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Silent Thief of Vision
It is the silent thief of vision. Like a thief who comes stealthily in the night and robs people of their possessions, without their knowledge, glaucoma steals up on the unsuspecting and leaves them with blindness if there is no timely detection and treatment.
The right food will see you fighting fit in old age
What are you going to be like at 80? Sprightly enough to play tennis thrice a week? Or in so much discomfort that you're bedridden? What you eat in your forties, fifties and sixties, combined with other habits such as physical activity, could decide the outcome, says Dr. Prithiva Chanmugam, Fulbright Scholar, registered dietician and Assistant Professor of Nutrition in the School of Human Ecology at the Louisiana State University.
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