Backpack...Pencils...Notebook...Eye Check?
Back-To-School time is a good time to take a careful inventory
of our eyes and our body. The following tips are quite useful
for not only improving your performance and that of your children,
but also to maintain our journey to wellness throughout our lives.
Remember too, that just as your children are learning lessons
that will stay with them for a lifetime while at school, the
lessons about taking care of their bodies, with your help, will
become a part of their lifestyle.
Maximize vision and identify any problems through an annual
eye examination. This is especially true for children beginning
school, and also for those moving on to another school. The eye
examination can identify many important factors, including whether
your child sees well without the need for corrective lenses.
Having a physical examination and hearing test may be appropriate,
as well.
Learning disabilities can be detected by careful observation.
If your child's attention span or ability to sit still concerns
you, it is important to check the eyes, as well as have an educational
consultant. Learning disabilities can be improved through manipulation
of the diet and adding DHA, 100 mg to 300 mg. DHA is a long-chain
fatty acid that comes from algae and fish.
Avoid the chance of eye trauma, and select games and activities
that will not jeopardize vision. Insist that your children wear
eye protection for racquet and other sports, and point out that
many professional athletes now wear such protection. Also insist
that they wear eye protection while participating in other possibly
hazardous activities, such as wood shop.
Pink eye, or conjunctivitis,
can be spread through touching and then rubbing the eyes. It
is easily spread in a school environment. There is a future treatment
with iodine using 1 percent to 2.5 percent iodine solution. This
proven treatment method will soon be available to control pink eye.
Be aware of your child's diet. Going back to school is a good
time to reduce refined sugars, flour and artificial flavors and
trans-fats in your child's diet. Substitute healthy alternatives
such as nuts, berries, fruits and vegetables for snacks.
Identify allergies, sinus problems or middle ear infections.
Many times, allergic conditions may be diet-related. Eliminating
milk or wheat from a child's diet for one month may very well
clear up these annoying conditions. Artificial flavors may cause
irascibility and attention loss, as well.
Teach your child to be a partner in their own health. Make
them take responsibility for how they feel and participate in
any treatment that is necessary. A positive attitude by you and
your children will go a long way to making the school year an
excellent one, and to realizing that most medical problems can
be resolved with simple methods.
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