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Glaucoma

Evgania Mehler
Evgania Mehler

Glaucoma refers to a group of eye disorders that usually have few or no initial symptoms and eventually cause harm to the optic nerve, leading to vision loss and potential blindness if untreated. In most cases, glaucoma is associated with higher-than-normal pressure inside the eye. The document discusses the two most common types of glaucoma - open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma. It also discusses symptoms, risk factors, natural treatments focused on nutrition and lifestyle, and holistic approaches to managing glaucoma.

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GLAUCOMA Glaucoma refers to a group of eye disorders that usually have few or no initial symptoms and eventually cause harm to the optic nerve that carries information from the eye to the brain. In most cases, glaucoma is associated with higher-than-normal pressure inside the eye (ocular hypertension). If untreated or uncontrolled, glaucoma first causes peripheral vision loss and eventually can lead to blindness.
SYMPTOMS OF GLAUCOMA Fortunately, closed-angle glaucoma is uncommon, but when it occurs, it is a true medical emergency. If you already have glaucoma, then you know the symptoms. If not, then this Open-angle glaucoma sneaks up on us because it has article will make you aware of what to look for. It will also show you how to no early warning signs or symptoms. Thats why its prevent glaucoma from occurring at all.Taking medications regularly, as so important to have regular eye checkups and take prescribed, is crucial to preventing vision-threatening damage. That is why it is good care of our health. important for you to discuss side effects with your doctor. While every drug has some potential side effects, it is important to note that many patients experience no side effects at all. You and your doctor need to work as a team in the battle against glaucoma. Open-angle Glaucoma There are many types of glaucoma, but the two most common types are open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma. Ninety percent of the people who are diagnosed with glaucoma have the open-angle type. Some of the symptoms of this type are tiny blind spots that G L A U C O M A T R E A T M E N T appear in our side or peripheral vision that get larger. You start with a little blind spot and end up with no peripheral vision. Blurred vision is another symptom. The elevated pressure of the fluid in the eye causes the visual changes that accompany blurred vision. The appearance of colored halos around lights is slight and confusing at first. As it grows, the halos become more pronounced and you cant ignore it anymore, or pass it off as tired eyes. Some people think the day is just hazy and thats why they see the halos. When we enter a dark room, it takes a few seconds for our eyes to adjust. A person with glaucoma has trouble adjusting to the change from light to dark and may not be able to see at all in a dark room. None of us see as well in the dark as we do in daylight but we should be able to make out objects after a few seconds. Some people chalk it up to needing new glasses. No matter how many times they change their prescriptions, their eye problems persist. Although they shouldnt have to keep changing their eyeglasses because routine eye exams should include a check for glaucoma. Prevent Glaucoma With Healthy Habits Good exercise and nutrition habits have as much effect on Closed-angle Glaucoma our eye health as they do on the rest of our bodys health. Closed-angle glaucoma is more serious. It accounts for only about So eat your fruits and vegetables, exercise and relax your nine percent of the people with glaucoma. It occurs when the eyes regularly and get plenty of sleep and glaucoma may opening between the cornea and iris narrows and the fluid cannot only be something you read about. get to the normal drainage channels. It results in fluid build-up and intraocular pressure and it happens very quickly. Some of the symptoms are severely blurred vision. This occurs because the fluid builds up so fast. It can also be accompanied by severe eye and head pain because of the intense pressure of the fluid build-up. Nausea and vomiting is another symptom of closed-angle glaucoma. Any type of severe pain can make us nauseous. Vomiting is frequently a side effect of severe pain. The rainbow colored halos around bright lights appears with both types of glaucoma. The difference is that with closed-angle glaucoma, you dont mistake it for haze or tired eyes. Your vision is too poor by that time. Closed-angle glaucoma is also accompanied by rapid loss of vision. The fast fluid build-up is responsible for that. For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website www.purevisionmethod.com
Treat and Cure Glaucoma Naturally! Natural treatments and cures are the in thing today, and with good reason. Medications have too many side effects and are expensive even with insurance. So, a natural treatment that really works is good news. Glaucoma is a disease of the eye that can lead to blindness. Over two million Americans have glaucoma. Most people think the treatment for glaucoma ranges from topical medications to eye surgery. The most common treatment is eye drops that reduce fluid formation in the eye and promote increased outflow. They have major side effects however, such as low blood pressure, asthmatic wheezing, bronchial cough, light-headedness and fatigue. Nobody wants side effects like these so it makes sense to seek natural treatments and cures. The good news is that there are natural remedies for this condition. They can help reduce elevated eye pressure and in some cases, return it to normal. So, if you have glaucoma or are at risk for developing it, these natural remedies are for you. Rutin, available in supplement form in health food stores, has been shown to normalize collagen metabolism and normalizing eye tissue. This is G L A U C O M A T R E A T M E N T helpful in the treatment of glaucoma. High Quality Supplements To Prevent Glaucoma So, it seems that nutrition plays a very important part in the natural treatment and cure of glaucoma. We all try to eat a balanced diet, but even the best of us dont always eat right. Our busy lives and convenience foods do us in. The best defense for this problem is a great supplement. Make sure any supplement you buy contains all the nutrients mentioned above in the right quantities. You may have to take additional supplements in some vitamins to get the right amount. The prescription for natural treatment of glaucoma is daily doses of: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin A,B,C, E And Glaucoma Vitamin E, Chromium, Zinc, fish oil, and Rutin. Research has shown that improved nutrition is a much better cure than drugs for This is over and above a good daily supplement. glaucoma. A study was done on a group of patients in which they were given large As always, check with your health care doses of Vitamin A, B, C, and E as well as additional amounts of protein. Most of professional before undertaking above normal doses of supplements. Start practicing good these patients saw their eye pressure returned to normal limits within a week. nutrition habits early in life and you may never This study was done in Nigeria, but vitamin and mineral deficiencies are prevalent have to worry about treating glaucoma. in the U.S. also. Vitamin C doses used in the treatment of glaucoma vary from person to person. Some patients respond to 1,000 mg per day, while others require larger doses. However, because individual tolerance varies, the total daily intake should not exceed 3,000 mg per day unless directed by a physician. People with elevated eye pressure have been found to be deficient in chromium, zinc and the B vitamins, especially thiamine. Foods high in these nutrients as well as a good supplement, is in order for people at risk for developing glaucoma, or those who already have it. Vitamin E is found in good quality oils and is another vitamin that has been shown to improve the amount of pressure in the eye. Vitamin A is of course, the one your mother told you about when she said, eat your carrots, theyre good for your eyes. Yellow and orange fruits and vegetables contain For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in your body. This is one of the http://www.purevisionmethod.com best vitamins for eye health.
Glaucoma Treatment through Holistic Healing G L A U C O M A T R E A T M E N T The most common way to detect this disease is through a test of the pressure of the eye. The test involves administering a puff of air to the eye. When eyes test at an intraocular pressure greater than 21 or there is a large difference in the pressure of both eyes, then the person is diagnosed with Glaucoma. The disease is caused by damage to the optic nerve which is usually linked to increased pressure in the eye. Nerve damage is caused by stress, nutrition deficiency, digestion problems, heredity, chronic diseases, extreme vision problems (such as myopia, astigmatism and farsightedness), eye strain and drugs or other toxins. Holistic healing works because it takes a completely different approach to healing Traditional Treatments over conventional medicine. In conventional medicine the focus is on treating The most common treatments of traditional symptoms, providing quick fixes and can be on narrow minded thinking methods medicine are eye drops and medication. Once it gets where the focus is on the singular area. With holistic medicine the focus is wider. severe it is treated with surgery or laser therapy. All Natural medicine focuses on treated the overall body and mind in a combination of these treatments have side effects and risks. Eye effort to make you healthier. Most illnesses are caused by a variety of factors, most drops can be a hassle and they have to be of which have nothing to do with the singular problem area so improving your administered often in order to see any possible health might require multiple approaches. One of the most emerging areas being improvement in the disease. Even then, eye drops noticed for benefit from holistic methods is eye health. Eye health is an area where are not a proven method of treating the illness traditional medicine separates itself from the rest of your health care. You have to because they are not completely effective in see a specialist who does not ever work with you on the other areas of your reducing the pressure on the nerve that causes the health and therefore cannot possibly have your whole health improved. This type disease. Medication is very unnatural for the body. of one-minded treatment does not benefit you and leaves you open to common You can experience side effects that can cause you eye problems. Holistic medicine, however, will help you to be able to focus on more harm than good. They, too, are not your overall health which will result in better eye health as well. You can use completely proven to reduce the pressure in the holistic healing to help you avoid common disease of the eye, such as Glaucoma. In eye. Eventually most people who suffer will end up fact, holistic medicine is one of the best ways to prevent and treat problems such getting further, more invasive treatments. There is as this. often no need for a person to put themselves at risk to treat their illness when they use a proactive Getting To The Bottom Of Glaucoma approach. Treatment should be about solving Usually this eye disease is a problem that is not discovered until the condition has problems, not creating them. If you work to reached an advanced stage. There are no symptoms until the loss of peripheral improve your overall health you can then begin to vision, which signifies the damage has already been done to the eye. Treating this treat many eye problems without having to rely disease can often be invasive and create further problems. A whole body medicinal upon the techniques and methods of traditional approach seeks to treat Glaucoma before it becomes a problem that affects your methods that prove to be rather harmful. Natural eyesight. Some types of common glaucoma conditions are: medicine combines focused exercises for the eye Open angle or chronic: The most common type, this is caused by the with healthy eating habits and stress relieving trabecular meshwork which is the eyes filtration system, becoming methods. clogged. Narrow angle: This type is an abrupt onset condition. It is when the eye stops draining. It causes pain, redness, nausea, headaches and must be treated immediately at the Emergency Room. Low tension: Poor circulation in the body, specifically to the optic nerve, For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website can cause this type of Glaucoma. http://purevisionmethod.com Secondary: This type develops as a result of other health problems. It can be related to injury or be a side effect of a drug.
MORE ON Glaucoma Traditional Treatments Eye exercises help to focus, relax and train the eyes. Healthy eating helps to improve the overall health of your body. The stress relief comes in the form of yoga, tai chi or other meditative type exercises or methods. Together this combination produces an overall healthy body for you which is the basis of good eye health. Some things you may do in the It is hard to deny that whole health approaches will help you improve holistic method of healing are: your overall health as well as your eye health. You can get much more benefit from natural medicine then from traditional medicine. Taking the Eye exercises holistic approach can only help you to achieve good health and prevent Eliminating harmful toxins from further problems that you have with your vision or with any other health the diet through organic eating condition from which you may be suffering. Drinking 8 or more glasses of water per day Learning stress management techniques Doing physical exercise for 20 minutes each day Controlling allergies, both environmental and food Supplementing your diet with vitamins G L A U C O M A T R E A T M E N T The whole idea is to fix the root cause of Glaucoma, which in most cases is the increased pressure in the eye. This is thought to be caused by problems with circulation in the body. A healthier lifestyle will eliminate other common causes of pressure like eye strain as well as eliminate many toxins and digestive problems. When compared to traditional approaches to treatment, holistic methods are non-invasive with minimal side effects. It fixes the problems that cause the pressure and nerve damage so even if you are not yet effected by glaucoma you can prevent it. Since this condition can be hereditary that is an amazing thing that even traditional medicine cannot claim to be able to do. When you look at the traditional methods of treatment and compare them to the holistic approach For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website to treatment you can easily see which www.purevisionmethod.com one is better for your body.
6 Ways To Prevent Glaucoma Naturally! 1 First Step To Prevent Glaucoma Number one is to adopt a regular exercise program. I can hear you now, What is exercise going to do for my eyes? For one thing, it keeps our weight down and increases the blood flow to our major organs. The eyes are one of our major organs. Increased weight means increased disease risk and poor blood flow cause hardening of the arteries and of course there are veins and arteries in and near the eyes Prevent Glaucoma With Healthy Eating Habits 2 Number two is good nutrition. Now youre saying, Oh, here we go, another diet. No, not another diet, just good . eating habits. If you knew that eating junk food all the time would cause you to go blind, and eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, good quality proteins and oils would keep you from developing glaucoma and saving your eyesight, which would you choose? Not such a hard choice anymore, is it? Save Your Eyes By Quitting Smoking 3 Number three is to avoid smoking and being around secondhand cigarette smoke. If youre a smoker, you already know that quitting is one of the most difficult things youll ever do. Youve heard all the lectures on what cigarettes can do to your body, so Im not going to tell you those again. I am going to tell you that cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke can damage your eyes and your eyesight as fast as it can damage any other part of your body. I never heard of anyone getting cancer of the eyes but just think about spending the rest of your life blind from glaucoma or some other eye disease caused by smoking. It most certainly can happen. 4 Two More Steps To Prevent Glaucoma . Number four is keeping allergies under control. Allergies can cause us to rub or itch our eyes sometimes to the point of corneal injury. Weve stated previously in another article that old eye injuries can cause us to be susceptible to glaucoma. Also, many people with allergies use corticosteroids to control the itching. These have been proven to be damaging to the eyes after long periods of use. 5 Number five is preventing or keeping diabetes under control. Diabetes is the number one contributor to eye disease. Preventing it by eating a proper diet without a lot of sugar is the preferred way to deal with it. If you cant prevent it, then keeping it under strict control is the next best option. Diet and exercise go a long way in achieving this goal. I dont mean to sound like a diet and exercise guru, but I cant stress enough, how important they both are in maintaining good eye health and glaucoma prevention. Check Your Eyes Regularly 6 Number six is having regular eye checkups. Every one to two years is good and will help guard against developing glaucoma. Some of the risk factors requiring regular checkups are; age 65 or older, family history of glaucoma, are of black or Asian ancestry, have diabetes, have a chronic inflammatory disease, have had any serious eye injury or are taking steroids. A little knowledge goes a long way toward preventing glaucoma. You can increase your knowledge about eye health and clear vision by learning more about glaucoma from the Pure Vision Method Natural Vision Improvement Program. For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website http://www.purevisionmethod.com
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  • 1. GLAUCOMA Glaucoma refers to a group of eye disorders that usually have few or no initial symptoms and eventually cause harm to the optic nerve that carries information from the eye to the brain. In most cases, glaucoma is associated with higher-than-normal pressure inside the eye (ocular hypertension). If untreated or uncontrolled, glaucoma first causes peripheral vision loss and eventually can lead to blindness.
  • 2. SYMPTOMS OF GLAUCOMA Fortunately, closed-angle glaucoma is uncommon, but when it occurs, it is a true medical emergency. If you already have glaucoma, then you know the symptoms. If not, then this Open-angle glaucoma sneaks up on us because it has article will make you aware of what to look for. It will also show you how to no early warning signs or symptoms. Thats why its prevent glaucoma from occurring at all.Taking medications regularly, as so important to have regular eye checkups and take prescribed, is crucial to preventing vision-threatening damage. That is why it is good care of our health. important for you to discuss side effects with your doctor. While every drug has some potential side effects, it is important to note that many patients experience no side effects at all. You and your doctor need to work as a team in the battle against glaucoma. Open-angle Glaucoma There are many types of glaucoma, but the two most common types are open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma. Ninety percent of the people who are diagnosed with glaucoma have the open-angle type. Some of the symptoms of this type are tiny blind spots that G L A U C O M A T R E A T M E N T appear in our side or peripheral vision that get larger. You start with a little blind spot and end up with no peripheral vision. Blurred vision is another symptom. The elevated pressure of the fluid in the eye causes the visual changes that accompany blurred vision. The appearance of colored halos around lights is slight and confusing at first. As it grows, the halos become more pronounced and you cant ignore it anymore, or pass it off as tired eyes. Some people think the day is just hazy and thats why they see the halos. When we enter a dark room, it takes a few seconds for our eyes to adjust. A person with glaucoma has trouble adjusting to the change from light to dark and may not be able to see at all in a dark room. None of us see as well in the dark as we do in daylight but we should be able to make out objects after a few seconds. Some people chalk it up to needing new glasses. No matter how many times they change their prescriptions, their eye problems persist. Although they shouldnt have to keep changing their eyeglasses because routine eye exams should include a check for glaucoma. Prevent Glaucoma With Healthy Habits Good exercise and nutrition habits have as much effect on Closed-angle Glaucoma our eye health as they do on the rest of our bodys health. Closed-angle glaucoma is more serious. It accounts for only about So eat your fruits and vegetables, exercise and relax your nine percent of the people with glaucoma. It occurs when the eyes regularly and get plenty of sleep and glaucoma may opening between the cornea and iris narrows and the fluid cannot only be something you read about. get to the normal drainage channels. It results in fluid build-up and intraocular pressure and it happens very quickly. Some of the symptoms are severely blurred vision. This occurs because the fluid builds up so fast. It can also be accompanied by severe eye and head pain because of the intense pressure of the fluid build-up. Nausea and vomiting is another symptom of closed-angle glaucoma. Any type of severe pain can make us nauseous. Vomiting is frequently a side effect of severe pain. The rainbow colored halos around bright lights appears with both types of glaucoma. The difference is that with closed-angle glaucoma, you dont mistake it for haze or tired eyes. Your vision is too poor by that time. Closed-angle glaucoma is also accompanied by rapid loss of vision. The fast fluid build-up is responsible for that. For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website www.purevisionmethod.com
  • 3. Treat and Cure Glaucoma Naturally! Natural treatments and cures are the in thing today, and with good reason. Medications have too many side effects and are expensive even with insurance. So, a natural treatment that really works is good news. Glaucoma is a disease of the eye that can lead to blindness. Over two million Americans have glaucoma. Most people think the treatment for glaucoma ranges from topical medications to eye surgery. The most common treatment is eye drops that reduce fluid formation in the eye and promote increased outflow. They have major side effects however, such as low blood pressure, asthmatic wheezing, bronchial cough, light-headedness and fatigue. Nobody wants side effects like these so it makes sense to seek natural treatments and cures. The good news is that there are natural remedies for this condition. They can help reduce elevated eye pressure and in some cases, return it to normal. So, if you have glaucoma or are at risk for developing it, these natural remedies are for you. Rutin, available in supplement form in health food stores, has been shown to normalize collagen metabolism and normalizing eye tissue. This is G L A U C O M A T R E A T M E N T helpful in the treatment of glaucoma. High Quality Supplements To Prevent Glaucoma So, it seems that nutrition plays a very important part in the natural treatment and cure of glaucoma. We all try to eat a balanced diet, but even the best of us dont always eat right. Our busy lives and convenience foods do us in. The best defense for this problem is a great supplement. Make sure any supplement you buy contains all the nutrients mentioned above in the right quantities. You may have to take additional supplements in some vitamins to get the right amount. The prescription for natural treatment of glaucoma is daily doses of: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin A,B,C, E And Glaucoma Vitamin E, Chromium, Zinc, fish oil, and Rutin. Research has shown that improved nutrition is a much better cure than drugs for This is over and above a good daily supplement. glaucoma. A study was done on a group of patients in which they were given large As always, check with your health care doses of Vitamin A, B, C, and E as well as additional amounts of protein. Most of professional before undertaking above normal doses of supplements. Start practicing good these patients saw their eye pressure returned to normal limits within a week. nutrition habits early in life and you may never This study was done in Nigeria, but vitamin and mineral deficiencies are prevalent have to worry about treating glaucoma. in the U.S. also. Vitamin C doses used in the treatment of glaucoma vary from person to person. Some patients respond to 1,000 mg per day, while others require larger doses. However, because individual tolerance varies, the total daily intake should not exceed 3,000 mg per day unless directed by a physician. People with elevated eye pressure have been found to be deficient in chromium, zinc and the B vitamins, especially thiamine. Foods high in these nutrients as well as a good supplement, is in order for people at risk for developing glaucoma, or those who already have it. Vitamin E is found in good quality oils and is another vitamin that has been shown to improve the amount of pressure in the eye. Vitamin A is of course, the one your mother told you about when she said, eat your carrots, theyre good for your eyes. Yellow and orange fruits and vegetables contain For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in your body. This is one of the http://www.purevisionmethod.com best vitamins for eye health.
  • 4. Glaucoma Treatment through Holistic Healing G L A U C O M A T R E A T M E N T The most common way to detect this disease is through a test of the pressure of the eye. The test involves administering a puff of air to the eye. When eyes test at an intraocular pressure greater than 21 or there is a large difference in the pressure of both eyes, then the person is diagnosed with Glaucoma. The disease is caused by damage to the optic nerve which is usually linked to increased pressure in the eye. Nerve damage is caused by stress, nutrition deficiency, digestion problems, heredity, chronic diseases, extreme vision problems (such as myopia, astigmatism and farsightedness), eye strain and drugs or other toxins. Holistic healing works because it takes a completely different approach to healing Traditional Treatments over conventional medicine. In conventional medicine the focus is on treating The most common treatments of traditional symptoms, providing quick fixes and can be on narrow minded thinking methods medicine are eye drops and medication. Once it gets where the focus is on the singular area. With holistic medicine the focus is wider. severe it is treated with surgery or laser therapy. All Natural medicine focuses on treated the overall body and mind in a combination of these treatments have side effects and risks. Eye effort to make you healthier. Most illnesses are caused by a variety of factors, most drops can be a hassle and they have to be of which have nothing to do with the singular problem area so improving your administered often in order to see any possible health might require multiple approaches. One of the most emerging areas being improvement in the disease. Even then, eye drops noticed for benefit from holistic methods is eye health. Eye health is an area where are not a proven method of treating the illness traditional medicine separates itself from the rest of your health care. You have to because they are not completely effective in see a specialist who does not ever work with you on the other areas of your reducing the pressure on the nerve that causes the health and therefore cannot possibly have your whole health improved. This type disease. Medication is very unnatural for the body. of one-minded treatment does not benefit you and leaves you open to common You can experience side effects that can cause you eye problems. Holistic medicine, however, will help you to be able to focus on more harm than good. They, too, are not your overall health which will result in better eye health as well. You can use completely proven to reduce the pressure in the holistic healing to help you avoid common disease of the eye, such as Glaucoma. In eye. Eventually most people who suffer will end up fact, holistic medicine is one of the best ways to prevent and treat problems such getting further, more invasive treatments. There is as this. often no need for a person to put themselves at risk to treat their illness when they use a proactive Getting To The Bottom Of Glaucoma approach. Treatment should be about solving Usually this eye disease is a problem that is not discovered until the condition has problems, not creating them. If you work to reached an advanced stage. There are no symptoms until the loss of peripheral improve your overall health you can then begin to vision, which signifies the damage has already been done to the eye. Treating this treat many eye problems without having to rely disease can often be invasive and create further problems. A whole body medicinal upon the techniques and methods of traditional approach seeks to treat Glaucoma before it becomes a problem that affects your methods that prove to be rather harmful. Natural eyesight. Some types of common glaucoma conditions are: medicine combines focused exercises for the eye Open angle or chronic: The most common type, this is caused by the with healthy eating habits and stress relieving trabecular meshwork which is the eyes filtration system, becoming methods. clogged. Narrow angle: This type is an abrupt onset condition. It is when the eye stops draining. It causes pain, redness, nausea, headaches and must be treated immediately at the Emergency Room. Low tension: Poor circulation in the body, specifically to the optic nerve, For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website can cause this type of Glaucoma. http://purevisionmethod.com Secondary: This type develops as a result of other health problems. It can be related to injury or be a side effect of a drug.
  • 5. MORE ON Glaucoma Traditional Treatments Eye exercises help to focus, relax and train the eyes. Healthy eating helps to improve the overall health of your body. The stress relief comes in the form of yoga, tai chi or other meditative type exercises or methods. Together this combination produces an overall healthy body for you which is the basis of good eye health. Some things you may do in the It is hard to deny that whole health approaches will help you improve holistic method of healing are: your overall health as well as your eye health. You can get much more benefit from natural medicine then from traditional medicine. Taking the Eye exercises holistic approach can only help you to achieve good health and prevent Eliminating harmful toxins from further problems that you have with your vision or with any other health the diet through organic eating condition from which you may be suffering. Drinking 8 or more glasses of water per day Learning stress management techniques Doing physical exercise for 20 minutes each day Controlling allergies, both environmental and food Supplementing your diet with vitamins G L A U C O M A T R E A T M E N T The whole idea is to fix the root cause of Glaucoma, which in most cases is the increased pressure in the eye. This is thought to be caused by problems with circulation in the body. A healthier lifestyle will eliminate other common causes of pressure like eye strain as well as eliminate many toxins and digestive problems. When compared to traditional approaches to treatment, holistic methods are non-invasive with minimal side effects. It fixes the problems that cause the pressure and nerve damage so even if you are not yet effected by glaucoma you can prevent it. Since this condition can be hereditary that is an amazing thing that even traditional medicine cannot claim to be able to do. When you look at the traditional methods of treatment and compare them to the holistic approach For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website to treatment you can easily see which www.purevisionmethod.com one is better for your body.
  • 6. 6 Ways To Prevent Glaucoma Naturally! 1 First Step To Prevent Glaucoma Number one is to adopt a regular exercise program. I can hear you now, What is exercise going to do for my eyes? For one thing, it keeps our weight down and increases the blood flow to our major organs. The eyes are one of our major organs. Increased weight means increased disease risk and poor blood flow cause hardening of the arteries and of course there are veins and arteries in and near the eyes Prevent Glaucoma With Healthy Eating Habits 2 Number two is good nutrition. Now youre saying, Oh, here we go, another diet. No, not another diet, just good . eating habits. If you knew that eating junk food all the time would cause you to go blind, and eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, good quality proteins and oils would keep you from developing glaucoma and saving your eyesight, which would you choose? Not such a hard choice anymore, is it? Save Your Eyes By Quitting Smoking 3 Number three is to avoid smoking and being around secondhand cigarette smoke. If youre a smoker, you already know that quitting is one of the most difficult things youll ever do. Youve heard all the lectures on what cigarettes can do to your body, so Im not going to tell you those again. I am going to tell you that cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke can damage your eyes and your eyesight as fast as it can damage any other part of your body. I never heard of anyone getting cancer of the eyes but just think about spending the rest of your life blind from glaucoma or some other eye disease caused by smoking. It most certainly can happen. 4 Two More Steps To Prevent Glaucoma . Number four is keeping allergies under control. Allergies can cause us to rub or itch our eyes sometimes to the point of corneal injury. Weve stated previously in another article that old eye injuries can cause us to be susceptible to glaucoma. Also, many people with allergies use corticosteroids to control the itching. These have been proven to be damaging to the eyes after long periods of use. 5 Number five is preventing or keeping diabetes under control. Diabetes is the number one contributor to eye disease. Preventing it by eating a proper diet without a lot of sugar is the preferred way to deal with it. If you cant prevent it, then keeping it under strict control is the next best option. Diet and exercise go a long way in achieving this goal. I dont mean to sound like a diet and exercise guru, but I cant stress enough, how important they both are in maintaining good eye health and glaucoma prevention. Check Your Eyes Regularly 6 Number six is having regular eye checkups. Every one to two years is good and will help guard against developing glaucoma. Some of the risk factors requiring regular checkups are; age 65 or older, family history of glaucoma, are of black or Asian ancestry, have diabetes, have a chronic inflammatory disease, have had any serious eye injury or are taking steroids. A little knowledge goes a long way toward preventing glaucoma. You can increase your knowledge about eye health and clear vision by learning more about glaucoma from the Pure Vision Method Natural Vision Improvement Program. For more articles about Glaucoma visit our website http://www.purevisionmethod.com
  • 7. YES, you can get rid of Glaucoma naturally!