Quick Tips To Improve Eyesight Naturally
If you spend a lot of time working with a computer, reading or watching TV then you are most likely short-sighted. This means that you are unable to see objects in the distance very clearly.
The reason this occurs is because for the majority of the day your eyes are focused on objects which are close to you, so in effect, your eyes become used to seeing close objects. As a result, the eye becomes less able to see distant objects clearly.
If you feel that your eyesight is getting worse, or is already very bad, below you will find some exercises that you can practice to help you improve your eyesight naturally. Please note, these exercises should be done without glasses as they are designed to strengthen your natural eyesight rather than the eyesight your glasses provide you with.
Eye Exercise 1
Make an effort to stare at something in the distance every 30 – 60 minutes for at least 30 seconds. You can do this by simply looking at the other end of the room you are in or looking out the window.
This exercise will improve your focus of distant objects by preventing the eye from becoming used to focusing only on objects that are close to you.
Eye Exercise 2
This is similar to the first exercise, but involves you putting your index finger in front of your face about a hands distance away from your nose.
To do this exercise, look at your finger for a few seconds with one eye (keeping the other eye closed) and then look at something in the distance (ideally as far away as you can see).
Repeat this 10-30 times for each eye.
When done correctly, you should feel your eyes changing focus from your finger to the distant object which you are looking at. This is an excellent exercise for improving the focusing ability of your eyes.
Eye Exercise 3
For this exercise, nod your head up and down like you were nodding “yes” to someone. Look up at the ceiling and down at your toes.
This exercise will strengthen the muscles in your neck, thereby increasing blood circulation to the head and eyes. It can also help to reduce a sagging chin.
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Extra Tips For Improving Your Eyesight
Below you will find some additional tips that can help you to see better by improving your eyesight naturally.
1) Don’t Wear Glasses
Many books and natural vision improvement experts will tell you not to wear glasses, or to wear them as little as possible.
Glasses only provide a temporary fix and do not improve your eyesight over the long-term. In fact, glasses will make your eyesight progressively worse over time, which is why many people need stronger prescriptions each time they visit their optician.
This is why you should not wear glasses when doing eye exercises, because without glasses you will use your eye muscles differently to how you would do with your glasses.
Note: If you need to wear glasses, such as when you are driving, then you should wear them. But try to gradually increase the amount of time that you see without glasses to restrengthen your eyes.
2) Take Bilberry Extract
Bilberry is one of the best things which you can take to improve your eyesight naturally, and you should start noticing results in around a month. Bilberry improves blood circulation in the eyeball and also acts as an antioxidant which helps to protect the eye from free radical damage that can lead to cataracts and macular degeneration.
The best type of bilberry to get is the standardised extract, ideally at 160 mg, but anything over 100 mg should be ok.
3) Avoid Sugary Foods
As a general rule, just remember that sugar is bad news for the eyes. The more sugar you eat, the worse your eyesight will become. Sugar can come in the form of natural and artificial sugar, and also as a result of eating white flour. This also includes the sugar that you consume from juices such as apple juice or orange juice.
If you are interested in slowing down the aging process, avoid sugar also, as it is one of the prime causes of premature aging.
Although carrots are generally thought to improve eyesight, this is actually false, but they are still useful in promoting general eye health as vitamin A is needed for vision.
The rumor that carrots are good for your eyesight was started during the 2nd World War by Britain’s Air Ministry to mislead the Germans into thinking that carrots helped bomber pilots to see better at night, when in fact it was radar (a new secret system).
4) Do Distance Focusing Exercises
Since most people are short-sighted (can see objects better when they are closer), one of the best exercises that you can do to improve your eyesight is to refocus the eye by looking at near and far objects.
You can do this by using the finger method previously described, but for best results, practice distance focusing when you are outside either walking or driving in your car. Look at something in the distance, wait for your eye to adjust and bring that object into focus and then look at something close to you. Repeat this with the objects you see around you.
Remember, most of the time you are looking at objects which are very close to you. So take advantage of the times when you can look at things which are further away. Try to also avoid staring for long periods at computer or TV screens. If you have to look at a computer or TV for long periods, then try to occasionally look at something in the distance to give your eyes a rest.
5) Nod Your Head 100 Times A Day
Do the neck exercise by nodding your head. Work yourself up to 100 nods per day for best results. You can further enhance your results by doing face exercises, as they will help to increase blood circulation to the eyes and the whole facial region.
6) Self Massage
The following video describes a massage that you can give yourself to improve vision and reduce eyestrain.
7) Exercise All Eye Muscles
There are a number of muscles which control the movement of your eyes, and you can exercise these muscles to improve your eyesight. This exercise can be done by looking at your computer screen (works best if you have a large screen), your tv, your window or the corners of your room.
Using your computer screen as an example, first look at the left middle side of your screen and then the right middle side and then back to your left. Repeat this 20-30 times so that you are moving your eyes from left to right and right to left.
Now, look at the top middle of your screen and then down to the bottom middle and then back to the top. Repeat this 20-30 times so that you are looking up then down, up then down etc…
Now look at the top left corner of your screen and then the bottom right corner and then back to the top left (diagonal motion). Repeat this 20-30 times, and then repeat again for the other diagonal from top right to bottom left.
Finally, work your way across the screen starting from the top left side looking top to bottom top to bottom as you move from left to right (vertically) in an up and down zig zag motion. You can repeat this zig zag motion horizontally across your screen also.
Note: These eye exercises were taken from a computer program called EyeQ which can be purchased as a visual training aid.
8) Improve Your Hand To Eye Coordination
This simple game will test and improve your hand to eye coordination, which basically means how well your hands, eyes and brain work together. Practice this game for a few minutes each day and you will gradually improve your hand to eye coordination abilities.
If you have a Nintendo DS, get yourself a copy of Vision Training. It includes a number of fun eye exercises which can help to improve your overall ability to see by training specific visual abilities.
