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Dr. Weil reminds us that good vision is a complex process. It is more than just a pair of glasses.  For example, a poor diet can actually reduce our night vision. Missing crucial nutrients can even destroy the retina and our vision entirely.  A well rounded diet including brightly colored vegetables is what is recommended for good eye health and vision.  Kale, in particular, provides lots of antioxidants like lutein and zeanthinin.  While carrots are good, please remember that they do contain sugar.  The following article shows what can happen by eating a very bad diet:   https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/03/health/poor-diet-blindness-scli-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1T6FPQewLXhTnqmWskmI8wsBIcYbDbfoLeU-iRlrPilYW7g_IBzuLb3O0

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