EYE Care

• Your eyes speak; letthem speak clearer andlouder bypreventing eyeproblems. Healthyand sparkling eyes addon to your beauty.Follow the eyecare regime and get setwith good visionand eyesight throughout yourlife.

DARK CIRCLES

Causes

• Sleeplessness or disturbed sleep

Other factors causing dark under-eye circlesinclude:

• Drinking an excess of beverages that containcaffeine.

• Smoking• Allergies• Thyroid problems• A lack of iron in your body

Remedies

• 1. Are you allergic to something If yes, workon avoiding the allergens.

• 2. Apply Vitamin E to the area under your eye.You could open up a Vitamin E capsule, andapply a little oil. Swallow the rest of the oil. Inaddition, regular application of Vitamin Edelays the onset of wrinkles.

• 3. Apply creams that contain Vitamin C.

• 4. Try doing the sarvang asana everyday.Often dark circles and under-eye puffiness iscaused due to sinusitis. Do the Jal Neti atleast five times a week to clean out yourentire nasal passage.

• 5. Swallow a capsule of cod liver oil everyday.It strengthens eyes.

• 6. Take a teaspoon of tomato juice, a fewdrops of lemon juice, a pinch of turmericpowder and a little flour, enough to make apaste. Apply this paste to the under-eye area,and wash off after fifteen minutes.

• 7. Drink at least ten glasses of watereveryday.

• 8. Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes, andthe delicate skin around it, from the harmfuleffects of UV radiation.

• 9. Apply a cold, used tea bag to your eyes.You could also applied used, cold, herbal tealeaves to your eyes, to sooth them.

• 10. Apply a concealer to the area under youreyes, to hide dark circles.

• 11. Lie down, close your eyes and applycucumber or potato slices to your lids. Leaveon for ten minutes and remove. Wash thearea with cold water.

Daily eye care• Wash your eyes with cold water at least twice

or thrice a day.• Keep cucumber slices on your eyes for

soothing them after work that put strain onyour eyes.

• Drink adequate amount of water each day.• Include food rich in vitamin A, C and E in your

diet.

Eye exercises• Looking up, looking down, looking at the

corners, palming, moving eyes in circularmotion, concentrating on one point are somesimple ways of doing eye exercises. Regulareye exercise provides benefits like improvedvision, maintenance of eyesight, reducing eyestress, etc. One should do eye exercisesregularly to get all the benefits.

Wearing eye glasses

• . Eye glasses protectthe eyes from thedirect exposure oflight.

• They also help toprotect eyes from tinydust particles causingharm.

Regular eye check up

• Regular eye check up is essential to know thecondition of your eyes. You can find out theincrease or decrease in your eye number. Thiswill help you to take suitable measures toprevent eye problems.

• Once in a year.

Avoiding eye strain

• Avoid working on computer, reading or writingcontinuously for long hours, take short breaks inbetween.

• Make sure that there is sufficient light whileworking.

• Avoid holding paper or book too close or too farfrom your eyes while reading.

• Use spectacles continuously if you have eyenumber.

• Try blinking your eyes frequently to keep themmoist

THE EYE IS THE JEWEL OF THEBODY. Take Care of them.