Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 10/30/03 11:19 PM, Rob Appleby at rob@robertappleby.com wrote: > I don't know about blindness, but many of the chronic illnesses modern > society is plagued by are the outcome of a lifestyle which is premised on > the fact that almost anything can be correcte with the right treatments. The > fact is that we live in a very irresponsible manner and most of our malaises > are self-inflicted. Initially I thought I had nothing to add to this remarkably accurate statement but this morning I realized that at least some eye diseases can be lifestyle-induced. A few years ago I had an idiopathic central serous retinopathy (I hope I've spelled that correctly) which is a blister of unknown cause under the retina. Symptoms apparent to the patient include redness in the field of vision and the appearance of black spots within the red field. My opthamologist told me it's seem most often in males in their mid-40s who are under a lot of stress. Stress reduction in various forms helped eliminate the problem. Stress can be caused by many things, not only external circumstances, including behavioral and dietary sources. The dietary sources, no surprise, include simple sugars and trans-fatty acids. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html