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Leading Holistic Optometrist Dr. Marc R. Grossman, O.D., L.Ac. hosts the Natural Eye Care Podcast: approaches to vision problems, eye health, and overall health backed by research and his 40+ years of experience with patients. Most eye diseases strike seniors. Find out how lifestyle, diet, and nutrition can help maintain healthy vision and even improve eyesight. An Holistic Eye Doctor is dedicated to helping people with such conditions ranging from myopia and dry eyes to potentially vision-threatening diseases like macular degeneration and glaucoma. Dr. Grossman's podcasts cover a multi-disciplinary approach including nutrition, eye exercises, lifestyle changes, and Chinese Medicine. Dr. Grossman founded the Rye Learning Center in 1980, a multidisciplinary center for learning problems, in 1996 co-founded Integral Health Associates in New Paltz, New York, and in 1999 co-founded Natural Eye Care, Inc. His background includes degrees in Optometry, Biology, Physical Education and Learning Disabilities, coupled with yoga, bioenergetics, nutrition, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, the Alexander technique and Feldenkrais. He is co-author of half a dozen books on vision, including "Natural Eye Care: Your Guide to Health Vision and Healing" in 2019. Dr. Grossman takes an integrated approach to vision and its influence on the body, mind, and spirit. His lectures and private consultations are in high demand.
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As we age, the balance between free radical load, antioxidant defenses, and inflammation can shift in the wrong direction, which is one reason the retina becomes more vulnerable over time. We walk through what the retina does, why it needs constant oxygen and nutrients, and how oxidative stress and chronic inflammation may contribute to long-term retinal wear and tear. We also dig into why anthocyanins are getting so much attention in natural eye care and integrative optometry. These p...
Eye pressure is the number everyone remembers from an eye exam, but it’s not the whole glaucoma story. We dig into a question patients ask all the time: when is it actually important to lower intraocular pressure, and when is the bigger issue the health of the optic nerve itself? We use a simple picture to make it stick. Pressure is like water pushing on a basement wall, and the wall is your optic nerve. Lowering pressure can help, but strengthening and protecting the “wall” matters too. ...
Aging puts real pressure on the retina, optic nerve, and tear system. We dig into a practical question many people over 60 are asking: can a daily multivitamin actually support healthy aging and day-to-day function, and does that translate into meaningful support for vision? We walk through new research on multivitamins and functional health, what the results do (and do not) prove, and why a basic supplement may help when appetite, food choices, medications, or digestion make it harder to cov...
Blurry, hazy vision that feels like you are looking through a dusty windshield can be more than “just getting older.” We walk through cataract surgery in plain language, starting with what a cataract actually is: the natural lens turns cloudy as proteins clump together, making colors look muted and lights at night feel harsh. When that cloudiness starts blocking daily life, surgery becomes the real solution, and understanding the steps can take a lot of the fear out of the decision. We expla...
Clues about your brain health might be sitting in plain sight at the back of your eye. Let's dig into a surprising idea with big implications for healthy aging: Alzheimer’s disease may be visible in the eyes before classic memory symptoms appear. Because the retina is neural tissue, the eye and brain are deeply connected. This makes retinal changes a promising area for early Alzheimer’s screening and prevention-focused care. We walk through how retinal imaging works and why researchers are p...
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