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More to Eye Health than Carrots? Lutein & Zeaxanthin for Your Eyes

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Carrots are good for your eyes, aren’t they? Carrots are high in beta carotene (the organic compound that makes them orange), which the body absorbs as vitamin A. Vitamin A is important in maintaining health of the retina, the light sensitive area at the back of the eye.

Your Macula and Eye Health
However, there is a specific area of the retina that plays an essential role in healthy vision called the macula. The macula is responsible for central vision and contains the highest concentration of photo receptor cells in the eye.

Specific antioxidants absorbed into the eye help fight oxidative stress and filter blue light. And, out of all the antioxidants out there, only two are absorbed into the macula, lutein and zeaxanthin. These two antioxidants play a key role in fighting free radical damage to support eye health and long-term healthy vision.

Quick Carotenoid Facts:¹
600 – the number of naturally occurring carotenoids in nature
22 – the number of these carotenoids you can actually absorb
2 – the number of carotenoids absorbed into the macula of the eye (lutein and zeaxanthin)

Eye Health Antioxidants Made Simple
Xanthalin™ Eye Health contains both FloraGLO Lutein, a uniquely processed crystalline form of this nutrient, and ZeaGold Zeaxanthin to promote optimum macular health. Xanthalin also features a B-Vitamin complex plus added nutrients for optimum cellular health.

Support eye health at the center of the retina, in the macula, for long-term healthy vision now and as you age.

¹ How FloraGlo Lutein Benefits Your Health. July, 2010. http://www.floraglolutein.com/benefits.cfm