NEW YORK—Women In Optometry has launched Ocular NutraSmoothies, a unique video series and recipe book focused on highlighting the natural nutrients also found in Ocuvite. The video series features Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FOWNS, preparing individual NutraSmoothies designed to support different ocular needs from dry eye and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to conditions caused by oxidative stress and excessive blue light exposure. NutraSmoothies is supported by Bausch + Lomb, maker of Ocuvite. Each video is designed to help eyecare providers assist their patients with increasing their intake of dietary nutrients with an appropriate Ocuvite formula as needed.
“Dr. Poteet’s style is warm and inviting. She encourages people to have fun with their smoothies and to be confident that by using fresh, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables, they can create smoothies that are tasty and deliver a punch of micronutrients,” said Marjolijn Bijlefeld, editor at Women In Optometry. She noted that the recipe book and Dr. Poteet’s videos explain how certain carotenoids, such as lutein and zeaxanthin, are important to ocular health and support the eye’s macula.
Information is also shared on how foods rich in vitamin A, such as orange and yellow vegetables and fruits, are essential for maintaining healthy eyesight, skin and immune function. Additionally, blue and purple fruits and vegetables like blueberries, blackberries and eggplant are rich in antioxidants called anthocyanins. These antioxidants are critical for maintaining healthy brain function and protecting against age-related cognitive decline.
The videos and recipe book can be accessed here.