I went to my optometrist, Dr. Chao in Pembroke Pines, and we saw that although I have 20/20 vision, I am having trouble focusing on near small print.  This is called presbyopia.  It gets more pronounced as we age, but apparently it can improve with exercise.  He recommended the following.  Take note!  Let me know your results if you do them.  I’ll do them as well and report back soon.

Dr. Kirby Hotchner, DO in Miami, is the doctor that has gotten my mom off all chemical medications.  On one of our latest visits, he turned me on to this book.  The premise is that as time goes on, and we become more sedentary, two things happen:  1)  Joints and muscles deteriorate for desuse, 2)  misalignments and compensations are magnified with time.

The solution:  Alignment!  Egoscue’s books concentrate on how our misalignments affects our mobility and pain.  the exercises are deceptively simple but they work.  My mom has been doing the 55+ routine and already her posture has improved.

Book:  Pain Free by Pete Egoscue