We all know our bodies require certain vitamins and minerals to maintain good health and protect against disease. For many, a daily vitamin simply provides basic “nutritional insurance.” But if you’ve been diagnosed with macular degeneration (and around 25% of the population between the ages of 64 and 74 will be), your vitamin requirement is far more crucial. If you have macular degeneration, the correct vitamin could make the difference between maintaining your vision, or losing it completely.

Available in capsule form, Aredium contains no artificial colors or flavors, chemicals, starches or sugars, yeast or anything else unnatural. No other “name brand” vitamin for macular degeneration can make that claim.

Aredium is absolutely the most complete and powerful supplement money can buy. Research has proven that the ingredients in Aredium not only can protect against macular degeneration, but help prevent cataracts and even improve visual function overall. This exclusive nutritional formula is based on the latest national and international studies for the treatment of macular degeneration, and contains all the nutrients in the precise concentrations most beneficial to your eyes.

Aredium was created by an eye surgeon whose father was diagnosed with macular degeneration. His goal was to create a superior vitamin formula with three important requirements:

1. It must be based on all available medical research that showed a benefit to retard the progression of macular degeneration – not just one or two studies.
2. It must contain safe levels of nutrients.
3. It must be completely natural.

The most important research on the nutritional treatment of macular degeneration was the Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) sponsored by the National Eye Institute and published in 2001. The participants were given a specific vitamin formulation and their progress was monitored for more than six years. The results of this large study (more than 5000 participants) were fantastic, and the risk of visual loss was reduced tremendously. The impact of this study was felt worldwide and changed the practice of medicine forever. It is still the most referred to study on the nutritional treatment of macular degeneration. What this means to you is, at a minimum, your nutritional supplement must include the AREDS formulation (beta carotene (unless you smoke), Vitamins C and E, zinc, selenium and copper).

Only Aredium contains not only the AREDS formulation, but the powerful antioxidants bilberry, lycopene, zeaxanthin, and lutein in the precise amounts required for maximum benefit.

• Lycopene
  In 2005, an article was published showing that lycopene was significantly decreased in the blood of patients with macular degeneration, indicating the importance of this antioxidant. In a study performed around the same time, lycopene intake significantly provided protection against damage caused by ultraviolet radiation, thought to be one of the causes of macular degeneration.
• Bilberry
  In 2005, another article showed that eyes treated with bilberry extract completely prevented impairments of the lens and retina, whereas 70% of those not treated with bilberry extract developed cataract and macular degeneration. Proof again that bilberry is a potent antioxidant that helps scavenge free radicals and benefit the eye.
• Zeaxanthin
  Another major antioxidant found in the macula of human eyes is zeaxanthin. Once again, in a 2003 study, macular degeneration was significantly higher in people with lower blood concentrations of zeaxanthin, indicating that higher levels of zeaxanthin would protect against macular degeneration.
• Lutein
  The Lutein Antioxidant Supplementation Trial (LAST) in 2004 proved the importance of this antioxidant. In this study, 10mg of lutein were given daily alone or with other antioxidants. After only 12 months, the study found a significant improvement of visual function both with lutein alone and with other antioxidants.