In what way does an eye exercise help?
Eye exercises make you learn how to maintain optimal eye health such as avoiding eyestrain, eye irritation, eye pain, eye blurriness, itchy eyes, eye infection, eye dryness, eyesight defect, and many more. It also keeps the eyes moist. The exercise aims to improve your eye's flexibility.
Instructions for doing eye exercises
At first, sit down calmly and relax, then perform the exercise slowly.
Don't exercise for a long time but gradually increase the period up to 25 minutes.
Include eye exercise in your daily exercise schedule.
Eye concentration
Mark a small black dot on the wall of your home. Then make yourself comfortable and sit on a blanket or in a chair. Start focusing on the black spot for as long as you can. This exercise will help to make eyesight stronger.
Eye open and close
Open your eyes widely and close them tight. Repeat this exercise about 10 times by giving a break of 1 second per 1 time. Perform this exercise slowly and carefully to avoid eye pain.
Eye rolling
Eye muscles can be strengthened by rolling your eyes clockwise for 5 times and anti-clockwise for 5 times.
Eye movement
Slowly move your eyeball up and down for 5 counts followed by moving left and right for 5 counts. This exercise will make the eyes flexible and move freely.
Eye Twitching
Blink your eyes often to keep them healthy and in good condition. This also helps to avoid dryness.
Blood circulation to eyes
Doing Yoga regularly will have a great impact on eye health.
Food good for the eyes
Carrot
Eggs
Milk
Apricots
Citrus and Berries
Black Currants
Cold-water Fish
Collard Greens
Grapefruits
Lemons
Spinach
Fish Oils
Leafy greens
Almonds
Eye care regimen
Use lesser screen (laptop, computer, mobile). Or use spectacles.
Blink normally, don’t forcefully open it during work.
Reading books in seating position.
Avoid direct wind and dust particles.
Always get hydrated.
Eat leafy vegetables, cow ghee, honey, Triphala, etc regularly.
Wash your eyes with Triphala powder (take normal water add a pinch of Triphala powder, filter it with double cloth, put eyes into an eye-wash cup and blink slowly.)
Harmful for your eyes
Foods and additives containing Monosodium Glutamate (MSG).
Looking directly into the sun for some time.
Drugs that are harmful to the eyes.
Much using of Cell phone and playing games may also harms your eyes.
Not taking proper care of overall health, may also harms your eyes.
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