Sunday, February 22, 2009

Improve your EyeSight

Often called "the windows of the soul", your eyes reveal your overall state of health. so, even if you are blessed with 20:20 vision, you need to know how to keep your eyes strong. Here are 10 simple tips to help you enjoy better vision, naturally :
  1. Choose food that nourish your eyes
    Increase vegetables rich in the nutrients lutein and zeaxathin, e.g. spinach, kale, turnip greens, collards, mustard greens, squash, green peas, broccoli, pumpkin, and corn

  2. Avoid High Glycaemic Index (GI) foods
    Sugary foods elevate blood sugar concentrations, leading to greater oxidative stress within the eye. This is a major modifiable risk factor that diminishes the risk of degenerative aye changes.

  3. eat at least one serving of fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids every week.
    A recent study showed that consuming oily fish at least once per week was assosiated with a 50 percent reduction in the odds of developing AMD.

  4. Top up with antioxidant nutrients
    In addition to eating a healthy diet, you may want to add extra vitamins, such as A, C, E and beta-carotene. Also consider antioxidant minerals like selenium and zinc, and omeg-3 oils.

  5. Quite smoking
    The toxic chemical in cigarettes dramatically increase damage to the delicate structure of the eye.

  6. Clean Water
    Proper aye function requires proper hydration. Regular intake of awter creates a constant supply of water to lubricate and nourish the eyes.

  7. Exercise Boost blood circulation
    Which is the key to bringing nutrients and lubrication to the eyes. At the same time this flow ensures the excretion of toxins from the eyes. Regular exercise ensures your blood vessels stay elastic and all of the microcirculations to the eyes are free flowing, without obstruction.

  8. wear good quality eye protection
    The effect of sunlight on the eyes is cumulative. For example, outdoor workers or sports people are more likely to develop conditions like cataracts and pterygia sooner. wrap arround frames protect your eyes from all angles and are a good choice if you are exposed to a lot of sunlight. Polarised lenses cut reflected glare and are perfect for skiing, boating and the beaches. For children's sunglasses, look for shatter proof lenses/

  9. Enjoy sound sleep
    Deep restful sleep helps your eyes recover from the strains of the day. This is the only continuous period of time when your eyes totally rest and recover.

  10. Get regular ey check up
    As earlier intervention ussually means better prognosis. Update your prescription glasses to ensure safety behind the wheel of your car


2 Comentários:

Michael Edson, MS, L.Ac. said...

Doing daily eye exercises is another way to help maintain healthy vision.

Our eyes and vision were designed for viewing distance as hunters and gatherers, and not for ongoing near work as required by regular computer use. As a result, Computer Eye Strain is becoming one of the major eye complaints heard by eye doctors today.

Symptoms can include increased myopia, blurred vision, headaches, slow refocusing, difficulty concentrating, neck, shoulder and back pain

Eye strain can be reduced significantly by taking regular breaks from the computer, resting your eyes, stretching and doing eye exercises.

For a demo of 3 great eye exercises by Dr. Grossman, one of the Country's leading behavioral optometrists, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10j2fL0hy0

Dr. Grossman also offers his free eye exercise booklet at his website at Natural Eye Care Free Eye Exercises with his 11 favorite eye exercises and acupressure eye points to massage regularly.

Finally, there is also an excellent section at his website on "Computer Eye Strain" under "Eye Diseases" that provides a Computer Eye Strain “Self-Help“ section with great tips of relieving eyestrain due to computer use.

Also, a few research studies show that supplementing with 6mg per day of astaxanthin per day significantly improved eye strain at week 2 and 4 of the test period.

For more information, go to Natural Eye Care for Computer Eye Strain

apurie said...

weh malah ada review di dalam komen tuh.
hahahaha...

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