Your eyes need to stay healthy too and there are some things that you can do to help this. This includes Exercises to Improve Eyesight and probably most importantly including the correct foods in your diet to keep your eyes operating at top performance.

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People used to always joke that carrots could help you see in the dark. This probably isn’t true but like many vegetables they contain moisture and a whole host of vitamins and minerals that can help eyesight.

The 3 main vitamins believed to be needed by the eyes are:

Vitamin A (also called Retinol)- This is thought to stop you from getting Night Blindness and Xerophthalmia.

Vitamin B2 (also called Riboflavin)- This is essential for the overall health of your eyes.

Niacin (also called nictonic acid or Vitamin B3)- This is needed to help Vitamin B2 function properly.

So where can you get these vitamins?

Vitamin A is actually only found in foods that have originated from animals. However many vegetables contain cartenoids which is a compound that the body can break down into Vitamin A. This means that raw carrots are one of the best sources, hence the legend. Also calfs liver, spinach and leafy veg are great.

Vitamin B2 can be found in high levels in organ meats, cheeses, egg yolks, milk, wild rice, almonds,  whole grains, soybeans, spinach, mushrooms, and chicken. It is also often added to cereals and flour.

Niacin can be found in many foods including organ meats, chicken, beef, tuna, salmon, milk, eggs. Also Carrots, leafy veg, dates, sweet potatoes and avocadoes, nuts wholegrains mushrooms and brewers yeast.

Luckily many of these foods are essential in a healthy diet anyway so it isn’t too much trouble to keep the diet well adjusted enough to take care of your eyes too.