# NCCIH Clinical Digest

for health professionals

The***NCCIH Clinical Digest***is a monthly e-newsletter that summarizes the state of the science on complementary and integrative health practices for a health condition (diabetes, cancer, sleep disorders, etc.)—clinical guidelines, literature searches, continuing medical education, and information for patients.

In each issue, you'll find evidence-based information for several complementary health practices used for the highlighted condition.

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## Dietary Supplements for Eye Conditions

Many people turn to dietary supplements to prevent or slow the progression of certain eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract, dry eye disease, and glaucoma. There is evidence that a combination of vitamins E and C, beta-carotene, and zinc (known as the AREDS formulation) may reduce the risk of developing advanced AMD. 

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      - Dietary Supplements for Eye Conditions
      - Hepatitis C and Dietary Supplements
      - Travel-Related Ailments and Complementary Health Approaches
      - Psychological and Physical Practices for Older Adults
      - Psychological and Physical Approaches for Substance Use Disorders

                - High Cholesterol and Natural Products
                - Mind and Body Approaches for Stress and Anxiety
                - Complementary Psychological and/or Physical Approaches for Cancer Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects
                - Know the Science of Complementary Health Approaches
                - Arthritis and Complementary Health Approaches
                - ADHD and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Headaches and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Seasonal Allergies and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Dietary Supplements Marketed for Weight Loss, Bodybuilding, and Sexual Enhancement
                - Type 2 Diabetes and Dietary Supplements
                - Complementary Health Approaches for Chronic Pain
                - Dietary Supplements and Cognitive Function, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease
                - Asthma and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Music and Health
                - Nutritional Approaches for Musculoskeletal Pain and Inflammation
                - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Complementary and Integrative Approaches
                - Depression and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Mind and Body Practices for Fibromyalgia
                - Skin Conditions and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Herb-Drug Interactions
                - Complementary Health Approaches for Hypertension
                - Autism Spectrum Disorder and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Menopausal Symptoms and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Complementary Health Approaches for Smoking Cessation
                - The Common Cold and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Yoga for Pain
                - Anxiety and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Yoga for Health
                - Mind and Body Approaches for Chronic Pain
                - Spotlight on Saw Palmetto
                - Seasonal Affective Disorder and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Massage Therapy for Health
                - Use of Yoga, Meditation, and Chiropractic by Adults and Children
                - Use of Natural Products by Children
                - Parkinson’s Disease and Complementary Health Approaches
                - Children’s Use of Complementary Health Approaches
                - Mind and Body Approaches for Health Problems in Military Personnel and Veterans
                - Myth-Busting Popular Natural Products Marketed for Disease Prevention and Wellness