Comments on: Winter Weather Drying You Out? http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/01/06/winter-weather-drying-you-out/ The latest from the FOX News Health team. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Marsha http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/01/06/winter-weather-drying-you-out/#comment-18393 Marsha Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:24:42 +0000 http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/?p=1743#comment-18393 After reading the article I understand the need for all the things listed in order to help with the effects of drying out. However I have tried many of them listed and still find that the dry skin issues by far are the hardest for me to get a handle on. Does anyone have any specific products that they have found beneficial for their dry skin problem? Thank you After reading the article I understand the need for all the things listed in order to help with the effects of drying out. However I have tried many of them listed and still find that the dry skin issues by far are the hardest for me to get a handle on.
Does anyone have any specific products that they have found beneficial for their dry skin problem?
Thank you

]]> By: Michael Edson, MS, L.Ac. http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/01/06/winter-weather-drying-you-out/#comment-18236 Michael Edson, MS, L.Ac. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:18:24 +0000 http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/?p=1743#comment-18236 Our eyes and vision were designed for viewing distance as hunters and gatherers, and not for ongoing near work as required by regular computer use. As a result, Computer Eye Strain is becoming one of the major eye complaints heard by eye doctors today. Symptoms can include increased myopia, blurred vision, headaches, slow refocusing, difficulty concentrating, neck, shoulder and back pain Eye strain can be reduced significantly by taking regular breaks from the computer, resting your eyes, stretching and doing eye exercises. For a demo of 3 great eye exercises by Dr. Grossman, one of the Country's leading behavioral optometrists, go to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10j2fL0hy0" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10j2fL0hy0</a> Dr. Grossman also offers his free eye exercise booklet at his website at <a href="http://www.naturaleyecare.com/eye-sample.asp" rel="nofollow">Natural Eye Care Free Eye Exercises</a> with his 11 favorite eye exercises and acupressure eye points to massage regularly. Finally, there is also an excellent section at his website on "Computer Eye Strain" under "Eye Diseases" that provides a <a href="http://www.naturaleyecare.com/diseases.asp?d_num=14" rel="nofollow">Computer Eye Strain “Self-Help“ section</a> with great tips of relieving eyestrain due to computer use. For more information, go to <a href="http://www.naturaleyecare.com" rel="nofollow">Natural Eye Care for Computer Eye Strain</a> Our eyes and vision were designed for viewing distance as hunters and gatherers, and not for ongoing near work as required by regular computer use. As a result, Computer Eye Strain is becoming one of the major eye complaints heard by eye doctors today.

Symptoms can include increased myopia, blurred vision, headaches, slow refocusing, difficulty concentrating, neck, shoulder and back pain

Eye strain can be reduced significantly by taking regular breaks from the computer, resting your eyes, stretching and doing eye exercises.

For a demo of 3 great eye exercises by Dr. Grossman, one of the Country’s leading behavioral optometrists, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10j2fL0hy0

Dr. Grossman also offers his free eye exercise booklet at his website at Natural Eye Care Free Eye Exercises with his 11 favorite eye exercises and acupressure eye points to massage regularly.

Finally, there is also an excellent section at his website on “Computer Eye Strain” under “Eye Diseases” that provides a Computer Eye Strain “Self-Help“ section with great tips of relieving eyestrain due to computer use.

For more information, go to Natural Eye Care for Computer Eye Strain

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