Natural Eye Care with Dr. Marc Grossman, Holistic Optometrist
Dr. Marc R Grossman, OD, L.Ac.
Leading Holistic Optometrist Dr. Marc R. Grossman, O.D., L.Ac. hosts the Natural Eye Care Podcast: approaches to vision problems, eye health, and overall health backed by research and his 40+ years of experience with patients. Most eye diseases strike seniors. Find out how lifestyle, diet, and nutrition can help maintain healthy vision and even improve eyesight. An Holistic Eye Doctor is dedicated to helping people with such conditions ranging from myopia and dry eyes to potentially vision-threatening diseases like macular degeneration and glaucoma. Dr. Grossman's podcasts cover a multi-disciplinary approach including nutrition, eye exercises, lifestyle changes, and Chinese Medicine. Dr. Grossman founded the Rye Learning Center in 1980, a multidisciplinary center for learning problems, in 1996 co-founded Integral Health Associates in New Paltz, New York, and in 1999 co-founded Natural Eye Care, Inc. His background includes degrees in Optometry, Biology, Physical Education and Learning Disabilities, coupled with yoga, bioenergetics, nutrition, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, the Alexander technique and Feldenkrais. He is co-author of half a dozen books on vision, including "Natural Eye Care: Your Guide to Health Vision and Healing" in 2019. Dr. Grossman takes an integrated approach to vision and its influence on the body, mind, and spirit. His lectures and private consultations are in high demand.
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Dec 31, 2020 • 10min
The Vision Diet: What to Eat for Healthy Vision
Your parents probably told you to eat your carrots and vegetables for healthy eyes. Well, they were right! But we often can't get all our nutrients from the foods that we eat. Sometimes we need to take additional supplements to have the best health and support for our bodies. What should you be eating? What kind of vitamins and supplements should you be taking for your best possible vision? Dr. Grossman answers these questions and more in this week's podcast.
Dec 24, 2020 • 6min
Your Vision and Televisions
What's the best TV resolution? How do your eyes compare to the shutter rate of a camera? What size TV should you buy depending on how far you sit away? Dr. Grossman answers these questions and more in this podcast! Video referenced:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJU2drrtCM
Dec 17, 2020 • 9min
What Does the Color of Your Eyes Mean?
Different eye colors have different meanings and personality traits behind them. For example, brown eyes are extremely trustworthy while green eyes are passionate. The amount of melanin your eyes have can also have ties to future medical problems like cancer. The lighter your eyes are the more at risk you are of developing these medical problems, so it's imperative that you take the necessary precautions like wearing UV protective sunglasses. If you notice certain changes in your eyes, like reddening or yellowing of the whites of your eyes, it can signal certain health issues like allergies or jaundice.
Dec 10, 2020 • 9min
Preventing Wet Macular Degeneration
What can you do to prevent Wet Macular Degeneration? Wet Macular Degeneration affects your center vision and your ability to read, recognize, and focus your vision. Imagine not being able to recognize your friends' or family's faces and misreading prices on items at the store. It occurs when abnormal blood vessels form in the part of the eye that allows you to see straight in front of you. These blood vessels can leak and bleed which causes you to lose your central vision and the ability to see contrasts. There are several things you can do to lower your risk of acquiring Wet Macular Degeneration. It usually starts with Dry Macular Degeneration and then progresses towards Wet Macular Degeneration, which can cause blindness. By stopping smoking and reducing your body's overall inflammation, you can significantly reduce your risk of having macular degeneration. Eating more Omega-3 fatty acids and following a fish rich Mediterannean Diet can also help reduce your risk.
Dec 3, 2020 • 7min
Tips to Living A Longer Life
In this episode, Dr. Marc Grossman shares his best tips on living a long and health life. Taking a multivitamin, eating your daily servings of fruits and vegetables, getting enough exercise, and staying stress-free and happy can all lead to a longer, more fulfilling life.
Nov 26, 2020 • 9min
Integrative Eye Care with Dr. Marc Grossman Part 3
Western Medicine focuses solely on treating health issues as they occur, which often means waiting for them to get worse before they can get better. Patients all have different experiences with their health, but they are usually all given the same medication regardless of their circumstances. Dr. Marc Grossman utilizes an Eastern Chinese Medicine approach where you look at the body, mind, and spirit to figure out the underlying issue and fix it at the root. Each individual has their own way of fixing and reversing their health problems, whether through medication or in conjunction with natural medicines, lifestyle changes, and supplements.
Nov 19, 2020 • 9min
Integrative Eye Care with Dr. Marc Grossman Part 2
Why wait until it's too late to prevent or even treat eye diseases like glaucoma or cataracts? Many doctors wait until these eye-related problems require surgery to fix. In this podcast, Dr. Grossman shares stories of real clients and methods of preventing and even treating eye diseases. According to Chinese medicine, what happens in your life can affect different parts of your body. For one patient dealing with divorce and the loss of her father, that lead to her developing a cataract in only her right eye. In Chinese medicine, the right eye is the "male" eye and is related to male figures in one's life. Dr. Grossman advised her to use Cineraria eye drops and work on the problems she was facing in her life. She came back a year later and her cataract was gone. To shop for the Cineraria eye drops mentioned in the podcast, visit the link below. https://www.naturaleyecare.com/shop/cineraria-cataract-eye-drops.html
Nov 12, 2020 • 8min
Integrative Eye Care with Dr. Marc Grossman Part 1
As Shakespeare said, "The eyes are the windows to the soul." Eye care should involve addressing the body, mind, and spirit. Traditional Chinese medicine refers to the eyes as the "pilot light." Our inner vision, how we view and interpret the world, affects our outer vision, how we see. Mind/body medicine depends on all of the individual factors effectively working together. Eyesight is affected by multiple factors: genetics, the food we eat, our environments, emotional and psychological health, and our belief systems. Healthy eyesight depends on our total well-being.
Nov 5, 2020 • 8min
How Blue Light Glasses Can Protect Your Eyes
Long periods of exposure to blue light can cause your eyes a great deal of fatigue. Blue light can cause many different eye issues like eye strain, dry eyes, headaches, and may even disrupt your melatonin production making it harder to fall asleep at night. It is emitted from all kinds of digital screens from your television, computer, cell phone, and even your car's digital display screen. Luckily, there are blue light glasses that you can wear that help shield your eyes from the harmful high energy light. Not only does Ocushield have blue light protective glasses, but they also have filtered screen protectors that you can put on your devices to help further minimize your blue light exposure.https://www.ocushield.com/?rfsn=4700617.8b3bc04
Oct 29, 2020 • 8min
Homeopathic Treatments for Cataracts
Cataracts are one of the most common conditions in people over the age of 70. Cineraria Homeopathic eye drops help to clear the crystalline lens. Cineraria Maritima is the most recommended homeopathic remedy for cataracts because of its ability to clear and dissolve obstructing fibrils in the lens. Cataracts are a condition that develops as the body ages and has a harder time providing oxygen, nutrition, detoxification, and antioxidants to the cells of the lens. Doctors recommend natural treatments that support the body's ability to maintain and clear the crystalline lens. These homeopathic eye drops encourage the body to send oxygen through the blood vessels of the eye and into the aqueous, which nourish and detoxify the living tissue. Cineraria Maritima has been used in homeopathy for over 100 years to safely and effectively treat cataracts. To purchase our Cineraria Cataract Eye Drops, click the link below.https://www.naturaleyecare.com/shop/cineraria-cataract-eye-drops.html
