Nutraceuticals and nootropics for anti-aging

Supplement combination treats macular degeneration

A recently concluded study focusing on the use of dietary supplements to treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) revealed marked benefits from a daily regimen consisting of 500 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E, 15 mg of beta-carotene, 80 mg of zinc (as zinc oxide) and 2 mg of copper (as cupric oxide). This combination, when used for 7 years by AMD patients, led to an average reduction by 19% in the progression of patients’ vision loss.

Calculations suggest that this therapy could save the US healthcare system $1.56 billion over the next 10 years if taken by patients with moderately advanced AMD.

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American Medical News story on supplement regimen for AMD

Reuters story on cost savings

Kingston Whig-Standard story on cost savings