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Dr. Sam Berne on Vital Vision: Your Eyesight Might Just Be a Symptom and How to Protect Vision As You Age

Feb 20, 2023 · 1h 2m 24s
Dr. Sam Berne on Vital Vision: Your Eyesight Might Just Be a Symptom and How to Protect Vision As You Age
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Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Berne - How he did dolphin assisted therapy for trauma patients in the past - Why reading the eye chart is not vision, it's eyesight...

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Berne
  • How he did dolphin assisted therapy for trauma patients in the past
  • Why reading the eye chart is not vision, it's eyesight which is just a skillset
  • A vision problem is more than in the eyeball
  • Why he doesn’t recommend dilating eyedrops for children in eye exams
  • How children can improve their vision without strong glasses or surgery
  • The type of exams he recommends for children of all ages
  • How vision ties to movement and vestibular function
  • What the primitive survival reflex is and how it relates to vision in children and what primitive reflex training is
  • An eyesight problem is a symptom of a vision problem. If you improve the vision, the eyesight can get better
  • The rise of myopia because we are all on screens and what to do about it
  • Nutrition and supplements that are generally beneficial for the eyes: Vitamin A, Zinc, Brightly colored fruits and vegetables, Astaxanthin, Omega-3s
  • Why refined sugar is bad for the eyes!
  • How red light can benefit the eyes (and mitochondria in the whole body)
  • Tip: How backward movement opens up peripheral vision and stimulates the brain
  • The eyes and the brain make up 2% of body weight and use up 25% of resources and have a very high nutritional need
  • How brain health is so important for vision as we age
  • Ways to support eyesight with nutrition as we age (diet, glutathione, vitamin C, etc.)
  • How dental health relates to eye health
  • Head trauma and inflammation can affect the eyes as we age
  • How wearing lenses can reduce vision as we age and eye exercises to help
  • What to know about blue light and sunglasses
  • The connection between trauma and vision
  • How he uses castor oil on the eyes on the eyelid to keep eyes moist through the night
  • What is different if you’ve had eye surgery
  • The essential oils he uses around the face to support the eyes
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