Relief for Dry Eyes with Omega 3

By: admin | Friday, January 10th, 2014 | Blog

Friday, January 10th, 2014

Omega 3 fatty acids have been found to have countless benefits for the body and brain, benefitting everything from your skin and hair to your minds ability to process as you age. Slowing down aging, wrinkles, and improving cell function are good enough reason to get your daily dose, but did you know that it can also help to relieve dry eyes?

Omega 3’s is a great way to get your eyes feeling good again. Here are some of the great benefits you can expect when you get your daily intake:

• Relief from itchy eyes – getting rid of the feeling of always having to scratch your eyes.
• Help to moisten the eyes to produce tears normally, keeping eyes at comfortably moist level
• Anti-inflammatory properties help relieve puffiness associated with dry eye

There are a lot of ways to get omega 3s into your diet – here are some great sources:

• Enriched Dairy
• Edamame
• Enriched eggs
• Flaxseed
• Canola Oil
• Salmon

If you want extra assurance, or you just want to take supplement rather than adding those foods to your diet, there are ways to get your omega 3s without eating them. Supplements, like the PRN Dry Eye Omega Benefits, or Omega Essentials. These supplements can give you a boosted daily dose of omega 3 EPA/DHA – just 1 tsp of the Omega Essentials is equal to 2668 mgs of the oil. Getting this amount has been proven to help dry eye syndrome, and bringing relief to irritated eyes.

If you suffer from dry eye syndrome, consider adding more omega-3 fatty acids to your diet. Give us a call at Cornea Consultants of Arizona to discover the great benefits of omega 3s and how you can further help your dry eyes. You can get relief safely, naturally and healthfully for dry, red eyes!