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Showing posts with label Eye care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eye care. Show all posts

Thursday, 17 February 2011

Carrots for Clear Vision

The carrot contains about 490 phytochemical and is thus rightly called as poor man's ginseng. They are rich in Beta-carotene an antioxidants, which helps the immune system to tackle cancer cell. It protects the cell from free radicals and prevents oxidation of fat. The carrot is a rich source of Vitamin A, calcium, potassium, vitamin B and C.

Health benefits of Carrots:

• They are best source of Vitamin A which is needed for the formation of rhodopsin in eye.

• Vitamin A in carrots helps to cure coughing and high blood pressure.

• Eating carrots or drinking carrot juice everyday results in radiant skin.

• Carrot is a rich source of calcium which is needed for vasoconstriction.

• Carrot contains potassium that enhances normal heartbeat.

• Carrot is a rich source of Vitamin B that enhances metabolism.

• Carrot contains Vitamin C that helps to strengthen blood vessel and protects cells from free radicals.

• The beta carotene in carrots will stop heart disease and macular degeneration.

• Alpha carotene decreases the risk of Lung cancer.

• Fresh carrot juice can provide instant energy to the body.

• Carrot soup has been used to treat diarrhea. It inhibits the bacterial growth.

• Carrots have carotenoids that help to reduce blood sugar level by decreasing the insulin resistance.

Friday, 4 February 2011

eye care

A Eye exercises are rotatory movements which keeps away from straining and tension. Such a exercise will improve the blood supply to eye and make the vision more clear.

A following are the eye exercise tips for clear vision:-

• Sit is a straight and breathe deeply, move your eyes up as far as possible and down as far as possible and relax your eyes by blinking several times and repeat this for four times.

• Position a dot on the wall and look straightly first and then move the eyeballs to the right corner and then to the left corner and blink several times. Repeat this for four times and then place your palms on the eyes and rest.

• In a clockwise and anticlockwise direction rotate your eyes for proper blood supply and then blink several times, repeat it for five times each side and then close your eyes and take a deep breath.

                              
• Close your eyes as tight as possible and squeeze your eyes which help in muscle to contraction, hold this for three times and then blink several times your eye's.

• Palming relaxes a eyes; it as preserves the eyesight and relaxes the nervous system as well.

• Always wash your eyes with a cold water before and after exercise.

• The exercise should be followed at least four times a week for a proper eye's health.

• Always protect your eyes from the hot sun and pollution by wearing sun glasses.

• Take to healthy diet which is rich in Vitamin A.

• Once in a month clean your eyes with few drops of anti bacterial drops it's good for eye.