Approximately 8 years ago I remember my mum broke the news that she was about to go into surgery to me. It turns out her left eye had developed cataract and it needed to be removed.

Even though I wasn’t the one suffering the ordeal, it made me concerned about my own sight. Will I develop cataract too? Just imagining a knife cutting through my eyes is enough for me to do my research!

And here are my findings: Preventing cataracts from developing is really quite simple. There are mainly two parts.

1. Nutrition.

2. Sunglasses.

The second part is easy. Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sun, which extensive study have shown prolonged exposure of which is harmful for the eye. With one caveat.

The first part – nutrition – is the more interesting subject that I want to explore.

When I mention eye vitamins, people tend to immediately think of vitamin A. Other more sophisticated, savvy consumers may think of some other vitamins that, theoretically, is beneficial to the eyes.

I, on the other hand, always refrain from recommending one specific vitamin. The reason is simple. It’s because all vitamins have a part to play even if they don’t directly benefit your eyes!

So, for example, we all know vitamin A is good for your eyes. But did you know that carrots don’t contain vitamin A? It contains beta-carotene, which is a raw material your body uses to convert to vitamin A. For your body to convert beta-carotene to vitamin A, it needs a whole slew of other raw materials.

And guess what? For your body to use that vitamin A, it again requires a whole slew of other raw materials.

So do yourself a favor and consume whole foods only! Whole food contain all raw materials your body require, some of which are not even identified yet. If you want to consume supplements, make you buy those that based on whole foods.

You can easily find that information from reading the ingredients list, of course. Easy.

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