It's time for Dishing Up Nutrition with licensed nutritionist Darleen Kivist.

Each week, Darlene explains a connection between what you eat and how you feel.

Stay tuned to hear practical, real-life solutions for healthier living through good nutrition.

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nutrition information and our topic today it's dry eye syndrome and macular degeneration.

You know, most of us would say that vision is our most valuable sense out of all the body senses.

Over 90% of our input, things that we take in through the day, is through our eyes.

So I think it's very, it's easy to take the

gift of eyesight for granted until something starts to fail. So during our show, we're going to

discuss how preventable these two conditions are, dry eye and macular degeneration. We're going to tell

you what foods might make the problems worse and what foods you can eat to prevent or stop progression if you're already having symptoms.

My name is Kara Carper. I'm a licensed nutritionist and a certified nutrition specialist and I am a nutrition counselor and an educator.

And joining me today in the studio is my friend and colleague Kate Crosby.

She's also a nutrition counselor. We got a great topic today, Kara. And good morning to all

of our listeners. You know, if you're new to the show, get ready, because we're going to make a

connection between nutrition, what you actually put in your mouth and your eye help.

You know, a little while back, you and I did a show about cancer, talking about how the right nutrition can prevent cancer.

And I remember during that show, we emphasized it's never too early to start a cancer prevention plan and better to be thinking about prevention

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