Maqui Berry Extract
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Meibomian Gland Expression
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I then did looked up on the internet about this gland and chance upon a website whereby a Dr Mckellar has produced a short video to show patients how to express their own Meibomian gland. I tried it right away, true and behold, I found immediate release. Please try it for yourselves and I hope it will work for you like it has worked for me. Very simple to do, too!
Here is the link
https://drmalcolmmckellar.co.nz/for-patients/treatments/meibomian-gland-disease/
(USA)
10/01/2022
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I followed the instructions from video and I feel like it lubricated my eye. Thank you for sharing!
Mouth Guard
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One day at the dentist, he began telling me he is shocked at the growing numbers of people that were clenching and grinding their teeth and that it had grown exponentially, in that last few years. To stop the patients teeth from being damaged he was making mouth guard. The dentist made me a custom made mouth guard for me and I started wearing it at night and I noticed that my dry eyes were cured! I could hardly believe it! You can buy mouth guards at the drug store it is cheaper. A custom made mouth guard from the dentist office is a perfect fit. I was totally unaware of this, but I was clenching my teeth at night. This causes muscle tightness, causes inflammation, then nerve compression of the tear ducts and effects your optic nerves and ear nerves! Grinding and clenching your teeth can also cause neck, shoulder, head tension and jaw pain. Since I like to look at the cause teeth grinding and clenching may be caused by stress, the pressures of the fast world or it could be a parasite infestation. Anyhow, I took up yoga, stopped caffeine and went on Hulda Clark's parasite cleanse. Anyhow, this might help someone that had the same problem as me
(Lincoln/me)
05/07/2014
(Texas, US)
08/29/2014
I found a mouthguard for just a couple of dollars at a sports store that you boil to soften and then bite to make a custom fit.
(Cairns, Australia)
07/18/2016
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Thanks for your detailed post. I've had two nights and days of improved dry eyes since using mouth guard (chemist bought - found one with an added thin separate layer which I removed after heating and fitting. It is thin, comfortable and doesn't fall out). I've had dry eyes for 3 yrs. I'm 66 yo woman.
Multiple Remedies
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Fortunately, I knew about EC and decided to give it a try. I used the remedies that were most accessible before going to bed: aloe vera and castor oil on eyelids, oil pulling, and honey inside bottom lid plus I drank a little apple cider vinegar.
The next morning, improvements were noticeable! Each day they continue to improve. The sun doesn't bother me. Computer and cell phone glare doesn't bother me. They get a little moist at times but no more tears or conjunctivitis symptoms and the pressure behind my eyes is gone. They occasionally do get a little dry and that seems to make them blurry when I'm reading and I wake up with one dry eye but that one was worse off to begin with.
I will try some of the other remedies if it continues. I didn't expect the remedies to work but desperate enough to try and I am glad that I did. Thank you posters and bless you for helping others like me.
Multiple Remedies
As others have mentioned here, natural cures for dry eyes can include fish oils, drinking more water, reducing caffeinated beverages and more.
My solution for dry eyes included some of the above plus the following which are key:
- balanced hormones. There are plenty of studies that point to imbalances between key hormones leading to meibomian and lacrimal gland dysfunctions. Menopausal women are especially susceptible to this.
- a balanced, whole foods diet. Cut the processed foods, add a detox. It works very well if you can stick to it.
- Vitamin C + magnesium. Again, studies and Opthalmology reports indicate Vitamin C is very beneficial and magnesium is not only of benefit to eye health but also a lot of Naturopaths secret weapon.
(Fl, US)
10/06/2014
We need to specify which component on vitamin C addresses a specific health condition since there are many vitamin C supplements that are very narrow in their active forms.
Someone will say that vitamin C works for this or that condition. Another person may try vitamin C and it doesn't work. But we wouldn't be able to know if the vitamin C was the same complex.
Or maybe we need to start saying "Vitamin C Complex" instead of just "vitamin C".
As Bill pointed out - Vitamin C is not ascorbic Acid.
(Usa)
10/06/2014
Priorus,
The Vitamin C I take is a complex, but it says that the C portion is ascorbic acid. It also has Rutin and lemon bioflavanoid complex. Is this C complex worth taking, or would I be better off with something else? Thanks!
P.S. I'm taking it hoping for some joint pain relief. My immune system is pretty strong; I go years without a cold, so unlike many people, I'm not taking it for immune support.
(Fl, US)
10/07/2014
How old are you and what kind of joint pain is it ?
Unless injured, joint pain means you have an infection.
As an aside, I have had ME/CFS since very young. I have an upregulated immune system. I rarely got colds but had many internal infections.
That vitamin C should be OK but you may have to test many things to see what works.
There are many things to try for joint pain
Look into
1200 GDU ENTERIC Bromelain capsules.
Biocell
Multiple Remedies
★☆☆☆☆
(Hope, Bc Canada)
08/19/2014
Elodie (Melbourne) dear Elodie, read up on Palma Christie which is a website on Edgar Cayce's healing remedies. Use it just to improve dry eyes and eyesight. My two dogs who are older have dry eyes. One of them has now shiny eyes and with time it will reverse cataracts or at least stop progression. On EC people have reversed cataracts but that takes about three years sometimes. Five days on, two days off. I also read that it favours eyelash lengthening. Put on the eyes it helps with deep sleep. Cold pressed castor oil is very good for aging skin and many conditions that is why it is called Palma Christi. Namaste Om
(Usa)
08/19/2014
Hi Elodie, Diet has a lot to do with the problem of dry eyes. To make a very long story short of my experiences and what I have learned, spinach is the answer, but not raw. The best is the canned, without salt. That opposes what the majority are pushing but I used to wear contacts and eating that spinach helped promote the lubricant tears in my eyes. At the same time I was in the process of learning about hidden sources of MSG so I had been weeding those out of my diet too. The flowing agent in table salt is one. I use sea salt. Hope this helps you.
Nettles
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Oil Pulling
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I mixed 1 big teaspoon of organic virgin coconut oil and 3 drops of oregano oil together. I oil pulled for 45 minutes a night and sometime I would do it twice a day. I also started alkalizing twice a day (squeezed lemon juice, baking soda in glass of water).
Oil pulling naturally CURED my red, severe dry itchy eyes, and my brain fog is gone as well something seven doctor could not cure!
Oil Pulling
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Oil Pulling
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(Fort Madison, iA)
03/19/2009
Oil Pulling
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Oil Pulling
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(Windsor, Ontario)
08/07/2009
I read on the site about people oil pulling related to their dry eyes. What exactly is oil pulling. I really need some help. Thanks
EC: A fast and easy way to find information is to type "Oil Pulling" into our search box!
Olive Oil
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(Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
02/20/2012
(Zug, Switzerland)
02/21/2012
Hi Jenny, do you put a drop of EVCO in your eyes? Do you know something that hasn't helped me? Maybe first flaxseed oil (although the contact lenses specialist said I should take only one capsule I took two because one didn't seem to make a difference and anyway on the bottle I think that they said you could take till four! ). Maybe also the Vit. D3 I took at the time because now, a few months later my eyes were getting dry again especially during the night. And something else that helps me is a eyewash with either cold mineral water out of the fridge or with very weak herbal tea like elder or chamomile, also very cold. My eyes are now quite normal after having been terribly dry especially during the night. I took 100. 000 IU of vitamin D3 in one go which they advise for 3 months. We are leaving for France on Thursday and I am going to try to buy it again, providing I find a pharmacy that sells it without prescription! I also think that the Vit. D makes a big difference in my backpain!
(Zug, Switzerland)
02/21/2012
Wow, do you really use Olive Oil in the eyes? Do you mean the Extra Virgin type? I would be afraid to put it in my eyes because if you try a little spoon full the taste is quite acid. Do you mean the very green one (Extra Virgin) or the lighter kind? If I ever try maybe I first rub it on one eye to see how it goes, not directly in both in case something goes badly wrong!
As far as Castor Oil goes from what I have heard a lot of lubricants for dry eyes contain Castor Oil, so I don't know! My eyes got swollen every time I rubbed them with Castor Oil and let a bit go inside. They felt moist but the next day they were very swollen so that can't be a good thing! I tried two different brands of cold pressed from the health food store, not just any Castor oil but my husband says that in Britain there is pharmacy quality Castor Oil which might be better than the cosmetic one!
(Uk Essex)
07/07/2021
Palmitoeic Acid
Since taking this brand, my chronic dry eyes are no more. It can work pretty quick also. My eyes seem more comfortable.
I have also seen a few positive reports on blepharitis also.
Palmitoleic Acid (Omega 7) seems to address a broad range of problems. They have a medical test that measures inflammation in body called CRP. In studies, it cut the value of CRP in half. Anecdotal reports suggest it has broad ranging effect on body.
It should be experimented on any problem which involves dryness.
Potassium
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If you have had to deal with any of the COVD colds these past few years check with the doctor to find out if your potassium level is up to par. Besides Vitamin C and Melatonin, Potassium was one of the earlier supplements that helped people recover from COVD. From what I understood that condition used up or drained the body's potassium.
I am adding this thought on potassium because lately I have been trying keep up with the daily recommendation for Potassium. Articles say 3,500–4,700 mg of potassium daily and that it is safer when taken in foods. This really is not hard if you love banana, spinach, prunes etc. . However, knowing that I do not have enough potassium rich foods on hand, I take potassium supplements. I noticed that when I wake up in the morning, my eyes feel much more normal. In fact, sometimes I forget it has been sticking.
I could not find much information to verify this, but what I did come up with is in this post. I found a post from PubMed that incudes what tears are made of in this statement"
"Methods: The model is based on mass balances of water and solutes such as glucose, sodium, potassium, and chloride."
Check it out the PubMed Article:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17453939/
Here is an article about potassium Deficiency and dry eyes:
https://healthfully.com/347415-potassium-deficiency-and-dry-eyes.html
I have always been concerned about seniors, and now that I am one, I see and feel what they are saying.
HisJewel
