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Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Berne

• How he did dolphin assisted therapy for trauma patients in the past
• Why reading the eye chart is not vision, it's eyesight which is just a skillset
• A vision problem is more than in the eyeball
• Why he doesn\\u2019t recommend dilating eyedrops for children in eye exams
• How children can improve their vision without strong glasses or surgery
• The type of exams he recommends for children of all ages
• How vision ties to movement and vestibular function
• What the primitive survival reflex is and how it relates to vision in children and what primitive reflex training is
• An eyesight problem is a symptom of a vision problem. If you improve the vision, the eyesight can get better
• The rise of myopia because we are all on screens and what to do about it
• Nutrition and supplements that are generally beneficial for the eyes: Vitamin A, Zinc, Brightly colored fruits and vegetables, Astaxanthin, Omega-3s
• Why refined sugar is bad for the eyes!
• How red light can benefit the eyes (and mitochondria in the whole body)
• Tip: How backward movement opens up peripheral vision and stimulates the brain
• The eyes and the brain make up 2% of body weight and use up 25% of resources and have a very high nutritional need
• How brain health is so important for vision as we age
• Ways to support eyesight with nutrition as we age (diet, glutathione, vitamin C, etc.)
• How dental health relates to eye health
• Head trauma and inflammation can affect the eyes as we age
• How wearing lenses can reduce vision as we age and eye exercises to help
• What to know about blue light and sunglasses
• The connection between trauma and vision
• How he uses castor oil on the eyes on the eyelid to keep eyes moist through the night
• What is different if you\\u2019ve had eye surgery
• The essential oils he uses around the face to support the eyes

Resources We Mention

• Dr. Sam Berne - website
• Dr. Sam Berne - Shop Products and Books
• I Sense: At Play in the Fields of Healing by Dr. Sam Berne
• Plant Therapy essential oils
• Man\\u2019s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

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