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Changes to focusing on distant objects to close objects is called 'accommodation'. When you try to look at something near to you, your parasympathetic nervous system activates your oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve III). This nerve serves the internal oblique muscle and makes your eyes converge - more 'cross-eyed'. It also serves the muscles around your pupil and makes your pupil constrict. And thirdly, it serves the ciliary muscles of your lens and makes the lens more rounded to focus the image. Looking at close objects for long periods means that these various muscles are contracted for long periods and just like the rest of our body muscles, this leads to tension and difficulty in relaxing them. But we need to relax them in order to see distant objects. The key is to practise relaxing these various muscles: The extrinsic eye muscles, including that internal oblique, The pupil by resting the eye in darkness, away from that bright computer screen! And the ciliary muscles by allowing our eyes to look into the distance, to de-focus and use our peripheral vision.  Age-related long-sightedness. Almost everyone starts to have difficulty with seeing close up as they get older, after about 45 years of age progressively worsens. This is due to hardening of the lens and so it doesn't

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Biodynamic osteopathy is an approach to healing that takes into account the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and spirit. It is a very gentle, yet powerful, form of osteopathy. In this article, I will provide an overview of biodynamic osteopathy and how it can help you achieve optimal wellness.

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Dandelions are painting the countryside yellow just now - take advantage to add a fantastically nutritious herb to your meals, and let your pony take a healthy foraging break on your next hack!

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