Face Forward
Posted on August 23, 2008, under Health.
Facial muscles weaken due to inadequate blood supply, in cases of paralysis.Do the following set of exercises twice daily.These regulate blood flow, strengthen facial muscles and get rid of numbness.Repeat every exercise 6-8 times.
- Open your mouth to the fullest, exerting pressure on the jaws.Then close your mouth tightly.
- Fill your mouth with air such that your cheeks expand to their fullest.Keep your lips closed.If you have trouble keeping them closed, use your fingers to close them.
- Put your tongue out as far as you can.Then put it back into the mouth and roll it upwards and downwards.
- Inflate a balloon with your mouth.
- Extinguish a candle by blowing on it.
- Open and close your eye to their fullest.Do it slowly.
- Blink your eyes in quick succession.
- Rotate your eyes in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions.
- Massage your face, in upward strokes.
IMPORTANT TIPS
- Avoid getting stressed, tense or depressed, as these states of mind can aggravate the problem.
- Ensure that you get proper sleep of at least 7-9 hours.
- Try to keep your bowels clean.
DIET TIPS
- Consume a diet rich in proteins, by increasing intake of pulses and green vegetables.However, avoid urad, chana, rajma and okra.
- Completely avoid yoghurt,rice, kadhi and yam.
- Soak 2-4 garlic pearls in water overnight and consume them in the morning with water.
