The Berne Podcast with Dr. Sam Berne

In today’s episode, we discuss how to improve your eyes through things like light therapy and reduced prescription. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, prescription, vision, blur, lens, wear, brain, myopia, eyesight, people, light, lasik surgery, colors, developing, adaptive response, gestation, reduced, doctor, creates, programming 00:05 Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to [email protected]. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode. So I’m a firm believer in reduced prescriptions, I think you’re right on, I completely agree with everything that you say. And one of the aspects of a reduced prescription is it starts to activate your parasympathetic nervous system, which is a more relaxed state. But the key is, is that you use the reduced prescription and a non demanding non threatening situation if you start squinting or getting frustrated, then change the circumstance or change the lens. So you wear the full lens. But to wear like a 2040 lens prescription, you know, all of us would say that in wearing a reduced prescription in, especially in myopia, wearing something less, especially when you’re on digital time, you know, when you wear a lens that’s 2020 a distance and you wear that for screen time, it’s going to induce more myopia, it’s going to accelerate your myopia. So you need to ask your doctor for a computer prescription and don’t get a split lens where you’re wearing bifocals, you want to use a single vision lens, so that you’re engaging more peripheral vision. But that’s a great point that you bring out. And anybody should ask their doctor for a reduced prescription. That’s one of the best things you can do to improve your vision. 01:58 One of the ways that we use light therapy is like homeopathy. And what I mean by that is that when we provide the different colors, the visible color spectrum to patients, we ask them what color or colors they don’t like. And the colors they don’t like, are the colors that are going to give them a deeper balance. And it’s interesting how the colors match certain memories, certain subconscious or unconscious blocks that we may have, you know, in the eyes are one of the main ways we get light in the body. I mean, we do get it through our skin as well. And light is a food and it affects our endocrine system, our nervous system, you know, you were saying about the pineal gland, so right on about that. And what we’re told is to be afraid of the light well, or being afraid of ourselves, it’s kind of like we’re developing our own auto immune disease, which is we’re afraid of light, and we wear our sunglasses way too much, we need to get 30 to 60 minutes in natural sunlight every day, that’s a natural way to produce the the vitamin D that we need. So color and light therapy is a major medicine that can heal our eyes and vision. And some of you probably use this as a way to access the cycle motional psycho spiritual aspects, because for me, if we get cut to the chase, every vision problem has some kind of spiritual disease, I’ll just add a few things. You know, we have our inner vision, and we have our outer seeing. And when you start dilate, dialoguing, you’re really accessing your inner vision. It’s kind of like an inner eye test or an inner eye assessment. But you who are doing the dialogue, you’re getting to really express what’s behind the eyes. Because we want to blame faulty vision on the eyeball, but it’s not the eyeballs fault. It’s what we say to the eyes. It’s our programming. And a lot of the times that programming starts in gestation, it starts very early in the pre verbal state, and we absorb, as you know, infants, what our parents relationship was like, and a lot of times when we start dialoguing, we go Oh, my goodness, this is my parents talking because as you say, the right eyes, the father eye, the masculine energy, the left brain, and the left eye is the mother, the feminine and the right brain. And so we internalize these energies into our eyes, and then we project them out. And we project this confusion or this disharmony. And it’s no wonder our two eyes physically don’t work together. Because on an internal level, two eyes are sleeping in separate bedrooms. We’re not really married. And you also mentioned this, this instrument called a retinoscope Which is a flashlight that eye doctors can shine a light into the eye and they can see what the retinas responses and our thinking our emotions, you know, our problem solving can be

For today’s episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Cherionna Menzam-Sills, PhD a prenatal and birth therapist. She began teaching Embodied Embryology through somatic movement in 1997 as part of her doctoral studies in Pre- & Perinatal Psychology, which led to her teaching at Naropa University and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. She has taught and facilitated Pre- and Perinatal Psychology/Therapy, Continuum, a mindful movement practice, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy globally, often with her husband, Biodynamics pioneer Franklyn Sills. Biodynamics involves perceiving and augmenting embryological forces to support health and well-being throughout the life span. Her background includes extensive study with Pre- and Perinatal Psychology pioneers William Emerson and Ray Castellino, and Continuum founder, Emilie Conrad, who authorized her to teach Continuum in 2007. Cherionna has also facilitated therapeutic movement and body awareness for over 40 years as a Dance/Movement Psychotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Massage Therapist, and Prenatal and Birth Therapist. She has authored two books, The Breath of Life: An Introduction Craniosacral Biodynamics and Spirit into Form: Exploring Embryological Potential and Prenatal Psychology. Cherionna is committed in her work & life to embodied presence.  You can learn more about Cherionna and her work at: www.birthingyourlife.org – Cherionna’s website www.resourcingyourlife.org – online school of Cherionna and Franklyn Sills Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS book, emilie, eyes, continuum, perinatal, people, psychology, ray, babies, embryology, resourced, body, embryo, midline, present, called, franklin, fluid, teaching, sherry 00:05 Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to [email protected]. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode. Hey, everybody, it’s Dr. Sam, and I’d like to welcome you to another EyeClarity podcast. Or do I have a special guest today she’s one of my colleagues and I’m so excited to bring her on. Her name is Cherionna Menzam-Sills PhD. And let me give you a little background on Cherionna, she is immersed in pre and perinatal psychology led her to teaching at Naropa University in Boulder, and also the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. She is a biodynamic craniosacral teacher, along with her husband, who Franklin sills. He’s one of my heroes have his books actually right there. And I, I refer to his writings quite a bit. Sherry Anna also has studied with William Emerson, Ray caster Leno. And Emilie Conrad, we’re going to talk about our connection with continuum. And she’s a wonderful teacher movement and body awareness therapist, dance movement, psychology. I mean, she’s just done so many, many things. And she’s also an author, and she has a new book out. This is why we’re bringing her on. And the title of the book is called spirit into form exploring embryo illogical potential, and prenatal psychology. And I have it right here. I’ve actually turned a lot of people on to her book. And so she’s so generous to come on today to share riona Thanks for joining us. And my first question is, why the book? What’s behind it? Give us give us some some background? 02:52 Oh, well, thank you. First of all, thank you for the lovely introduction makes me smile. And I didn’t know you were a fan of Franklin’s. So that’s really sweet to kind of bring him into the room. And he’s certainly an influence in in my work on the book. So why did I write this book, big book, you know, 560 pages. It took me 17 years to write this book. I realized that I started taking notes on it. About 17 years ago, just before I met Emilie Conrad, and I was reading. She hadn’t published her book life on land yet at that point. And she had a kind of pamphlet out that was called life on land. And so I was reading that, and I was just so inspired, which happened every moment that I spent with them away. And so I had to give you a little background for the book. I had. Let’s see, where do I begin? So in in while I was studying somatic psychotherapy, at Naropa University, I was introduced to the field of pre and perinatal psychology, and something in me just went, that’s it, you know, this is my thing. And after many years of really intensive work with it, or through those many years, I realized it was you know, they say we teach what we most need to learn. And I had a lot of healing to do in that area. So the thing that was really going to help me to really do that healing

Today’s episode explores how prenatal experiences affect our eyesight and vision. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, gestation, clarity, midline, nearsightedness, tissue, vision, myopia, vagal, spotify, compress, part, brain tissue, developed, visual cues, podcast, episode, absorbable, father, twist 00:05 Hello, everyone, it’s Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions you can send them to [email protected]. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode. The eyes originate very early in gestation, some say 17 days, you know, we see the optical vesicles starting to grow out from the brain. So every tissue of the eye is brain tissue. And it’s such a an absorbable part of us, and yet it’s not really acknowledged in a lot of ways. One of the things that you described this not wanting to be seen and pulling in is something called myopia, nearsightedness. And we’re at an epidemic around nearsightedness right now because of our near focusing. And the main emotion around myopia is fear. I don’t trust I pull in I tighten up I compress and then fast forward to an adult and this is why people are developing all these eye diseases because their tissue is compressed Emily is to talk about, you know, the eyes or one of the most unrealized tissues of the body. And astigmatism is a twist a body twist. So when you come out of the birth canal, and your body is twisted, this is astigmatism that makes more strabismus where one of the eyes is crossing. In Chinese medicine psychologically the right eyes, the father eye, the left eye is the mother eye. So the right is turning in the infant is turning away from his father. Now, there could be a lot of reasons why that might occur. Then there’s lazy, you know, one eye that he’s not seeing as clearly as the other eye again, you can look at the mother father relationship and the children absorb through their eyes, their parents relationship. There’s the midline problem where the two eyes are not tracking together. And there’s a underdeveloped midline that goes way back to you know, gestation. So there are a lot of visual cues and signals that maybe don’t get developed. I’m in the process of writing a blog right now on the somatic eye, and I am bringing in some of Dr. porges. His work on polyvagal and how it affects the vision we know affects speech language, auditory, right, but that vagal experience what happens with the vision piece. 03:37 Thank you for listening. I hope you learn something from the EyeClarity podcast show today. If you enjoyed the episode, make sure to subscribe on iTunes or Spotify and leave a review. see you here next time.

For today’s episode, I got to talk with Dr. Monisha Bhanote. Dr. Monisha Bhanote is a quadruple board-certified physician with 20+ years in health care. She has expertise in Integrative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anatomic/Clinical Pathology. She is a sought-after health and wellness expert providing both speaking and written commentary to multiple news media outlets and publications. Known as a health and wellness expert, she has been featured in publications such as in “Shape magazine,” “Mind Body Green,” “Martha Stewart Living,” “Popsugar,” “Bustle,” “HealthCentral,” “Insider,” “Prevention magazine,” and “Healthline,” amongst others. She is the founder of the Holistic Well-being Collective and continues to practice, write, and teach. Her mission is to support a holistic approach to well-being, health, and happiness by empowering health coaches and wellpreneurs with confidence, clarity, and community through evidence-based knowledge. Instagram: @drbhanote Website: https://www.drbhanote.com/ Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS people, pathologist, diagnoses, body, individuals, eating, practice, anatomy, cellular, doctor, board-certified physician, called, medicine, microbiome, incorporate, integrative medicine, happening, important, training, years 00:05 Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions you can send them to [email protected]. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode. Hey everybody, it’s Dr. Sam and I want to welcome you to another EyeClarity podcast. So we have a very special guest today. She’s a physician. Her name is Dr. Monisha Bhanote, and I met Dr. Bhanote on clubhouse and was very impressed with her information. So I wanted to bring her on. But a little background about her. She is a quadruple board certified physician with over 20 years of healthcare experience. She has expertise in integrative medicine, internal medicine, and something I’m interested in because I studied this in optometry school, anatomic and clinical pathology. I’m very excited because she just shared with me she has a new book that’s going to be coming out in the fall called the anatomy of well being. She also is training holistic health coaches. And we’ll talk about that as well in many other subjects. So Dr. Bhanote, I want to welcome you. And my first question is, what drew you to researching and studying anatomic and clinical pathology? I’m really curious about that. 01:58 Yeah. So thank you, Sam, for having me on your podcast today. And yes, it’s been great meeting you on clubhouse and connecting since then. So I think what drew me to anatomic and clinical pathology is my training where I did my medical school training, I actually trained in Europe, and they are very grounded in the basic sciences. So I had extensive background in anatomy, histology and the functioning of the body. And, you know, when I came out of medical school, I did, I did what I thought was a traditional route of going into internal medicine and taking care of patients, however, that the system that I was working in did was not quite working for me in the sense of I felt like I was helping people. So I actually then explored other opportunities and went into pathology because it’s such a complex study of the human body. And there’s so much to know that I knew that I was not only not ever going to be able to learn everything, but at the same time, I was still going to be able to help people by giving them definitive answers. So people don’t really know that pathologists are actually physicians working with other physicians, they’re the physicians who actually have the answers in the sense that they make the diagnoses off of the human tissue and human cells and blood. They’re the ones who are making the diagnoses. So then the other clinicians, like the oncologist, the gastroenterologist, pulmonologist can then treat the patients. So yeah, it’s a really fascinating field actually. It’s like a doctor’s doctor. 03:58 Exactly, yeah. And just being able to look under the microscope and see what’s going on on a cellular level, you know, and I, in my practice, I talk a lot about cellular health, and that’s where it starts. So in your practice, what are you seeing these days in terms of, you know, the health challenges, you know, and how are you? How are you helping people tell us a little bit about your practice? 04:24 Yeah, so I work. So I actually, since I do semi certifications, I work both as a pathologist and as an integrative medicine physician. So my pathology side is still looking under the microscope you know, anywh

In this episode I talk to a mother who is concerned about her daughter’s strong farsighted prescription. She says her daughter is not having any symptoms and she is functioning at a high level. She asked for a second opinion from me. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, vision, person, wrong, clarity, dilated, exercises, visual, glasses, learned, developmental, eye strain, gazelle, test, drug, eyesight, podcast, episode, distance, difference 00:05 Hello, everyone, it’s Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to Hello at Dr. Sam Berne calm. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode. Well, what I see here is that there doesn’t seem to be any developmental delays at all. So the sensory-motor system has developed? Well, it doesn’t seem like there’s any interference or impediment in the developmental motor process, because that’s where you begin to start to see some, you know, some disconnects. And the visual acuity for distance is really a poor measurement of vision. Because the distance acuity is basically just your eyesight. It’s not really vision, vision is how the eyes and the brain work together. And so when they’re referring you, it’s kind of the wrong referral. Because the eyesight is clear, they don’t, they’re not really getting what vision is. So vision would be things like visual tracking, shifting focus from near to far, depth perception. And there are some eye exercises, I can show you, that could help the visual tracking, visual focusing, and visual coordination, which would strengthen the visual system. So in lieu of getting glasses, which is really going to weaken the eyes, especially what they’re promoting, it actually makes no sense why they would want to promote that because it’s only going to weaken the eyes. And there’s nothing really wrong here. So your intuition is correct, in that you don’t really want or need to go down that road. First of all, you’ll get the glasses, she’s not going to wear them. And second of all, it’s just going to make her eyes work when they’re looking at an eye chart. I mean, the best way to really tell if there’s a vision problem is give a person something to read, have them read it, and watch what they’re doing to their face, if they’re covering one eye, if there’s eye strain, things like that. There are some eye exercises that kind of support depth perception. And I can show you those. And then I know you could take it from there. But I don’t think there needs to be a lot of intervention right now. And the glasses would be going down the wrong road. So one of the things you can do is you can test by having her look at something through her right eye and then having her look through something through her left eye and get a report. Is there a difference between the eyes? Now today, when I asked Hazel to do that, I didn’t really hear that there was any difference between the eyes. So if she’s not objectively observing a difference, then there’s really nothing to worry about. If we want to be more proactive, about the eyes working together. Again, there are one or two eye exercises that I could show you that could strengthen the coordination. And I think I should show you those. But aside from that, subjectively, just keep testing her to say well, how do you see it through the right eye? How do you see it through the left eye? It sounds like her two eyes are seeing it fairly similarly. When we tested it out, and I think you know if you’re driving, do it. If you’re, you know, looking at the computer screen, say well look through your right eye and look through your left eye. Do you see any differences or that kind of thing? 05:00 Does it make sense? Okay. Yeah. And the other. The other thing about it is that, in the eye doctors when she was reading the eye chart, there was nothing that came out that said, Oh, my goodness, she’s seeing a lot worse, out of one eye versus the other, only for eye health. If you want to get a better view of the retina, when you dilate the eyes, you are losing the opportunity to see how the eyes organically respond naturally. Because once you put a drug in the muscles, the muscles are not responsive anymore, they’re paralyzed. So you’re not going to get true responsiveness, because the drug is interfering with the person’s ability to organically respond. So if that’s her thinking, then you’re in the wrong office. I mean, that just makes no sense. So you don’t want to use dilated drops if you’re trying to figure out a pre

Today we have a special guest, Emma Destrubé. She is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and physician of East Asian medicine, as well as a somatic movement therapist and Continuum teacher. Beginning in her teens, she apprenticed under somatic movement pioneer Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum. Together they researched and developed fluid movement/sounding protocols for neuromuscular compromises and other therapeutic applications of somatic movement and breath work practice. Emma holds a private holistic health care/healing arts practice in Los Angeles, where she helps to cultivate vitality with patient-empowering, poetic medicine including acupuncture, herbalism, somatics, and energy work. Her patients are a broad mix of creatives, celebrities, athletes, artists, activists, meditators, and even children. She also teaches weekly online classes called Soma – a Continuum-based subtle movement, breath, and embodied meditation practice that sources somatic inquiry in the wisdom and poetry of Taoist medicine.You can follow her on Instagram at @emmadestrube or check out her website: https://www.emmadestrube.com/aboutMy last name is pronounced DES-true-bay. We can practice together!Credentials: Licensed Acupuncturist, Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nationally-certified Diplomate of East Asian Medicine, Registered Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator.Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDSsomatic, body, rhythm, people, feel, broaden, world, Emily, create, tissues, question, support, life, slow, head, move, medicine, speak, connected, hierarchical structures 00:05Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to Hello at Dr. Sam Berne calm. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode. Hey, folks, it’s Dr. Sam and I want to welcome you to another EyeClarity podcast. So today we have a very special guest. She’s a colleague of mine and a friend. And she’s got a lot of great information and wisdom. Her name is Emma, that’s true Bay. And she is a physician of East Asian medicine. She’s also a red registered somatic educator. And she’s also many other things. She’s just an amazing person. Just a little background about her. She’s an herbalist. She also has studied somatic healing and continuum. So she’s a continuum teacher. And we share that in common. We both studied with Emily Conrad, and I’m going to ask her to speak about Emily in a minute. So, Emma, I want to bring you on. And I want to thank you for joining us. And my first question is, how did you get hooked up with Emily and continuum? 01:59Thank you so much, Sam. It’s great to be here. So I came to continuum as a teenager, I was living in Montreal at the time, and I was really ill, I was struggling with the effects of a genetic condition which Western medicine had pretty much no course of action for. And I was at a place where I was really facing my own mortality. And I had come from a background of gymnastics and acrobatics, and circus art. So I was someone who was very physically oriented and identified, and what that that that part of me my body was sort of disintegrating. And so I was looking for some way to engage my self, my body into move, that would feel good and supportive, as opposed to draining and straining, and painful. And so through that I kind of haphazardly through the recommendation of a choreographer friend, was recommended to continue on. And so I started practicing it there with an amazing teacher, Linda, Raven, and Montreal. And it sort of became my lifeline. It was like the one thing that made sense to me, it was the one thing that felt good in my body that that reduced my pain levels that made me feel a sense of vibrancy or aliveness. And through this amazing series of of synchronicities, I came eventually to meet Emily Conrad, the founder. And she and I immediately connected, she looked at me in the eye and said, This is too much for one small human to carry. And what is your life? You would say that? Yeah, it was, let’s see her saying that. Yeah. And to hear that in that place, when I was sort of so I felt so alone and struggling with and, you know, trying to find support for myself. at that young age, it was just like, the only thing that had felt true and a long time. And so she’s like, what is your life? Like, right now? Is there any way that you can move to Santa Monica and work with me? And so I left everything, and I moved out with how she and I connected? Yeah. And then from there, I was just very close apprentice. I was in the studio all the time and doing everything I could to take care of a temple and exchange for our w

Today we are talking about our eye prescriptions and how getting the right prescription can not only improve your vision but your mental health as well. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, prescription, wear, blurry, clarity, contacts, vision, feeling, nearsightedness, work, lens, holistic, optics, improvement, give, number, restrictions, blur, doctor, technique 00:05 Hello, everyone, it’s Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions you can send them to Hello at Dr. Sam Berne calm. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode. So in my story is, is that I went up to like minus three/minus three and a quarter. And I met a holistic eye doctor in my late 20s. And it took me about a year, and I dissolved my prescription completely. And it’s been that way ever since. But it was very much a mind body healing. It wasn’t just an eyeball healing. But I had good teachers along the way, who taught me how to, you know, prescribe contacts and glasses that would support the vision improvement. And what the eye doctors are doing to you is what they’ve been trained to do, which is make the eyes worse. And there are definitely techniques just on a prescription level, that can begin to reduce that pattern so that you’re starting to feel improvement. And you know, it’s a process, but I definitely can give you a lot of pointers and tips. The reason why I asked that is that the prescription that you are wearing is calculated at 20 feet. And when you wear that 20 foot prescription at 20 feet, for your computer, you are making your eyes tenser, and making your eyes worse. And so one of the techniques that you could use with contacts is to wear a weaker prescription for the computer. And that would stop the deterioration in the distance. And over time, that prescription could actually become your distance. The other technique that works really well is to wear the same prescription in each eye because then you’re training the eyes and the brain to focus together. But when you correct one eye differently than another, it keeps the separation in place. It doesn’t allow for the two eyes to work together. So let’s say, for example, one experiment I’d like you to do would be to actually start wearing the minus four in the left eye, the right eye. 03:20 And it might be a little blurry for you. But it may not be. And you may notice that your body feels more relaxed and your eyes feel more relaxed. When you wear the same prescription in each eye. The first thing I’d like you to experiment with when you were your contacts is where a minus-four in each eye. Okay, and so now you’re on a you’re on a kind of a journey of exploration, exploration meaning, okay, now we’re going to start experimenting with reduced prescriptions and balanced prescriptions. And how do my eyes respond to that, how’s my brain respond to that. So that’s number one minus four in each eye, then I’m just guessing here, but I’m thinking that for your indoor computer work, I would consider like a minus-three in each eye. Now, one of the ways that you can confirm that or check that out, is you could go you could take like your tablet, you probably could even take your laptop to the drugstore. And you could wear your minus fours and then you go get the magnifying lens which is like a plus 1.25. That’s the lowest one you would get. And you have the screen at the distance you work at and then you put that plus 1.25 over the minus four. And you see how that feels, it should be really clear, it should be actually more relaxing. So that’s and then and then we could say, you can either wear that so that if you are going out, you don’t have to switch contacts. But I also could write you a prescription where you have the minus three contacts that you would use indoors. Now another, another technique is, you could wear the minus threes indoors for your work, and then get a pair of minus one glasses that you could wear over those contacts if you’re going for driving. Just to give you a little, just to give you a little technique, one of the things that worked for me personally, is my doctor gave me a pair of minus two contacts. And I would work in my office, and my patients would say to me, we’ve changed what’s happened Are you on, you know, drugs, what you’re seeing more relaxed. And so when you were the reduced prescription like that, it’s going to be more relaxing and more opening for your vision. And that would be something for you to get in touch with that the lower the number, the weaker the lens, the more relaxed you’re going to be.

Open Attention. In this episode, we explore how to honor our limits and the art of Self-Regulation. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com. SUMMARY KEYWORDSbody, exercise, breathing, dissolving, exhale, work, feeling, breathing pattern, dissolution, self-regulation, inhale, nervous system, stress, dissolve, system, attention, giving, clarity, healing, lasers 00:05Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to [email protected]. Now, to the latest EyeClarity episode. You go into something, the resting is called, the term that I use is called Open attention. Now open attention is a practice where you are listening to your body’s response to the stimulus that you just gave it. So if you’re making the sounds, and you’re moving, and you’re doing what you’re doing, when you’re finished, to build in this open attention, where you start listening to your body’s response, this does some very positive things for you. Number one, it helps your body absorb the really good things that you did, in making the sound and making the movement. It’s like a digestion. It’s like a metabolizing. And one of the problems that people have where they don’t embrace their health, is they don’t build in this rest and settle. They’re doing something, they go on to the next, they go on to the next. You know, about a year and a half ago, I was my friend invited me to a yoga class. So I’m in the yoga class and the instructor is this young man, he’s, you know, super exercise guy. And he’s putting us through these different postures one right after the other, after the other, after the other. And my own system said, I need to, I need to rest I need I it’s too much input. And so I started to lie down and I rested. The lady next to me says that’s a good idea. I’m going to do that to the guy next to her. So the teacher comes over says we can’t have this. And I said, Well, my nervous system can’t keep up with the barrage of asanas that you’re giving me. He says no, no, no, that’s not. And that’s the mentality of the exercise world, the fitness world. I even think it’s like that, in pretty much everything. We don’t spend time being able to integrate. And your system, when I say your system, I’m including your neurological system, your endocrine system, your digestive system, your nervous system, your fluid body, your fragile. You don’t need a million things coming to you all at once that you had that before you started working with me. And I’ve been very vigilant about only giving you a teaspoon at a time a little bit, letting you chew on it, letting you figure out okay, what’s enough for me. I felt beginning remember, remember the beginning we had the light sensitivity? And I said go get sunglasses? And you did and it helped you it was a resting for the eyes. So this open attention in your practice is a way for, number one, your body to metabolize, number two, for you to track or keep track of. Well, what are my sensations after doing all this sound? Gee, I’m feeling something in my throat. That’s interesting. Let me put my awareness there. Oh my god. Now it’s the energy is moving up to my eyes. I’m feeling some warmth. That’s interesting. that triggers a memory. Oh, I remember when I was a child. And my mother took me to the beach and we had such a great time. Oh, now I’m feeling this in my solar plexus. There’s a tightness there. Let me breathe into the tightness. So you’re unwinding your body by Putting your attention on how your body is talking to you. 05:05It’s the art of self-regulation. So I’m going to define self-regulation as the ability to regulate yourself in moments of stress. And if you can master that skill, then no matter what comes at you, you could do a few minutes of resetting yourself. And the stress is gone. puff. Personal experience on Monday, I had some dental surgery. And it was really interesting because I work with a holistic dentist, and he was doing some gum work for me around inflammation to avoid periodontal disease. And he was using lasers. So instead of cutting and like the regular dentist, you know, he was using these lasers, and it was, it was intense, was really good. So after the procedure, I was feeling a little stressed. And he said, you know, do you know how to down-regulate? Do you know how to reset your nervous system? I said, Yeah, I do. And within 15 minutes, sitting in his waiting room doing some things, I was able to calm myself down, then I was able to drive a

In this episode, I discuss the relationship between the kidneys, liver, adrenals and different eye conditions. This was a presentation I recently gave on Clubhouse. Enjoy the show! If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDSeyes, kidneys, stagnation, cataracts, retina, parasympathetic nervous system, holistic, sam, clarity, fact, retinopathy, important, lens, adrenals, person, omega, acid xanthine, hypertensive, stimulates, podcast 00:05Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to Hello at Dr. Sam Berne calm. Now, to the latest EyeClarity and so when I evaluate a person, I’ve studied traditional Chinese medicine and natural empathy, homeopathy, one of the things I know is that the kidneys are very connected to the dryness in our eyes, and dry eye and kidney chi stagnation are things that go together. In fact, in the major eye diseases, macular degeneration, Liberty stagnation, kidney cheese stagnation, we know the liver opens the eyes so that’s one of the main organs that innervates the eyes, but kidneys are really involved in macular degeneration as well. cataracts, kidney chi stagnation, the water in the lens, there’s an opacity that’s forming. I think the word for cataract is waterfalls. So there’s an imbalance in our water and one of the reasons why we develop cataracts also oxidative stress and not getting enough hydration in the eyes, glaucoma. That’s also lymphatic issues and kidney ci, stagnation, and myopia, nearsightedness, that umaine emotion is fear related to kidneys. So there’s so many connections with the kidneys and eyes and some of the things that we use in our practice is colyton color therapy. If you look at different colors, like the green, blue, green blue, that stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, it calms you down. If you wear a lens prescription, that say based on your focusing, we call it a homeopathic lens prescription that stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. You know, in fact, when the adrenals are working harder, you’re going to have more light sensitivity because the pupils are going to stay dilated, we call the Alpha Omega response, and almost all my patients are coming in in their sensitive delight. Their cortisol levels are off the charts, their adrenals are overworking. So some of the foods and ingredients that I recommend would be things like lutein, zeaxanthin, acid astaxanthin, these are the carotenoids. They’re so important in feeding the retina, goji berries, green tea extract, the omega three fatty acids really important glutathione, vitamin C. So I guess in my perspective, I use the eyes as a barometer on what’s going on in the internal organs, the kidneys, the liver, the spleen, the gallbladder, and then I treat accordingly. One last point, the retina is made up of a sea of micro capillaries, and folks have been talking about blood pressure. And so we can see in the retina very early on, if there’s vascular disease, hypertensive retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, and then we can apply holistic ways. I don’t like to use pharmaceuticals or surgery as a way to rebalance a person using the eyes as the entry point. I’m Dr. Sam, and I’m out. 04:36Thank you for listening. I hope you learned something from the EyeClarity podcast show today. If you enjoyed the episode, make sure to subscribe on iTunes or Spotify and leave a review. see you here next time.

Glaucoma! Blindness! Pharmaceutical eyedrops! Laser surgery! In this episode, I offer 3 new complementary, integrative strategies to neutralize this vascular disease. Also, please sign up for my newsletter to stay up on all my latest offerings! https://www.drsamberne.com SUMMARY KEYWORDSglaucoma, resveratrol, optic nerve, ingredients, protects, retina, eyes, coleus, ai, important, clarity, called, herbal remedy, abnormal blood vessels, Spotify, shortlist, wanting, mitochondria, reduce, organ meats 00:05Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to Hello at Dr. Sam Berne calm now to the latest I clarity episode. Hey folks, it’s Dr. Sam and I want to welcome you to another AI clarity podcast. So today’s show I want to talk to you about glaucoma. And we know that glaucoma is a silent disease. We don’t even know that we have it unless we go to our doctor and he or she measures our pressure looks at our visual fields and examines the optic nerve health. Now in many other video blogs, I’ve talked about important ingredients that help neutralize some of the glaucoma affects you know, like omega three fatty acids, Tarin, bilberry, gingko. These are all important for optic nerve health. The key in glaucoma is protecting your optic nerve health. But today, I want to give you three ingredients that maybe are not on your shortlist. These are all natural, that could be added to your glaucoma regimen. So the first is called coleus forskohlii II. Now, this is an herbal remedy, not many people know about it. So it’s plant based. And in some very small studies that have been done, it can bring your eye pressure down three or four points. I’ve been using it for years as a support mechanism to help people bring their AI pressures down. So it is one that I would highly recommend for you. Again, it’s called coleus forskohlii ai. Alright, my number two, little bit off the radar is something called resveratrol. And this amazing ingredient can help with the blood circulation, especially in the tiny blood vessels in the retina. It helps reduce oxidative stress. And there’s one other thing that it does, it’s helpful and that it reduces this tendency for the growth of abnormal blood vessels. And these abnormal blood vessels that sometimes grow in the retina. do so because the retinas so starved. So the retina is trying to produce these blood vessels, but they’re so weak, that creates a lot of hemorrhaging. It creates a lot of edema. And we see this a lot in wet macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy. And the medical term which you may have heard of is called angiogenesis. So resveratrol can help reduce the angiogenesis This is powerful, especially if you’re dealing with wet AMD. And you’re not wanting to do the injections anymore. But it’s also helpful for glaucoma because it helps with the ocular flow. Remember, glaucoma is a vascular disease. In fact, there’s some research that says it starts in the brain, and then it moves into the eyes. So whatever it is, things that you can do to boost your oxygenation and your hydration in those tiny micro capillary blood vessels. And resveratrol does that. 04:02I recommend about 150 milligrams per day of resveratrol if you’re going to try it. Alright, and my number three potent ingredient for glaucoma is something called co q 10. Most of you have heard of this. And it is a neuro protector protects the nerves, the nervous system or neurological health, which of course our eyes our retina or optic nerve is part of so when you take co q 10 you’re doing something else that’s positive and that is you are supporting mitochondria function. And we know in mitochondria function, the better the mitochondria working, the more it produces ATP, which helps nutrient absorption gets rid of oxidative stress reduces inflammation. So if you can find any agent that improves mitochondria function, jump on it, it slows the aging process down, it’s going to give you more energy. Alright, some other things that COQ10 does is it protects us against over sun exposure. You know, I’m really into getting 30 to 60 minutes of natural sunlight every day, but at the same time, it’s important to protect your eyes from too much sun. And the same goes for our screen time. LCDs televisions, all that blue light, especially after 6pm if you’re concerned with the blue light, you’ve got glaucoma, I would add co q 10 to my shortlist. Now, if you’re not wanting to take a supplement, and by the way, the average dose I would start with is about 100 milligrams a day. But the food sources of CO q 10 would be things like salmon, tuna, or

If you have been diagnosed with cataracts and are contemplating surgery, listen to this episode first! SUMMARY KEYWORDScataracts, glutathione, thistle, clarity, liver, ingredients, spice, Spotify, melatonin, anti-inflammatory agent, holistic, glutathione levels, antioxidants, podcast, number, health, milk, macular, Sam, boost 00:05Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to Hello at Dr. Sam Berne calm now to the latest I clarity episode. Hey everybody, it’s Dr. Sam and I want to welcome you to another AI clarity podcast. So today I’m going to talk briefly about what are some say unusual ingredients natural that you could use to boost your lens health. So let’s say you’ve been diagnosed with a cataract, and you’re doing some of the things I’ve suggested like glutathione and vitamin C. And lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin may be wearing some blue blockers using the eyedrops. What else is out there? So I’m going to go through three ingredients that maybe you haven’t heard of as it relates to lens health. So let’s jump in. Number one on my list is melatonin. In fact, melatonin helps increase glutathione levels. Now another broadcast video blogs, I’ve talked about the importance of glutathione as it relates to lens health. In fact, there was a research study done that says low glutathione levels, higher risk of developing cataracts. So taking one to three milligrams of melatonin before bedtime can help increase glutathione levels. My number two ingredient is milk thistle and milk thistle contains antioxidants. It’s an anti-inflammatory agent and it also helps boost glutathione now another aspect that I love about milk thistle is that it can help as a liver cleanser. And we know in Chinese medicine, the liver rolls the eyes. When you clean up your liver, your eyesight clears up. So doing a week or two I like to use a tincture of the milk thistle. Number one it’s going to help the glutathione on levels and number two more importantly, it’s going to clean up your liver. Alright and my last superfood for cataracts is the famous spice called saffron. This is a golden colored, pungent spice. It is filled with antioxidants. And it has been shown to be helpful for retinal circulation, macular health but it’s also great for diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. So that’s my show for today. I want to thank you so much for tuning in. Until next time, take care. 03:38Thank you for listening. I hope you learned something from the EyeClarity podcast show today. If you enjoyed the episode, make sure to subscribe on iTunes or Spotify and leave a review. see you here next time.

One of the most effective treatments I have developed is called: The Eye Protocol. I use a series of essential oils that help improve a person’s circulation, oxygenation, and detoxification processes in and around the eyes . In this episode, you get to hear a part of an Aromatherapy presentation that I taught during week 4 of my Advanced Vision Exploration Seminar. SUMMARY KEYWORDSessential oil, fennel, eyes, supports, vision, laurel leaf, oil, warmer, burning, hydrating, temples, put, feeling, clarity, carrot seed, part, seed, tissue, work, carrier oil 00:05Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my Eye Clarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to Hello at Dr. Sam Berne calm. Now to the latest I clarity episode. So tonight, we’re going to work with five foundational essential oils. If you have them, that’s great. If you don’t have them, you can just listen to the presentation, you’re part of the field, you’re going to get it anyway. So, what I’m going to do is I’m going to go through the kind of the informational part, and then I’m going to do a demonstration. So, the first one we’re going to work with is called sweet fennel. This is part of my I protocol that I’ve developed, and fennel or sweet fennel, we get it from the seeds. So, if you think of a seed, it’s the beginning. It’s the birthing, it’s it’s the start of something new. And so, the fennel, when you apply it, the opportunities you’re going to get the energetic of, of new birth, death, rebirth, death rebirth, let’s say you’re exploring your vision because we’re going to be working around your face and eyes, that the fennel is the first oil that you are going to apply that hopefully is going to open your vision. It’s a warm and I kind of classify the oils as young which is hot, and yen which is cool. This would be a yen plus you’re going to put it on and you’re going to feel a little warmth, but it’s Hardy. It has feathery leaves. It’s an ancient herb. They’ve used it back in Rome, Greece, India, Egypt. One of the main ways phenol has been used as it helps support digestive and stomach health. It invigorates the kidney and spleen. It helps with our self-expression. So many times, when we use these essential oils, they don’t only affect us physically, but they may affect us spiritually. And this is the number one essential oil we’re going to use in the eye protocol which I’ll show you in a few minutes. Essential Oil number two is called carrot seed. carrot seed is great for the skin. It’s also from dried seed parts. So, you get two seeds here. Change, newness beginnings, birth. It’s a muscle relaxant. It’s a blood purifier. It supports the gallbladder. This one is slightly warmer than the fennel and I’ll explain to you how to apply it but it’s essential oil number two. Essential Oil number three is Frankincense. And this comes from the resin of a small tree. For many of you, you know that it is ancient. It’s been talked about and read about in the Egyptian the Persian, the Hebrew, the Roman, the Greek civilizations, and it supports a balance of your nervous system. It’s also a major visual opener. It helps stimulate stagnating energy, it’s uplifting, it’s freeing, and it’s yet there’s no plus to it. So, it’s a little cooler than the first two and its application number three. Number four is Laurel leaf. This comes from an evergreen shrub or tree, and it comes from the leaves and branches. Those of you that have been to Greece, there’s a place where you can go where Apollo was. LAUREL leaf was dedicated around the temples for poetry for prophecy. I call it the queen of the lymph system. It really supports our lymphatic health. It’s very uplifting and sparks our inner vision. It is also very in, and I’ll talk about where some of the best places are to apply Laurel leaf. 05:03And then the last one is a hydrosol Helichrysum and what is the hydrosol? Well in the steam distillation process that I talked about a few minutes ago, where you’re distilling all the plant materials hydrosol hydrosols, contain the essential oils, but they’re far less concentrated. So, when you boil, you’re boiling the water that creates the distillation process, the hydrosols are traveling through the steam, and either part of it is going to go directly to the essential oil, there’s another part of the distiller where that steam is going to carry the essential oil and the water. This is the hydrosol. And it has the frequency of the essential oil for a fraction of the cost because Helichrys

Do you ever suffer dizziness, double vision, sea sickness, or balance issues? In this episode, I discuss the relationship between the vestibular system and the visual system. They are so intertwined! If you want to learn more how the the brain, the eyes, and the vestibular system play together, please enjoy this presentation. SUMMARY KEYWORDSvestibular system, eyes, vestibular, brain, cerebellum, important, peripheral vision, called, astigmatism, seconds, stigmatism, head, inner ear, movements, boost, underactive, balance, create, part, week 00:05Good evening. Good. Good afternoon. Good morning, wherever you are. I’d like to welcome you to week number three. And it’s great to be here. I hope that you find tonight’s class. Well, let’s just say informative, exciting, and eye opening. So, adventures in Gravity, this is a very important topic. And I want to spend some time discussing the connection between our inner ear and our eye, the ear eye connection or better known as the vestibular visual connection. So, the vestibular system is part of our, our ear auditory anatomy, and specifically, we’re talking about the inner ear, the inner ear is critically important in our ability to orient in the world. And it is very connected to our eyes. And a lot of the situations that you have going on, could be at some level connected to the vestibular issues that we all go through. So, in this first slide, I define the vestibular system as the inner ear, and it’s made up of the like little stones or bones. In the inner ear, we have the labyrinth, and we have the ear receptors. And it’s these ear receptors that send information via the auditory nerve to a part of the brain called the cerebellum. And the cerebellum is also known as the little brain. And the cerebellum is responsible for our coordination, our precision and timing of movements, as well as motor learning. And if you watch the video that I sent you, on week three, there’s a bilateral integration, where you’re moving your arms and your legs and your head in your eyes. That is activating the connection between your vestibular system and your cerebellum. Now, part of the receptors that send information from the auditory nerve also go to another part of the brain called the survival brain now the survival brain. We touched into that in week one with the Moro reflex, the starfish, the morrow is part of our startle response. And the brainstem is the part of our brain that helps us navigate the fight flight freeze response. And you may recall that in the hierarchy of brain function, we start off operating from our reptilian brain, the survival brain, then we move to the cerebellum. And then finally, we move to the frontal brain called the cerebral cortex. So if we move on the receptors in these two brain centers, meaning the cerebellum and the brainstem actually then send information both to the eye muscles and to our cerebral cortex, now the function of the cerebral cortex. It’s been known as our higher brain center, and it’s designed for things like perception, sensation, memory, associations, thought, and voluntary physical action. Some have coined it the executive brain function, but you can see how involved the vestibular system is 04:45in our overall brain health. Now the vestibular system is a sensory system that is responsible for providing our brain with information about Motion, head position, spatial orientation, that’s our depth perception. It’s also involved in other motor functions that help us stabilize our head and body during movement. It’s also important in our balance and our posture. That’s the vestibular system is essential for our normal movement in equilibrium. And just a side note here, because some of you have asked questions about a stigmatism that a lot of times a stigmatism occurs when there is an irregularity in our posture, or head position, so let’s say we, we might tilt our head to one side or the other, or we have a tight set of neck muscles. This can be the start of astigmatism, that will show up in the eye. And of course, then the eye doctor is correcting you for the astigmatism. So, it’s embedding that that postural dysfunction that we started moving into. So that’s creating that irregular blur, where the muscles in the eye are not working equally and one set of muscles may be working more than another and this creates the cylinder, the axis of astigmatism in our visual field. So, this, again, is another validation on how a stigmatism many times starts in the body. And the eye doctor is just embedding it in the eye by measuring it in giving you a lens. But the vestibular system is very connected to us to our overall eye prescription. I’ll get to that in a minute. There’s a test that practitioners use, I’ve used it quite a bit. It’s called the vestibular ocular reflex test. And this test measures the hook

In this episode, I give the listeners a glimpse into a private session I offered to a patient who has reduced her myopia and astigmatism by 50% and wants the advanced set of vision therapy exercises to be able to reduce her prescription completely. Yes, you can reduce your dependency on your contacts and glasses! Here is the transcript for the show. Enjoy! Podcast 126 Fri, 4/23 4:08PM • 36:59 SUMMARY KEYWORDS eye, metronome, eyepatch, chart, practice, beats, left, arm, leg, letter, exercises, vision, limbs, clarity, micromanage, glasses, read, myopia, moving, walk 00:05 Hello, everyone, its Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my I clarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to Hello at Dr. Sam Berne calm. Now to the latest I clarity episode. In today’s show, I am going to present a session that I did with a patient recently who is reducing her myopia and astigmatism. And I’m giving your more advanced exercises today that include the eye brain body, and they’re going to require her to be able to focus in a more expanded way. So I hope you enjoy this session. Take care when I enrolled in vision therapy, so I was in your shoes, I had a similar prescription as you did, was even stronger. And the doctor that I went to see made me commit for a year. And he gave me some practices, some vision practices that I had to do every day. And they were very much two things whole body. So how to use my whole body engage my whole body with my vision. And the second part is that the exercises were all done with an eyepatch. Okay. And his theory, his thesis was that by using an eyepatch, when the eyes were good when the eyes are so different. So mine were different to like yours, the eye patch disrupts the normal functioning of how the The eyes are different. And you kind of get flatlined when that happens. So the patches of this pattern interrupter, the other thing is you’re doing the practice, at the you’re doing the practice the same amount of time with each eye. Even though you might think one eye is stronger, like the right eye or the left eye is weaker whenever, what because you’re basing it on clarity, and blur. But each eye gets the same amount of time. And you’re then on a journey. When you do these practices, because they’re not mechanical at all. They’re very much Mind Body oriented, and there’s a mindfulness. So it’s an open ended practice, where you’re using the practice, to deepen your self awareness around your habits, patterns conditioning, as it relates to the mental, emotional, energetic and physical parts of your eyes. So it’s going to be very informative, if you take that attitude. And so just to finish with me, I went down this, this track with him. And it took me about six months. And one day I woke up, and I started driving, and I could see the road signs. And I remember right before that I had shared with him I was really frustrated. Because I wasn’t reaching my goal of getting rid of the need for my glasses. I was the reason why I went to him. And he told me that with that attitude, I would never get there. And he he said that the only way that I might have a chance would be to completely let go of the goal of getting rid of my glasses. And I couldn’t do that that was very hard for me because I was very goal oriented and most people that are near sighted have that goal oriented streak. 04:38 And so it was it became a real practice a real metaphor to be detached about the goal. Like I can have the goal and then let it go. Have a go Let it go up. I’m sure you’re well aware of that, that practice. So in this set of exercises that you’re going to be doing. The clarity and the balance between the two eyes is something that’s going to sneak up on you. It’s going to surprise you when they when you least expected. But in the in the meantime, while you’re you’re toiling away at the practices, you’re learning a lot about your balance, your movement, your posture, your emotions, and other things as well. So that it becomes an inquiry into, well, what am I feeding my eyes? mentally, you know, what am I feeding my eyes emotionally? And, you know, I thought I knew that answer. But as I kept doing the practices, more and more God peeled away, and I could really vulnerably see what I was doing to myself. So I want to preface these practices by saying they’re very potent. They’re very simple. And we’ll rotate them. So that I don’t want you to be doing one practice. For a long time, I’d like you to do it for two weeks, and then put it aside, and then start practice number two, do that for two weeks, put it aside. And I’m going to give you one practi

In this episode, I am interviewed by Christian Yordanov host of the Connecting Minds Podcast. I answer questions ranging from Autism, Vestibular Health, Amblyopia (lazy eye), Computer Vision Syndrome, and other topics. I hope you enjoy the show!

In this episode, I give my current State of the Union using integrative/holistic modalities to improve vision and wellness. Some of the topics include: the debate on genetics versus epigenetics as it relates to eye disease, emotional responses connected with myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. The effects craniosacral therapy, chinese medicine, and homeopathy have on a person’s eye health. Enjoy the show!

In this episode, I give a lecture on the following topics: Topic 1: Traumatic Brain-Injury and Vision. I discuss a variety of techniques that reduce trauma including vision therapy and color therapy. Topic 2: How do you go about reducing your prescription and improving your vision? Topic 3: How to navigate your eye disease diagnosis? How does screen time affect our vision? Enjoy the show!

In this episode, I answer 3 questions: Question 1: Joe asks: “What can I do to prepare for my upcoming cataract surgery?”  Question 2: Gladys asks: “Are there other alternative therapies to reduce my glaucoma?”  Question 3: Barry asks: “What is your essential oil protocol to improve your vision?” Here is the link to the research study I quoted about Glaucoma and Mindfulness Meditation: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/mindfulness-meditation-may-help-fight-glaucoma And the link to my upcoming Advanced Vision Exploration Workshop: https://www.drsamberne.com/advanced-vision-exploration/

In this episode, I interview visionary artist and workshop facilitator, Jan Salerno on the Big Island of Hawaii. We discuss our collaborations with the dolphins, whales, and the creative/healing process! Jan can be reached on Facebook through Dolphin Whisperers Hawaii or Jan Salerno Art and Design. Enjoy the show!

If your prescription keeps getting worse year after year or if you are becoming more dependent on your reading glasses, listen to these tips on how to stop this downward spiral. Any eyeglass or contact lens prescription is like a pharmaceutical drug. There are side effects like less eye muscle responsiveness, more blurred vision, and an increase in your prescription every year. Dr. Sam offers ways some simple ways to improve your vision and reduce your dependency on your glasses.

In this episode, I offer my State of the Union on the future of eye care and health trends for 2021. This was a post-Vision Summit I presented to a group who took the seminar. I wanted to also make available to my community at large. I hope you enjoy the show!

In this episode, Dr. Sam is interviewed by Marsha McCulloch, a blogger who writes for Vitacost. He talks about the effects computer use is having on our eyes, vision, and wellness. He offers many tips on how to take better care of your vision while being on screen time.

In this pre-Vision Summit podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing two of the featured speakers who are presenting at the Summit : Maria Karakosta-Humpich and her partner Marc Humpich, Continuum Movement Teachers and Somatic Educators. They share their philosophy of using the inquiry of movement to facilitate creativity, and the fullness of being alive. They can be reached through their website: www.thelivingbodyacademy.com

In this pre-Vision Summit podcast interview, I have a conversation with Crystal Hadnott, a Certified Integrative Nutritionist, Functional Wellness Coach, Health Educator, speaker, and author. She will be a featured speaker on my Vision Summit Online Seminar talking about the relationship between the eyes and the gut. She can be reached at: https://www.instagram.com/crystalhadnott/

In this interview, Dr. Sam talks with Annie McDonnell, a New York State licensed acupuncturist with a focus on relieving stress-related ailments and strengthening emotional resilience. Annie is one of the featured speakers at Dr. Sam’s upcoming Vision and Whole Health Summit which will be held January 15-17, 2021. Annie will be speaking on Chinese Medicine and Eye Health. She offers both telemedicine and office appointments. She can be reached at: [email protected].

In this interview, Dr. Sam talks with Alexandra Defacio, a holistic therapist, licensed colon hydro-therapist, lymphatic drainage masseuse and modern shaman. Alexandra is one of the featured speakers at Dr. Sam’s upcoming Vision and Whole Health Summit which will be held January 15-17, 2021. Alexandra can be reached at: www.greenstarwellnessnyc.com or through Instagram: @greenstarnyc. Enjoy the show!

As part of my pre-Summit interview series, I have a very informative conversation with Andrea Rossi, a practicing nutritionist, community herbalist, and founder of the business Dirt and Bones. She helps people who suffer anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, and chronic health challenges through nurturing the nervous system, individualized nutrition therapy herbal support, and nature-experience programs. Andrea is one of my featured speakers for the upcoming Vision and Whole Health Summit, which will be help January 15-17, 2021. Andrea’s presentation will be on: “Herbalism and Eye Health.” She can be reached through her website: www.dirtandbones.com Enjoy the show!

In this special pre-Vision Summit Online Seminar which will be held January 15-17th, 2021, I am interviewing all the presenters for this event. To sign up for the Summit visit: https://www.drsamberne.com/summit/. Today, I interview Donnalea Van Vleet Goelz, PhD, executive director of Continuum Movement. We have a very interesting conversation about a variety of topics on health! To learn more about her classes visit her websites: www.continuummovement.com or www.cobaltmooncenter.com. Enjoy the show!

I had the pleasure of being interviewed about my philosophy and work by Gael Rosewood, who is a representative for the Rolf Institute. For those of you who don’t know about Rolfing, it was invented by the visionary pioneer, Dr. Ida Rolf. It is an effective body work modality that helps reorganize the connective tissue that supports the muscles, bones and nerves. Enjoy the show!

In this podcast, I give a presentation on the testing that can be done if you suffer dizziness, vertigo, and orientation problems. What is the relationship between the inner ear and the eyes? Here are some answers for you.

In this episode I was interviewed on the podcast: The Matter of the Heart by Carol Olivia Adams. I discussed many topics related to the Power of the Eyes. Enjoy the show!

In this podcast, I present a lecture on the health of our 3 diaphragms: the maxillary sinus, respiratory, and pelvic diaphragms. This is a workshop I recently gave to a group of teachers at a teacher training for a modality called Continuum Movement. I hope you enjoy the show!

Question 1 from Bruno: “How does caffeine affect the eyes?” Question 2 from Gayle: “Please describe the difference between probiotics and prebiotic fiber?” Question 3 from Bob: “I am currently receiving Avastin injections for my wet macular degeneration. Are there any holistic alternatives.?” Program Note: For Question 3 What is VEGF? This is referred to as: Vascular endothelial growth factor. It is a protein that causes a growth of abnormal blood vessels found in conditions like wet macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy. Aside from pharmaceutical drugs, natural methods such as increasing lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, bilberry, the tocotrienol form of Vitamin E, Omega 3 fatty acids, and glutathione may be helpful in neutralizing some of the abnormal blood vessel growth. If you are a smoker or former smoker, do not use beta-carotene as this may lead to a higher risk of lung cancer.

Question 1: “Hi Dr. Berne, what can I just had a stroke in the optic nerve. Can you offer some advice?” Question 2: “I have recurring eyelid cysts. What are your thoughts on causation?” Question 3: “What can I do if I get broken blood vessels?” Link to 2013 article that I mentioned which was published in Clinical Ophthalmology on subconjunctival hemorrhages in the eye. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702240/

Question 1: “Regarding HDL levels – is there a correlation between higher levels and macular degeneration? I’ve read only about the risk of Non-HDL levels. Do you have an opinion about this?” Question 2: “Dr Berne, what do you think about syntonic phototherapy? Is it helpful? If yes, can it be done at home? I came across a great practitioner but it costs $15k to undergo the vision therapy & syntonics program.” Question 3: “Dr. Berne, there is much talk about how Nitric Oxide helps so much in circulation not only in the body but our eyes! Is there any way to have this naturally through certain fruits and vegetables?” Question 4: Is there anything adverse about using these with implanted contact lenses (ICL’s)? I have had ICLs since 2010. Now I was diagnosed with beginning stage of cataracts, and also my eye pressure runs slightly high.”  What do you think?” Question 5: “What is Superior oblique myokymia?”

Please note, if you have listened to the podcast, you qualify for a 10% discount on all products on Dr. Berne’s Webstore.When you check out, enter the code: Eyes1 Link to webstore: https://www.drsamberne.com/our-products/You also receive free shipping for orders over $50Question 1: “I saw your post on homeopathic glasses. Can you go into more detail in what you mean by homeopathic lenses?” Question 2: “Your post intrigued me about optic nerve health and energetic interference. Can you elaborate?”

Question 1: “I have a question for you… I have a baby daughter (just turned 1), and she goes cross eyed sometimes. It seems like she is playing, because she kind of zones out for a few seconds smiling and laughing often when doing it, and then her eyes go back to normal. We haven’t thought anything of it (and figured it will be something she just grows out of). But I wanted to check with you. (Note: She does not appear to have any visual struggles, or any signs of any developmental issues — she is healthy, happy, moves well, sees well, hears well, etc.) From googling, it looks like intermittent accomodative estropia.” Q2: “What advice do you have for lattice degeneration?” Q3: “Hi Dr. Sam! I enjoyed your Vision Sanctuary Retreat. You talked about Mugwort as a tea that can help the eyes and body. Can you elaborate?”

Question 1: How does the diagnosis Nystagmus affect my vision? Question 2: Why do I include green tea in my eye vitamin? 3. What are the best things I can do to prepare for cataract surgery? And what are the best things I can to heal after the surgery.

Question 1: “I’ve been dealing with dizziness and a loss of a sense of balance for over two years. I feel like the eye doctors don’t look beyond eyes and the other doctors I’ve seen don’t look at eyes at all. I have hyperopia and amblyopia which resulted in esotropia as a child. I haven’t had any surgeries. I’ve been experiencing double vision more often lately so I’ve assumed this is related to the dizziness. I’m 31 now and noticed an increase in double vision about 3 years ago. I’ve seen 2 ophthalmologists and 3 optometrists in the last 2 years. I did 32 weeks of vision therapy to try to correct the strabismus. After vision therapy was unsuccessful I was prescribed 1.00 base out prism glasses. I didn’t like the 1.00 prism glasses since they were combined with a pretty strong progressive prescription that made me feel like I’m looking through a fishbowl and I found them disorienting. I have resumed wearing non-prism lenses just because they feel more comfortable. My first physical therapist’s diagnosis was pressure on my occipital nerves. Since I’ve had the eye alignment issues all my life it’s hard for me to not keep thinking that’s where the problem is. I’m hesitant to have my neck operated on for obvious reasons but definitely because I don’t know if it will fix my dizziness and balance issues. My uneducated theory on this is that I’ve had eye strain for so long from my strabismus and perhaps even from straining through my hyperopia that it’s crept down to my neck. This theory is due to the fact that the neck issues are on my left side which is my good eye that does most of my seeing. I also think the weakness in my eye muscles from strabismus may be why I’ve failed the VNG tests. Does this sound plausible?” Question 2: “Hi Dr. Berne, I was dx with age-related macular degeneration (dry) 3 years ago. I go to my eye doctor every 6 months and he says things are getting worse. I have complained that I see better out of my naked eye than his glasses. I wear progressive lenses. My only complaint is I don’t see well at night when I drive. Otherwise I can see clearly when I read. What do you suggest?”

Question 1: Betty: “Can you suggest some natural remedies for cataracts? I have developed a cataract in my right eye.” Question 2: I have been diagnosed with Open Angle Glaucoma. I don’t like taking the drops. What can you recommend? Link to study on Coleus and eye pressure: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4487936/ Question 3: “I have been diagnosed with vertigo and vestibular insufficiency disorder? Can you help me?” Question 4: I would like to ask, do you suggest a strabismus operation? I am 56 years old, have myopia major congenial, strabismus. I have never had any eye surgeries. I suffer esotropia. Thank you so much in advance.”

Q 1: “Dr Sam, I have a Glutathione and B12 deficiencies which I think has caused my eyefloaters is this possible?” Q2: “Is there a cure for freckles in the back of the eye?”

In this episode I answer questions on eyelid blisters, how to negotiate a reduced astigmatism prescription with your eye doctor, and what to do to improve a corneal condition called Keratoconus.

In this episode, I interview Dr. Dee Blanco, a holistic veterinarian and we discuss COVID-19, Vaccinations, and holistic pet health. Dr. Blanco can be reached at www.drdeeblanco.com

In this episode, I interview Joshua Townshend-Zellner. He has been involved in the theatre, film and the entertainment industry for over 25 years as a writer, actor, producer and director. He has trained with many luminaries of the International Theatre scene including; Ron Sossi, Yoshi Oida, George Shandoff, Osentinsky, Ryszard Cieslak. Joshua has blended his worlds of Theatre & Improvisation Training along with his studies in the yogic and shamanic traditions to create experience based techniques and skills that will take you on a deep dive into the creative process. His background as a cultural creative, director, acting coach and phenomenologist will support your process as you are guided through the labyrinth of writing and performing your creative art. He has a very popular podcast called Notes On Your Notes, and can be reached directly at: [email protected].

Question 1: Arlene: “What is your opinion of Lipo vision drops?” Question 2: “What is the relationship between dyslexia and vision?” Visit Dr. Sam’s Videoblog link: https://www.drsamberne.com/?s=dyslexia Question 3: Ben: “I’ve been experiencing dizziness during these long Zoom meetings following the Coronavirus social distancing. I’m a graduate student and an intern, and I’ve started using reading glasses two years ago. I also struggle with high blood pressure. Any suggestions?” Question 4: “So yesterday after I did the eye exercises with the string my double vision seemed improved for a while, but then when I went for a walk about 6pm my double vision was worse than ever and I couldn’t look out in the distance or I would get dizzy, only at the ground in front of me. This morning I am trying the exercise and I get to the 3rd bead–the farthest away and one string disappears completely and I can’t get it back. I try un-focusing until I see 2 beads and then bring them together, but as soon as they start to overlap the string just disappears (my left eye). And then I get dizzy. So, seems like things are definitely changing, but just wanting to make sure that this makes sense and I should keep trying…Thanks,” Question 5: “What do you think of sungazing?”

Question 1: “Hi Dr. Berne! I have followed your podcast and have loved everything you have said. I had a concussion when I was little and never understood why I had a hard time reading. Now, I am doing vision therapy but I also have OCD. I was wondering if you know anything about OCD and the eyes. I am always worried about having tension in my eyes and I am constantly aware about it giving me anxiety. Like I try to do everything without tension in my eyes but I’m not sure what’s going on.I am also scared about getting double vision. Do you have any advice?” Question 2: “Dr Berne, I’m hearing the COVID-19 virus enters mouth, nose and eye. How does COVID-19 affect the eyes?” Question 3: “Would rebounding suffice if someone can’t get out to walk?” Question 4: “How does acupuncture open the eye meridians?”

Question 1 from Kristy: “Hi Dr. Sam, I am a 43-year-old female who has been dealing with floaters for the past 3 years. I had been working with a functional medicine doctor for 2 years prior to developing floaters in order to regulate low thyroid after the birth of my second son. Since developing floaters, I also have additional issues such as seeing black and white objects, sparkles when looking up at the blue sky or seeing bright spots in my glasses when the sunlight hits them, etc. I have been to numerous eye doctors, as recent as a month ago, and they all say my vision is perfect. With that said, I do think I have genetic predisposition for macular degeneration, but I have read some things from doctors who say fish oil and high dose vitamins can hurt your vision. And others say they will help your vision. There is SO much confusing evidence out there. So, with that background: When working with a functional medicine doctor to heal gut dysbiosis, is it ok to take high quality supplements, protein powders with high doses of vitamins, to get the gut healed without worrying about negative eye effects? What are your thoughts as I know you often talk about healing the gut being critical to eye health. So, what are your recommendations on working with a functional medicine person in relationship to eye health and taking high vitamin doses, etc.? Any factors to consider? (All supplements are prescribed based on high-quality testing). All functional medicine doctors want to give high doses of fish oil, and I have read contrasting info that fish oil can even be dangerous… what is your take on these supplements in relationship to eye health? Also, how can you incorporate mindfulness into eye healing so that someone can “believe” that they can heal? There are so many negative diagnosis and doctors who say you can’t do anything… so it is easy to believe that you can’t heal especially if you have tried for many years unsuccessfully. What would you say to someone about how to find hope and practice mindfulness in the midst of a society that tells us we can’t heal? What are your thoughts on having a vision teacher to get out of glasses? Any recommendations around the country that you trust? I have recently started your eye exercises that you have posted online, so wondering if this is enough or better to work with someone locally? Also, if you practice eye exercises, is it better to wear glasses lower than your prescription — like Bates said to not wear your glasses again… this is hard to do in today’s society. What do you recommend? Thank you so much. Link to my protocol for macular degeneration: https://www.drsamberne.com/?s=macular+degeneration Question 2 from Kathryn: “I am interested in reducing the level of pressure on my right eye. It was recommended that Kaiser pierce my eye with a laser to reduce the pressure, and I did not. also, can you make recommendations for reducing the dependency on glasses or contacts.”

” I tell everyone about you because holistic eye care is very foreign in NECT and this tri-state area. My cranial nerves have been greatly affected by acute and chronic lyme and mycoplasma. I even required early cataract surgery before I self tested positive for lyme as traditional testing is <50% accurate and manipulated. I used a home phlebotomist and Vibrant Wellness, CA testing. I now see a ILADS member LLMD in Ashford, CT. I am using a botanical biofilm busting protocol along with antibiotics. I am interested in any information that you share or have shared with regard to the global vector/tick-bourne disease epidemic as it relates to our eyes. I am currently not returning to my eye professionals due to their apathetic attitude, ignorance, and lack of progress and common sense. Cranial/peripheral… nerves and microbial biofilms need to be addressed in this dense population which continues to insidiously grow. How are you addressing biofilm, reversing nerve damage and combating microbials in your practice? “

Question 1 from Allyson: “I have had dry eyes for a few months with some trouble driving at night. I also have astigmatism in my left eye. I think some of my symptoms improve with beta carotene, like carrot juice. What else would you recommend that I can do from home? I’d like to rely on diet as much as possible. I am working on whole body detox with magnesium baths, sauna, and red light therapy. Lately, I’ve found the sauna a little drying to my eyes, so I haven’t done it as much.” Question 2 from Margaret: “Can you talk about biofilm? Can it affect my new lenses from cataract surgery? I just had lavage today on my eyelids, wonder how to prevent, what causes it, how to treat, etc.?” Link for article on Dr. Berne’s article on the Ocular Microbiome: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-your-eye-microbiome Question 3: “What is visual snow? How do you work with it?”

Question 1: What are your thoughts on Hypochlorous Acid? Question 2: I have droopy eyelids and want to know if there is a non surgical way to lift them. I have used products and actually egg whites to try and lift them but no success. Do you recommend laser technique to be able to tighten that skin above my eyes or is surgery my only option. Thanks for your input which I truly appreciate. Question 3: What can you do for the Posner Schlossman syndrome?