The eye is a wonderful organ it makes a picture of everything it sees, and the nerves from the eye tells the brain about these pictures. The eyes are very easily injured, and for this reason they are well protected by their location in two cavities in the front of the skull, and by the eyelids, eyelashes and eyebrows.
In order to protect the eyes from injury and disease, it is necessary to give heed to the following:
1. Never read or do any close work such as embroidery in a poor lighted place.
2. When reading, do not read facing the light directly; it is better to sit so that the light will shine on the book from behind, over the shoulder.
3. Do not read under the sun
4. When doing any work that requires close attention, it is well to rest the eyes occasionally, either by closing them for a few seconds, or else by looking out of the window at the distant sky, or the green trees, or the grass for a few minutes.
5. Avoid using towels, soap, wash pans or face cloths that are being used by other people in public places. Those who have used these articles may had "sore eyes," and by using them you may contract some eye disease.
6. When making use of your PC reduce the brightness of the monitor or where a black eye glass to protect the eye from the direct rays of the light.
7. When a particle of dust or any foreign object gets into the eye, do not rub the eye, but remove the substance by washing with normal saline. If there is no normal saline at hand, clean boiled water may be used.
8. Smoke is very injurious to the eyes. If the stove where the food is being prepared is not fitted with a flue, the house becomes filled with irritating smoke. When this is repeated three times a day, day after day, it injures the eyes of every member of the family. At a very small cost flues can be built that will conduct the smoke out of the room and prevent this discomfort and injury.
9. The schoolroom where the children study should be well lighted. The children should be provided with seats low enough so that their feet will rest on the floor; and the desk or table should be low, so that when the book is lying on the table and the child is sitting erect, the print will be a foot from the eyes.
The child should be provided with study books that have large and clear fonts. After a child has had measles, scarlet fever or smallpox, he should not be allowed to go to school till fully recovered, because these diseases weaken the eyes as well as the rest of the body.
10:07:00 PM
Henry
A extract from white kidney beans is now widely sold as an over-the-counter "starch blocker". These heavily advertised products claim to neutralize the starch in high-carbohydrate foods. All you have to do, the ads claim, is take a couple of these pills at the start of meal, and they'll block your absorption of about 75 percent of the calories you eat from carbohydrates. Starch-blocking products do contain a substance found naturally in white kidney beans ( as well as some other beans and also wheat) that inhibits or blocks amylase, the enzyme your body uses to break down carbohydrates in your intestinal tract. In fact, the starch-blocker supplements work in a similar way to the prescription drug acarbose (Precose or Glyset).
Both the supplements and the prescription drugs have serious drawbacks. They're not meant to aid weight loss- they're designed to help control blood sugar, but that doesn't stop unscrupulous manufacturers from pushing the supplements as a way to lose weight while eating all you want of anything you want. No studies of acarbose have shown that some people with impaired glucose tolerance are less likely to become diabetic if they take the drug. The side effects of blocking carbohydrate digestion can be very unpleasant. Severe cramps, diarrhea, and gas are likely. Many people using acarbose experience flatulence. Many doctors do not prescribe acarbose. Why take a costly drug with nasty side effects when you can benefit your health considerably more by controlling the carbohydrate in your diet.
