Eye Fatigue Can Be Relieved by Dietary Therapy
When using computers, reading books, or watching TV, do you often feel dry, sore, and tired eyes? Prolonged eye use is a major cause of eye fatigue. Common symptoms include blurred vision after sustained focus, inability to write or read, dry eyes, dizziness, headaches, and in severe cases, nausea and vomiting. Additionally, eye strain can lead to myopia or early presbyopia in adults, and may contribute to cataracts, glaucoma, retinal detachment, and other eye diseases.
To protect eyes, prevent vision damage, and alleviate eye fatigue, besides ensuring proper lighting, maintaining correct posture, resting adequately, and doing eye exercises, another crucial step is to nourish the eyes with proper nutrition.
Modern medical research shows that vitamins are closely related to eye diseases and visual acuity. People who overuse their eyes need higher levels of vitamins and minerals essential for eye health. Properly supplementing these nutrients is vital for protecting eyes, preventing vision damage, treating eye diseases, and improving eyesight.
Therefore, those suffering from eye fatigue should maintain balanced diet and nutrition, regularly consuming coarse grains, mixed grains, green and red vegetables, tubers, legumes, and fruits rich in vitamins, proteins, and fiber. Here are two proven dietary remedies for eye fatigue for reference.
1. Black Bean Walnut Milk: 1 spoon black bean powder, 1 spoon walnut paste, 1 pack milk, 1 spoon honey. Roast 500g black beans until cool, then grind into powder. Roast 500g walnuts slightly, remove skins, cool, then mash into paste. Mix 1 spoon each of the above ingredients with 1 cup boiled milk, add 1 spoon honey, consume every morning or after breakfast, or with morning meal. Black beans are rich in protein and vitamin B1, highly nutritious. Since black foods enter the kidney meridian, combined with walnuts, they enhance kidney tonification. Adding milk and honey provides abundant vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, etc., enhancing ocular muscle strength and regulation function, effectively improving eye fatigue symptoms.
2. Goji Berry and Mulberry Porridge: 5g goji berries, 5g mulberries, 5g yam, 5 jujubes, 100g glutinous rice. Simmer all ingredients into porridge for consumption. Goji berries and mulberries tonify liver and kidney; yam and jujubes strengthen the spleen and stomach. Regular consumption twice daily (morning and evening) for a prolonged period can eliminate eye fatigue symptoms and strengthen overall constitution.