The Naked Eye Podcast: Exploring Natural Alternatives to Glasses, Contacts, and Surgeries

In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld interviews Sara Banta, the owner of Accelerated Health Products. They discuss supplementing with silver and gold, the importance of collagen for the eyes and iodine for the third eye, the benefits of ketogenic diet, and much more!

Sara is a Health Coach and busy mother of three who are now 12, 14 and 16 years old. She completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford University with a degree in Economics and Psychology in 1998. In 2016, she graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and The Invincible Wellness System. Through her journey, she has had to solve many health issues within her family including her son suffering from leukemia at the age of nine, her daughter having allergies, anemia and asthma, her husband having heart issues, her other daughter having comprehension and learning issues, in addition to headaches. This of course is on top of her own issues with fertility, hormones, adult acne, IBS, digestive issues, heavy metals and much more. She has had to Connect the dots and realize what was causing all of these issues and what the solutions were, which also of course involved the mind body connection. A lot of the same solutions that heal the gut or the brain are the same solutions that heal and help eyesight. With that, she has devoted her life to providing guidance and all natural health supplements and solutions that heal the body and the problems not just addressing the symptoms to her clients.

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Visit integraleyesight.com/tour for details on the upcoming Eye Yoga and Vision Workshops in July in Vancouver BC, Portland OR, and New York City NY.

Visit www.gofundme.com/2020movie to learn more about the upcoming Vision 2020 Documentary and donate to the cause!

Visit www.bettereyesightpodcast.com to listen to the 3 teaser episodes leading up to the official launch on July 1st.

Thanks to Audionautix for the music in this podcast.

In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld guides you through about a half-dozen holistic vision practices to give you a personal experience of natural vision improvement. Settle in, eliminate all distractions, and follow along for about 45 minutes of:

1. Diaphragmatic Breathing, Sighing, and Yawning
2. Stretching Head, Neck, and Shoulders
3. Reverse Blinking to Cultivate Clear Flashes
4. Finger Swinging to Establish Oppositional Movement
5. Near to Far Shifting to Improve Focusing
6. Palming & Visualizing to Relax Eyes and Mind

This holistic vision routine is designed for people of all ages with all types of vision problems, as well as people without vision problems as a way to preserve healthy eyes. All the practices are designed to be done without wearing glasses or contacts.

Find yourself in a comfortable, safe space where you can be without artificial lenses. This episode is not one to listen to in the background while doing other things. This episode requires your complete attention, so download it and save it until you're home and can fully immerse yourself in the process to obtain the greatest benefit. You will only experience flashes of clarity and vision improvements when you perform these practices in a mindful way. Keep in mind that the overall goal is RELAXATION, so NEVER STRAIN or try too hard. These are NOT EYE EXERCISES, these are RELAXATION TECHNIQUES.

Repeat this routine on a regular basis, every day or every other day, to build momentum and continue experiencing ongoing improvements in your eyesight and insight.

For more help, consider enrolling in Nathan's online Holistic Vision Program, which contains 10 more structured vision guides in video and audio format, or to work with Nathan one-on-one as your Vision Coach.

More information at https://www.integraleyesight.com/

Thanks to Audionautix for the music in this podcast.

In this episode, Nathan Oxenfeld informs you about his online video series called "Bates Method 101" that can be found on YouTube, gives you a glimpse of the future of the Naked Eye Podcast, which will be expanding its scope to explore other self-healing modalities that can help improve your vision, and reads an excerpt from Dr. Bates' 1920 book "Perfect Sight Without Glasses", which can be read online for free at www.central-fixation.com. More information at www.integraleyesight.com

In this episode, Certified Bates Method Teacher, Nathan Oxenfeld interviews Meir Schneider about his amazing story of going from 1% vision to 70% vision with the help of the Bates Method, bodywork, emotional healing, and more.

Not only does Meir overview some powerful principles of natural vision improvement, but he also shares lots of inspiring success stories from his decades of experience in the natural vision world.

[0:40] From 1% vision to 70% vision: naturally! [2:22] Jumping on trampolines when filming the Vision 2020 Documentary [4:06] A normal lens vs. Meir’s lens after five surgeries [4:26] Meir was born with cataracts, and his kids were too [7:50] Yoga for Your Eyes [8:44] Meir’s childhood in Jerusalem & Tel Aviv [11:22] Meir’s introduction to eye exercises [15:00] Dr. Bates is the father of natural vision improvement [15:29] Eyes are meant for distance vision [16:25] Two biggest enemies: chair and shoes [16:46] Poor blood flow leads to vision problems [17:31] Cataract surgery vs. stopping cataracts from growing naturally [18:50] Injections for macular degeneration vs. stopping bleeding naturally [19:12] Prevention of eye problems starts with eye exercises as a part of your life [21:11] Tension in your neck starts in your toes [23:10] Vision problems a result of poor blood flow to the visual system [23:55] Emotional connections with vision problems [25:44] Physical diopters, emotional diopters, psychological diopters [26:06] Physical benefits of gazing far into the distance in a pleasurable way [27:11] Poor vision leads to a lot of tension, and tension leads to poor vision [28:06] Do not strain to see! The power of acceptance [30:50] Stretch to loosen the fingers, wrists, neck, shoulders [31:40] Try walking backwards to activate muscles differently [33:05] We become so stiff in life, and don’t even feel it [33:46] Vision is a full-body kinesthetic experience [34:15] An interesting story about treating glaucoma naturally [38:45] Sunning to reduce eye pressure naturally [39:09] An interesting story about increasing eye pressure when it is too low [42:32] An interesting story about macular pucker [44:44] Function leads to structure, thought leads to function [45:17] Adapt to the sun [46:26] Adapt to the dark [47:07] Look at small details [47:30] Look into the distance [47:45] Expand your peripheral vision [49:25] An interesting story about a stroke of the optic nerve [50:27] Increase circulation to the eyes and brain through a variety of daily movements [51:08] The difference between muscle strength and muscle tone [53:00] Wearing glasses is like eating McDonalds [53:38] An interesting story about Meir’s partner’s vision improvement [55:50] Don’t fight with your glasses, use reduced strength lenses [56:56] Any improvement in vision is a big deal [58:35] Vision improvement is a lifelong process [58:55] Meir’s Six Day Workshop in San Francisco on February 10-15, 2022

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Meir's website: https://self-healing.org/

Nathan's website: https://integraleyesight.com/

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Thank you and have a relaxing day!

1:11 - 10 years of mitigating blue light 1:51 - Dhruvin’s story 3:00 - Mom was right! 3:25 - Research Project: blue light’s effect on eye physiology and circadian rhythms 3:40 - Blue light causes visual stress in form of headaches, and suppresses melatonin to make it harder to sleep 4:40 - The creation of Ocushield 5:27 - Science-backed blue light filters for smartphones, tablets, laptops, monitors, blue blocking glasses, and eye healthy lighting 6:30 - Blocking blue light without affecting the other colors 8:10 - Natural blue light vs. Artificial blue light 9:17 - How to mitigate blue light in indoor lighting 9:35 - Kelvins = color temperature lighting... above 5000k is for daytime, not nighttime 10:21 - Oculamp allows you to control the color temperatures 11:40 - Blocking blue light for reading before bed 13:03 - The skin senses light, not just the eyes 14:07 - 30 hours of exposure to screen time (blue light) caused 40% increase in skin inflammation 16:47 - Short term effects of blue light on the eyes 17:39 - The 20:20:20 Rule 18:13 - Long term effects of blue light on the eyes 19:25 - Children’s eyes have half the protection to blue light as adult’s eyes 20:25 - Blue light and lens health 21:51 - What about night shift workers? 24:08 - The flexibility of our evolutionary biology 25:00 - The 1:1:1 Rule 26:48 - The future of Ocushield 29:09 - Nutrition & Blue Light: Zeaxanthin acts as a blue light absorber in the retina 31:00 - Letting eyes thrive in the digital age 32:19 - Looking ahead: visual stress from virtual reality 33:35 - Go to www.ocushield.com for more information

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