| Poor eyesight can be prevented and fixed if you | | | | 6. Adjust your computer screen, proper viewing |
| know how to treat them. Our eyes are the two | | | | distance is about 20 to 24 inches and the correct |
| most precious possessions that we have, but | | | | viewing angle is 10 to 20 degrees from |
| sometimes we don't give much attention to them. | | | | mid-screen to the top of the screen. Eye strain |
| Remember that taking good care of our eyes | | | | from working too long in computers without |
| can give us the joy of watching our children and | | | | breaks can cause eye strain, eye muscles |
| grand children grow, help finding tooth brush, pens, | | | | weakness and blurry vision. |
| watching television, driving, reading without the | | | | 7. It is advisable to take multivitamin and minerals |
| trouble of searching and wearing glasses. | | | | if your food intake does not fulfill your standard |
| It is estimated that in America about 50,000 | | | | eye's nutrient need. A study suggested that |
| people have lost their sight every year and 80 | | | | people at risk of age-related macular degeneration |
| million have eye problems that may lead to poor | | | | who took daily supplements of antioxidant |
| eyesight. But thankfully, the most common eye | | | | vitamins and zinc, could avoid ARMD. Other |
| disease and other eye problems can be avoided, | | | | studies found that persons who take sufficient |
| especially at early stage. | | | | vitamin C supplements were 77 percent less likely |
| Here are 10 great tips you can incorporate into | | | | to show initial signs of cataracts than people who |
| your habit, lifestyle and food intake: | | | | did not take this supplement. |
| 1. Eat a lot of fruits such as blueberries and | | | | 8. Take a walk every morning or at least four |
| strawberry. They are rich with antioxidants, and a | | | | times a week. Eyes need exercises and fresh air |
| study found that people who ate greatest | | | | too. Eye muscles need a variety of activities. |
| amount of fruit were at low risk of developing | | | | They need to focus in the distance as well as at |
| age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the | | | | near. Even if you only have ten minutes between |
| leading cause of vision loss in older people. | | | | here and there, your eyes can feel wonderfully |
| 2. Eat lots of bilberries to sharpen you vision. | | | | revitalized when you keep changing focus from |
| Bilberries or sometimes called European blueberries | | | | seeing at long distance to seeing at close range. |
| are highly regarded for their high levels of | | | | This exercise may train the eye ability to better |
| antioxidants and contain anthocyanosides that | | | | focus and prevent poor eyesight. |
| may reduce the risk of poor eyesight. Bilberries | | | | 9. Eat fish at least twice a week. Studies have |
| can be eaten raw, but many cooks prefer to use | | | | shown that incorporate omega-3 fats into your |
| them in jams, jellies, syrups and other products. | | | | daily intake may help protect tiny blood vessels of |
| 3. Always include green vegetables in your | | | | your eyes and prevent clots. Fish and fish oils |
| everyday menu. Research reported that lutein, a | | | | provide vitamins A and D which can help |
| nutrient that is found in spinach, may prevent | | | | producing protective pigments in the eye. |
| age-related macular degeneration and cataracts. | | | | 10. When you're working or reading, try to take |
| The best is to combine spinach with vegetable or | | | | breaks every 30 minutes. Breaks and brief |
| olive oil for easy absorption. | | | | relaxation help preventing the development of |
| 4. Red onions can help you to chase poor | | | | poor eyesight that caused by eye fatigue and |
| eyesight. Red onions contain quercetin, an | | | | eyestrain. |
| antioxidant that is believed to prevent cataract. | | | | The above tips may effectively help promoting |
| 5. Blink often, avoid strong wind or air blow | | | | better vision or at least bring your eyes to |
| specially dry air coming from air condition that will | | | | healthy condition. Your lifestyle and eating habits |
| eliminate the moisture of the eyes then can | | | | can highly effect the health of your eyes that |
| cause dry eyes. Dry eyes can lead to serious | | | | may prevent you from experiencing poor |
| corneal abrasions and decrease vision ability to | | | | eyesight. |
| see if not treated. | | | | To our health. |