Food That Improves Eyesight

The food that we eat has a direct effect on our health, psychological as well as physiological. For example, some food items strengthen our bones; a few enhance our mood, while others make us healthy. Then, there is another type of food items, the ones that helps improve our eyesight. The right type of food items ensure that you get those vitamins and minerals that are essential for a good sight. The consumption of such foods, combined with eye exercises, can work wonders for your vision. In the following lines, we have provided list of foods that are good for eyesight and lead to improved vision.

FOOD THAT HELP TO YOUR GOOD VISION 

Carrots
Very rich in Vitamin A. "Carrots are good for your eyesight", we were told as children and indeed around 500, 000 children worldwide are going blind every year because their diet and their mothers' breast milk does not contain sufficient amounts of vitamin A and Beta-carotene.
Beta carotene is a substance that is converted to Vitamin A in the human body. This vitamin helps transfer fat to energy. A 1/2 cup serving of cooked carrots contains four times the recommended daily intake of Vitamin A. Beta-carotene is also a powerful antioxidant effective in fighting against some forms of cancer.

It helps maintain the surface linings of the eyes and the respiratory, urinary, and intestinal tracts. When those linings break down, bacteria can enter the body and cause infection, therefore it is good in several ways and it is not just eye food. Vitamin A also helps maintain the integrity of skin and mucous membranes that function as a barrier to bacteria and viruses.

In order to convert Beta-carotene into vitamin A the body also needs some fat, sufficient levels of zinc and iron along with the sanitary conditions, especially clean water. All must be available to avoid the carotene being flushed through the body with no effect. 

 Salmon

Apart from containing high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids, Salmon is rich in Vitamins A and D, which make it one of the most popular food for improving eyesight and vision. These dietary essentials not only help improve eye health, but also boost your brain power. Just 2-3 servings of fresh salmon in your weekly menu and you would reap the benefits in no time.

Eggs

Whether it is just boiled or scrambled, egg inclusion in your diet is valuable for your eyes. The yolk contains several essential nutrients and proteins that keep you healthy. Apart from this, it contains lutein, essential fatty acids, B-vitamins and zinc that are requisites of maintaining the overall health of your eyes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Blueberries and grapes

It does not matter whether you enjoy it fresh or in the form of jam or jelly, but bilberry consumption is a must for people who want to avoid the risk of vision loss. These dark purple berries contain anthocyanosides, a compound that may reduce chances of poor vision. Antioxidant-rich berries are another valuable source of nutrition that may also improve your eyesight.

These foods contain anthocyanins, which improve night vision. A cup full of blueberries, huckleberry jam, or a 100 mg bilberry supplement should improve dark adaptation within 30 minutes

Dark Chocolate

If you were of the opinion that only bland eatables help improve eyesight, you are in for a surprise. Eyesight can be improved by including dark chocolate in your regular diet. This is because it contains flavanoids, which help in protecting the blood vessels of the eyes, making the cornea, and lens strong. However, make sure that the dark chocolate is pure in form and contains at least 60% cacao extracts, for obtaining maximum benefits.

 

 

 

Garlic

The rich sulfur content in garlic makes it an ideal food that improves eyesight. The high amounts of sulfur help in making the lens strong and resilient. The best part about garlic is that it makes dishes flavorful and healthy.

 

Leafy Green Vegetables

Hundreds of time, you must have heard your mother or nanny inform you of the benefits of green leafy vegetables. Though this might sound repetitive, a list of food that improves eyesight would be incomplete without mentioning leafy green vegetables. They contain high levels of the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, which are essential for protecting the eyes from degeneration.

 

Wine
Known to have a cardioprotective effect, wine has many important nutrients, which protect vision, heart and blood flow. Needless to say, moderation is always important.

 

 

 

 

 

Toon Trivia (part II)

The adult human head weighs about 10 pounds, or the same as a light bowling ball.

Heads up! You should take into account, however, that the actual weight could vary depending on the weight of thoughts and whether certain thoughts weigh more than others.

In Japan, squid is the most popular topping for Domino's Pizza.

Make that squid with extra cheese for me! The favorite pizza topping is green peas in Brazil. In Russia, they serve pizza covered with mockba; a combination of sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon and onions. In France, a popular combo is called the Flambé, with bacon, onion and fresh cream.

The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45% when a person looks at something pleasing.

The eyes have it! That's where the saying, "Love at first sight" comes from. Your eyes widen to take it all in so you can see it even better!

Can you think of any other reasons why or times when your pupils might dilate (expand)?

Toon Trivia

It takes 17 muscles to smile and 42 muscles to frown.

It's much easier to smile than it is to frown! Smiles can be contagious. Try smiling today to everyone you meet and see how many people smile back at you!

The average duration of a single blink of the human eye is 0.3 seconds.

Blinking plays a very vital role in the protection of our eyes. The reason we have eyelids is to stop bacteria and rubbish from entering the eye and also to moisten the surface of the eyeball. We often blink because our eyes are dry or irritated.

Two main muscles control blinking and during the day these muscles blink away every two to ten seconds. Their job is too spread tears over the cornea — the surface of the eyeball. If we were to keep our eyes open all day, our eyeballs would dry up and dangerous bacteria or dirt could fall in and cause nasty infections.

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps blood, that it could squirt blood 30 feet.

Your heart is a muscle that beats continuously with a pumping action. The heart sends your blood throughout your body providing the oxygen and nutrients it needs. It also carries away the waste that your body has to get rid of.

It's located a little to the left of the middle of your chest, and it's about the size of your fist. Sometimes you can feel your heart beating as it pumps the blood. Can you find your pulse?
It's important to eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables and get a lot of exercise every day to keep your heart and other muscles strong.
Watching TV or playing video games will NOT help your heart. You must be physically active like running outdoors, taking a walk, playing sports, or mowing the grass, etc.

Health Trivia Facts (Part II)

Do you know how many bones there are in the human body?

The answer is 206.
Some people are larger than others, but all of us have the same kind of skeleton, which is made up of 206 bones that do many different jobs.
Their first job is simply to hold us together and give us our framework. Without a skeleton, man would be just one large, jellyfish-like blob.
Another important purpose of bones is to protect the soft organs and tissues deep inside our bodies. Almost all of the 28 bones in the head or skull, for example, are there to protect the brain. They are called the cranium, and never move.
The one bone in our skulls which does move is the lower jaw or mandible. If it didn't, we would not be able to speak or eat!
Most bones must move as well as protect. Our 24 ribs can move in and out so that the lungs they surround can expand when we breathe.
The most important "bone" in the body is the spine. The spine is actually made up of a number of hollow tubes called vertebrae. If your spine or "backbone" really were only one long bone, you would be much like a statue. You would never be able to bend your body or move your head.
A child has 33 vertebrae in his spine, but as he gets older, some of these vertebrae grow together. An adult has only 26 bones in his spine.
Bones are long-lasting as well as useful. They are very strong and durable but if you fall or have an accident, they can break. But our amazing body can help the broken bone to heal itself within a few weeks.
Inside most bones there is a spongy marrow. Where fat is stored, it is yellowish in color, but in the parts of many bones, the marrow is reddish. This is because blood is made there by still another job done by our bones.
God created our skeleton and body to be the most amazing living creature on Earth!

Health Trivia Facts

Here's some miscellaneous fun and interesting trivia about your general health and body that you may not have known.

Test Your Knowledge and Share What You Learn!

 
• Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.  
• You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.  
• Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.  
• All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.  
• The average human body has 14 to 18 square feet of skin.  
• The skin of the armpits can harbor up to 516,000 bacteria per square inch, while drier areas, such as the forearm, have only about 13,000 bacteria per square inch.  
• A bird's eye takes up about 50 percent of its head; our eyes take up about 5 percent of our head. To be comparable to a bird's eyes, the eyes of a human being would have to be the size of baseballs.  
• A boy’s voice breaks during puberty because his vocal cords are lengthening. Up until that point, girl’s and boy’s vocal cords are the same length.  
• The strongest bone in the body, the thigh bone, is hollow. Ounce for ounce, it has a greater pressure tolerance and bearing strength than a rod of equivalent size in cast steel.  
• Most people lose half of their taste buds by sixty years of age.  
• The average human body holds enough: sulfur to kill all the fleas on an average dog, potassium to fire a toy cannon, carbon to make 900 pencils, fat to make 7 bars of soap, 10 gallons of water, and phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads.  
• The temporal lobe is the area of the brain that allows humans to hear and understand people speaking.  
• The average human eyelash lives about 150 days.  
• The average human has about 10,000 taste buds — however, they're not all on the tongue. Some are under the tongue; some are on the inside of the cheeks; some are on the roof of the mouth. Some can even be found on the lips — these are especially sensitive to salt.  
• The thumbnail grows the slowest; the middle nail grows the fastest.  
• The average human scalp contains between 120,000 and 150,000 hairs.  
• It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.  
• Like a finger print, every person has a unique tongue print.  
• The air released from a sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph.  
• The longest word is English language is pneumonoultramiscroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - an inflammatory lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine silica dust.

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Natural Health Tips

It is rightly said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You know the maxim, but the big question is - how many of us practice the idea? Not many. We do not also often ask ourselves why we did not prevent an ailment, or illness, when it was knocking at our body's door with some of the most simple, and most effective, remedies available at home, or in the kitchen. This section presents you health tips from the world of natural, complementary and alternative systems of medicine - and, offers what you can do to prevent and manage common illnesses, naturally, and without side-effects.

It is said that 5 leaves of holy basil, taken on a daily basis, can help us avoid diseases such as hepatitis and typhoid.

Two basil leaves, a grain of salt, and a pinch of pepper powder, when applied and pressed against the affected tooth is said to be just as useful for toothache.

A glass of water, when taken along with a piece of jaggery after meals, is said to be effective in acidity, gas, and bloating.

The juice of carrot and tomato, mixed with some honey, is suggested to be a good tonic for children.

Health Tips for Women

Women are sensitive to the rhythms and cycles of nature. They also have a natural ability to judge the effect, for example, of every kind of food on their body. This is not all. They also have an inborn perception of what is beneficial to their body constitution and seasonal changes. This understanding also extends to their physical condition, including health affections that are common to either sex, but more peculiar to women. For example: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and cancers of the skin, cervix, breast, and colon. This section gives you quick insights on some of the most common health ailments women face in day-to-day life, and offers useful tips to help manage them.

•  Eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day and less saturated fat can help improve your health and may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases.

•   Eat better, get regular exercise, and see your health care provider about any health concerns to make sure you are on the right track to staying healthy.

•   Find fun ways to stay in shape and feel good, such as dancing, gardening, cutting the grass, swimming, walking, or jogging.

•   Start drinking eight glasses of water daily. None of your body parts, from your brain to your toes, work well without adequate hydration.

Holiday Health Tips

Holidays are fun. But, just think of it - what happens when holidays, which are supposed to help you relax, revitalize and refresh, go wrong? What happens when you get sick, develop a fever, or have an upset stomach? They will rob the joy of your holiday, or vacation. This section takes the anxiety out of your holiday health problems and helps you know what you can do best before you go, or while you are there, and what to do and not to do, when you encounter problems along the way and back.
 

•  Anti-diarrhoea tablets should be used only if you need to be away from the toilet for any length of time, and not as a long term treatment. If you get burnt by the sun, calamine lotion or yoghurt can help cool your skin, or take a cool bath or shower.

• Dark leafy green vegetables (i.e., spinach, kale, and collards) have been found to contain two specific antioxidants that protect your eyes from the UV damage that causes cataracts.

•   When bitten by mosquitos and other nasties, apply lemon/lime juice or alcohol (any sort - the purer the better!) directly to the bite, this may sting slightly but gives great relief, dries up the bite and heals much faster.

Health & Beauty Tips

This section on health and beauty will help you stay and also "think" young. In the process, it will assist you to sport a young, new look and look beautiful, ward off aging, and also live a vibrant life. Need ammo to deal with health and beauty problems? Here they are - with useful tips and simple advice - to help you make the best of what you were born with. All you need to do is just keep yourself looking good and feeling healthy in the best manner possible, and as long as you can.

The right way to apply cleansers and creams on your face is in an upward and outward movement. The skin should not be stretched, dragged or pulled. Leave the cleanser on for a minute or two so as to loosen the dirt and make up. Remove it either using a cotton wool or with a tissue paper, again using an upward and out ward movement. Finally rinse with water.

Apply little conditioner and rub the conditioner through the hair with the fingers. Never rub on the scalp.

Massage your lips with coriander leaf juice for soft and rosy lips.

For a fast, at-home body exfoliation, mix olive oil with sea salt or sugar. Smooth over skin in circular motions all over the body, avoiding the breast area. Rinse off in the shower and apply your favourite moisturizer.