Comments on: Health Tips: 5 Ways To Avoid Letting Your Computer Kill You http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:16:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: » Electronic Addictions - A Very Real Problem! Mike Riley’s Articles http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-391057 » Electronic Addictions - A Very Real Problem! Mike Riley’s Articles Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:07:15 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-391057 [...] 5 Ways To Avoid Letting Your Computer Kill You [...] [...] 5 Ways To Avoid Letting Your Computer Kill You [...]

]]> By: Angel http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-381130 Angel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:35:53 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-381130 In the age of computers and <a href="http://www.onediy.com/internet/index.html" rel="nofollow">internet </a>, this post would be of great help. Survey says that in a day an average of 8 hrs is been spent by a person on a computer. With the growing number of people getting glued to their monitors, some helpful tips would be of great help to keep up with good health. Thanks for the post. In the age of computers and internet , this post would be of great help. Survey says that in a day an average of 8 hrs is been spent by a person on a computer. With the growing number of people getting glued to their monitors, some helpful tips would be of great help to keep up with good health.
Thanks for the post.

]]> By: venkat http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-380030 venkat Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:54:57 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-380030 very helpfulto bloggers to avoid stress who always sits in front of computer Googling something :) very helpfulto bloggers to avoid stress who always sits in front of computer Googling something :)

]]> By: Emily Roesly http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-379336 Emily Roesly Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:35:36 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-379336 I'm glad I signed up for the newsletter - articles like this are informative AND fun to read. Thanks for doing a bang up job! I’m glad I signed up for the newsletter – articles like this are informative AND fun to read. Thanks for doing a bang up job!

]]> By: Tech List Report » Blog Archive » 5 Ways To Avoid Letting Your Computer Kill You http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-379083 Tech List Report » Blog Archive » 5 Ways To Avoid Letting Your Computer Kill You Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:53:28 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-379083 [...] SEE THE LIST… Comments (0) [...] [...] SEE THE LIST… Comments (0) [...]

]]> By: James Withers http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-379068 James Withers Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:41:21 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-379068 Glad everybody liked it. Sorry about the isolated blinding. Glad everybody liked it. Sorry about the isolated blinding.

]]> By: Michael Edson, MS, L.Ac. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-379065 Michael Edson, MS, L.Ac. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:54:11 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-379065 Along with proper ergonomics, taking regular breaks from the computer to do eye exercises can help prevent or reduce the effects of computer eye strain. Our eyes and vision were designed for viewing distance as hunters and gatherers, and not for ongoing near work as required by regular computer use. As a result, Computer Eye Strain is becoming one of the major eye complaints heard by eye doctors today. Symptoms can include increased myopia, blurred vision, headaches, slow refocusing, difficulty concentrating, neck, shoulder and back pain Eye strain can be reduced significantly by taking regular breaks from the computer, resting your eyes, stretching and doing eye exercises. For a demo of 3 great eye exercises by Dr. Grossman, one of the Country's leading behavioral optometrists, go to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10j2fL0hy0" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10j2fL0hy0</a> Dr. Grossman also offers his free eye exercise booklet at his website at <a href="http://www.naturaleyecare.com/eye-sample.asp" rel="nofollow">Natural Eye Care Free Eye Exercises</a> with his 11 favorite eye exercises and acupressure eye points to massage regularly. Finally, there is also an excellent section at his website on "Computer Eye Strain" under "Eye Diseases" that provides a <a href="http://www.naturaleyecare.com/diseases.asp?d_num=14" rel="nofollow">Computer Eye Strain “Self-Help“ section</a> with great tips of relieving eyestrain due to computer use. Also, a few research studies show that supplementing with 6mg per day of astaxanthin per day significantly improved eye strain at week 2 and 4 of the test period. For more information, go to <a href="http://www.naturaleyecare.com" rel="nofollow">Natural Eye Care for Computer Eye Strain</a> Along with proper ergonomics, taking regular breaks from the computer to do eye exercises can help prevent or reduce the effects of computer eye strain.

Our eyes and vision were designed for viewing distance as hunters and gatherers, and not for ongoing near work as required by regular computer use. As a result, Computer Eye Strain is becoming one of the major eye complaints heard by eye doctors today.

Symptoms can include increased myopia, blurred vision, headaches, slow refocusing, difficulty concentrating, neck, shoulder and back pain

Eye strain can be reduced significantly by taking regular breaks from the computer, resting your eyes, stretching and doing eye exercises.

For a demo of 3 great eye exercises by Dr. Grossman, one of the Country’s leading behavioral optometrists, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W10j2fL0hy0

Dr. Grossman also offers his free eye exercise booklet at his website at Natural Eye Care Free Eye Exercises with his 11 favorite eye exercises and acupressure eye points to massage regularly.

Finally, there is also an excellent section at his website on “Computer Eye Strain” under “Eye Diseases” that provides a Computer Eye Strain “Self-Help“ section with great tips of relieving eyestrain due to computer use.

Also, a few research studies show that supplementing with 6mg per day of astaxanthin per day significantly improved eye strain at week 2 and 4 of the test period.

For more information, go to Natural Eye Care for Computer Eye Strain

]]> By: Honour Chick http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-379023 Honour Chick Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:01:42 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-379023 great tips :) great tips :)

]]> By: Hello http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-379015 Hello Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:00:34 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-379015 Due to the length of this post, I have been blinded. Due to the length of this post, I have been blinded.

]]> By: Interesting Blog http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-379014 Interesting Blog Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:58:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-379014 funny illustrations :)i think i have Googled too much without break to find this article.. funny illustrations :) i think i have Googled too much without break to find this article..

]]> By: Dreamparlour http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-avoid-letting-your-computer-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-379013 Dreamparlour Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:44:14 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12771#comment-379013 Loved your post...especially served with a dash of humor. Loved your post…especially served with a dash of humor.

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