Archive for September, 2011

Exercises to improve eyesight

September 18th, 2011 -- Posted in Healthy Tips | No Comments »

Many of us regret the fact that as we age our vision becomes poorer, but few refer to the simple truth that the eye is supported by muscles like any other body part. If not kept in shape get weaker, the muscles lose their tone and become stiff, causing decreased elasticity in the eye that can lead to vision loss. Exercising regularly will keep eyes healthy, also relieving eyestrain. The increase in jobs related to computer and free time we spend on the computer has also added to many eye problems can be helpful to keep fresh eyes and exercised. The eye exercises are not only physical therapy to the eye also to the brain, because the optic nerve connects to both. Relieving eye strain also softens the stress in your brain, in turn, relaxes the whole body.
The ciliary eye muscles become tense when we focus on nearby objects, and relax when you focus the light further. Here are some exercises you can practice not only to keep the eyes healthy as you age, but also can improve poor eyesight for those who support their vision in contact lenses or eyeglasses. Close your eyes, hands firmly placed on each eye so that light does not enter. Rest the palms on the cheeks. Breathe deeply. This relieves eye strain and is very relaxing. Practice these three to five minutes. Move your eyes slowly up as far as possible, then down. Repeat five times. Blinking rapidly is to relax the eye muscles. Repeat this exercise, only now slowly moving your eyes from left to right and vice versa.

Beware of Dehydration

September 10th, 2011 -- Posted in Healthy Tips | No Comments »


Did you know that moderate dehydration can affect the functioning of your heart and your mind? Not surprisingly, about 60% of the body is made of water, while their major organs like the brain and heart are made up of water by 75% and 79% respectively. Throughout the day we lose water by different factors, whether internal or external, since we breathe and water we’re losing and it is very important to constantly replenish it throughout the day, with mild dehydration can begin to feel some disorders of our interior. Because our body needs water to work, that run a little water from each cell to the rest of the body causes a feeling of poor health and discomfort.

In periods of water restrictions, with losses of between 1% and 2% body mass (water) has shown that you can express feelings of fatigue, loss of alertness and inability to concentrate. Losing 2% of water can also suffer loss of short-term memory and difficulty concentrating. Moreover, some studies have shown that headaches caused by dehydration are reduced to drinking water. Do you sometimes spend 6 to 7 hours at work without taking a drop of water? Eye, you can lower your performance if your work goes up and down stairs, or lifting, walk a lot, etc., Drink water and helps improve your performance.