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When it comes to health of your eyes, there is very little we do every day for them. No workout, no exercises and that too above the onslaught of staring at laptops and books all the time. While staring at your laptop is indispensable, you can get back your eye health with changes in your eating pattern based on nutritive value of foods.

For many years, vitamin D was boring--even to doctors. Because it was considered good for bones and not much else, multitaskers like vitamin A, B vitamins and vitamin E hogged all the press. But recent studies have thrust this long-neglected nutrient into the spotlight. Scientists now think vitamin D may affect everything from diabetes to cancer. They're also finding that many people don't have enough of it.

Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis. Raghuwanshi A, Joshi SS, Christakos S. J Cell Biochem. 2008 Oct 1;105(2):338-43. Review. PMID: 18655192

Tuohimaa P, Pukkala E, Scelo G, Olsen JH, Brewster DH, Hemminki K, Tracey E, Weiderpass E, Kliewer EV, Pompe-Kirn V, McBride ML, Martos C, Chia KS, Tonita JM, Jonasson JG, Boffetta P, Brennan P. Does solar exposure, as indicated by the non-melanoma skin

What can high-vitamin D foods do for you? * Help prevent a growing list of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, osteoporisis, breast cancer, colon cancer, and ovarian cancer * Help keep your bones and teeth strong and healthy * Regulate the growth and activity of your cells * Reduce inflammation What events can indicate a need for more foods rich in vitamin D? * Bone pain and/or soft bones * Frequent bone fractures * Bone deformities or growth retardation in children

Glutathione is the master detoxifier and the body's main endogenous antioxidant. Toxins are linked to glutathione, which then carries them into the bile and the stool, and out of the body. Glutathione protects our cells' delicate chemical machinery and helps energy metabolism run efficiently.