Take care of your eyes...

The eyes are considered to be the most important organ in our body and yet, people neglect to care for them.Although we use our eyes everyday, we rarely pay attention until there is some serious problem.


Ayurveda advises to take care of health while in a healthy state. You can maintain perfect eyesight for most part of your life by following some simple remedies.

• • Every morning after waking up, fill your mouth with water, close the eyes and sprinkle water on them about 10-15 times. Be sure, as Ayurveda advises, to wake up before sunrise. Do not use hot water to wash the eyes.
• • Do not wash the eyes or face when the body is sweating, especially after hard physical exercise or after being exposed to heat and sun.
• • Do not stare continuously, specially while looking at long distance objects. Blinking or giving rest to the eyes is good.
• Do not look at the objects in bright sunlight for a long time.
• Avoid reading, writing or working with eyes in improper light, or when the light is not sufficient.
•• Take a break and give rest to the eyes if you feel heaviness or tiredness in the eyes.
• • Staying up late in the night and sleeping after sunrise is harmful for the eyes. In case of staying up late, drink a cup of water after each hour or half hour.
• • Protect your eyes from dust, smoke, strong sunlight and strong wind. Avoid staying long in such conditions. In case you have to stay, blink often and massage the closed eyes gently with your palms.
• Constipation weakens the eyesight. In addition; too much anxiety, mental stress, grief, anger and worry are harmful for the eyes.
• • Regular eye exercise maintains perfect eyesight. One simple method of exercise is moving the eyeball - right and left; upwards and downwards and rotating it in the clockwise and anti-clockwise directions.
• • Another simple way of protecting of eyes is through 'palming'. Rub the palms of both hands for about 30 seconds, close the eyes and gently place the warm palms over the eyes.
• • Eating cabbage and carrots is very beneficial for the eyes. These should be eaten raw. It is all right to drink cabbage and carrot juice mixed together or separately.
• • If Triphala (an Ayurvedic preparation) is available, you can wash the eyes with 'Triphala water'. Put a teaspoonful of Triphala powder in a glass of water, and let it stay overnight. Strain the water and wash the eyes with it.
• • Putting one drop of honey in each eye once a week is also beneficial to the eyes. It causes a bit of irritation, but cleans the eyes.
                        Try these remedies and keep your eyes healthy and beautiful. These remedies can be used by everyone, including those having weak eyesight.


Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a nowadays very real problem for many people who spend hours daily in front of a computer screen.
                       Sometimes, simply rearranging your work environment to create better ergonomics is all you may need to do to reduce eye strain and other vision problems related to CVS. Read more about CVS -

 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
      

• How to Take Care of Eyes for Computer Users

1) Visual breaks

Take visual breaks after every hour by staring at distant objects out the window or inside the room. Having your eyes focus on the same vision in front of the computer for hours will have a long term effect on your vision. Changing focus every once in a while will help your eyes focus better.

 
2) Eye drops


When you feel dryness or notice redness in your eyes after spending hours in front of the computer, use eye drops to moisturize the eyes and relieve redness. This is very important in taking care of the eyes.

 
       3) Eye exercise


Exercise the eyes by blinking several times. Close your eyes for a few seconds and then try to roll your eyes clockwise and counterclockwise to relieve stress . Do this at least three times in between work.

4) Drink water



Drink plenty of water to replenish your body fluids which can also help your eyes retain moisture.


 
 
 
5) Food for sight

Make sure to include foods for the eye in your daily diet. Some of the recommended foods for sight are sardines, mackerel, or tuna which is rich in DHA.
Spinach and green leafy vegetables are rich in carotenoids that help protects eyes from sun damage. Soy is rich in protein and vitamin E which is good for the eye. Yellow vegetables such as carrots and squash contain vitamin A , C, E, and beta-carotine that are important for daytime vision.

6) Supplement



Dietary supplements are also very helpful to ensure that you get the important nutrition for your eyes.



7) Cucumber



At the end of a long day, relax your eyes by applying a slice of cucumber or tea bag to your tired eyes. The cooling effect brought by cucumber or tea bag out of the fridge will refresh the eyes.

Through these methods, one can even improve one's weak eyesight and maybe even give up the use of spectacles forever.