Archive for category: Nutrition

GINGER FOR MIGRAINE IS EFFECTIVE, EASY TO USE, AND INEXPENSIVE

GINGER FOR MIGRAINE IS EFFECTIVE, EASY TO USE, AND INEXPENSIVE

New research shows Ginger can be a powerful tool to stop migraines. It works as well as Sumatriptan, a powerful drug with side effects. I’m looking forward to recommending this to my migraine patients and hearing their feedback! Also, if you are interested in non-medicinal migraine treatments check out this […]

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Fish Oil Doesn’t Help Dry Eyes

Fish Oil Doesn’t Help Dry Eyes

“For years I have advised patients with dry eye to try Omega 3 supplementation. It turns out the evidence isn’t there. Unless a new study comes out to contradict this one I will no longer be recommending it.”  – Dr. Briar Sexton   Article Below: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/fish-oil-doesnt-help-dry-eyes/  Fish Oil Doesn’t Help Dry Eyes […]

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Buyer Beware: Nutritional supplements aren’t always what they seem

Buyer Beware: Nutritional supplements aren’t always what they seem

For patients with macular disease I recommend Preservision with Lutein or, if they have dry eye, Preservision AREDS 2. I do this based on good data from the Age Related Eye Disease Study  (AREDS) I and II  trial showing up to 25% reduction in significant vision loss over five years […]

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Eating for Healthy Eyes – Nutrition & Retinal Eye Disease

Join Dr. Briar Sexton who will be doing a talk on Eating for Healthy Eyes- Nutrition & Retinal Eye Disease. Vision Quest Vancouver Saturday November 2, 2013 Library Square Conference Centre 1:15pm Section C 350 West Georgia Street http://www.ffb.ca/news/events/VQ/VQVancouver13Program.html We look forward to seeing you there.

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