggest it or anything, it's a pretty high dose.Dear Dan can you explain how you go from mg to grams of Niacinamide? My memory of biochem class might tell me to divide mg into G but considering that I've only seen a max of 550mg of Niacinamide that might mean taking 4of the 500mg, is that correct?
I'll second this, a similar thing happened to my mom. I've been much more serious about checkups and watching for changes in floaters since then.My advice: get it checked-out thoroughly. Sudden increase of floaters can be a very good sign that there may be some destabilizing things going on.
We have pate every week, with some gluten-free matzo style crackers, some orange marmalade, zesty mustard, and a little red wine It is an acquired taste
For me, eye-floaters turned out to be an ominous sign of trouble. I read a posting above about the sudden onset of floaters. I had that happen to me a few years back. My eye doctor was unconcerned when I made a couple of appointments for him to have a look-see. No treatment was offered.
A couple of weeks later I experienced a spontaneous detached retina. Pretty scary.
After an eye operation (knives and laser) and many months of healing and general eyeball weirdness I was relieved to have my sight mostly restored.
There was a teeny hassle though with a rapidly forming cataract.
Yes, the original operation to reattach my retina had complications. In the weeks that followed, I clearly saw blood flowing about inside my eyeball (I had a front row seat after all). Unfortunately, during follow-up, the surgeon could not see it looking through from the outside.
Well, the lens died and had to retrofitted with a nice plastic one. I'm happy to have it.
Later, I had a sudden cascade of floaters in the other eye. This time, my optomitrist took me more seriously and scheduled an "emergency" operation. The retina was just showing the first signs of letting go so just a welding laser was required. Way less drama.
My advice: get it checked-out thoroughly. Sudden increase of floaters can be a very good sign that there may be some destabilizing things going on.
c
I'll second this, a similar thing happened to my mom. I've been much more serious about checkups and watching for changes in floaters since then.