Vision occurs mainly in the brain. Our
eyes receive information
in the form of light, and the brain processes the
information to make meaning
of it, creating our "visual world". The process of
improving vision
helps to bring one more into balance and harmony.
Nothing is more precious
than your vision” says a post card mailed by an
optometrist as a reminder
to his patients. Yet many people find their vision
worsening due
to modern lifestyle and cultural beliefs about the
“inevitable” decline
of health, including vision. The field of wholistic
vision care offers
programs to help you keep healthy vision all your
life. Vision educators
teach good visual habits, exercises, nutritional
information, and much
more.
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.
In
Light:
Medicine Of The Future: How We Can Use It To Heal
Ourselves Now
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."
Sensitivity
to Bright
LIght
"Every
morning as the sun
came into the bedroom my eyes used to hurt so
badly that I had to close
the blinds. It felt as though I had needles going
into my eyes as soon
as the sun hit them. Since drinking Marine Phytoplankton,
my eyes are fine. No more sensitivity to the
sun!!! " W. E.
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
Better
Vision
Naturally...Without Glasses, Contacts, or Surgery
Discover the amazingly simple natural vision
improvement method that
touts an unmatched 94.3% success rate in reversing and
improving bad vision.
Thousands have better vision without the risks and
expense of laser surgery.
You can too after you read this eye opening
letter... The fact of
the matter is, you don't have to wear glasses,
contacts or resort to Lasik
surgery to improve your vision. Instead there's
a safer and easier
way to restore your eyesight. It's called
natural vision correction
and it's widely recognized as a proven method for
reversing your vision
problems.
The Bates Method for Improving
Eyesight is a method discovered at the
beginning of this century by Dr. W. H. Bates, M.D.
(1865-1931), a prominent
American ophthalmologist, and developed by him and his
followers to improve
sight and restore natural habits of seeing, which have
been lost through
strain, tension and the resulting misuse of the eyes.
Thus the aim of the
method is to teach people with problems of vision the
faculty of easy and
attentive seeing whereby the eyes and mind work
together harmoniously to
give good sight.
Since the Bates Method is a means to improve sight
and restore the natural
use of the eyes by re-learning the art and skill of
seeing, it is not,
therefore a medical treatment, but a method of
re-education, in the form
of both active learning, such as learning a skill like
drawing and painting
or how to play tennis, and also the receptive
awareness of how to appreciate
what we see, such as the appreciation of a painting, a
beautiful garden
or a cathedral. BATES
METHOD
FOR IMPROVING SIGHT WITHOUT GLASSES -- Continue
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
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you
have a question about holistic or natural health
or need assistance?
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No
longer blind -
Overcoming Cortical Blindness
Sterling
was
born blind and brain-injured due to a massive cerebral
hemorrhage (stroke)
he sustained in utero or at birth. The prognosis was
that our son would
remain blind and a vegetable for the rest of his life
and the doctors suggested
that we institutionalize him and move on with our
lives. We refused to
go in agreement with them and began our own research
which led us to read
''What
To
Do About Your Brain-Injured Child' and to
discover the Institute
For Institute For The Achievement Of
Human Potential (IAHP)
in Philadelphia and a controversial sensory
stimulation program, the Patterning
exercises, that we could implement in the privacy of
our own home with
the help of volunteers. When he began the Patterning
exercises, at 6 months
of age, Sterling was was completely blind and had a
host of other severe
neurological problems. One month after we started the
Patterning Program,
Sterling recovered his vision. He was 7 months old and
for the next 21
years, until his death in December 2000, Sterling
enjoyed a good vision.
The visual stimulation program is outlined his Dr.
Doman's book.
Glenn Doman and his Institutes for the Achievement of
Human Potential
make ground-breaking progress in the treatment of
brain-injured children.
He brings hope to thousands of children, many
inoperable, many given up
for lost and doomed to live in a frightening, even
dangerous world. Where
the conventional medical community treats symptoms
with medications and
surgical interventions, IAHP treats the actual injury
by training the brain
to learn and develop. This method is controversial,
but there are just
too many success stories to ignore.
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.
A
Safe, Healthy & Affordable Alternative to
Glasses, Contact Lenses and
Laser Eye Surgery...
The Secrets of Regaining Your Vision ... Naturally Dr.
Mercola
According
to Dr. Bates' teachings, common vision problems are
not irreversible --
and not the result of genetics. He believed that
blurred vision is functional
rather than structural; that is, it results from
chronic tension in some
or all of your six extrinsic eye muscles. The Secrets
of Regaining Your
Vision Naturally program addresses the retraining of
these external muscles
of the eye to correct four common types of vision
problems.
Nearsightedness or
myopia. If
you are nearsighted, near objects are clear but far
objects are not. According
to Bates Method principles, your eyeball has become
elongated due to chronically
tense external oblique muscles in your eye. The only
way to permanently
reverse this condition and regain normal vision is to
learn to release
this chronic tension or strain.
Farsightedness or
hyperopia. If
you are farsighted, your eyeball has shortened and
cannot focus clearly
on near objects. Dr. Bates demonstrated that this is
due to chronic tension
in the four external recti muscles of the eye. Vision
retraining gently
coaxes these muscles to let go of their chronic
strain, allowing the eyeball
to return to its normal round shape, which is
necessary for clear vision.
Astigmatism.
In this condition,
your eyeball becomes oval-shaped or lopsided due to a
combination of chronically
tense eye muscles. Dr. Bates told us: "All persons who
have astigmatism
have eyestrain. When the eyestrain is relieved, the
astigmatism disappears."
Presbyopia.
This condition, which
literally means "old eyes", is a type of
farsightedness that is typically
observed in those over the age of 40. Conventional
theory maintains that
this condition is the irreversible result of the lens
becoming hard and
inflexible as the result of aging. However, Dr. Bates
said that the cause
of presbyopia is the same as other eyesight problems
-- tense and strained
eye muscles that undermine close vision.
Learn
more:
The Secrets of Regaining Your Vision ... Naturally
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you
have a question about holistic or natural health
or need assistance?
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here
to contact Shirley or call
323-522-4521 or 323-389-0560.
Nutritional Influence
On Health, Eye and
Vision
Nutrition
is a key factor in keeping a healthy visual system
throughout life.
The eyes and brain contain millions of highly
specialized cells, such as
the rods and cones, which have specific nutritional
requirements.
You can help prevent eye diseases and promote healthy,
clear vision by
making wise lifestyle choices such as eating well,
reducing stress, exercising
regularly, and not smoking.
Malnutrition is the basis of all disease:
"Man's body is a living
organism, made of living cells, which require living
food in order to be
properly nourished and function well. When we put
cooked food into our
body, loaded with contaminants, the body starts to
break down. It begins
in the very young with colic, rashes, colds, earaches,
upset stomachs,
swollen glands and tonsils. As the child grows older,
their may be tooth
decay, pimples, the need for eye glasses, etc. Then as
we enter adult life
there is arthritis, hypoglycemia, heart attacks,
strokes, diabetes and
cancers. All this and a multitude of other diseases
are unnecessary and
are nothing but the result of improper diet and
lifestyle! Today,
most people accept 
cooked
food as the normal means of supplying the body with
nutrients, not realizing
that the living cells of our bodies do not take
nourishment from the dead
and artificial ingredients found in cooked food. And
so, after a typical
meal of cooked meat, cooked potatoes, a cooked
vegetable and a piece of
cooked bread, followed by a cooked sugar desert, their
stomach is full
and they think they have satisfied the nutritional
needs of their body.
In reality, they have given their body practically no
nourishment. And
thus with a full stomach, they are slowly starving
their body's cells."
Raw
Food for Health
Most human illnesses and diseases are due to a
deficiency of vital nutrients.
When you supply your body with the proper nutrients,
in a form that your
body can use, it knows how to repair itself. "The body
has the inherent
ability -the vitality -not only to heal itself and
restore health, but
also to ward off disease. Illness is not
caused simply by an invasion
of external agents or germs, but is a manifestation of
the organism's attempt
to defend and heal itself. Prevention Is the Best
Cure. Health is a reflection
of how we choose to live." TC Fry
Causes of eye problems may include: thyroid
imbalance, allergies,
liver disease, gallbladder disease, high blood
pressure, diabetes, and
vitamin deficiency. Learn
about
natural remedies and supplements for the eyes and
vision
What
are the nutrition basics for keeping healthy
vision?
1. Eat a diet based on whole,
fresh, organic
foods. Fruits and vegetables, beans and
grains, nuts and seeds
should be the foundation.
2. Supplement your diet with a good
multi-vitamin to get the minerals
and vitamins you may not get from your food. Our
soil is greatly
depleted of the minerals it once held. Therefore
supplementation
is more important than it was years ago. Sea
vegetables are also
an excellent source of minerals.
3. Incorporate anti-oxidants into your
diet. Research shows
that antioxidants can be very helpful in keeping
healthy eyes and vision.
4. If you are diagnosed with an eye disease,
research the nutritional
aspects of the disease and adjust your diet
accordingly. Consult
with a nutritionist or doctor who specializes in
healing with nutrition
and detoxification.
5. Remember that natural sunlight is a nutrient
that we all need.
Ideally, spend an hour outside in natural light each
day. Take a walk in
the morning or evening and enjoy the added
benefit of exercise, too!
Healthy nutritional habits lay the foundation for
healthy eyes and vision
all your life. Enjoy those carrots and their
healthy cousins from
the garden and healthy food store!
Glutathione
Nutritional Support
and Healthy Vision
Aging individuals encounter higher rates of cataract,
glaucoma,
and macular degeneration.
Diabetics
are at particularly high risk for cataract. The high
blood sugar levels
found in diabetics have a direct effect on lens health
and elevating oxidative
stress. One the most feared concerns in the elderly is
going blind or having
a major loss of vision. Scientific studies
conclusively show that degenerative
eye disease is not inevitable. The concentration of Glutathione
in the lens of the eye is higher than in most other
tissues. Glutathione
protects the structural proteins and enzymes necessary
for the maintenance
of lens flexibility and clarity against free radical
assault. Aging lenses
of the eye lose Glutathione, and this reduction of
Glutathione has been
found to lead directly to reactions that cause
deterioration of the lens.
Dr.
Jimmy Gutman, MD
- "Clinical evidence links low glutathione levels
to the most common illnesses
of our time as well as newly emerging diseases. Glutathione
levels diminish as we age and many diseases
normally associated with aging
have been linked to glutathione deficiency."
Glutathione
is a master antioxidant,
an important line of defense against diseases,
toxins, viruses, pollutants,
radiation and oxidative stress. Low glutathione
levels are linked to diseases
such as Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, AIDS,
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Atherosclerosis,
pregnancy complications, male infertility and
Cataracts. A Glutathione
deficiency can cause a lack of coordination,
mental disorders, tremors,
and difficulty maintaining balance. Glutathione is
continuously defending
our body against attacks from disease, toxins,
poisons, viruses, pollutants,
radiation and oxidative stress. Without
Glutathione our liver would soon
become overwhelmed with the accumulation of
toxins, resulting in organ
failure and death. click
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Robert
O. Young D.Sc.,
Ph.D - "In the last ten years, over 25,000
medical articles about this
substance have been published, and the scientific
understanding of glutathione
is gradually becoming common knowledge. Each and
every cell in the body
is responsible for its own supply of glutathione
and must have the necessary raw materals in order
to produce it. Glutathione
is always in great demand and is rapidly consumed
when we experience any
sort of emotional or physical stress, fatigue and
even moderate exercise."
How
to raise your glutathione GSH level
Dr. Mercola - "It is very clear that omega-3
oils are a major
player in reducing the level of many eye disorders.
Clearly that is the
case for Aging Related Macular Degeneration. DHA, one
of the major fats
in fish
oil, is a large part of the retina and the
brain. Omega-3 fats are
also particularly important for preventing the
complications of diabetes
and its effect on the retina."
Dr. Mercola recommends the following: "You
should then take fish
oil capsules. The standard fish oil capsule is 180 mg
of EPA and 120 mg
of DHA. You should take approximately one capsule for
every ten pounds
of body weight, preferably in two divided doses. So if
you weigh 160 pounds
you would take 8 capsules twice a day. If you have
problems with belching
them up, you will want to consider taking them on an
empty stomach. Cod
liver oil has the benefit of providing you with
vitamin D and A. A reasonable
dose for cod
liver
oil is one teaspoon for every 30-40 pounds of
body weight. If
you use cod liver oil during your summer you will need
to be careful of
vitamin D toxicity and I suggest you review the
information on vitamin
D testing. When you take fish
oil supplements or cod liver oil in the doses I
recommend please be
sure and take an one vitamin E 400 unit supplement per
day as this will
help serve to protect the fat from oxidation. This is
less of an issue
with the cod liver oil as the vitamin D itself is a
very potent anti-oxidant.
Supplements May Prevent Age-Related Vision Loss
From the Archives
of Ophthalmology
October 2001;119:1417-1436, 1439-1452, 1533-1534
A dietary supplement containing high levels of
certain vitamins and
minerals appears to lower the risk of blindness in
some elderly individuals.
However, the same supplements did not reduce the risk
of developing cataracts,
a clouding of the lens of the eye that can occur with
age. Individuals
at high risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
who took a high-dose combination of vitamins C and E,
beta-carotene and
the mineral zinc lowered their risk of the disease by
25%. The supplements
had no apparent effect on those who were not at risk.
AMD is the leading
cause of blindness in elderly Americans. AMD occurs
when abnormal blood
vessels leak fluid and blood into the tissue at the
back of the eye, leading
to blistering and scarring of the retina. The disease
affects central vision
needed for reading, driving and recognizing faces, but
patients are often
able to detect colors and see with their peripheral
vision. There is no
cure for AMD. While the supplements did not restore
vision that had already
been lost, they slowed the progression of vision loss
in some individuals
with intermediate or advanced AMD. These individuals
"should consider taking
a supplement of antioxidants plus zinc," according to
the researchers from
the Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research
Group.
In the study, more than 3,600 people aged 55 to 80
years at risk for
AMD received a daily dietary supplement. The
supplement consisted of either
500 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C, 400 international
units of vitamin E
and 15 mg of beta-carotene; 80 mg of zinc and 2 mg of
copper; antioxidants
and zinc; or an inactive pill (placebo). Study
participants at high risk
of developing vision loss associated with AMD who took
antioxidants and
zinc were less likely than those who took only
antioxidants or only zinc
to lose their vision over the 6-year study.
Individuals who took a placebo
were the most likely to develop advanced AMD and
vision loss.
Even among those who took a daily multivitamin in
addition to the assigned
supplement, the high-dose supplement was associated
with a decreased risk
of vision loss. Although the nutrients found in the
supplements occur naturally
in many foods, sufficient levels may be difficult to
obtain through diet
alone. In a related study, the supplements did not
reduce the risk of cataracts
in the same group of patients over 7 years. Archives
of Ophthalmology October 2001;119:1417-1436,
1439-1452, 1533-1534
Fish
or
EPA/DHA Supplements May Help Protect Vision -
Chalk up another
possible health benefit of eating fish: prevention of
age-related
macular
degeneration, the leading cause of irreversible
blindness in the US.
The macula is the central portion of the retina in the
eye and when it
is damaged, visual problems -- including blindness --
are the unfortunate
result. Australian researchers found that more
frequent consumption of
fish appeared to protect against late age-related
macular degeneration.
Only a moderate intake of fish was necessary for the
protective effect.
Those who ate fish one to three times a month had
about half the risk of
late-stage disease than those who ate fish less than
once a month. And
more fish was not necessarily better. The greatest
amount of protection
was seen in those who ate one serving of fish a week,
and there was no
additional benefit of consuming more. The
investigators note that eating
too much fish may interfere with the absorption of
vitamin E in the elderly,
which could explain the threshold protective effect
from dietary fish.
Archives
of Ophthalmology March, 2000;118:401-404.
Take
off
Your Glasses and See: A Mind/Body Approach to
Expanding Your Eyesight
and Insight
by Dr. Jacob Liberman
Dr Jacob Liberman was a practicing Optometrist in the
mid-1970s, when
he realized that conventional beliefs were keeping
millions of people locked
into limited eyesight and limited self-awareness. He
began to realize that
the conventional vision care that he had been taught
was designed not to
treat or heal vision problems, but simply to mask
their symptoms. He realized
that these symptoms were not just random.
They
were urgent signals that something in the body/mind
was out of balance
and required attention. In 1976, he experienced a
dramatic improvement
in his own vision, which laid the foundation for him
to assist thousands
of others.
Jacob Liberman is considered a pioneer in the
therapeutic use of light
and color and their relationship to human
consciousness and personal transformation.
After healing his own vision from a lens-dependent
20/200 to normal, he
realized that the eyes are merely a holographic focal
point within an infinitely
large receptive field. After thirty years of
experience with thousands
of people, he has demonstrated that eyesight
improvement is within the
reach of virtually everyone.
Take Off Your Glasses and See shares an expanded view
of vision and
guides the reader on a journey towards discovering
what it truly means
to see. Have you ever wondered why so many people wear
glasses? Have you
been told you have to wear glasses forever and that
there is no natural
way to improve your vision?
Dr Liberman’s book addresses the most important
issues about vision
and seeing. Questions like: What is vision? How do we
see? What is the
relationship between sunlight, the eyes and the brain?
What is the energy
from the sun that we call light and how does it relate
to our life force.
Age-related
macular
degeneration (AMD)
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most
common cause of blindness
and vision impairment, affecting mostly people over
age 60. The disease,
which has no known cause, tends to run in families and
affect women and
whites more. There is also evidence that smoking and
high-fat, high-cholesterol
diets increase AMD risk, Sieving noted. Ninety percent
of those with the
condition have dry AMD, in which there is a gradual
breakdown of light-sensing
cells. Only 10% have the wet form, but it is the
leading cause of blindness.
Leaky blood vessels lead to rapid damage, causing
total vision loss. Lasers
can destroy those vessels and help slow impairment,
but there is no treatment
for dry AMD. A study published by the National Eye
Institute last fall
showed that taking a combination of zinc, vitamins C
and E and beta-carotene
may slow AMD progression. Cataracts
run in families
also, and increase with age. About 20 million
Americans have cataracts,
which can be successfully treated. Clouded, diseased
lenses are surgically
removed and replaced with artificial lenses. National
Eye Institute March 20, 2002
Because elderly people generally have low
glutathione GSH levels, they are predis-posed to
oxidative damage.
Researchers have shown that low GSH levels go along
with poor eye health
in ARMD patients compared to normal control groups.
Experiments have been
conducted to test glutathione's antioxidant function
in the whole body
and in the eyes of patients suffer-ing from macular
degeneration. S.M.
Cohen and his team at the Univer-sity of California
(Davis) found significantly
altered GSH activity in blood samples of macular
degeneration patients.
It appears that high GSH levels correspond to healthy
eyes and suggests
a possible role for GSH in the protection against or
delay of this disease.
How
to raise your glutathione GSH level
Myths:
Everyone with macular degeneration is going to
continue losing vision,
and there is no effective treatment to avoid
this.
Facts:
You do not have to lose your vision with macular
degeneration. There
are steps you can take to stabilize and even possibly
improve your vision.
Learn
more
about symptoms, cause and treatments
Vizu-All
Plus contains herbs especially selected for
their effectiveness in
the natural prevention and treatment of diabetic
retinopathy, glaucoma,cataracts
and macular degeneration. It does this by improving
the supply of blood,
oxygen and nutrients to the tiny capillaries of the
eye and by counteracting
and protecting against the damage caused to the eye by
free radicals in
the system. Because it also strengthens the walls of
the blood vessels
in the eye, Vizu-All Plus also helps to reduce
hemorrhages in the eyes
- a condition often associated with diabetes.
Healing
the
Eye - Book Alternative Medicine and Macular
Degeration. 204 Pages.
Edward C. Kondrot, MD
Diabetic
Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a potentially blinding
complication of diabetes
that damages the eye's retina. It affects half of all
Americans diagnosed
with diabetes. At first, you may notice no change in
your vision. But don't
let diabetic retinopathy fool you. It could get worse
over the years and
threaten your good vision. With timely treatment, 90
percent of those with
advanced diabetic retinopathy can be saved from going
blind.
Myths:
Blindness is a common result of diabetes.
Facts:
Only 6 percent of diabetics lose their vision.
Blindness is largely
preventable if patient and the medical team work
together diligently. This
includes proper use of medications, daily blood sugar
testing, correct
lifestyle habits, diet and supplementation.
Diabetic retinopathy is a potentially blinding
complication of diabetes
that damages the eye's retina. It affects half of all
Americans diagnosed
with diabetes. At first, you may notice no change in
your vision. But don't
let diabetic retinopathy fool you. It could get worse
over the years and
threaten your good vision. With timely treatment, 90
percent of those with
advanced diabetic retinopathy can be saved from going
blind.
Symptoms:
Blurred vision
Excessive urination
Excessive thirst and hunger
Fatigue, itching, and skin infections
Causes:
Type I Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes) develops when the
body produces
too little insulin. This condition generally starts in
childhood. Type
II Diabetes (Adult-Onset Diabetes) develop over many
years, and is caused
by the body either not producing enough insulin or not
being able to utilize
the insulin produced effectively.
Vizu-All
Plus contains herbs especially selected for
their effectiveness in
the natural prevention and treatment of diabetic
retinopathy, glaucoma,cataracts
and macular degeneration. It does this by
improving the supply of blood,
oxygen and nutrients to the tiny capillaries of
the eye and by counteracting
and protecting against the damage caused to the
eye by free radicals in
the system. Because it also strengthens the walls
of the blood vessels
in the eye, Vizu-All Plus also helps to reduce
hemorrhages in the eyes
- a condition often associated with diabetes.
Learn
more
about conventional and complementary treatments
for diabetes retinopathy
Learn
about natural treatments for diabetes
Cataract
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness around
the world. In the
United States, cataracts are the major cause of vision
loss, although due
to the high level of care available to us, cataracts
are among the most
treatable causes of diminished vision. Cataracts
can best be described
as an opaque spot on the lens of the eye that you
cannot see through. At
best, you seem to be looking through a cloud or a
haze, and this haze can
vary in size, density and location. Therefore, its
effect on your vision
will also vary. Many people experience a general
reduction in vision at
first; they need more light to read by, or they have
difficulty with street
signs when they’re driving. A cataract can also effect
depth perception.
This can be a particular danger to older people who
risk greater injury
from falls and accidents.
Oxidative
stress
plays a role in the aging of the lens, so antioxidants
are an important
defense against cataracts. The researcher M.A.
Babizhaev in Russia measured
the breakdown products of lipid peroxidation as
cataracts developed. He
found that as the cataract worsened, oxidative stress
increased. An Italian
team at the University of Bari went a step further and
demonstrated that
in people with cataracts the loss of glutathione
GSH paralleled the increase in oxidative
breakdown products.
Cataract in humans usually shows significant,
extensive oxidation of
lens proteins. With this in mind, researchers
experimented on cataracts
by stimulating them with various chemicals. They
showed that cataract formation
could be delayed or prevented by elevated GSH levels.
Clearly, the key
defense in the lens against oxidation is glutathione.
The legendary GSH
expert, Alton Meister and a team at Cornell University
in New York, used
the drug BSO to deplete glutathione levels in the eyes
of laboratory animals.
The animals subsequently developed cataracts.
Meister's team was then able
to prevent cataract formation by reestablishing
glutathione levels with
GSH-monoester and suggested that this strategy may be
effective in delaying
cataract formation.
Glutathione GSH is
important for the normal
functioning of the eye. Some of the earliest studies
with GSH focused on
its role in preventing cataracts, and GSH is
relatively well known among
ophthal-mologists. Specialists in ear, nose and throat
(ENT) and in dentistry
have only recently become aware of the role of
glutathione in the diseases
they treat. Given the critical roles of GSH as the
body's most important
naturally occurring antioxidant, its ability to
detoxify substances encountered
in the environment and its immune-sustaining
abilities, glutathione research
is now finally picking up in these fields as
well. How
to raise your glutathione GSH level
Myths:
Everyone eventually develops cataracts.
Facts:
Cataracts can not only be prevented, but can even be
reversed through
nutrition, supplementation and lifestyle
changes. learn
more
aabout the symptoms, the causes and the treatments
Vizu-All
Plus contains herbs especially selected for
their effectiveness in
the natural prevention and treatment of diabetic
retinopathy, glaucoma,cataracts
and macular degeneration. It does this by
improving the supply of blood,
oxygen and nutrients to the tiny capillaries of
the eye and by counteracting
and protecting against the damage caused to the
eye by free radicals in
the system. Because it also strengthens the walls
of the blood vessels
in the eye, Vizu-All Plus also helps to reduce
hemorrhages in the eyes
- a condition often associated with diabetes.
Cataract
Care
Eye Drops, Homeopathic
The Central Council of Research in Homeopathy - CCRH
– Government of
India, has claimed that Cineraria
Maritima Succus surely prevents cataract
formation. The fresh juice
is said to remove cataract. A few drops of the fresh
juice are dropped
into the eye. Cataract
Care
Eye Drops, Homeopathic
Magnesium's Role in
Cataract
Young women, children and most of all babies have soft
body structures
and smooth skin with low calcium and high magnesium
levels in their cells and soft tissues.
This is the biochemistry
of youth. As we age and most pronounced in old men and
post-menopausal
women, we become more and more inflexible. The
arteries harden to cause
arteriosclerosis, the skeletal system calcifies to
cause rigidity with
fusion of the spine and joints, kidneys and other
organs and glands increasingly
calcify and harden with stone formation, calcification
in the eyes causes
cataracts
and even the skin hardens, becoming tough and
wrinkled. In this way calcium
is in the same league as oxygen and free radicals,
while magnesium
works together with hydrogen and the antioxidants to
keep our body structure
soft.
Dog
with Cataract
"My dog Charlie is 15 year old. In octber of 2011 his
vet advised me
that Charlie was suffering from cataract in both eyes.
I had noticed sort
of a film in my dogs eyes and it seemed to worsen and
Charlie was now using
his nose more to sniff his way around. Three
months later in January
I started to give him two miligrams a day of a product
called Pure
from
Forevergreen. It is a liquid marine
phytoplankton multi-mineral
super concentrate extracted from nutrient-rich ocean
water that has the
salt removed. It contains 92 ionic minerals and trace
elements essential
to life.
It helps nourish the body on a cellular level and
stregthen his immune
system. Two months after having given Charlie the
Pure, we noticed an improvement
in his vision as his cataracts appeared to start to
clear up." estherfornaturalhealing@gmail.com
+1
505-261-4042
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is an insidious disease that can be
difficult to detect until
a significant amount of vision is lost. Glaucoma is
often referred to as
the “silent thief”, because most individuals with
undiagnosed glaucoma
do not suffer from any symptoms until they begin to
notice a reduction
in their peripheral vision. Technically, glaucoma is
due to damage to the
optic nerve, sometimes as a result of increased
pressure of the aqueous
humor, the clear, watery fluid that circulates in the
chamber of the eye
between the cornea and the lens. But the term glaucoma
is now defined as
a collection of diseases that causes optic nerve
damage. As a result, the
diagnosis is no longer solely based on whether a
person’s Intraocular Pressure
(IOL) is elevated or not.
The Russians A.I. Bunin, A.A. Filina and V.P. Erichev
measured glutathione
GSH levels in the eyes of hundreds of patients
undergoing surgery for
all sorts of reasons. The lowest GSH levels were found
among cataracts
patients and in patients with open angle glaucoma.
They noticed this fall
even at the earliest stages of the disease and
suggested that reestablished
glutathione levels would help prevent or delay this
process, and used the
nutritional supplement lipoic acid to do so. A Harvard
University group
investigated different GSH-related com-pounds to
increase the outflow of
fluid from the eye and reduce pressure within it. In
combination with the
topical form of ethacrynic acid (a diuretic) they
found that cysteine,
glutathione and N-acetylcysteine all benefited eye
pressure and even lessened
the side effects of the drug. How
to raise your glutathione GSH level
Myths:
Lowering my eye pressure with eyedrops will prevent
further damage
to my vision.
Facts:
Damage to the optic nerve can still happen with
controlled pressures.
Nutritional support, supplementation and lifestyle
changes can dramatically
improve the condition of your eyes.
Glaucoma may have many causes, and it is believed by
many that stress,
nutritional problems, diabetes, high blood pressure,
lack of collagen,
tissue abnormalities, all of which may create damage
and effect blockage
of the drainage channels from the eye resulting in
elevated inner eye pressure.
Vizu-All
Plus contains herbs especially selected for
their effectiveness in
the natural prevention and treatment of diabetic
retinopathy, glaucoma,cataracts
and macular degeneration. It does this by
improving the supply of blood,
oxygen and nutrients to the tiny capillaries of
the eye and by counteracting
and protecting against the damage caused to the
eye by free radicals in
the system. Because it also strengthens the walls
of the blood vessels
in the eye, Vizu-All Plus also helps to reduce
hemorrhages in the eyes
- a condition often associated with diabetes.
Learn
what
the major types of glaucoma are, symptoms, causes,
and treatments
Do
you
have a question about holistic or natural health
or need assistance?
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here
to contact Shirley or call
323-522-4521 or 323-389-0560.
Dry
Eyes
Dry eyes, often referred to as Dry Eye Syndrome, is
the most frequent
patient complaint to eye doctors. About 33 million
Americans in all groups
experience varying degrees of dry eye syndromes. Like
most eye conditions,
Dry Eye Syndrome is often related to health conditions
in the rest of the
body. It is commonly associated with dryness of other
mucous membranes,
interior body surfaces such as joints and brittle
nails. It can also be
a sign of digestive imbalances or of more serious
systemic autoimmune diseases,
such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogrens syndrome or
lupus erthematosus.
The proper production of tears basically takes place
at three layers:
-
The Mucus Layer - is the closest layer to the
corneal epithelium. It is
produced by the conjunctival goblet cells, and is
absorbed by the corneal
surface glycoproteins, creating a hydrophilic
corneal surface.
-
The Aqueous Layer - is between the Mucous and Lipid
Layers, and comprises
90% of the tear film's thickness. It is secreted by
the lacrimal gland
and incorporates all water-soluble components of the
tear film (slightly
alkaline at pH of 7.4).
-
The Lipid Layer - is the most superficial layer. It
is produced by the
Meibomiam glands with minor contribution from glands
of Zeis and Moll.
The secretion is a sebaceous material which is fluid
at body temperature,
and retards evaporation of the acqueous layer and
lowers surface tension
thereby allowing tear-film to mold itself to the
eye's surface.
-
The Blink renews the tear film by delivering aqueous
and lipid to tear
film and sweeping away debris. The normal blink
interval is every 5 seconds.
Tear film is typically stable for about 10
seconds.
"I have
suffered for over 2
1/2 years with dry eyes. The doctor said it looked
like someone had sanded
the finish off my eyes. This was so painful, it felt
like they were full
of sand. After 2 1/2 years of lubrication and
artificial tears, my eyes
were healing, but I could not stand any type of
light. My eyes looked like
they were closed because I would squint so bad. I
thought I would have
to wear my sunglasses (goggle type) and big sun
visor the rest of my life.
Then I was introduced to Goji (lycium)
juice. I started drinking the Goji
(lycium) juice in Sept. 2004,
drinking 2 oz. twice a day. After 2 1/2 weeks
drinking the Goji (lycium)
juice, I went into the bathroom and without
realizing it, I reached to
turn the vanity light on. I looked in the mirror and
my eyes were wide
open. I started shouting look at my eyes. Wow! What
a miracle. My eyes
are still improving with moisture and so is my
vision. At times, I can
go all day without using any artificial tears."
Marcia
"I've
had a condition called
dry eye for five years now. The tear ducts are
unable to produce tears,
especially at night. In the morning my eyes
would often be glued
shut and I would have to use a finger to open
them, I could not do it with
the eye muscles alone. I was also getting sharp
shooting pains through
both eyeballs and general eyeball pressure. This
morning after 39 days
of drinking Goji (2 ounces morning and night), I
awoke with lubricated
eyes. Am I ecstatic? Am I a doubter? No more! And
the pain is also gone.
We have to remember, we can put drops in the
eyes and bathe them
with liquid tears, but these do not change the
problem with the tear ducts,
it just allows us to cope with tear ducts that do
not secrete tears. I
believe that the nutrients
in the Goji (lycium)
changed
my tear duct cells back to the condition they were
in before I got the
dry eye problem." Larry W., Alberta, Canada
Learn
more
about symptoms, causes and treatments
Blood
Shot
or Tired Eyes - Red, tired, overworked or
blood shot eyes
are often thought of as just a problem that is
unavoidable, but can be
a symptom of an underlying problem. A nutrient
deficiency could be the
culprit. If eyes become swollen and watery, allergies
can also be at work.
Learn
about
natual remedies for tired eyes
Floaters
are an appropriate name for these small dark shapes
that appear before
your eyes, because float through your field of vision
is precisely what
they do. They are clumps of protein. These spots may
look like dots, squiggles,
strands or any of a hundred other shapes. Though
annoying, floaters are
harmless, and there are ways to prevent them through
proper diet. Floaters
are commonly found in nearsighted people and people
with food allergies
and candidiasis. Vitreous
detachment is also
common in diabetics, but the highest rate of
complaints of floaters is
in people over the age of 70. This is when the
prevalence of a vitreous
detachment jumps from 10% of the population to 63%.
From a Chinese Medicine
perspective, floaters are an indication of congestion
in the liver, kidney
and colon. The herbs and nutrients we recommend below
are chosen for their
abilities to eliminate congestion in these organs in
order to keep the
vitreous of the eye clear from these annoying specks,
as well as to help
strengthen the retinal tissue and integrity of the
blood vessels. Finally,
we believe chronic stress in one's life may also play
a role in the generation
of floaters, so having a daily routine of relaxation
and meditation is
very important. Learn
more
"I've
had eye floaters for
a number of years. They started out as spots that
would float across my
eyes. They progressed to a spider web type floater
which impaired my vision.
I talked with a lot of people my age who have
them, too. My doctor said
there was nothing short of surgery that could be
done. She said most doctors,
including herself, perform such surgery only in
rare instances. She said
that often times the brain would adjust and that
even though I still had
them I wouldn’t be so aware of them. I’m happy to
say that since I’ve started
drinking
Goji (Lycium), my eyes have gotten
better to where now I rarely
have any floaters at all! And my night vision is
better too!" Bob W., California
Pink
eye
or conjunctivitis is a very common
infectious condition. It
can affect any age group but is predominantly found in
school- aged children
and children who are in day care. Conjunctivitis can be
caused in three
ways: a bacterium, a virus, or is a reaction due to an
allergy. Many times
it is not immediately clear which type of pink eye is
present. Learn more
about conjunctivitis and possible natural remedies.
Iritis
(eye-RYE-tis)
is an inflammation of the iris and the
ciliary (iris)
muscle. By contracting or relaxing the iris muscles
can change the size
of the pupil to let more or less light into the eyes.
Iritis may affect
one or both eyes. It is sometimes a chronic, recurring
condition. This
is also referred to as Anterior uveitis.Important
supplement and natural remedies
Episcleritis
is a common inflammatory condition of the external
eye. A benign inflammation
the connective tissue between the conjunctiva and
sclera known as the episclera.
The eye's red appearance makes it look similar to
conjunctivitis, or pink
eye. Women are typically affected by episcleritis more
frequently than
men. It characteristically occurs in people who are in
their 30's and 40's
and is often a recurrent problem.
Glyconutrients,
Goji Berries and Vision Health
Wolfberry (Goji) has a rich history in China going
back thousands of
years (1000AD) for its healing benefits of nourishing
and strengthening
the eyes, liver, kidneys and nourishing the blood.
Since ancient times,
Goji (lycium) berries have been very popular in China
for their vision
improvement properties. Modern Chinese scientists have
found that Goji
(lycium) is able to reduce the time it takes for
vision to adapt to darkness.
It also improves vision under subdued light. Blind
spots were reduced in
patients taking Goji. Its powerful antioxidant
carotenoids may also protect
against macular degeneration and cataracts. Goji
(lycium) reduces the time
it takes for vision to adapt to darkness, and reduces
blind spots. Its
powerful antioxidant carotenoids and flavonoids may
also protect against
diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and
cataracts.
Honolulu ophthalmologist Dr. Malcolm Ing is one of a
growing number
of mainstream western doctors who are now promoting an
ancient Chinese
herbal remedy as a way to prevent macular
degeneration.
Chinese
Goji (lycium) berries contain concentrated
amounts of a caratenoid
that protects your eyes. "The primary one we're
talking about is zeaxanthin.
Zeaxanthin is concentrated in your macula. Researchers
have found now that's
the primary caratenoid that protects the macula," Ing
said. Chinese Goji
(lycium) berries are the No. 1 source of zeaxanthin in
the world. You can
find the berries in Chinatown. KITV's Dick Allgire
visited Viet Hoa, a
Chinese herbal medicine shop. The store sells premium
Goji (lycium) berries
by the pound. The Chinese have used Goji (lycium)
berries for about 3,000
years. Now, western medicine has clinical studies that
show Goji (lycium)
berries do protect the eye from light damage.
"In
1999, I was given a drug
for hot flashes. In 2000, I was told my uterus was
huge and I had a seven
pound cancerous tumor, that I believe I got it
from the drug because I
was given too much estrogen from the drug. I had
an immune system breakdown
from the cancer and a few months latter I got Grave's
disease (autoimmune disease of the thyroid
gland that results in the overproduction of
thyroid hormone. This causes
such symptoms as nervousness, heat intolerance,
heart palpitations) and
eye disease along with the Graves disease. My
eyes were so protruded
I had double vision and I was very sick,
eating constantly and having
to stay close to a bathroom. I could not work for
three years. I changed
my diet and ate only organic food and no coffee.
Three months ago a friend
told me about Goji juice and I began to
drink the juice . My eyes
have gone down and my thyroid condition has
improved. My t3 and t4
cell count is normal. I feel a normal amount of
energy, more natural and
overall, feel great." Jerre J., Grand Junction,
Colorado
"I am 57
years old and have
extremely poor eyesight. I have worn glasses ever
since I was in grade
2 and over the years my eyesight has steadily
weakened. Never, in all the
years I have gone for eye appointments, has my
vision ever improved, until
my appointment yesterday, Friday, March 4th.
My
optometrist stated that
not just one, but both eyes, have improved a full
1/2 a point each.
She was surprised, but I wasn't! The
information on why we should
drink Goji (lycium) and documented
scientific research says one
of the many benefits is that it "supports eye
health and improves your
vision."
My
appointment confirms that
research and statement to be absolutely true. I am
looking forward to increased
good vision and more changes to help me with my
high risk of retinal tears
and holes resulting in detachments. This is only
one of many improvements
Goji (lycium) has made to my health. I love my
Goji (lycium) and will not
be without it." Karen L., Surrey BC Canada
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you
have a question about holistic or natural health
or need assistance?
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Exercises for a Better
Vision - Palming
Palming
"Palming" was originally a yoga technique. After
Bates noticed its beneficial
effects on the visual system, he "borrowed" it and
incorporated into his
system of vision improvement.
Palming works by calming the visual system. Our eyes
see by receiving
light signals. If there were no light entering the
eyes, one should expect
to see nothing. Instead, in eyes with defective
eyesight, there appears
swirling patches of colours, creating pictures where
there should be none.
This is a symptom of the eyestrain causing defective
vision.
The act of palming makes people aware of the strain.
The warmth from
the hands helps relaxes the tense eyeballs. Some
people claim to be able
to the "inner energy" or "chi" emanating from the
palms. I think we can
safely dismiss those claims.
How to do
Place your palms over your closed eyes, letting the
fingers cross over
at the forehead. Slightly cup your palms such that you
are not pressingon
the eyeballs. Feel the warmth of the hands radiate and
diffuse gently into
your eyeballs. Think of the most peaceful scene that
you can imagine. Relax...
A few things to note
Do not press against the eyeballs with your palms.
This will put pressure
on the blood vessels in the eyeballs and reduce
circulation of blood and
nutrients. Make sure that as much light as possible is
blocked out by the
palms. The exact position of the palms is up to the
individual. Crossing
the fingers at the forehead usually helps.
Put yourself in a comfortable and proper posture e.g.
don't slouch
Remember to keep your eyes closed, behind the
palms.
And keep your hands clean, otherwise there will be the
attack of the
pimples!
The most important thing is to relax. Of course, one
can't try to relax.
The harder you try, the more tense you become. The
trick is to imagine
pleasant scenery such as floating clouds in a blue
sky, a peaceful sunrise
at the top of the mountains.
Advantages of palming
Physical and mental relaxation
Relief of eye strain
Can be used in conjunction with imagery
Physical and mental relaxation
At the beginning, you may see swirling colours or grey
patches. As
you relax, you will notice the visual field becoming
blacker and blacker.
This is a sign that both your mind and body have
relaxed, and your visual
system is working harmoniously. Once you are able to
achieve perfect blackness,
clarity returns.
Relieves eye strain
Do it as often as you can, whenever you feel that your
eyes are tired.
Palming helps a lot in refreshing bleary eyes.
Promote visual imagery
While you are palming, you can visualise anything, as
long as it doesn't
cause stress. For example, you can visualise your
plans for the today when
you are lying in bed. Make the images as vivid and
real as possible. Feel
yourself getting drawn into the images that you
conjure up in your mind.
This use of visual imagery activates your
right-hemisphere and may increase
creativity and promote imagination. ( By the way, a
left-right dichotomy
of the brain is too simplistic as there are many
overlapping areas of functions
i.e. the left can take over for the right and
vice-versa. )
Improving
Vision
Health
by Roberto Kaplan, OD, M Ed, FCOVD, FCSO
You have probably heard of laser techniques for
correcting eye problems.
A little scary to imagine a laser beam lathing your
eyes. A question often
asked by my patients is: "Does one actually become
dependent upon eyeglasses?"
or "Does the natural functioning of the eyes
deteriorate when you wear
eyeglasses or contact lenses?" Opinions differ. It
seems that more and
more people are wearing compensating lenses (the
appropriate term, because
correction doesn't seem to be happening.)
The good news is there is a totally natural approach
to improve vision
health. How does this work you might ask? There are
two ways you can increase
fitness of your eyes. Firstly, the eye function can be
trained by more
effectively using your brain and eye connection. This
is correct. The brain
controls how the eye functions. It has been postulated
that as little as
ten percent of vision happens in the eye. The other 90
percent occurs in
the brain and mind.
Training the function of vision results in better
focusing from near
to far, more efficient reading and less eyestrain on
the computer. Later,
this enhanced state of vision integration can alter
the structure of the
eye itself. You may find your current lens
prescription too strong and
you can then request a weaker set of lenses. First,
locate a friendly Optometrist
who will help you on this journey to improving vision
health.
Better vision occurs by relaxing and stimulating your
eyes. Rest permits
a sharpening of eyesight. Strain or effort makes
vision worse. Here are
a few ways for you and your children to rest the eyes.
-
Close your eyes. Imagine something agreeable.
-
Cover your eyes with the palms of your hands, your
fingers crossed on your
forehead. Palm your eyes so as to exclude all light,
the eyes and mind
will be able to achieve a greater degree of
relaxation. Use this approach
when watching needing a break from television
viewing or computer activities.
-
Observe the swing of things. As you move your gaze
from one point to another,
things seen should move in the opposite direction.
You can gently swing
your whole body to the left and to the right, and
watch a distant tree
swing to the right and to the left, you can move
just your head, or just
your eyes. The better your sight, the shorter the
swing can be made to
be.
-
Use your imagination. See things with your mind's
eye, and remember them
in precise detail. You are increasing your ability
to see actual objects
better. The perfect memory of any sensation can be
produced only when one
is free of strain.
Enjoy the sun. Get out into the open and enjoy every
sunny day early
in the morning or late afternoon for 5 minute periods
with your eyes closed.
It is especially relaxing and stimulating to the eyes
if you close your
eyes and let the sun shine onto your lids as you sway
back and forth. Do
not look at the sun. An incandescent light bulb can be
used in the absence
of sunlight.
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you have a question about holistic or natural
health or need assistance?
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BATES
METHOD
FOR IMPROVING SIGHT WITHOUT GLASSES -- Continued
by Anthony Attenborough
Good sight is thus the result of a relaxed state of
mind and body, whereby
the individual person feels a direct contact with the
surrounding world
through the five senses. Poor sight, on the other
hand, is the result of
tension, where the person is, to a greater or lesser
extent, isolated from
the outside world through being locked in a pattern of
psycho-physical
tensions, such as worry, anxiety, rigidity,
day-dreaming, boredom, confusion,
impatience, etc.
The practical benefits of the Bates Method are
imparted by means of
a pupil-teacher relationship wherein the pupil is
shown, first, relaxation
of the eyes, then the body, and then the body and
eyes, whilst seeing.
As the relaxation progresses, the mind, the eyes and
the body begin to
focus together more harmoniously, allowing the sight
to improve naturally,
by itself, as does the health of the eyes, whilst
already good sight can
be preserved.
Dr. Bates was a graduate of Cornell University and of
the College of
Physicians and Surgeons in New York. He worked at
various times at Belleview,
Harlem Hospitals, Manhatten Eye and Ear Hospital and
New York Eye Infirmary.
He also taught ophthalmology at the New York
Post-Graduate Medical School
and Hospital.
It was as a result of this work, examining thousands
of pairs of eyes
a year and observing many cases where the sight either
recovered spontaneously
or changed it's form in inexplicable ways, that a
burning desire was aroused
to elucidate why the sight changed in these cases. It
was from these researches
that Dr. Bates discovered that the sight can be be
intentionally improved
by natural methods, without the use of glasses. In the
succeeding years,
he discovered and developed the principles and
practices to realise this
discovery and they became the basic foundation of the
Bates Method as it
is practised today throughout the world.
According to Dr. Bates researches, the focusing of
the eye is accomplished
by the action of the extrinsic muscles surrounding it.
These muscles are
comparatively finely balanced and are easily disturbed
by conditions of
nervous stress and emotional pressure so that errors
of refraction are
produced. However, the muscles of the eyes are not
amenable to direct physical
re-training since, according to Kinesiological
research made in the U.S.A.,
stressed or fatigued muscles are made weaker by
exercise. It is therefore
not part of the Bates Method to 'strengthen' eye
muscles by exercising
them, despite recommendations given in popular books
and articles on the
subject. Relaxation will always precede exercise.
It
is
necessary to realise that the eyes are completely
passive. They have
no volition of their own but, instead, follow the
interests, and mirror
the activity, of the mind. They are in principle
willing servants, but
in so many cases are unconsciously treated as
unwilling slaves, starved
of nourishment and constantly abused. Therefore, to
periodically close
the eyes, let them rest, listen to them and ask them
what they need, can
be the first step in re-establishing a normal
equilibrium in their use.
The eye sees best what it looks at directly whilst at
the same time
there is a continuing awareness of the whole field of
vision. This can
be summed up as a state of attentive awareness, which
is reflected in the
extraordinary structure of the light receptive cells
of the retina, consisting
of two separate but complementary functions: the
minute depression in the
centre of the retina, called the fovea, which is the
point of maximum clarity;
and the surrounding area of peripheral vision, by far
the greater part
of the retinal area. The fovea in the normally seeing
eye picks up the
finest detail and is constantly shifting, vibrating in
tune with the attentive
interest
of the mind on what it wants to see. This can be
called the active part
of seeing, responsive to touch, contractive. It is
supported by the receptivity
of all the rest of the rods and cones, the vast
majority in number, which
receive the whole field of vision and can be called
the passive part of
seeing, which is responsive to movement, space, and is
expansive. These
two processes are mutually complementary and are
analogous to the Chinese
idea of Yin and Yang, whole field and point of focus.
Together, they constitute
the world as we see it. When the eye is under stress,
the centralised seeing
loses it's point of focus and enlarges, the vibratory
shifting slows down
and becomes a rigid stare, whilst the visual field
contracts. The eye ceases
to be a channel for the energy of attentive awareness.
Since in most cases of faulty sight interest in
seeing has been replaced
by straining, trying to see, or boredom,
self-criticism, etc., the first
step in improving the sight is to stimulate interest
by suggesting the
pupil replaces the attitude of trying to see by that
of looking for something,
for example different colours, trees, birds, flowers -
whatever is suitable
and is accessible to the particular state of sight
without glasses or lenses.
From this point, the pupil is beginning to learn how
to do without glasses,
wholly or partly, depending on need, since it is
axiomatic that the sight
cannot improve whilst glasses are worn.
The circulation through the eyes is stimulated by
encouraging blinking,
and splashing the closed eyes with water, morning and
evening. The eyes
are also nourished and relaxed by the use of light,
letting the head swing
with closed eyes facing the sun or a lamp. Needless to
say that the sun
is never looked at directly. The eyes are always
rested by palming after
taking the light.
The fundamental way of relaxing is by palming.
Palming is the practice
of covering the closed eyes with the palms of the
hands whilst sitting
upright, so that the eyes are rested in darkness,
relaxed by the warmth
and healing energies passing through the hands. The
mind needs to be engaged
in some useful or interesting activity like talking
with a friend, listening
to the radio, thinking or visualising, so that it does
not interfere with
the eyes and stop them from relaxing. Palming usually
results in an immediate
but temporary improvement in the sight. The continued
practice of palming
often leads to great changes for the better, and is
the best single means
for helping the eyes.
The sight is further helped by learning relaxation in
movement through
the use of various types of swinging movements, which
also help to re-establish
the natural vibratory movements of the eyes as well as
expand the awareness
of the visual field. First, the pupil stands with feet
apart and rhythmically
swings from side to side, allowing the relaxation to
deepen. Next, the
pupil turns the body right and left, letting the whole
body, including
the eyes move as one. Awareness of movement in the
visual field is a sign
that the swinging is being well done. A simpler but
more versatile way
is to swing the head and neck only. This is very
helpful in releasing tensions
in the neck, which are often associated with poor
sight. Further observation
of the pupil often reveals poor co-ordination in
movement, of hand and
eye, of both eyes together. These difficulties respond
to deepening relaxation
and the development of attention and awareness, and
are further helped
by providing a focus for the mind with such activities
as juggling, drawing,
dancing, ball games, etc. As the pupil progresses,
more specific approaches
can be shown according to need, through working with
charts, reading practices,
techniques to encourage centralisation of sight, such
as counting, looking
for, comparing, edging, tracing. But it must be
emphasised that no good
will come from trying to see, the all too common
reaction of the pupil
when being presented with the challenge of
identification of letters or
reading. It is always necessary to avoid useless
struggle and to do the
best one can, accepting whatever is seen, no matter
whether it is clear
or blurred.
Meanwhile, other relevant aspects of the pupil's life
can be considered
such as health, diet, exercise, interests, anxieties
and worries, and appropriate 
suggestions
made where necessary, as, for example, the importance
of sleeping well,
of eating wholesome foods, of taking enough exercise.
Thus, through the practice of relaxation, movement
and focusing of attention
under the direction of interest and awareness, the
pupil's sight can be
restored to it's natural and normal state, although
the time needed is
very variable. Much depends on the understanding and
quality of energy
of the teacher, as well as the patience, persistence
and interest on the
part of the pupil.
The
Bates
Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses
"I've used this method to pass a police eye exam
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If your doctor said you had to wear a crutch forever
because of a strain
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vision habits. Your
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problem with nearsightedness came from always looking
at near objects such
as the ground and never allowing the muscles in my
eyes to stretch and
see things like the horizon or clouds overhead. And
when I finally did
chose to stretch these muscles it was like trying to
get into a crossed
leg yoga position. The lenses in your eye are
controlled by muscles and
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