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 We need to make some big decisions. And soon. I would like the FitEyes community -- you -- to get intimately involved in making these decisions. The issues before us are partly financial and technical, but they also extend to the core of what this community is about. So let me dive right in to the discussion and I look forward to your feedback and your support.

I hope you are not consuming protein supplements, but if you are, be aware of this news about melamine.

"China is one of the world’s biggest makers of supplements, and some protein powders and shakes are made largely with powdered milk."

Over the last several years, original research conducted by FitEyes.com has supported the observation that our internal state (which largely consists of our thoughts and emotions) is fundamentally related to the health of our eyes. Our physical health and our state of consciousness are intimately related and each can influence the other. However, in our model of health,consciousness is primary.

Cambridge University geneticist Aubrey de Grey has famously stated, “The first person to live to be 1,000 years old is certainly alive today …whether they realize it or not, barring accidents and suicide, most people now 40 years or younger can expect to live for centuries.”

As you know, I am a fan of Ayurveda. One of the greatest living Ayurvedic physicians in the world, Dr. Brihaspati Dev Triguna, told me that going to bed regularly at 10:00 PM each night was the number one health promoting habit people could adopt. Many of the greatest minds from alternative medical systems echo similar advice: follow a regular schedule of eating, sleeping and exercise to build robust health.

I just read a very informative report on Taran's blog about his visual field and visual accuity improvements. Taran posted three visual field test results in this blog post. I highly recommend everyone take a look at Taran's results. Here's the link to his blog post, "Octopus Visual Field Scans Before, During and After Micro-Acupuncture & Diet Discussion". It is a great post.

 Considering current events, including the health care crisis and the global financial crisis, I found Dr. Roberto Kaplan's talk from a few years ago to be very relevant. Here is a summary of his talk I found somewhere (and I have since lost the source). I love the quote because I think it says a lot about how many world leaders are approaching solutions to our current problems -- very short sighted.

 I stopped doing all inverted yoga postures a couple years ago. The plow (plough, halasana) posture used to be one of my favorites. When I first started self-tonometry some years ago I did the plow posture for just a few minutes, then sat up and took some intraocular pressure measurements.

 I have enjoyed watching David Blaine perform. However, this story about his upcoming trick caught my attention because of the risk to his eyes. 

Here is another healthy recipe featuring foods that health the eyes. This is a pasta dish with healthy vegetables in lieu of tomato sauce. (You can actually add some tomato sauce to it if you wish and the taste is good. I prefer it without tomatoes myself.)

Vegetables (all organic):

I'm copying part of a report from http://www.livescience.com/health/080902-zen-meditation.html. Please see the original link for the full article.

After the phenomenal succcess of Oprah's "A New Earth" webcasts with Eckhart Tolle, Oprah decided to continue the webcast series (Soul Series) with additional authors. I was excited to see Byron Katie featured recently on the Soul Series. At FitEyes.com we have mentioned Byron Katie several times.

This just arrived from Dr. Fuhrman. You may have been reading news reports about recent Canadian Medical Association Journal article on this topic. However, most news reports are only adding to the confusion. I want to share Dr. Fuhrman's update because he brings some clarity to this issue. Here it is:

Do low cholesterol levels cause cancer?

I shared the recipe for this healthy pizza in an earlier blog post. Here are some pictures of the pizza.

Ready to Cook:

Recently, I have been unable to reply to several people who have sent me emails through the contact form on my blog. The email addresses that these individuals supplied are reporting a permanent delivery failure.

And to make matters even more delicious...
"I experimented with a new recipe today. This is a healthy recipe with many of my favorite healing foods for the eyes..."

Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease of the optic nerve. Neuroprotection should be of great interest to any glaucoma patient. The abstracts below deal with potential use of dietary antioxidants in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

Calabrese V, Cornelius C, Mancuso C, et al:

Cellular Stress Response: A Novel Target for Chemoprevention and Nutritional Neuroprotection in Aging, Neurodegenerative Disorders and Longevity.

Neurochem Res 2008