A healthy diet rich in vitamins and minerals is not only key to general health, but key to healthy eyes and eyesight. If your diet is high in processed or “fast” foods there is a chance your body is not getting the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it neccessary to function well. That means your [...]

A muscle twitch (technical name fasciculation) is a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction visible under the skins. Muscle twitches can have a variety of causes. One of the most common effects of magnesium deficiency is muscle twitching. Magnesium is an essential mineral for the human body. It is even known as the “relaxing mineral” because [...]

Eyebright is a native European plant and is common throughout Britain. It is a semi-parasitic plant which feeds off grass and other plants by attaching suckers to the roots and drawing out the nutrients it requires. The herb’s French name loosely translates to ‘throw away your glasses’, giving testament to its reputation as a cure [...]

You are what you eat – and this has an impact on your vision, especially in future years. By regularly eating the following foods, researchers have found that vision-related diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration (a leading cause of blindness) could be prevented. In some cases, vision can actually be enhanced, particularly night [...]

One of the most irritating things to suffer from is a twitching eyelid. They can persist for months for some people, and becomes annoying and can even make a person self conscious. For some people it is intermittent, or it may affect them only once. What is an aye twitch and why does it happen? [...]

There is nothing more exciting than bright sparkling eyes. Your eyes should reflect your inner self and inner beauty. Lifes stresses and strains can however reduce the vitality of your eyes. There are many kits and kinds of makeup cosmetics on the market, but rather than using sythetic products there are natural things you can [...]

Intestinal toxemia is poisoning caused by decomposing foods absorbed from the digestive tract. When your digestive power has been impaired, from injesting junk food or even stress, food is only slowly digested, if at all. The weakened digestive secretions are not able to inhibit bacterial activity and fermentation and putrefaction of food occur. This results [...]