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Dry Eyes and Menopause

Discover why dry eyes and menopause often occur together. Explore effective solutions and improve eye comfort with TheraLife® today.

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Hormonal changescan affect the ocular surface and natural tear stability.

Why Menopause Cause Dry Eyes?

Menopause can cause dry eyes because there are hormone receptors located on several key structures of the eye (the cornea, conjunctiva and meibomian glands) that are responsible for the integrity of the ocular surface. In pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women, hormone imbalance can result in unstable make-up of the tear film, causing chronic dry eyes–an inflammatory condition. TheraLife® can help!

CorneaOcular surface integrity

ConjunctivaMoisture and protection

Meibomian glandsTear-film lipid support

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TARGETED EYE SUPPORT

TheraLife® Eye

TheraLife® Eye Enhanced has been clinically shown to stimulate tear secretion glands intracellularly (from within their cells) to allow you to produce balanced, natural tears from your own eyes.

TheraLife® Eye Enhanced is designed to restore both tear volume and tear thickness to normal levels and provide long-lasting relief for dry eyes.

TheraLife® Eye Enhanced works from the inside out so that the tear secretion is sustainable throughout the day.

TheraLife® Eye Enhanced works without washing away the valuable mucin, lipids, and protein components that lubricate the eye – unlike eye drops applied to the eye’s surface, which can actually strip the eyes of its healthy, natural substances.

HORMONAL WELLNESS SUPPORT

TheraLife® Menopausal Support

This formula is designed for natural hormone balance. It contains black cohosh plus soy isoflavones and essential nutrients like calcium, folic acid, and B-vitamins to help balance hormonal levels and relieve symptoms of chronic dry eyes, hot flashes, night sweats, and more.

Women who are particularly concerned about synthetic hormones causing breast and ovarian cancer have used our all-natural formula as a safe and pure alternative.

TheraLife Menopausal Support
TheraLife Omega 3 Fish Oil
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY SUPPORT

Omega 3 Fish Oil

We highly recommend molecularly distilled TheraLife® Omega 3 Fish Oil to be used in addition to TheraLife® Eye Enhanced formula, because of its strong anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.

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I was suffering from hormonally-related dry eye symptoms, exacerbated by a powerful air-conditioning/heating system in my office. I tried every kind of drop on the market to no avail and was considering getting a prescription. Then I heard about TheraLife and decided to give it a try. I noticed a huge difference within a couple of days, and 6 months later I had virtually no symptoms at all. I’ve been taking TheraLife regularly for a few years now and my eyes feel great! I truly can’t recommend this product highly enough.

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