What is the best food to eat for dry, itchy and tired eyes?

The most troublesome thing about working is that you have to face the computer all day long. This will make your eyes very tired and your vision will deteriorate in the long run. So what should you eat to relieve this symptom?

The yellower the egg yolk, the better for eye health

Eggs are rich in protein, fat, yolk, lecithin, vitamins, and minerals needed by the human body, such as iron, calcium, potassium, lutein, and zeaxanthin. Eggs are composed of eggshells, yolks, egg whites, and egg ligaments, each with different nutritional values, with egg yolks having the highest nutritional value. Some people don't like to eat egg yolks, especially obese people or those who are losing weight, as they worry that they will get fat after eating egg yolks. Eggs also contain high cholesterol, which is believed to increase blood lipids and lead to vascular sclerosis. This is well known to most people, who are also worried that eating egg yolks will increase cholesterol, so they only eat egg whites and not yolks. The reason for this concern is that they don't know that egg yolks are rich in nutrients. Among the ingredients in egg yolk, there are two nutrients that need special mention, namely lutein and zeaxanthin.

Dry eyes, eat shepherd's purse

There is a saying in my country that "on the third day of the third lunar month, shepherd's purse is as good as elixir". Many elderly people will eat shepherd's purse dishes at this time, which shows the medicinal effect of shepherd's purse. The Book of Songs, which was written during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, contains the line "sweet as shepherd's purse". The great poet Lu You of the Song Dynasty had a special liking for shepherd's purse and once chanted a poem to praise it: "Hand-cooked shepherd's purse under the wall is as delicious as pig under the breast."

Office workers are prone to dry eyes. Shepherd's purse contains rich carotene. Eating more shepherd's purse can prevent dry eyes and relieve dry eyes. Since shepherd's purse is cold in nature, it is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, especially those with loose stools.

There are many ways to use shepherd's purse for food therapy. It can be stir-fried, boiled, stewed, or used as stuffing. All of them are fresh, tender, and delicious with a unique flavor. I would like to recommend the following three shepherd's purse food therapy recipes to you. Readers may wish to give them a try.

Eat sweet potatoes for tired eyes

When people reach a certain age, their eyes will become easily tired, sometimes painful, unable to open their eyes, and their vision will decline. "The eyes are the mirror of the internal organs", and eye problems are a signal of internal organ decline and aging, especially the liver and kidneys. Therefore, to improve the function of the eyes, the prerequisite is to restore the function of the internal organs.

There are many ways to eat sweet potatoes. They can be cooked directly, or made into dry food. Sweet potato powder can be dissolved in milk or soy milk and drunk.

Eat more spinach for bright eyes

The eyes are one of the hardest working organs in the human body, so they are particularly prone to fatigue due to hard work, and aging eyes also need to be supplemented with nutrients through food. Recently, a study by the University of Manchester in the UK confirmed that spinach is one of the best sources of lutein, and lutein is very effective in preventing "retinal macular degeneration" caused by aging eyes.

People who often use their eyes should eat more yellow corn.

Due to aging, when the fat in the macula is oxidized, damaged and destroyed, macular degeneration, vision loss and even blindness occur. Lutein and zeaxanthin, with their powerful antioxidant effects, can absorb harmful light entering the eyeball and keep the macula healthy.

But it should be noted that only yellow corn contains lutein and zeaxanthin, but not white corn. Therefore, taxi drivers, primary and secondary school students, editors, writers and other people who often use their eyes should eat more yellow corn.