Liver donor's family, recipient unite online (AP)

AP - They were precocious toddlers, both blond-haired and blue-eyed, separated by a thousand miles between Miami and a small Kentucky town.

In 1991, through a routine eye exam, my wife discovered she was nearsighted. She had to start wearing glasses to drive her car, go to a movie, or watch a sporting event. Eight years later, we met and eventually were married.

Because of my prior interest in nutrition, my wife and I soon purchased a juicer. Needless to say, she was not impressed with thiamine mononitrate reviews side effects dosages idea of having to drink vegetable juice. Nevertheless, we faithfully drank our fresh, raw vegetable juice in the morning, three to four times per week, sometimes more.

In addition to drinking the juice almost every day, my wife also began taking concentrated nutrition in the form of whole-food supplements. I mention these things because of the changes that began to take place in our family. We started to feel better and have more energy. Our son, Dylan, was never out of school due to sickness and Laura and I never missed a day of work because of illness.

About a year or so after our family began drinking the juice and taking concentrated whole-food supplements, my wife put on her glasses one day and everything was blurry. Off to the doctor she went for an examination. When he was finished, the doctor shook his head in disbelief and told her he did not understand why, but she no longer needed to wear glasses because her vision had been restored.

Eye doctors will tell you that they just don't see eyes spontaneously improve. In fact, the opposite is true. Most people have to get a stronger prescription for their glasses as the years go by. So why did my wife's eyesight improve?

Concentrated nutrition from whole-foods.

Whenever the body is sick or needs to make repairs, it first has to have something with which to work, nutrition. Otherwise, slowly but surely, the body will begin to deteriorate.

That's one reason why it's important to get the recommended nine to eleven servings of fruits and veggies every day.

Paul F. Eilers is an independent nutrition researcher and writer. His main interest is in cutting-edge nutrition that improves health and reverses illness. For further information, visit http://www.PaulEilers.com