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You can stop the cycle of eyesight deterioration without glasses, surgery, or contacts by using special eye exercises and eyesight building techniques that work.  You can learn all o these eye exercises and eyesight buiding techniques through our Vision for Life program.

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Diabetes - Blood Glucose

Can stress cause diabetes?

 

Diet and Food Questions

Contaminents in Seafood

Soy Nutrition

Fats, The Good, Bad and Ugly

Obesity in children

Exercise & Fitness

Tips for the not so young

Vision
Essential Vision Tip:  An Easy Way to Relieve Damaging Eyestrain Caused by Computers and Reading
 

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It’s been well established that omega-3 fatty acids, a type of polyunsaturated fat found primarily in seafood, can improve your chances of living longer if you have heart disease. But its healing powers don’t stop there. Other organs may benefit. They have a positive impact from the womb to old age.

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Sprains & Strains

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We're constantly being told by the media to decrease our fat consumption and to increase our intake of complex carbohydrates. If you're diabetic here's what happens. Your weight balloons because you raise your insulin demand. Complex carbohydrates are broken down into glucose and then insulin stores the excess sugar as body fat and triglycerides. The result is that over 100 million Americans (about 64%) are heavier than ever before. This is deadly advice for diabetics.  The secret is not in eating less fat, but the right fats.


Natural Vision ImprovementEssential Vision Tip:  An Easy Way to Relieve Damaging Eyestrain Caused by Computers and Reading

The human eye is not meant to spend hours focusing at objects close to it. It is naturally in a
relaxed state when looking at something at further distances, approximately 7 feet and beyond.

Research has shown that long hours spent on a computer or reading can lead to permanent damage
caused by this “near-point stress.” Think about all the people you know that wear glasses. Most
likely they are either avid students, readers, computer users, or spend long durations viewing
objects close to them.

A simple way to relieve stress in the eye is called the “Distant Night Exercise.” Here’s how it works:

1. Sit down in a chair and place your elbows on your knees or a table.

2. Face your palms toward your face and slightly cup the lower portion of your hands while keeping your
   fingers straight.

3. Place your eyes in the cups of your hands, which should gently rest above and below the bone surrounding
your eye and cheek. No portion of your hand should touch your eyeball, but it is alright if your eyelashes
brush against your palm. The fingers of both hands should slightly overlap resting near the center top of
your forehead. With your eyes open, be sure there is no light entering into your eyes.

4. While maintaining this position, relax and close your eyes while you imagine you’re looking into the
distant night. Remember, your eyes are relaxed as they look out at a distance – the purpose of this exercise.

5. As you focus into the distance you should feel a reduction in eyestrain caused by the near point activity.

For more vision tips and ways to improve and preserve your vision click here.
 

Can stress cause diabetes?
No. There is no evidence that stress causes diabetes. However, stress may sometimes unmask diabetes, by causing blood glucose levels to rise. This is often seen after a heart attack or stroke, where raised blood sugar levels may be encountered for the first time.

Dr Barry Sears Answers This Question

The elevated blood glucose comes from a decreased ability of the pancreas to pump out enough insulin. This is primarily due to increased fat accumulation in the pancreas due to the unregulated release of free fatty acids stored in the adipose tissue. This release of free fatty acids is primarily due to inflammation in the adipose tissue and subsequent development of insulin resistance in the fat cells. The combination of the Zone Diet and high-dose fish oil provides a very powerful anti-inflammatory approach to reduce insulin resistance in the adipose tissue and thus reverse the fat accumulation in the pancreas. The end result is that your blood glucose levels will drop.

Exercise for the "Not Quite So Young"  Safety Tips (national institute on aging)

Here are some things you can do to make sure you are exercising safely: Read Article

Fats: The Good, The Bad, and Omega 3

This has become a hot topic lately. There is so much talk of fats, the healthy fats, the bad fats, the trans fats. I have done some research on fats, trying to keep it simple for us. Here is some important information I have come up with. Omega 3 has become a favorite topic of mine. It has such amazing health improvement qualities. Remember, this is for your information only, and not meant as gospel nor is it meant for diagnostic purposes. Read the full article here

A question posed to Dr Barry Sears about Protein and Cancer and The Zone Diet.

Menopause

Q. I may be in menopause. I am having some of the symptoms. I have been using the OmegaRx fish oil for approximately six months. I take six tablets a day, but I am concerned that may not be enough because I am not feeling my best (moods swings mostly). Should I up my dosage, and if so, how much? Thanks, Jan

A. Dear Jan, I would increase the fish oil to at least eight capsules per day and consider adding about 100-150 mg of soy isoflavones per day to your diet. The combination is very helpful.

Dr. Barry Sears was asked this question.  Dr. Barry Sears official site

I'm worried about contaminants in seafood. Should I be concerned, and what do you recommend in terms of my fish intake?

Seafood and fish are a great source of low-fat protein and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Unfortunately, though, there is growing contamination of fish worldwide with toxic heavy metals (such as mercury) and PCBs. Does this mean you should exclude fish from your diet? No. Fish is still a healthy option, as long as you stick with low-fat varieties, such as sole, which are safer. Low-fat fish have lower levels of contaminants because they have less fat for the toxic deposits to settle in. According to the FDA, shrimp, salmon, pollack, and catfish are also good choices, while swordfish, shark, tilefish, and king mackerel have high levels of mercury. Also, albacore tuna and tuna steaks have more mercury than chunk light. And wild fish, such as salmon, have lower levels of contaminants than farm-raised fish. This is because the crude fish-oil fed to farm-raised fish to help them grow is very rich in toxic contaminants.

I usually eat low-fat fish about three to four times a week. I also take high dose pharmaceutical-grade fish oil, in which these environmental toxins have been reduced to incredibly low levels, every day. It's a great — and less risky — way to get the same health benefits.

This was a question that was asked to Dr Barry Sears, of Zone Net

Excess weight in teens

Q.  Hello, I have been in the Zone for more than three years and very happy. Yesterday I saw a teen-ager in the news weighing more than 350 pounds, and I was totally shocked. I am wondering what he would have to do to be in control of his weight. I mean he could start the Zone and continue it, but how long would it take for so much excess weight to be eliminated? Do people like him have another problem? That is unclear because he stated that he has been checked thoroughly, and everything came out negative. His thyroid and other hormonal tests were normal, according to his doctors. I would really like to hear your comments on this matter.

Thank you, Clara

A.  Dear Clara,

He could expect to lose a maximum of about 1 1/2 pounds of fat per week on the Zone without hunger or deprivation. It will take him about two-three years to lose the weight. He is considered metabolically healthy obese. His problem is controlling his insulin levels. Once he masters that, the rest is easy.
Obesity in children