Re: Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together

Browbie
Small wonder that brewer's yeast is cited as a treatment for cataract in "Bartram's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine".
And not only have brewer's yeast and baker's yeast been shown to contain Ubc4 and Ubc5 - they also contain thioredoxin (TRx), thioredoxin reductase, and thioltransferase (TTase), which repair lens damage and maintain lens clarity. But yeast is high in purines, and high-dose consumption will lead to elevated uric acid levels (gout). And yeast contains tyramine, which can cause dangerous spikes of high blood pressure if consumed in high doses with certain other foods. So it makes sense to create an enzyme supplement from yeast containing those 5 key cataract reversal agents:
Ubc4, Ubc5, TRx, TRx reductase, and TTase. Who knows, maybe those enzymes could even be re-supplied as eye drops.
Recently, it has been found also that beer and red wine drinkers have a much lower risk of developing cataracts.
I think this is partly due to the presence of the anticataract factors in these drinks. However according to the latest study which overturns the conclusions of previous studies, alcoholic drinks are not good for the heart or liver. The latest advice is that we should not be consuming more than 14 units of alcohol per week. I realize this is off-topic for the Cataract Forum, but it underscores the fact that, rather than regular drinking, we need to extract those factors from beer, wine and yeast that are good for our health. Resveratrol from red wine is already available as a supplement. Yeast enzymes for cataract clearance should be next. Tweet