Eye Health & Safety Month
August is Eye Health & Safety Month.
Why not enjoy the relaxing Effects of Acupressure Massage for your eyes?
There are a number of acupuncture/acupressure points around the eyes that can relieve tension headaches, prevent eye strain and help your vision.
See acupuncture points around the eye...
GENTLY massage each acupuncture point around the orbit of the eye, massaging each point as you go up and outward. Each point should be massaged for approximately 5-10 seconds. You can massage both eyes at the same time.
Keep BREATHING as you massage. Deep breathing helps the cells of your eyes receive the oxygen they need for healing. Practice long, slow abdominal breathing while massaging the acupressure points.
Healthy Eyes with Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture has been successful in treating a wide range of visual conditions including:
• Glaucoma
• Cataracts
• Macular Degeneration
• optic neuritis and optic atrophy
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Tips for Improved Vision
There are numerous peer-review studies that show clearly that eye conditions can respond to proper diet, lifestyle adaptations and nutritional supplementation, and that people can preserve their vision.
Below are some recommendations:
- Diet Studies show patients can reduce their eye pressure by five to seven millimeters with an improved diet and supplement program. In general, a diet high in betacarotene, vitamins C and E, and sulfur-bearing amino acids are recommended. Foods containing those nutrients include garlic, onions, beans, spinach, celery, turnips, yellow and orange vegetables, green leafy vegetables, seaweed, apples, oranges and tomatoes.
- Drink lots of water - 8-10 glasses of purified water. Avoid carbonated, caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. They can actually dehydrate your eyes.
- Eye exercises can help to bring energy and blood to the eyes, thereby helping to drain away toxins or congestion to the eyes.
- Avoid foods to which you are allergic: a study of 113 patients with chronic simple glaucoma showed immediate IOP increases of up to 20 millimeters when they were exposed to foods in to which they were allergic. Manage stress. Take up meditation, yoga, tai chi, or any practice that helps you relax. Some consider glaucoma a stress related condition.
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Eye Health & Safety Month
Healthy Eyes with Chinese Medicine
Tips for Improved Vision
Get the Red Out
Get the Red Out
Chrysanthemum flowers are boiled to make a popular cooling tea in China. The resulting beverage is known simply as "chrysanthemum tea".
Chrysanthemum tea has many medicinal uses. The herb has been used for at least 2,000 years and was first listed by physician, Shen Nong. He suggested that protracted use would "slow ageing and prolong life".
The boiled flowers or Chrysanthemum tea bags may be kept in the fridge and may be used as eye masks to ease tired eyes, bring down heavy eye bags and get rid of redness, pain or dryness of the eyes.
CHINESE NAME: Ju Hua
PARTS USED: Flowers
TASTE: Pungent, sweet, bitter
CHARACTER: Cool
MERIDIANS: Lung, liver
ACTIONS: Antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, lowers blood pressure, relaxes blood vessels
TRADITIONAL USES • to disperse wind and heat • to clear the eyes • to clear liver heat and calm liver wind • to neutralize toxins
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