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Remedies for Dry Eyes

2013-01-24T08:09:00.000-08:00

The eye is the organ of vision that allows us to appreciate everything around us (shapes, colors, brightness, volume of objects, etc.

Despite its importance, often abused him and sat down, for example, in front of a computer, tablet, video game or similar, for hours, while focusing on the screen, a situation that the eye undergoes a major stress (significantly reduces the blinking), which can lead to dryness.

It is important to note that the blinking is a normal reflection which produces the brain to produce each tear that is distributed across the corneal surface and the eye to remain wet.
If you blink less often, the eye tends to dry out from receiving moisture across its surface.

Thus, contrary to what one might think, tears or excessive tearing caused by the ingress of dirt in the eye, does not solve the problem because these tears are more dilute than normal.

Besides the constant attention of the display fixtures, there are other factors that can contribute to the onset of dry eye as lack of fluids, do not sleep well or be exposed to a very dry environment (air-conditioned office, an airplane cabin, etc.

It is also necessary to note, that as we age we produce less tears and therefore have less moisture and women over age 50 suffer from dry eyes more than men due to hormonal changes during menopause ( low estrogen), and if you wear contact lenses, dry eye is present before age 40.

Home Remedies
Close the eye for a few minutes and then sprinkle them with a little water. Do not use this drug in the case of lenses, since water is accommodated below the lens which can cause an infection.

Soak a cloth in water and apply as a compress over your eyes for a few minutes. Repeat this remedy two or three times.

Pour 2 tablespoons of chamomile in one cup of water that is boiling. Cover, strain and cool. Put on the lids closed, using a cloth soaked and leave in place for several minutes.

Recommendations
Take breaks every hour observing distant objects and close your eyes to rest, since thus relaxes the eye muscles to focus.

Have a correct prescription for glasses or contact lenses.

Maintain an appropriate font size, and a balanced brightness on your computer, mobile phone, etc.

Use screens or matte anti-glare filter at a distance of 40 to 60 cm.

Ensure that the ambient lighting is larger than the screen brightness.

Do not buy artificial tears that have preservatives. If you use artificial tears more than once or twice per day, choose a mark that does not contain preservatives. Otherwise, you may feel itchy eyes.

No medicinal use drops, since these are decongestants and constrict the blood vessels of the eye. Therefore, remove the redness but not dryness.

Be careful with the hair dryer. It is recommended to keep it as far away from the eyes and as extra measure, use half of the operation.

Dampen the area where you work. When one realizes that the environment where work is very dry, it is recommended to place a humidifier near the table.

Avoid alcoholic beverages because they usually leave mouth and dry eyes.

Stay away from cigarette smoke. It is well known that smoking dries out the eyes.

Use contact lenses only half the day. To alleviate the discomfort of dry eye, it is recommended to remove contact lenses at the end of a working day.

Avoid consumption of drugs such as decongestants, antihistamines, sleeping pills or sedatives, now that dry eyes.

Find an ophthalmologist if:

The eyes remain dry, despite the use of remedies and recommendations presented above.

If you experience itching and pain.
The vision changes often.
Pus or other suppuration present in one or both eyes.

If you have eyes and dry mouth and arthritis (these symptoms may be signs of Sjögren's syndrome: rare but treatable, which in many cases affects middle-aged women).

10 tips to take care of the kidneys

2013-01-24T08:04:00.002-08:00

It is very important to take care of our kidneys to prevent kidney diseases, which are very common and can present as asymptomatic.

Caring for your kidneys is key to being healthy. Are key elements of the system of excretion and elimination of toxins from the body.

This work is performed upon receipt of blood around the body to filter it.

Another of its functions is essential to keep constant the concentration of salts and water in body fluids. If there is no proper function in his work, one can produce very serious disturbances.

To take care of the health of our kidneys suggest you follow these ten tips:

Control our weight, and that should be adequate to meet you, you can calculate your body mass index. Obesity is a risk factor.

Control of blood pressure. If high can affect the kidney and heart. To control the pressure is advisable to consume fruits, vegetables, nuts and water.

Reduce sodium intake.

Limit your intake of salt in your diet.

Drink plenty of water. The most advisable is to be two liters per day, as is generally recommended, since it will help you to filter and cleanse the kidneys.

Perform exercise as usual and finally have an active lifestyle.

Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol.

The use of analgesics should be done only if there is a prescription. If consumed in excess, can damage your health.

We must be aware of certain symptoms like constant pain on one side of your body, snoring or urinating blood. It happens with you some of these things, you should see a specialist as soon as possible.

We should also pay attention to the possible urinary infections and for this we must have a proper genital hygiene.

Long term use of aspirin causes blindness

2013-01-24T07:38:00.000-08:00

People who take aspirin for many years - heart patients, for example - are more likely to develop a certain kind of blindness, revealed scientists at the University of Sydney, Australia. The results were published Jan. 21 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

The study followed 2,389 people aged 65 years on average. About one in ten of them used aspirin at least once a week. Patients underwent Ophthalmological tests every five, ten and 15 years. At the end of the study, the researchers concluded that 9.3% of patients who took aspirin developed the kind of wet age-related macular degeneration, versus a rate of 3.7% among patients who did not use medication. According to the authors, blindness was noted after 10 or 15 years, indicating continued use is relevant results.

The wet form of age-related macular degeneration is caused by blood vessel growth. This causes swelling and retinal bleeding. The process can happen very quickly, with age, smoking and family history of the main risk factors. Scientists could not say what changes would be needed in the intake of the drug to prevent blindness.

Researchers have recognized, however, that for most patients there is "little evidence" to change the prescription of the drug. They also indicated that the drug be reassessed in high-risk patients such as those who already have the disease in one of his eyes.

Replace the painkillers to combat chronic pain
When pain persists, two cautions are key: get an expert to understand the origin of the problem and control the consumption of analgesics, avoiding dependence on this type of medication. "The specialized treatment for chronic pain and the changing habits help to ameliorate it," says anesthesiologist Fabiola Minson Peixoto, director of the Society for the Study of Pain (SBED).

Alcoholic drinks affect sleep cycles

2013-01-24T07:31:00.000-08:00

A study conducted at the Sleep Center of London suggests that consuming alcohol before sleep can impair sleep. According to investigators, alcohol impairs sleep cycles and, if consumed frequently before bed can cause problems such as chronic insomnia. The research was published in the January issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

The team analyzed about a hundred studies on the consumption of alcohol before bed and then left for a more detailed examination of 20 studies. From these analyzes, they found that alcohol alters sleep in three ways: accelerates the onset of sleep, causes the person to fall into a deep sleep and lie so fragmented sleep patterns in the second half of the night.

These first two changes, similar to those seen in people taking antidepressants, may look good and to explain why people with insomnia consume drink to sleep. However, this quickly damages the full cycle of sleep, causing the person to wake up with the same tired when it was sleeping. But the third change is the most damaging, according to the researchers, alcohol reduces the time spent in REM sleep, the stage in which dreams usually occur. As a result, people have a less restful sleep. Scientists say that the ideal is to have a range of up to two hours between last dose and sleep.

Use video games to keep the mind active

2013-01-24T07:24:00.001-08:00

About to complete 86 years, Hilda Knott loves playing video games and says the games to help keep your mind active. The elder says enjoy the adventures and struggles, but mostly of puzzles, which make rack their brains to achieve some goal.

According to the elderly, the incredible gaming is to find something new every day, whether to move to the next stage or to finish the game. Hilda's case illustrates the growing interest of people above 70 years for video games.

Andrew Oliver, Blitz Games co-founder, explains that the senior market is growing rapidly and more and more older people want to play. Hilda say so. To circumvent his vision problems, she bought a 65-inch TV. And so she can keep playing Call of Duty, your favorite game.

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