What is Presbyopia? At first I am blurred about what its mean and later I found it it is inside me. Presbyopia usually occurs beginning at around age 40, when people experience blurred near vision when reading, or working at the computer. Blurred vision is very annoying experience. I am a nearsightedness since I was 15 and now at 44 going to 45 I am farsightedness or developing Presbyopia. It is the sign of old age my friend.

I am confuse now. Am I experiencing Presbyopia or farsightedness (hyperopia), where both causes near vision problems but for different reasons. The eye specialist said Presbyopia is caused by an age-related process. This differs from astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness, which are related to the shape of the eyeball and are caused by genetic and environmental factors. So as for my case, who is at mid forties, Presbyopia is the answer.

This my latest score card on my eyes!

So the answer to my problem is I have to wear a new eyeglasses with bifocal lenses which are the most common correction for presbyopia. Bifocal means two points of focus: the main part of the spectacle lens contains a prescription for distance vision, while the lower portion of the lens holds the stronger near prescription for close work.

But I do not want to use the bifocul glasses as it has a line between those areas and that is why I go for Progressive Lenses. Why progressive lenses? You may be maturing, but “mature” doesn’t have to mean “old” he he he!

If you are a 40-something who has trouble reading fine print, you have more options than just the lined bifocal lenses your parents wore.

Progressive lenses, sometimes called “no-line bifocals,” eliminate the visible lines of traditional bifocals and trifocals and hide the fact that you need reading glasses. No one else has to know whether you are wearing glasses just for fashion — or because your arms have “grown too short” for you to see up close!

So guys for a mature guy, I repeat not “old”, I bought a new pair of eyeglasses late November and on Saturday my new gadget is ready. Here it is……

Source of infos: http://www.allaboutvision.com/

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Hey, Guys it is about a week since my last post in this blog. Emm…it is not that I am forgetting to blog or I am busy but simply because I had my medical checkup. As usual being at forties plus, a full medical checkup is recommended. How I am doing? I got some problems such as slight high blood pressure, slight high uric acid, my good cholesterol is low, got a slight fatty particles in my liver, a small particle in my bladder.

These make me a bit quiet in this past week. Not that I am worried but busy in thinking how to solve these health problems. We as human being have to admit that at certain age we are bound to have problems pertaining to our health. Not because God simply gives us the problems but because of our choice of life that we chose to live in. It is our own doings. The food that we take, the activities that we indulge in and so on.

So how to overcome this. Well obviously choose a healthy diet and exercise a lot. But not to aggravate your body but just what is needed for your body. Now my routine has change a bit. Early in the morning after coming back from subuh prayer, just after 6:45am, I go out jogging or a breeze walk at the park. I do this between half an hour or the most one hour everyday. After that I take a light breakfast, example half bowl of oats with raisin and dates, a glass on milo or hot chocolate, and a mug of “hempedu bumi” juice or its scientific name “Andrographis paniculata”. This juice is good for you to control blood pressure, blood sugar, liver and may more. Just read the article about this here, rainforestherbs. Also recommended by my doctor for me to consume Omega 3 Fish Oil which will help to boost my good cholesterol and suppress the bad cholesterol in my body.

Then about 8:45am I am off to my office as usual.

In the afternoon, I just take my normal lunch but less in everything. The best is to have a balance diet. Of course drink a lot of plain water or mineral water or barley drink.

In the evening about 5:30pm or at 6:00pm, I play a game of futsal with my surau’s friends until 6:50pm. Just forty five minutes to one hour will do. Then I take my early light dinner (sandwiches with a mug of barley drink) before proceeding to surau to observe my daily maghrib and isya’ prayers as usual.

Then before going to bed at night, I drink a lot of water and another mug the the bitter tonic, hempedu bumi. Being at my age and also with this state of health conditions, I need a lot of rest which is recommend by my doctor and normally I would hit the sack at 12 midnight but now I will do it half an hour earlier. Of course after checking my emails, my office work and not forgetting my blogs

No worries, life has to go on and we need to have faith that all these have the gladtidings. Only God knows what it is. I am not complaining but I am vibrant as usual to go on with my life and with these slight changes in my daily activities.

Happy blogging.

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Yesterday morning is a new experience for me. Since January 1, 2008 my local community have been organizing a Tai Chi session every Sunday morning at a school compound. Unfortunately for the past 2 weeks I was unable to attend it but not yesterday. It is totally a new experience for me.

So let’s us know more about Tai Chi.

Tai chi chuan (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; pinyin: tàijíquán; Wade-Giles: t’ai⁴ chi² ch’üan²) is an internal Chinese martial art. Tai chi is typically practised for a variety of reasons: its soft martial techniques, demonstration competitions, health and longevity. Consequently, there exist a multitude of training forms, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims. Some of Tai chi chuan’s training forms are well known to Westerners as the slow motion routines that groups of people practice together every morning in parks around the world, particularly in China.

Today, tai chi has spread worldwide. Most modern styles of tai chi trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Wu/Hao, Wu and Sun. Who actually created tai chi is a subject of much argument and speculation. However, the oldest documented tradition is that of the Chen family from the 1820s.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Chi_Chuan

But certainly I am not learning the other side of Tai Chi, which is the Battle or Combat Tai Chi. I am learning the softer Tai Chi which is the health Tai Chi meant for healthy body.

In case you want to know about Combat Tai Chi, view this video,

Tai Chi Combat 1

According to a health source Tai chi: Improved stress reduction, balance, agility for all. The ancient art of tai chi uses gentle flowing movements to reduce the stress of today’s busy lifestyles and improve health. Find out how to get started.

The graceful images of people gliding through dance-like poses as they practice tai chi (TIE-chee) are compelling. Simply watching them is relaxing. Tai chi, in fact, is often described as “meditation in motion” because it promotes serenity through gentle movements — connecting the mind and body.

Originally developed in China as a form of self-defense, tai chi is a graceful form of exercise that has existed for some 2,000 years. Practiced regularly, tai chi can help you reduce stress and enjoy other health benefit.

Anyone, regardless of age or physical ability, can practice tai chi. It doesn’t take physical prowess. Rather, tai chi emphasizes technique over strength.

Tai chi is used to:
* Reduce stress
* Increase flexibility
* Improve muscle strength and definition
* Increase energy, stamina and agility
* Increase feelings of well-being

Tai Chi Breathing is the secret to great health. Tai Chi breathing technique is the one that will keep me going for a further extensive exercise like jogging or even marathon running. My dad who is now 70 is still jogging for 1 km every morning because of this Tai Chi breathing techniques.

In this e-book, you will Discover why you should not bath after these types of practices.

Understand what Ineffective Retention means and why is it important to your health.

Discover and learn Empty Retention method easily.

Top up onto the 5 steps system, you can harness great energy for health – and also for specific healing on your body, wiped out stresses and conflicts, stay happy, and build lasting sweet relationships with others and all the people around you.

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I heard, I read and I feel that it is coming. Hey..it is not a bird, it is not a storm but it is A Revolution. Wow! a Big word huh! Read this article from Paul Zane Pilzer, the millionaire about The Wellness Revolution and The Next Millionaires—Wellness Entrepreneurs.

If you are an entrepreneur, or considering becoming one in wellness, there has never been a better time in history to own your own business.

When I was growing up in the 1950s, millionaires were fictional characters on television shows like The Millionaire or in comic strips like Little Orphan Annie. Nobody actually knew or saw a millionaire. Even on the The Millionaire the “millionaire” John Beresford Tipton never appeared on camera. I remember asking my dad to go out to dinner and hearing his reply: “What do you think we are, millionaires?”

But by 1991, the amazing U.S. economy had spawned 3.6 million U.S. households that had a net worth of $1 million or more. Then, in just the next 10 years, the number of millionaire households doubled to 7.2 million. It took the U.S. economy 215 years to create the first 3.6 million millionaire households, and then just 10 years to create 3.6 million more.

As explained and predicted in my 1991 book Unlimited Wealth, what happened in the 1990s was the beginning of a 40-year period of international economic growth. From 1991 to 2001 U.S. household wealth tripled—from $13 trillion to $40 trillion—and a similar expansion occurred in every developed nation except Japan.

There have always been periods of economic growth and wealth accumulation, but in the past this often meant that the rich got richer and the ordinary person didn’t stand a chance. What was so unique about the 1990s was the enormous number of new households that shared in this wealth. But the 1990s were only the beginning:

The 1990s were the beginning of a period that will be known one day as The Democratization of Wealth, not just in the United States, but in every nation from China to Europe.

As you will see in this book, because of fundamental changes in the world economy, in technology, and in new legislation favoring the individual over the organization, we are just beginning a period of democratization of wealth that would make Karl Marx stand up and cheer. But even Marx couldn’t have fathomed what is happening today—for we are not taking from the rich and giving to the poor, we are creating new wealth in which everyone who chooses to can share.

Today, more than 10 million U.S. households have a net worth of $1 million or more. By 2016, there will be 20 million U.S. millionaire households. Each household represents approximately 2.5 people, meaning that 50 million Americans will soon live in a household with a net worth of $1 million or more.

Millionaires are the fastest growing minority in the United States and the developed world today.

And as you will see throughout this book, as people become millionaires, or just increase their wealth on the way to becoming one, the most important thing they desire with their newfound wealth is wellness.

The more people increase their wealth, the greater proportion of their income they spend on wellness.

Source: http://thewellnessrevolution.paulzanepilzer.com/millionaires.php

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Few weeks ago, I bumped into a blog that tell about …LOVE YOUR HEART…and today I read a very interesting article there. It is about dark chocolate. Why dark chocolate so special and how it is related to YOUR HEART.

Read on. If your search google with “dark chocolate + heart” you will see the reasons why they are related.

The result shows:

1. A Dark Chocolate a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

2. Dark Chocolate Is Healthy Chocolate

3. Dark chocolate may reduce blood pressure, improve insulin resistance

4. More support for dark chocolate’s heart benefits.

5. Dark chocolate and the healthy heart

Here are some of the studies about this dark chocolate and our heart.

The Studies

Taubert’s team signed up six men and seven women aged 55-64. All had just been diagnosed with mild high blood pressure — on average, systolic blood pressure (the top number) of 153 and diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) of 84.

Every day for two weeks, they ate a 100-gram candy bar and were asked to balance its 480 calories by not eating other foods similar in nutrients and calories. Half the patients got dark chocolate and half got white chocolate.

Those who ate dark chocolate had a significant drop in blood pressure (by an average of 5 points for systolic and an average of 2 points for diastolic blood pressure). Those who ate white chocolate did not.

In the second study, Serafini’s team signed up seven healthy women and five healthy men aged 25-35. On different days they each ate 100 grams of dark chocolate by itself, 100 grams of dark chocolate with a small glass of whole milk, or 200 grams of milk chocolate.

An hour later, those who ate dark chocolate alone had the most total antioxidants in their blood. And they had higher levels of epicatechin, a particularly healthy compound found in chocolate. The milk chocolate eaters had the lowest epicatechin levels of all.

Chocolate for Blood Pressure: Darker Is Better

What is it about dark chocolate? The answer is plant phenols — cocoa phenols, to be exact. These compounds are known to lower blood pressure.

Chocolates made in Europe are generally richer in cocoa phenols than those made in the U.S. So if you’re going to try this at home, remember: Darker is better.

Just remember to balance the calories. A 100-gram serving of Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Bar has 531 calories, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. If you ate that much raw apple you’d only take in 52 calories. But then, you’d miss out on the delicious blood pressure benefit.

A hint: Don’t replace healthy foods with chocolate. Most people’s diets have plenty of sweets. Switch those for some chocolate if you’re going to try the truffle treatment.

Also, from WebMD Medical News, learn how dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure.

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SOURCES: Taubert, D. TheJournal of the American Medical Association, Aug. 27, 2003; vol 290: pp 1029-1030. Serafini, M. Nature, Aug. 28, 2003; vol 424: p 1013. U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrient Data Laboratory.

© 2003 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Reminder: Buy Dark Chocolate for Your Friends and Family for this coming Festive Seasons.
Credit to my online friend too, Bijoy Johnson. He is currently doing his medical studies in Calicut Medical College, Kerala, India. His passions are cardiology (healthcare for the heart), computers and blogging. You can contact him at: bijoyjohnson (at) gmail (dot) com., here is his blog and his article: A dark chocolate a day keeps the cardiologist away!

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