Anyone have suggestions as to another source of lutein 10mg a day from another source. All supplements I have seen are from the marigold source.
Replied By Jean (Denver, Colorado, Usa) on 07/26/2011
Lutein may not be the source of your rash. Vitamins that are prescribed for macular degeneration are usually extremely high in both zinc and vitamin A (or beta carotene). Either one, or even something totally unrelated, could be causing the allery. Eggs are high in lutein. If you are able to eat eggs with no problem, your rash probably doesn't stem from the lutein.Replied By Heather N (Edson, Ab, Canada) on 07/27/2011
Thanks Jean for your input. I am mildly allergic to eggs and eat them sparingly. Perhaps I should try just lutein and then add other ingredients.Replied By Ray (Calgary) on 01/24/2013
There are only 1 or 2 studies actually linking lutein use to benefit for Macular degeneration. And then they mostly conclude that more study is needed.
However, one of the best sources of it, after the nasturtium yellow flowers, is Kale (uncooked) and the second best is Kale (cooked). After that try dandelion greens. You can get both at health food stores. Plus if you can't take the nasturtium yellow flowers then try the leaves. Also try turnip Greens, swiss chard, collard greens, romaine lettuce, green peas, watercress, romaine lettuce, and of course popEye's favorite, spinach. He wasn't just strong to the finish but had a good eye for good food.
Replied By Ray (Calgary, Ab) on 01/24/2013
Sorry, but I don't know why anyone would think that eggs are high in lutein. Eggs, I believe, only have some lutein because many, not all, farmers include marigolds in chicken feed to make the egg yolks a strong yellow color. So if you don't eat the yolks but only the whites, or get eggs from a natural farmer who doesn't like to "doctor" the chicken feed to get a "healthy color" of bright yellow then you will probably have little lutein from eating eggs.
And, furthermore, the marigolds are used by farmers for "coloring" and not for its high lutein contents. The egg producers are not doing this for your nutritional benefit. Otherwise they would have chosen other plants with higher lutein content.
I believe the Nasturtium flowers are the highest in lutein of any plant that I know of. While marigolds are in the order Asterales that includes calendula and tarragon we find that Nasturitium is in the order Brassicales that includes cabbage, papaya and all the yummy dark green vegetables that are so good for you in so many ways- including their extremely, extremely, high lutein. (Nonetheless my optometrist sells a lutein supplement made from marigolds, obviously following the chicken feed trail). That is why I think it best to stick with nasturtium, kale, watercress, spinach and so on if you are worried about your eyes.
On another note, the world's healthiest foods site, whfoods.com presents a lot of research to suggest that berries are one of the best things for eye health. While other sites suggest fish oil high in vitamin A derivatives.
Replied By Ariel Gail (Wa State) on 05/05/2015
Eggs can contribute good amounts of Lutein if and only if they are truly "free-range" which is the only type we should be eating anyway because this supplies the correct type of fat (Omega 3's) also. Otherwise, egg consumption just adds to our over-consumption of the wrong type of fats, the major contributor to all diseases and also displaces the correct fat consumption. So, to seek out and only buy eggs from your neighbor who has chickens running around, or the expensive variety at the store, is a good plan if you can't live without eggs. Keep in mind that even this healthy type of egg offers a fraction of the lutein and astazanthin we need, so putting effort into figuring out how you can consume a few leaves of Kale every day would give a far greater ROI - Return on Investment.Replied By Gert (Al) on 05/06/2015
How does egg consumption cause us to consume too much of the 'wrong' types of fats? Please explain this to me, Ariel.Replied By Azuka (Michigan) on 10/02/2015
There really is nothing to fear from eggs, lard, or butter, but a great deal to fear from shortening, and the numerous varieties of vegetable or grain oil. Olive oil is fine though. And margarine should be outlawed.Replied By Bryce (Denver) on 05/08/2017
Heather,
You may think twice about taking a copper supplement. Some people can be copper toxic, especially if you have been exposed to heavy metals in the past (esp amalgam fillings). Copper can mimic the oxidative stress that mercury or other heavy metals can induce.
Good advice with supplements is to take each one individually and look at your reaction. Multi-vitamins can be a mix of bad reactions with good, but you'd never know what causes what.
Replied By Kate (Raleigh, Nc) on 07/26/2017
Non-sense! Copper is needed and taking all the supplements individually is also ridiculous, especially these days. In 1992 an Immunologist/Microbiologist PhD who grew Healthy cells in a lab for a highly respected Lab where he also developed the assay for Epstein Bar testing which is still used and the Gold Standard in hospitals...happened to want to go on the side of prevention. Knowing that most multivitamins on the market were garbage and if given to the cells in his Lab...would die and put them out of business, he developed a line that changed many in the industry today. Why? Because they are Pharmaceutical Grade vs Food Grade. This means what's on the label has to be exactly what's in the pill where as food grade is like chocolate chip cookies....some have 10 chocolate chips in the cookie, others 12 and others possibly only 8. C___nt__m and others like it are marketing junk and a waste of money. Just search YouTube for the Vitamin Apple Test and see for yourself. One keeps the apple color white and some others turn the flesh of the apple black...hmmm? Many more great companies with quality, GMP standards now making supplements....thanks to this visionary Dr.