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Eye health vitamins and nutrients in delicious drinks

Thanks to modern technology we are never far away from an electronic screen these days. We're stuck in front of the computer for both work and leisure and when we're not, we'll likely find ourselves staring at the TV, or squinting at the mobile phone or blackberry. Our eyes are constantly under stress, and it's time we give them a treat – in the form of a refreshing and nutritious drink.

Featuring 9 major eye-strengthening nutrients, this Eye Beverage Menu consists of a host of tasty concoctions that help relieve eyestrain, dryness and dark circles – your taste buds will love them too.

 

Delicious Drinks with Eye - Refreshing Nutrients

Floral and Fruit Teas

Benefits to Your Eyes

 

Wolfberry, chrysanthemum and lemon with honey

Chinese wolfberry, chrysanthemum, lemon, honey …

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Improves eye sight with eye-moisturising effect

Ingredients:

  • Wolfberry, chrysanthemum and lemon with honey10 Chinese wolfberries
  • 4 white Hangzhou chrysanthemums
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • honey to taste

Procedures:

Fill a saucepan with hot water; put in the Chinese wolfberries and chrysanthemums; boil for a while and then simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a cup or teapot; add lemon juice and honey to taste. Serve warm.

*Chinese Wolfberry: sweet and mild, helps strengthen the eyes and the liver;
*White Hangzhou Chrysanthemum: quenches internal heat and clears the eyes;
*Lemon: rich in vitamin C with strong anti-oxidising properties. This concoction helps retain moisture in the eyes and improve eye sight. Suitable for people suffering from dry eyes and blurry vision.

 

Rose and red date tea

Pink rose, green tea leaves/bag, red dates…

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Lightens dark circles and helps resist computer radiation

Ingredients:

  • Rose and red date tea10 Pink roses
  • 6 red dates (pitted)
  • green tea leaves to taste
    (or 1 green teabag)

 
 
Procedures:

Fill the tea pot with hot water; put in the pink roses, pitted red dates and green tea leaves / teabag. Put on the lid and let stand for 8 to 10 minutes before serving.

*Pink Rose: enhances circulation and helps improve complexion;
*Red Date: sweet and mild, helps strengthen inner chi;
*Green Tea: rich in antioxidants, helps resist radiation. This concoction helps remove dark circles caused by poor blood circulation. Suitable especially for frequent computer users.

 

Lavender and chamomile tea

Lavender, chamomile, violet …

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Eases eyestrain and aids sleeping
Ingredients:
  • Lavender and chamomile tea1 teaspoon of lavender,
  • 2 teaspoons of chamomile
  • 1 teaspoon of violet, honey to taste

 

 
 
Procedures:

Pour honey into the teapot; fill the teapot eighty percent full with hot water. Put on the lid and let stand for 3 minutes. Put in lavender, chamomile and violet, then let stand for 7 minutes before serving.

*Lavender: relieves stress, aids sleeping and calms the nervous system;
*Chamomile: relaxes, relieves eye fatigue; violet: calms the spirit;
*Honey: moisturises the eyes. This tasty concoction aids sleeping and therefore helps ease eyestrain and prevent
 formation of dark circles caused by insufficient sleep. A perfect daily drink for people under stress or suffering from
 sleeping problems.

 

Sunflower and apple tea

Sunflower, apple, green tea leaves/bag …

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Comforts eye fatigue and promotes anti-oxidising action
Ingredients:
  • Sunflower, apple, green tea leaves/bag … Close Comforts eye fatigue and promotes anti-oxidising action1 apple (diced)
  • 2 teaspoons of sunflower
  • green tea leaves to taste
    (or 1 teabag)

 
 
Procedures:

Fill the teapot with hot water; put in sunflower and green tea leaves / teabag. Put on the lid and let stand for 5 minutes. Put in the diced apples, then let stand for 3 more minutes.

*Sunflower: comforts eye fatigue and improves eyesight;
*Apple: rich in vitamin A, B complex, C and E;
*Green tea: rich in antioxidants and helps resist radiation. This concoction helps relieve discomfort caused by
 prolonged starring at the computer. Suitable especially for frequent computer users suffering from eye fatigue.

  

Cold Drinks

Benefits to Your Eyes

 

Mango and papaya milkshake

Mango, papaya, skim milk …

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Relaxes eye tension and helps resist damage from sunlight
Ingredients:
  • Mango and papaya milkshake1/2 mango (diced)
  • 1/4 papaya (diced)
  • 3/4 cup of skim milk
  • 1/4 cup of crushed ice

 
 
Procedures:

Process all ingredients in a blender for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth and thick; pour out and serve. For a richer taste, freeze the diced fruits before use and skip the crushed ice.

*Mango: rich in vitamin A and C, carotene and lutein;
*Papaya: rich in vitamin A and C, carotene and lutein;
*Skim Milk: rich in vitamin A and protein. Lutein in mango and papaya are like sunglasses that protect the eyes from
 damage from sunlight; it also helps improve resistance to UV light.

 

Pineapple and peach juice

Pineapple, peach, lemon …

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Maintains wellbeing of eyes and encourages anti-UV function

Ingredients:

  • Pineapple and peach juice2 slices of pineapple (diced)
  • 1 peach (diced)
  • lemon juice to taste

 

Procedures:

Process all ingredients in a blender for 1minute. Pour out and serve.

*Pineapple: rich in vitamin A, B complex and C, carotene and calcium;
*Peach: rich in vitamin A, B complex, C and E, carotene and lutein;
*Lemon: rich in vitamin C. This concoction helps prevent eye diseases, resist harmful UV rays and keep eyes healthy.

 

Tomato and grape juice

Tomato, grape, honey …

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Relieves eye dryness and helps prevent eye diseases

Ingredients:

  • Tomato and grape juice10 Cherry tomatoes
    (deseeded and diced with skin on)
  • 20 grapes (deseeded and diced)
  • honey to taste
 

Procedures:

Process all ingredients in a blender for 2 minutes. Pour out and serve.

*Tomato: rich in vitamin A, B complex and C and carotene;
*Grape: rich in vitamin A, C and E;
*Honey: rich in vitamin B complex and C. This concoction helps relieve dryness, bloodshot eyes and eye fatigue.

 

Kiwifruit and blueberry smoothie

Kiwifruit, blueberry …

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Improves eye sight and fights against ageing of eyes

Ingredients:

  • Kiwifruit and blueberry smoothie3 kiwifruit (peeled and diced)
  • 30 blueberries



Procedures:

Freeze all ingredients in a freezer and process in a blender for 2 to 3 minutes until they form a smoothie.

*Kiwifruit: rich in vitamin C and E;
*Blueberry: rich in vitamin A and C and anthocyanins. This concoction is rich in vitamin C and anthocyanins and provides essential nutrients for the eyes and helps enhance eye sight and keep eyes healthy.

 

 

 

Nine Major Nutrients for Eye Health

 

  • Vitamin A

    An essential component of eyeball mucous membrane cells and visual pigments (a photoreceptive pigment protein). It helps prevent eye diseases and relieve eye fatigue, dryness and bloodshot eyes.

  • Vitamin B complex

    An essential component of visual cells. It works to maintain good eyesight and normal functioning of the visual nervous system.

  • Vitamin C

    A component of the lens that enhances collagen fibre formation, also decelerates ageing of lens and helps prevent UV-related retina damages through anti-oxidising action.

  • Vitamin E

    A rich source of antioxidants. It aids to protect the eyes against harmful UV rays and environmental threats and helps maintain wellbeing of the eyes.

  • Carotene

    A component of vitamin A with comparable functions, while one sixth of the carotene absorbed by the body is converted into vitamin A.

  • Lutein

    Filters the blue light in UV rays, thus prevents retina and yellow spot damage, reduces hue error as well as enhancing accuracy of vision.

  • Anthocyanins

    Protects collagen structure in eye blood vessels and provides essential nutrients for eye muscles and nerves.

  • Protein

    A major component of cells that enables damage repair and cell renewal in the eyes.

  • Calcium

    A "messenger" in the visual nervous system, which helps relax eyes tension and fatigue.

 

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