Aaah, Now We See: Helpful Eye Tips For the B/R Community

This article is a serious and useful one; it has absolutely nothing to do with the frisbee-bang-theory.

Do you spend a lot of time staring at your computer screen? All of us addicted to the B/R actually do.

So if this is true in your case, you certainly know how tiring and harmful it can be to your eyes as well as to your entire body.

I just want to present some useful tips to protect our precious eyes and sight, as we are surfing on B/R, or while using the Internet and computers in general.

To start doing these exercises, make sure to relax and empty the mind, as if you were meditating.

Tip-1

Sit comfortably with your back and neck straight but not stiff. Without turning your head, focus both eyes on your right shoulder. Remain in this position as long as you can. Then close your eyes and relax. Repeat this procedure with the left shoulder.

Tip-2

Move your eyes upwards as far as you can, and then downwards. Repeat it four or five more times.

Tip-3

Slowly roll your eyes first clockwise, then counter-clockwise. Then, slowly move the eyes to the left, higher and higher until you see the ceiling. Now, continue circling to the right, lower and lower down, until you see the floor again. Try your best to do this slowly, making a full vision circle. This stretches the eye muscles to the maximum extent.

Note: This final exercise shouldn’t be done until three or four days after you’ve begun the eye exercises mentioned above.

Tip-4

Close your eyes as tightly as you can. Really squeeze the eyes, so the eye muscles contract. Hold this contraction for three seconds, and then let go quickly. This exercise is particularly beneficial after the slight strain caused by the previous eye exercises.

Extra tips to maintain and enhance your vision/sight

Sunglasses:

Wearing glasses, even when there is no sun, can protect your eyes from the effects of the wind.

Sweet potatoes (or carrots):

Eat as many sweet potatoes (or carrots) as you can.They contain vitamin A, which is highly recommended to improve your vision.

Red onion:

Use red onions in your receipts instead of yellow ones. Red onions contain more quercetin, which is an anti-oxidant that is thought to protect us from cancer. (Blueberries have plenty of anti-oxidants as well).

Salt reduction:

This is very difficult. I really love salty food. However, it would be wise to at least reduce it from your diet. The reason is simple: high salt diets increase the risk of suffering from cataracts.

Our eyes are one of the most precious and yet one of the most neglected parts of our body. We absolutely should take special care of our eyes. I hope I have provided you with some useful tips to do so.

Thanks for reading and commenting.

P.S.: Some information of this information taken from various Internet sites and from the book: "Yoga pour les yeux"

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