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How to Improve Your Eyesight Naturally
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by: rasmussen
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Conventional wisdom says that the onlyh way to improve your eyesight is through artificial means, such as wearing glasses or getting surgery. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth.
Eye surgery can be very risky and can lead to irreversible damage, while eyeglasses merely mask the problem and do nothing to correct it. Yet, your eye doctor will most likely just tell you to "get used to it" as your eyesight keeps getting worse over the years.
Well, other parts of the body are able to regenerate naturally when given the chance -- why should the eyes be any different? There are natural ways to improve your eyesight. Although it takes time to get results and you have to be persistent, you can get surprising results if you keep at it -- no matter what the eye doctors say.
At the very least, give natural methods a try before you go for expensive and risky eye surgery. The natural methods don't have to cost you a single penny, and there are no negative side effects.
Covering (also known as palming) is a very important exercise. People think that their eyes rest when they sleep. Actually, on the dreaming stage they keep moving and work as if the person is awake.
Therefore, getting the proper amount of rest is crucial. Find a comfortable place to sit, like your favorite couch. Cover your eyes with your hands, and try to feel as pleasant as you can. Listen to the music you like best, or try to imagine your favorite view. The eyes need about 10-15 minutes to reach full relaxation, the longer the better. It is recommended, to perform it daily for 15 minutes or a few times a day for 5 minutes.
Reading is a very important task for the eyes as it is performed on daily basis. It is important to adjust natural way of reading which will reduce eye tension and will educate the eyes for better, healthy vision habits. Healthy eyes read a sentence by focusing on each letter and then moving to the next one. A tensed eye will jump from word to word and will try to read the complete sentence in a few eye glances. Reading large areas instead of focusing on central vision, letter by letter, lead to increased eye tension. It is best to move slowly from letter to letter as a practice. At the end of each page focus on a point a few meters a way. This will ease the tension on the eyes from the reading.
It is important to understand that the aim of these exercises is to make eyes muscles more elastic and avoid tension. First try to feel your eyes: are they tensed? If so try to feel exactly where, and relax that area. Look at an object not far from you, and move your eyes: ten times up and down and ten times left to right, then in circles for 5 times.
Take a piece of paper with a dot at its top edge. Bring it as close as 5 CM from your nose and then move it away as far as you can. Concentrate on the dot all time, do it for about tem times. Hold the piece of paper close to your nose, look at for a few seconds and then look at a distant point for a few seconds. Again do it for ten times.
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These are just a few ideas to get you started. For more ways to improve your eyesight naturally, go to http://eyesightweb.com.
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