Showing posts with label Natural Eye Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Natural Eye Health. Show all posts
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Mental Strain and Your Eye Health. RELAXING your Eyes.
"Could it Really be this Simple?
Amazingly the Answer is "Yes."
Your mind is the source of all stress from outside sources brought to bear upon your eye. Every thought of effort in your mind, of whatever sort, transmits a motor impulse to your eye; and every such impulse causes a deviation from the normal in the shape of the eyeball and lessens the sensitiveness of the center of sight.
If you want to have perfect vision, therefore, you must minimize stress in your mind.
Mental Strain of any kind always produces conscious or unconscious eyestrain and if the strain takes the form of an effort to see, an error of refraction is always produced.
Mental strain may produce many different kinds of eyestrain.
While there are many types of strains, there is only one cure for all of them, namely, relaxation.
The health of your eye depends upon your blood, and circulation is very largely influenced by your thoughts.
When your thoughts are normal -- that is, not attended by any excitement or strain -- the circulation in your brain is normal, the supply of blood to your optic nerve and your visual centers are normal, and your vision is perfect.
When your thoughts are abnormal your circulation is disturbed, the supply of blood to your optic nerve and visual centers is altered, and your vision lowered.
You can consciously think thoughts that disturb your circulation and lower your visual power; you can also consciously think thoughts that will restore normal circulation and thereby improve not only all errors of refraction, but many other abnormal conditions of your eyes.
You cannot by any amount of effort make yourself see, but by learning to control your thoughts you can accomplish that end indirectly.
When a disturbing thought is replaced by one that relaxes, your squint disappears, the double vision and the errors of refraction are corrected and this is as true of abnormalities of long standing as of those produced voluntarily.
No matter how long your eyes have been impaired an improvement is accomplished just as soon as you are able to secure mental control.
The cause of any error of refraction, of a squint, or of any other functional disturbance of your eye is simply a thought -- a wrong thought -- and the improvement is as quick as the thought that relaxes.
In a fraction of a second the highest degrees of refractive error may be corrected, a squint may disappear, or the blindness of amblyopia may be relieved.
If the relaxation is only momentary, the correction is momentary. When it becomes permanent, the correction is permanent.
This relaxation cannot, however, be obtained by any sort of effort. It is fundamental that you understand this; for so long as you think, consciously or unconsciously, that relief from strain may be obtained by another strain your improvement will be delayed.
That is why RELAXING your Eyes and addressing the stressors that contribute to the stress are the key to help you recover your vision.
Why Making Sound Dietary and Emotional Choices are Key Vision Enhancers
Temporary conditions may contribute to the strain to see that results in poor eyesight, but its foundation lies in wrong habits of your thought.
Very seldom is the impairment or destruction of vision due to any fault in the construction of your eye. Of two equally good pairs of eyes one will retain perfect sight to the end of life, and the other will lose it in kindergarten simply because one looks at things without effort and the other does not.
In addition to optimizing blood flow by relaxing and controlling your thoughts you can also directly improve the nutrients your central nervous system and eye receive by focusing on high quality nutrition.
Here are the dietary guidelines I follow to support eyesight:.
Eat plenty of foods containing Lutein -- spinach, broccoli, zucchini, peas,
Increase your intake of Omega-3 s -- krill oil is a great choice
Eat nutritious Raw Egg Yolks -- they contain Zeaxanthin and Lutein
Consume plenty of raw vegetables and fruits -- particularly dark berries
Avoid processed foods especially those containing trans fats"
Source of Post
http://products.mercola.com/vision-program/?aid=CD12
Amazingly the Answer is "Yes."
Your mind is the source of all stress from outside sources brought to bear upon your eye. Every thought of effort in your mind, of whatever sort, transmits a motor impulse to your eye; and every such impulse causes a deviation from the normal in the shape of the eyeball and lessens the sensitiveness of the center of sight.
If you want to have perfect vision, therefore, you must minimize stress in your mind.
Mental Strain of any kind always produces conscious or unconscious eyestrain and if the strain takes the form of an effort to see, an error of refraction is always produced.
Mental strain may produce many different kinds of eyestrain.
While there are many types of strains, there is only one cure for all of them, namely, relaxation.
The health of your eye depends upon your blood, and circulation is very largely influenced by your thoughts.
When your thoughts are normal -- that is, not attended by any excitement or strain -- the circulation in your brain is normal, the supply of blood to your optic nerve and your visual centers are normal, and your vision is perfect.
When your thoughts are abnormal your circulation is disturbed, the supply of blood to your optic nerve and visual centers is altered, and your vision lowered.
You can consciously think thoughts that disturb your circulation and lower your visual power; you can also consciously think thoughts that will restore normal circulation and thereby improve not only all errors of refraction, but many other abnormal conditions of your eyes.
You cannot by any amount of effort make yourself see, but by learning to control your thoughts you can accomplish that end indirectly.
When a disturbing thought is replaced by one that relaxes, your squint disappears, the double vision and the errors of refraction are corrected and this is as true of abnormalities of long standing as of those produced voluntarily.
No matter how long your eyes have been impaired an improvement is accomplished just as soon as you are able to secure mental control.
The cause of any error of refraction, of a squint, or of any other functional disturbance of your eye is simply a thought -- a wrong thought -- and the improvement is as quick as the thought that relaxes.
In a fraction of a second the highest degrees of refractive error may be corrected, a squint may disappear, or the blindness of amblyopia may be relieved.
If the relaxation is only momentary, the correction is momentary. When it becomes permanent, the correction is permanent.
This relaxation cannot, however, be obtained by any sort of effort. It is fundamental that you understand this; for so long as you think, consciously or unconsciously, that relief from strain may be obtained by another strain your improvement will be delayed.
That is why RELAXING your Eyes and addressing the stressors that contribute to the stress are the key to help you recover your vision.
Why Making Sound Dietary and Emotional Choices are Key Vision Enhancers
Temporary conditions may contribute to the strain to see that results in poor eyesight, but its foundation lies in wrong habits of your thought.
Very seldom is the impairment or destruction of vision due to any fault in the construction of your eye. Of two equally good pairs of eyes one will retain perfect sight to the end of life, and the other will lose it in kindergarten simply because one looks at things without effort and the other does not.
In addition to optimizing blood flow by relaxing and controlling your thoughts you can also directly improve the nutrients your central nervous system and eye receive by focusing on high quality nutrition.
Here are the dietary guidelines I follow to support eyesight:.
Eat plenty of foods containing Lutein -- spinach, broccoli, zucchini, peas,
Increase your intake of Omega-3 s -- krill oil is a great choice
Eat nutritious Raw Egg Yolks -- they contain Zeaxanthin and Lutein
Consume plenty of raw vegetables and fruits -- particularly dark berries
Avoid processed foods especially those containing trans fats"
Source of Post
http://products.mercola.com/vision-program/?aid=CD12
Why NOT Contact Lenses - Natural Eye Health
"Avoid Wasting Your Hard-earned Cash on Contacts
Next up on my list of alternatives for vision improvement are contact lenses.
While contacts seem relatively benign, they certainly are not a natural solution. And there's no way you were ever designed to wear them.
Believe me -- I spent over 5 years researching all forms of vision improvement to not only help you, but to solve my own vision problem as well. And I am convinced that contacts can be an even worse solution than glasses.
Here are the main issues I have with contact lenses and why I recommend you avoid them… They:
Are inconvenient to use -- can be uncomfortable to you with a poor fit
Create recurring expenses for replacements, solutions, and check-ups
Can be difficult for you to keep clean and disinfected
Potentially lead to irritation and abrasion of your cornea
May deprive your covered cornea of necessary oxygen
Dry out your eyes and may cause eye and eyelid infections
Subject you to irritation from dust, pollutants, and allergens
May interfere with your normal blinking and tearing
Potentially distort the shape of your cornea impacting your vision
But there is an even more concerning issue with contact lenses -- the lens solutions and cleansers necessary for their use.
Fungal Eye Infections causing potential blindness forced some companies to withdraw their cleansers from the marketplace. Well-established companies such as Bausch and Lomb and Advanced Medical Optics, to name a few, faced recall issues on their lens solutions.
So, if you have any doubt about using contact lenses, this is certainly an additional serious concern. Due to injury and even death, law suits have been filed against at least one of the cleanser producers. "
http://products.mercola.com/vision-program/?aid=CD12
Next up on my list of alternatives for vision improvement are contact lenses.
While contacts seem relatively benign, they certainly are not a natural solution. And there's no way you were ever designed to wear them.
Believe me -- I spent over 5 years researching all forms of vision improvement to not only help you, but to solve my own vision problem as well. And I am convinced that contacts can be an even worse solution than glasses.
Here are the main issues I have with contact lenses and why I recommend you avoid them… They:
Are inconvenient to use -- can be uncomfortable to you with a poor fit
Create recurring expenses for replacements, solutions, and check-ups
Can be difficult for you to keep clean and disinfected
Potentially lead to irritation and abrasion of your cornea
May deprive your covered cornea of necessary oxygen
Dry out your eyes and may cause eye and eyelid infections
Subject you to irritation from dust, pollutants, and allergens
May interfere with your normal blinking and tearing
Potentially distort the shape of your cornea impacting your vision
But there is an even more concerning issue with contact lenses -- the lens solutions and cleansers necessary for their use.
Fungal Eye Infections causing potential blindness forced some companies to withdraw their cleansers from the marketplace. Well-established companies such as Bausch and Lomb and Advanced Medical Optics, to name a few, faced recall issues on their lens solutions.
So, if you have any doubt about using contact lenses, this is certainly an additional serious concern. Due to injury and even death, law suits have been filed against at least one of the cleanser producers. "
http://products.mercola.com/vision-program/?aid=CD12
Dr. Bates Method - Nature's Way to Healthy Eyes.
" VISION IS 80% MEMORY AND IMAGINATION
You probably know that seeing takes place in the visual cortex of your brain.
It used to be thought that the brain receives signals from the eyes as a complete picture, rather like a camera.
But neuroscience has shown that 80% of the signals going into your visual cortex actually come from other parts of the brain, not directly from your eyes.
There are some complex processes going on here. Memory and imagination, as Dr Bates discovered over a century ago, play a huge part in good vision.
On top of this, stress and strain have a noticeable effect on how well you can see, because a brain under strain just doesn't work properly.
DR BATES CALLED HIS METHOD 'NATURE'S WAY'
It's all about re-training your brain to use your eyes in the way nature intended them to be used. This is the way babies naturally learn to see - with curiosity and passive observation.
Babies have no prior expectations about things like sharpness of focus or interpreting what they see.
The techniques of Bates method are designed firstly to take away the strain that accompanies poor vision, and then to mimic the processes that go on quite naturally for someone who has good eyesight. They are a way of reminding your brain what it's supposed to be doing."
EXERCISES, BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW THEM
When you hear the word 'exercise', you normally think about something visible that you do with your body. The kind of exercises you do in Bates method are invisible: they are mental exercises.
For example, you might think a good eye exercise would be to look from left to right x number of times, to exercise the muscles.This would be fine if it was the muscles that needed exercise - but do they? You move your eyes every time you look at something. They are always moving.
A good brain exercise would be to close your eyes and pretend you can scroll everything sideways without even moving your eyes.
The point is to break the chains of habit that force your eyes to do the wrong thing, and then to start a new habit centred in your imagination.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do I have to stop wearing glasses?
Dr Bates variously told people they should discard their glasses entirely, and that wearing glasses would slow down their progress. I suggest that safety and comfort are paramount here.
Yes, if you wear glasses, you won't improve your eyesight - but on the other hand, if you don't wear glasses, you can be breaking the law and putting yourself at risk in certain situations.
I have observed that a blanket ban on glasses can also lead to an increase in strain and imbalance, if it means you have to cope without clear sight in situations where you absolutely need clear sight.
So my advice is to go without your glasses while your are practising Bates techniques and while it is safe and comfortable to do so.
But wear glasses for driving, operating machinery, and at any time when you feel you can't cope without them.
How long will it take?
A quick fix is always a possibility - there are many examples described in Dr Bates' magazines - but what is required is no less than a complete change of outlook and habit. For most of us, this is quite a challenge. It can bring up emotional issues, depending on the reasons why you got into glasses in the first place. You need to be prepared to allow emotions to come out.
You can look at it as a two-stage process. The first stage is to practise the method until you begin to get results. I'm talking about any increase in visual clarity, even if it only lasts for a few seconds. You can get to this stage in days or weeks, once you understand what you're doing.
The next stage is simply to keep practising the techniques that bring the results, but all the time focusing on the process rather than the goal. As soon as you lapse into trying to achieve a result, you lose your hold on the process.
What about a reduced prescription?
It is true that some people have managed to work their way down in stages from strong prescriptions to weaker ones. Personally I can see all sorts of problems with it.
How are you going to decide by how much to reduce your prescription? Will it be so that everything is still a blur, but just a bit less of a blur? How do you calculate it? What if one eye is a lot worse than the other? What do you plan to use the prescription for - everyday use, or just to help you practise Bates? Is it really necessary? Is there any chance that it will increase your strain factor? You aren't going to use it for driving, I hope?
If your current glasses are overprescribed, then you may be able to persuade your optician to reduce a smidgin. Otherwise you are going to have to prescribe for yourself and get them over the internet. The advantage of this is cheapness. The disadvange is that it's hit-and-miss.
I have short sight / long sight / astigmatism / squint / lazy eye / a combination of these - can Bates method help?
Yes. Learning to use your eyes properly can only do good. Dr Bates found that it was improper use of the eyes that caused these problems in the first place. If you have eye diseases such as cataract, glaucoma or macular degeneration, you should of course seek proper medical advice. But you can also relieve the strain which might aggravate these conditions, by practising Bates techniques.
What do you think of pinhole glasses?
I think the claims made for them by some of the people who sell them do not stand up to questioning. They do not exercise your eyes, and even if they did, as was pointed out above, eye exercise is not what is needed.
What pinholes do is to remove the need for the eye to focus. You get clear focus without having to do anything for it. This can be very relaxing and helpful if you need to see clearly and don't want to put glasses on, but it also severely reduces your visual field and it only works in a constant strong light.
If you practise the Long Swing using pinholes, it will give you a good sense of the movement you are supposed to experience with this practice.
Pinholes do one other thing - they make you more aware of where you are looking. This can help with an important function of good vision, known as central fixation.
So I think pinholes have their uses, but are no substitute for Bates method.
Who was Dr Bates, and why isn't he more widely appreciated?
William Horatio Bates (1860-1931) was a well qualified and highly experienced eye doctor in New York at the end of the nineteenth century.
His research papers were published many times in the New York Medical Journal, and he taught medical students at the Post Graduate Hospital and Medical School for five years, from 1886 to 1891.
He observed that the facts (about the way eyes behave) did not fit the theories of eyesight then current. The new theories he put forward annoyed the medical Establishment, because they turned the accepted theories upside down.
As far as I know, no one in the medical establishment has seriously set out to test these theories, as opposed to dismissing them out of hand.
The reason may be partly that it’s a lot easier to prescribe corrective lenses than it is to teach people how to change their habits. It may also be partly due to the hostility which Dr Bates’ behaviour seems to have engendered.
He describes towards the end of his book, how the Head of the School became annoyed that he persisted in curing the students of myopia. The Head asserted that everybody knew that myopia could not be cured. When Dr Bates offered to prove it by curing a few more students, the Head flew into a rage and fired him from his post.
However, Dr Bates carried on teaching people to use their eyes differently. He ran a clinic at Harlem Hospital from 1907 to 1922.
He and his last wife Emily published vast quantities of material describing the work they were doing and the successes they were achieving. "
You probably know that seeing takes place in the visual cortex of your brain.
It used to be thought that the brain receives signals from the eyes as a complete picture, rather like a camera.
But neuroscience has shown that 80% of the signals going into your visual cortex actually come from other parts of the brain, not directly from your eyes.
There are some complex processes going on here. Memory and imagination, as Dr Bates discovered over a century ago, play a huge part in good vision.
On top of this, stress and strain have a noticeable effect on how well you can see, because a brain under strain just doesn't work properly.
DR BATES CALLED HIS METHOD 'NATURE'S WAY'
It's all about re-training your brain to use your eyes in the way nature intended them to be used. This is the way babies naturally learn to see - with curiosity and passive observation.
Babies have no prior expectations about things like sharpness of focus or interpreting what they see.
The techniques of Bates method are designed firstly to take away the strain that accompanies poor vision, and then to mimic the processes that go on quite naturally for someone who has good eyesight. They are a way of reminding your brain what it's supposed to be doing."
EXERCISES, BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW THEM
When you hear the word 'exercise', you normally think about something visible that you do with your body. The kind of exercises you do in Bates method are invisible: they are mental exercises.
For example, you might think a good eye exercise would be to look from left to right x number of times, to exercise the muscles.This would be fine if it was the muscles that needed exercise - but do they? You move your eyes every time you look at something. They are always moving.
A good brain exercise would be to close your eyes and pretend you can scroll everything sideways without even moving your eyes.
The point is to break the chains of habit that force your eyes to do the wrong thing, and then to start a new habit centred in your imagination.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do I have to stop wearing glasses?
Dr Bates variously told people they should discard their glasses entirely, and that wearing glasses would slow down their progress. I suggest that safety and comfort are paramount here.
Yes, if you wear glasses, you won't improve your eyesight - but on the other hand, if you don't wear glasses, you can be breaking the law and putting yourself at risk in certain situations.
I have observed that a blanket ban on glasses can also lead to an increase in strain and imbalance, if it means you have to cope without clear sight in situations where you absolutely need clear sight.
So my advice is to go without your glasses while your are practising Bates techniques and while it is safe and comfortable to do so.
But wear glasses for driving, operating machinery, and at any time when you feel you can't cope without them.
How long will it take?
A quick fix is always a possibility - there are many examples described in Dr Bates' magazines - but what is required is no less than a complete change of outlook and habit. For most of us, this is quite a challenge. It can bring up emotional issues, depending on the reasons why you got into glasses in the first place. You need to be prepared to allow emotions to come out.
You can look at it as a two-stage process. The first stage is to practise the method until you begin to get results. I'm talking about any increase in visual clarity, even if it only lasts for a few seconds. You can get to this stage in days or weeks, once you understand what you're doing.
The next stage is simply to keep practising the techniques that bring the results, but all the time focusing on the process rather than the goal. As soon as you lapse into trying to achieve a result, you lose your hold on the process.
What about a reduced prescription?
It is true that some people have managed to work their way down in stages from strong prescriptions to weaker ones. Personally I can see all sorts of problems with it.
How are you going to decide by how much to reduce your prescription? Will it be so that everything is still a blur, but just a bit less of a blur? How do you calculate it? What if one eye is a lot worse than the other? What do you plan to use the prescription for - everyday use, or just to help you practise Bates? Is it really necessary? Is there any chance that it will increase your strain factor? You aren't going to use it for driving, I hope?
If your current glasses are overprescribed, then you may be able to persuade your optician to reduce a smidgin. Otherwise you are going to have to prescribe for yourself and get them over the internet. The advantage of this is cheapness. The disadvange is that it's hit-and-miss.
I have short sight / long sight / astigmatism / squint / lazy eye / a combination of these - can Bates method help?
Yes. Learning to use your eyes properly can only do good. Dr Bates found that it was improper use of the eyes that caused these problems in the first place. If you have eye diseases such as cataract, glaucoma or macular degeneration, you should of course seek proper medical advice. But you can also relieve the strain which might aggravate these conditions, by practising Bates techniques.
What do you think of pinhole glasses?
I think the claims made for them by some of the people who sell them do not stand up to questioning. They do not exercise your eyes, and even if they did, as was pointed out above, eye exercise is not what is needed.
What pinholes do is to remove the need for the eye to focus. You get clear focus without having to do anything for it. This can be very relaxing and helpful if you need to see clearly and don't want to put glasses on, but it also severely reduces your visual field and it only works in a constant strong light.
If you practise the Long Swing using pinholes, it will give you a good sense of the movement you are supposed to experience with this practice.
Pinholes do one other thing - they make you more aware of where you are looking. This can help with an important function of good vision, known as central fixation.
So I think pinholes have their uses, but are no substitute for Bates method.
Who was Dr Bates, and why isn't he more widely appreciated?
William Horatio Bates (1860-1931) was a well qualified and highly experienced eye doctor in New York at the end of the nineteenth century.
His research papers were published many times in the New York Medical Journal, and he taught medical students at the Post Graduate Hospital and Medical School for five years, from 1886 to 1891.
He observed that the facts (about the way eyes behave) did not fit the theories of eyesight then current. The new theories he put forward annoyed the medical Establishment, because they turned the accepted theories upside down.
As far as I know, no one in the medical establishment has seriously set out to test these theories, as opposed to dismissing them out of hand.
The reason may be partly that it’s a lot easier to prescribe corrective lenses than it is to teach people how to change their habits. It may also be partly due to the hostility which Dr Bates’ behaviour seems to have engendered.
He describes towards the end of his book, how the Head of the School became annoyed that he persisted in curing the students of myopia. The Head asserted that everybody knew that myopia could not be cured. When Dr Bates offered to prove it by curing a few more students, the Head flew into a rage and fired him from his post.
However, Dr Bates carried on teaching people to use their eyes differently. He ran a clinic at Harlem Hospital from 1907 to 1922.
He and his last wife Emily published vast quantities of material describing the work they were doing and the successes they were achieving. "
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Your Kids Don't Need Glasses
"Your Kids Don't Need Glasses
Now, think of all the issues I mentioned above with your eyeglasses, and apply them to your kids.
I would strongly advise you to exercise extreme caution before you impose glasses on your children. It really is tragic when children are condemned to a lifetime of having to wear glasses because of all age groups they are the ones that best respond to natural eye improvement strategies.
A study conducted by Anglia Polytechnic University in Cambridge, England, found that the very best intentions by optometrists to correct short-sightedness in a group of 94 children, in fact made the children's vision worse.
Another study published in Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavia in March 2002 (page 125) showed that in hunter gatherer populations less than 2% of the children required glasses, unlike European or Asian populations that have up to 50% of children needing glasses.
That's right this is an astounding observation that can have a profound effect on your child's eye health.
The study of 229 hunter gatherer societies found that refined cereals and sugars were rarely if ever consumed in these groups living in their traditional manner.
But the moment they had western contact these foods rapidly became dietary staples and the loss of the children's vision followed after that.
Eating foods low in sugar and without an excess of grains, sugars, soda and fruit juices could help keep their insulin levels in check -- the reason many children require glasses for vision correction is due to increases in free insulin-like growth factor (IGF).
Have Your Children Checked by a Specialist!
It's also very important you have your child's r vision examined by the appropriate professional -- in this case, a pediatric ophthalmologist.
Why do I recommend this?
A university study conducted by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and published in the Journal of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, provided striking information.
The study reported the following for children under the care of an eye professional:
Optometrists -- prescribed glasses 35% of the time
General ophthalmologists -- prescribed glasses 12% of the time
Pediatric ophthalmologists -- prescribed glasses only 2% of the time
So, this study clearly shows the importance of choosing the right professional eye doctor to examine your kids. Plus, the study concluded that optometrists and ophthalmologists who usually treat adults may not have as much expertise with children.
Remember, if you start your kids out on glasses you could be starting their slow vision deterioration at a very young age.
This is obviously something no parent would want for their children.
Program Works Exceptionally Well for Children
Further in this report I will discuss more specifics of a natural vision recovery program but there is a major point you need to understand when making the decision to put glasses on your child.
Persons of all ages have been benefited by this relaxation treatment, but children usually, though not always, respond much more quickly than adults.
If they are under 12 years of age, or even under 16, and have never worn glasses, they are usually improve in a few days, weeks, or months, and nearly always within a year, by doing something as simple as reading a Snellen test card every day."
http://products.mercola.com/vision-program/?aid=CD12
Now, think of all the issues I mentioned above with your eyeglasses, and apply them to your kids.
I would strongly advise you to exercise extreme caution before you impose glasses on your children. It really is tragic when children are condemned to a lifetime of having to wear glasses because of all age groups they are the ones that best respond to natural eye improvement strategies.
A study conducted by Anglia Polytechnic University in Cambridge, England, found that the very best intentions by optometrists to correct short-sightedness in a group of 94 children, in fact made the children's vision worse.
Another study published in Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavia in March 2002 (page 125) showed that in hunter gatherer populations less than 2% of the children required glasses, unlike European or Asian populations that have up to 50% of children needing glasses.
That's right this is an astounding observation that can have a profound effect on your child's eye health.
The study of 229 hunter gatherer societies found that refined cereals and sugars were rarely if ever consumed in these groups living in their traditional manner.
But the moment they had western contact these foods rapidly became dietary staples and the loss of the children's vision followed after that.
Eating foods low in sugar and without an excess of grains, sugars, soda and fruit juices could help keep their insulin levels in check -- the reason many children require glasses for vision correction is due to increases in free insulin-like growth factor (IGF).
Have Your Children Checked by a Specialist!
It's also very important you have your child's r vision examined by the appropriate professional -- in this case, a pediatric ophthalmologist.
Why do I recommend this?
A university study conducted by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and published in the Journal of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, provided striking information.
The study reported the following for children under the care of an eye professional:
Optometrists -- prescribed glasses 35% of the time
General ophthalmologists -- prescribed glasses 12% of the time
Pediatric ophthalmologists -- prescribed glasses only 2% of the time
So, this study clearly shows the importance of choosing the right professional eye doctor to examine your kids. Plus, the study concluded that optometrists and ophthalmologists who usually treat adults may not have as much expertise with children.
Remember, if you start your kids out on glasses you could be starting their slow vision deterioration at a very young age.
This is obviously something no parent would want for their children.
Program Works Exceptionally Well for Children
Further in this report I will discuss more specifics of a natural vision recovery program but there is a major point you need to understand when making the decision to put glasses on your child.
Persons of all ages have been benefited by this relaxation treatment, but children usually, though not always, respond much more quickly than adults.
If they are under 12 years of age, or even under 16, and have never worn glasses, they are usually improve in a few days, weeks, or months, and nearly always within a year, by doing something as simple as reading a Snellen test card every day."
http://products.mercola.com/vision-program/?aid=CD12
Eyeglasses Don't Compensate for Variable Vision
"Eyeglasses Don't Compensate for Variable Vision
One of the most foundational flaws with glasses is that they provide an unchanging consistent correction for a refractive error in your eye that is CONSTANTLY Changing.
After you begin to wear glasses, in most cases, the correction has to be steadily increased in order to maintain the degree of visual acuity secured by the aid of the first pair.
Your vision wearing glasses progressively decreases with time.
A person with myopia of 20/70 who puts on glasses giving him a vision of 20/20 may find that in a week's time his unaided vision has declined to 20/200.
When people break their glasses and go without them for a week or two, they frequently observe that their sight has improved. As a matter of fact the sight always improves, to a greater or less degree, when glasses are discarded, although many might not pay attention and appreciate this change
The difficulty of keeping glasses clear is one of the minor discomforts of glasses.. On damp and rainy days the atmosphere clouds them. On hot days the perspiration from your body may have a similar effect. On cold days they are often clouded by the moisture of your breath.
Every day they are subject to contamination by dust and moisture and the touch of the fingers incident to unavoidable handling that it is seldom they afford an absolutely unobstructed view. Additionally they are easy to misplace or break.
Other downsides of glasses include:
The cost of glasses and eye doctor appointments
Are unnatural and a non-holistic remedy for your vision health -- they send the wrong message to your mind and body
When you use them as reading glasses they can be socially embarrassing and a sign that you are aging
May cause you eye injury. A university study concluded that an estimated 27,000 people ended up in the emergency room for injuries related to wearing eyeglasses.
And if you have children, there's a growing consensus that…"
One of the most foundational flaws with glasses is that they provide an unchanging consistent correction for a refractive error in your eye that is CONSTANTLY Changing.
After you begin to wear glasses, in most cases, the correction has to be steadily increased in order to maintain the degree of visual acuity secured by the aid of the first pair.
Your vision wearing glasses progressively decreases with time.
A person with myopia of 20/70 who puts on glasses giving him a vision of 20/20 may find that in a week's time his unaided vision has declined to 20/200.
When people break their glasses and go without them for a week or two, they frequently observe that their sight has improved. As a matter of fact the sight always improves, to a greater or less degree, when glasses are discarded, although many might not pay attention and appreciate this change
The difficulty of keeping glasses clear is one of the minor discomforts of glasses.. On damp and rainy days the atmosphere clouds them. On hot days the perspiration from your body may have a similar effect. On cold days they are often clouded by the moisture of your breath.
Every day they are subject to contamination by dust and moisture and the touch of the fingers incident to unavoidable handling that it is seldom they afford an absolutely unobstructed view. Additionally they are easy to misplace or break.
Other downsides of glasses include:
The cost of glasses and eye doctor appointments
Are unnatural and a non-holistic remedy for your vision health -- they send the wrong message to your mind and body
When you use them as reading glasses they can be socially embarrassing and a sign that you are aging
May cause you eye injury. A university study concluded that an estimated 27,000 people ended up in the emergency room for injuries related to wearing eyeglasses.
And if you have children, there's a growing consensus that…"
"20/20 Vision... Without Glasses"
"Over three out of four people believe that their sight is the most important sense they have. This is probably related to the fact that about 80% of what we perceive through our senses comes in through our sight.
"While it is true that eyeglasses bring some people improved vision and relief from pain and discomfort, they always do more or less harm, and at their best they never improve your vision to normal.
Most people don't realize that their visual abnormalities are a dynamic process that they vary regularly throughout the day due to a variety of conditions. They simply are not set in stone.
Pioneering physicians have examined 20,000 school children and found that more than half had normal eyes, with sight that was perfect at times, but not one of them had perfect sight in each eye at all times of the day. Their sight might be good in the morning and imperfect in the afternoon, or imperfect in the morning and perfect in the afternoon.
Many children could read one Snellen test card with perfect sight, while unable to see a different one perfectly. Many could also read some letters of the alphabet perfectly, while unable to distinguish other letters of the same size under similar conditions.
What was true for the children is also true for adults.
The degree of imperfect sight varied within wide limits. Its duration was also variable. Under some conditions it might continue for only a few minutes, or less while under others it might prevent the subject from seeing the blackboard for days, weeks, or even longer.
The bottom line is that you or your children do not have a static unchanging visual impairment. It changes widely throughout the day."
"Glasses Only Treat the Symptoms
NOT the Problem
In today's "spinning door" world of managed healthcare, it's no surprise that most doctors will simply prescribe glasses or even surgery right off the bat. And let's face it - they've been trained to treat vision that way and they're not about to change overnight.
So if they tell you there's "nothing else you can do" and "no other way" to improve your eyesight, keep this in mind before you decide:
Stronger eyeglasses do nothing to address the underlying root of vision health, nor do they protect your eyes from the ever-continuing onslaught of free radical damage.
That's why you almost never hear of anyone needing weaker glasses. A prescription for stronger glasses today is a prescription for yet even stronger ones down the road as more and more free radical damage to your eyes goes unchecked. "
http://products.mercola.com/vision-program/?aid=CD12
Good eyesight plays a crucial role in your mobility and your enjoyment of life so it would certainly make sense to optimize your eyesight as much as possible without the use of artificial and unnatural aids that will only worsen your vision with continued use."
Why Eyeglasses Actually WORSEN Your Vision"While it is true that eyeglasses bring some people improved vision and relief from pain and discomfort, they always do more or less harm, and at their best they never improve your vision to normal.
Most people don't realize that their visual abnormalities are a dynamic process that they vary regularly throughout the day due to a variety of conditions. They simply are not set in stone.
Pioneering physicians have examined 20,000 school children and found that more than half had normal eyes, with sight that was perfect at times, but not one of them had perfect sight in each eye at all times of the day. Their sight might be good in the morning and imperfect in the afternoon, or imperfect in the morning and perfect in the afternoon.
Many children could read one Snellen test card with perfect sight, while unable to see a different one perfectly. Many could also read some letters of the alphabet perfectly, while unable to distinguish other letters of the same size under similar conditions.
What was true for the children is also true for adults.
The degree of imperfect sight varied within wide limits. Its duration was also variable. Under some conditions it might continue for only a few minutes, or less while under others it might prevent the subject from seeing the blackboard for days, weeks, or even longer.
The bottom line is that you or your children do not have a static unchanging visual impairment. It changes widely throughout the day."
"Glasses Only Treat the Symptoms
NOT the Problem
In today's "spinning door" world of managed healthcare, it's no surprise that most doctors will simply prescribe glasses or even surgery right off the bat. And let's face it - they've been trained to treat vision that way and they're not about to change overnight.
So if they tell you there's "nothing else you can do" and "no other way" to improve your eyesight, keep this in mind before you decide:
Stronger eyeglasses do nothing to address the underlying root of vision health, nor do they protect your eyes from the ever-continuing onslaught of free radical damage.
That's why you almost never hear of anyone needing weaker glasses. A prescription for stronger glasses today is a prescription for yet even stronger ones down the road as more and more free radical damage to your eyes goes unchecked. "
http://products.mercola.com/vision-program/?aid=CD12
The Dangers of LASIK Surgery:
" The Dangers of LASIK Surgery: Why You Want to Avoid This Like the Plague
For those who have entertained the idea of getting Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis -- commonly referred to as LASIK surgery -- in hopes of correcting their vision ... think again. What exactly is LASIK surgery?
It is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of your cornea (the clear covering of the front of the eye) with an excimer laser:
Using a knife known as a microkeratome, a flap is cut in the cornea; a hinge is spared at one end of the flap.
The hinged flap is then folded back, revealing the stroma (the middlesection of the cornea).
Finally, pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced.
The end result: perfect vision, right? Not necessarily.
Seeing Trouble
Many patients are under the impression LASIK Surgery will end in instant perfect vision; however, that simply is not the case.
That's because, while the procedure is quick in itself, it is likely to lead to at least six months of impaired vision and significant discomfort, at the end of which only one eye may have normal sight.
(And if the first eye does not heal to expectation, the second operation on the other eye will never be done and the imbalance will be permanent.) Then there are the surgical disasters that can happen.
You can visit SurgicalEyes.org to review some of the horror stories. The site is devoted to focusing attention on the unique problems faced by those who have undergone unsuccessful LASIK (and other eye) surgeries. "
For those who have entertained the idea of getting Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis -- commonly referred to as LASIK surgery -- in hopes of correcting their vision ... think again. What exactly is LASIK surgery?
It is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of your cornea (the clear covering of the front of the eye) with an excimer laser:
Using a knife known as a microkeratome, a flap is cut in the cornea; a hinge is spared at one end of the flap.
The hinged flap is then folded back, revealing the stroma (the middlesection of the cornea).
Finally, pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced.
The end result: perfect vision, right? Not necessarily.
Seeing Trouble
Many patients are under the impression LASIK Surgery will end in instant perfect vision; however, that simply is not the case.
That's because, while the procedure is quick in itself, it is likely to lead to at least six months of impaired vision and significant discomfort, at the end of which only one eye may have normal sight.
(And if the first eye does not heal to expectation, the second operation on the other eye will never be done and the imbalance will be permanent.) Then there are the surgical disasters that can happen.
You can visit SurgicalEyes.org to review some of the horror stories. The site is devoted to focusing attention on the unique problems faced by those who have undergone unsuccessful LASIK (and other eye) surgeries. "
the Sun is a CURE for your Eyes. Do NOT Fear the Sun
" Sunlight for Healthy Vision
Dr. Jacob Liberman. - Sunglasses Block Healing ultra-violet light and thus contribute to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country"
"Gazing directly into the sun actually improves sight and aids in overcoming disease". Dr. Herbert Shelton M.D
Eyeglasses and contact lenses rob you of energy by blocking some of the ultra violet rays that travel through the eyes to the Pineal Gland, wrote Patricia McCormac.
After discontinuing wearing his eyeglasses, Dr. John Ott wrote that he exposed his eyes to sunlight without lenses and his vision was much improved.
He recommended similar therapy to his friends and they gained similar improvement in their vision. Ott wrote that nothing should block out the full spectrum of sunlight, no glasses of any kind should block the ultra violet rays, and especially no dark glasses.
Dr. Jacob Liberman, who has doctorates in both optometry and vision science, says that the people who live on Earth evolved to thrive under the light put forth by our sun. He says, therefore, that we potentially harm ourselves when we hide from sunlight.
Jacob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D. explains how to utilize the therapeutic benefits of light.
He says that "light is the basic component from which all life originates, develops, heals, and evolves." Everything that humans do is affected in some way by light. Light has been used for healing since the time of ancient Egypt.
Modern scientists began recognizing the benefits of light therapy in the late 1700's. Although many people believe the ultraviolet (UV) light is harmful, Dr. Liberman maintains our bodies need at least a small amount of UV light in order to function properly.
He cites studies which indicate that, due to all the ways in which we block sunlight from our lives, including wearing sunglasses designed to block out UV rays, "it is possible that we are unknowingly contributing to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country." Dr. Liberman does warn against looking at the sun directly, or exposing ourselves to it between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., but emphasizes that Light is a Nutrient for the body.
He says people need to be outside in natural light, without sunglasses or sun block, for a minimum of one hour a day.
He warns that warm-white and cool-white fluorescents "should absolutely be avoided." People who cannot get outside regularly need to equip their work areas with full-spectrum light fixtures.
Syntonics is the name given to Light Therapy, which involves utilizing specific colors for healing specific ailments. Dr. Liberman discusses its benefits in treating vision problems, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), cancer, and learning disabilities.
He says that "as we continue to discover and understand the role that light plays in our lives, its use as both a therapeutic and preventive tool will become more evident."
Dr. Jacob Liberman. - Sunglasses Block Healing ultra-violet light and thus contribute to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country"
"Gazing directly into the sun actually improves sight and aids in overcoming disease". Dr. Herbert Shelton M.D
Eyeglasses and contact lenses rob you of energy by blocking some of the ultra violet rays that travel through the eyes to the Pineal Gland, wrote Patricia McCormac.
After discontinuing wearing his eyeglasses, Dr. John Ott wrote that he exposed his eyes to sunlight without lenses and his vision was much improved.
He recommended similar therapy to his friends and they gained similar improvement in their vision. Ott wrote that nothing should block out the full spectrum of sunlight, no glasses of any kind should block the ultra violet rays, and especially no dark glasses.
Dr. Jacob Liberman, who has doctorates in both optometry and vision science, says that the people who live on Earth evolved to thrive under the light put forth by our sun. He says, therefore, that we potentially harm ourselves when we hide from sunlight.
Jacob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D. explains how to utilize the therapeutic benefits of light.
He says that "light is the basic component from which all life originates, develops, heals, and evolves." Everything that humans do is affected in some way by light. Light has been used for healing since the time of ancient Egypt.
Modern scientists began recognizing the benefits of light therapy in the late 1700's. Although many people believe the ultraviolet (UV) light is harmful, Dr. Liberman maintains our bodies need at least a small amount of UV light in order to function properly.
He cites studies which indicate that, due to all the ways in which we block sunlight from our lives, including wearing sunglasses designed to block out UV rays, "it is possible that we are unknowingly contributing to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country." Dr. Liberman does warn against looking at the sun directly, or exposing ourselves to it between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., but emphasizes that Light is a Nutrient for the body.
He says people need to be outside in natural light, without sunglasses or sun block, for a minimum of one hour a day.
He warns that warm-white and cool-white fluorescents "should absolutely be avoided." People who cannot get outside regularly need to equip their work areas with full-spectrum light fixtures.
Syntonics is the name given to Light Therapy, which involves utilizing specific colors for healing specific ailments. Dr. Liberman discusses its benefits in treating vision problems, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), cancer, and learning disabilities.
He says that "as we continue to discover and understand the role that light plays in our lives, its use as both a therapeutic and preventive tool will become more evident."
Source
Natural Eye Health
"I have a tendency to experience blurred vision after working on the computer for a couple of hours. Taking hour long walks without sunglasses help relax my eyesight and clears the blurred vision. Also, I experienced vision improvement with a diet rich in organic vegetable (preferably raw), daily green juices, sea vegetables, omega 3 oils, Immunocal and Transfer Factor. Shirley"
Marine Phytoplankton Tonic - Eye and Vision Condition Improvement
" Eye and Vision Condition Improvement with Marine Phytoplankton
"My father-in-law developed an eye infection due to cataract surgery. He was under a specialist's care for over two months, going to see him every day for a while and then every few days and using FOUR types of drops in the infected eye every hour.
Then the doctor mentioned he might have to do surgery to "hopefuly" correct the problem. But he started my father-in-law on a marine phytoplankton tonic three times a day on a Tuesday and the doctor saw improvement the following Thursday. Then the following Tuesday, the doctor was very impressed with his progress. Plus, my father-in-law said he could see better out of that ye than he had in over two months.
The following Thursday, the infection had complerely CLEARED up. The doctor was so impressed, he told my father-in-law to keep taking the marine phytoplankton and released him because the eye problem was completely healed." Pat Thomas
"About 5 years ago my eyesight had deteriorated to the point of requiring glasses. Suffering from astigmatism I worked for years on computers not noticing that I was squinting all the time trying desperately to focus on the screen.
I am a graphic designer and my eyes are everything to me. I started taking Marine Phytoplankton less than a month ago and my eyesight has improved greatly.
I still require glasses, but I can focus easier, my vision is much more focused with no squinting, and it gets better everyday. I use to perform eye exercises daily and had noticed only a slight difference after a few months.
But after a couple of weeks on this product, the exercises are giving me dramatic results. I can now read the directions on the back of the shampoo bottle, which is something I haven't been able to do for years. Along with vision clarity is the brain clarity as well.
I have taken greens for years and saw improvement in mind focus and energy. With the addition of Marine Phytoplankton in my diet, I am seeing dramatic differences in my ability to focus on tasks and the amount of energy I have to take them on - plus I sleep better at night." Chris
"I've worn corrective lenses for almost thirry years. Two years ago, I had an optometrist tell me my eyesighth ad worsened and I would need a stronger prescription.
After a few months of taking marine phytoplankton regularily I, noticed I needed to take my glasses off for short periods during the day due to the strain. My eyes were changing. My whole life is changing with my new eyesight. My vision has improved significantly for the first time in almost thirty years." Tanya S Boulder CO
Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D. says that Marine Phytoplankton contains almost everything one needs to sustain life and to restore health by providing the raw materials to make new cells that function normally.
These nutrients improve mental function, and memory.
They reduce depression, harmful effects of stress, and mood swings. Profound Life-Giving Properties of Marine Phytoplankton"
Source
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/vision.htm
"My father-in-law developed an eye infection due to cataract surgery. He was under a specialist's care for over two months, going to see him every day for a while and then every few days and using FOUR types of drops in the infected eye every hour.
Then the doctor mentioned he might have to do surgery to "hopefuly" correct the problem. But he started my father-in-law on a marine phytoplankton tonic three times a day on a Tuesday and the doctor saw improvement the following Thursday. Then the following Tuesday, the doctor was very impressed with his progress. Plus, my father-in-law said he could see better out of that ye than he had in over two months.
The following Thursday, the infection had complerely CLEARED up. The doctor was so impressed, he told my father-in-law to keep taking the marine phytoplankton and released him because the eye problem was completely healed." Pat Thomas
"About 5 years ago my eyesight had deteriorated to the point of requiring glasses. Suffering from astigmatism I worked for years on computers not noticing that I was squinting all the time trying desperately to focus on the screen.
I am a graphic designer and my eyes are everything to me. I started taking Marine Phytoplankton less than a month ago and my eyesight has improved greatly.
I still require glasses, but I can focus easier, my vision is much more focused with no squinting, and it gets better everyday. I use to perform eye exercises daily and had noticed only a slight difference after a few months.
But after a couple of weeks on this product, the exercises are giving me dramatic results. I can now read the directions on the back of the shampoo bottle, which is something I haven't been able to do for years. Along with vision clarity is the brain clarity as well.
I have taken greens for years and saw improvement in mind focus and energy. With the addition of Marine Phytoplankton in my diet, I am seeing dramatic differences in my ability to focus on tasks and the amount of energy I have to take them on - plus I sleep better at night." Chris
"I've worn corrective lenses for almost thirry years. Two years ago, I had an optometrist tell me my eyesighth ad worsened and I would need a stronger prescription.
After a few months of taking marine phytoplankton regularily I, noticed I needed to take my glasses off for short periods during the day due to the strain. My eyes were changing. My whole life is changing with my new eyesight. My vision has improved significantly for the first time in almost thirty years." Tanya S Boulder CO
Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D. says that Marine Phytoplankton contains almost everything one needs to sustain life and to restore health by providing the raw materials to make new cells that function normally.
These nutrients improve mental function, and memory.
They reduce depression, harmful effects of stress, and mood swings. Profound Life-Giving Properties of Marine Phytoplankton"
Source
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/vision.htm
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