Discover How A Little-Known Nutrient May Slow Retinal Degeneration And Preserve Vision - About Tutka

In this episode, we explore tutka, a promising neuroprotective nutrient that may help preserve photoreceptors and stabilize visual signaling across several retinal diseases. We share how it works, where research stands, practical dosing, and simple ways to reduce side effects.

• why photoreceptors fail under oxidative stress and inflammation
• where tutka shows promise across diabetic retinopathy, RP, glaucoma, and detachment recovery
• how tutka works to reduce cell death and stabilize signaling
• practical dosing ranges, timing with meals, and titration tips
• safety notes, common digestive side effects, and upper limits
• emerging sustained-release implants and what is available now
• lifestyle and nutrition steps that complement tutka for eye health

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Chapters

• 0:04 Welcome And Host Credentials
• 0:52 Tutka Introduced And Why It Matters
• 1:35 Conditions Tutka May Help
• 2:52 How Tutka Works In The Retina
• 3:23 Dosing, Forms, And Emerging Delivery
• 4:06 Safety, Side Effects, And Practical Tips
• 5:09 Resources And Ways To Learn More

Transcript

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This is the Natural Eye Care Podcast, hosted by leading holistic optometrist Dr. Mark R. Grossman. Senior citizens are at the highest risk of developing macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, dry eye, and more. The Natural Eye Care Podcast provides complementary and natural approaches to vision problems, eye health, and overall health. Find out how lifestyle, diet, and nutrition can help maintain healthy vision and even improve eyesight. Dr. Grossman has degrees in optometry, biology, physical education, and learning disabilities. He is a New York State licensed acupuncturist. With 40 years of experience, he has co-authored the book Natural Eye Care Your Guide to Healthy Vision and Healing.

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Grossman. I'm Dr. Mark Grossman, integrative medical optometrist, acupuncturist, in practice for over 45 years, and author of five books on natural eye care. And today's podcast is on our really amazing nutrient called Tutka. Tutka shows significant promise for eye health, particularly in protecting the light-sensing retinal cells from damage, inflammation, and degeneration. There have been studies on tutka for diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, and retinal detachment by reducing oxidative stress and cell death. It acts as a powerful neuroprotective agent, improving vision function and preserving photoreceptors, making it a potential therapeutic for various retinal issues. It does this by reducing cell death, by preventing programmed cell death in retinal cells. It alleviates oxidative stress. It manages to help to reduce the stress that creates retinal degeneration, and it also lowers inflammation markers. So again, the conditions where it's helpful are diabetic retinopathy, retnitis pigmentosa, where it slows photoreceptor loss and preserves retinal structure, retinal detachment, preserving photoreceptors after detachment by decreasing the oxidative stress. In glaucoma, prevents retinoganglion cell death, and in Libers, hereditary optic neuropathy. It shows protective effects against photoreceptor cone degeneration. How does it work? It protects light sensing cells, the photoreceptors, by maintaining the retina's ability to detect light and transmit visual signals. It stabilizes basic visual signal pathways. Tutka's ability to reduce stress and act as an antioxidant makes it a promising therapeutic agent for preventing vision loss in many progressive retinal diseases. And there's lots of research on this at this present time. So the question is, how can we take it? Studies indicate that oral tutka can achieve reasonable tissue levels in the retina. In human trials, oral administration, often up to one gram per day, has been evaluated for its potential to prevent photoreceptor loss following retinal detachment surgery. There's even sustained release implants. Biodegradable curved implants placed in the retina are being developed to deliver steady long-term doses of tutka to the peripheral retina and the choroid, especially for retinitis pigmentosa. As of 2025, only oral tutka capsules are widely available over the counter. Tutka is generally well tolerated and used at recommended dosages, from 250 milligrams up to about 1,000 milligrams per day. Most research reports no major safety concerns in healthy individuals. Common possible side effects may be diarrhea, especially if the dosage goes over 1500 milligrams. Some users report mild nausea, bloating, and abdominal pain or constipation. But if you do it with a meal, that'll reduce the side effects. How do we minimize the side effects? Like I said before, consume touchka with a meal can help prevent nausea and bloating. Gradual dosing with a lower dose, example 500 milligrams, and slowly increasing allows the digestive system to acclimate. And keep monitoring the dosage so the daily intake stays below 1500 milligrams. I usually recommend a maximum of a thousand milligrams a day. Visit us at naturaley care.com to learn about other ways to keep your precious gift of sight.

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