> p.clarkii[at]gmail.com wrote:
> > On Aug 30, 4:07 pm, "Ms.Brainy" <mikabra...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > The researches hypothesized not on astrology, but on a more sound
> > > theory: "We know that sunlight affects the pineal gland and we have
> > > indications that melatonin, through other compounds, is involved in
> > > regulating eye length," says Belkin. "More sun equals less melatonin,
> > > equals a longer eye which is short sighted."
> > > i guess sunning isn't such a good therapy. Who'd a thunk it?
> Huh? The more sunlight you experience the MORE melatonin you develop.
> There's a reason that Africans are dark and Norwegians are light. Let's
> think about this for a while...
> So if Belkin is right in spite of his wrongness, how much melatonin (not
all
> that expensive at Costco) do I have to take to reduce my +3 and +5
eyeballs
> to perfect planosity? Should I undercorrect the +5 or overcorrect the
+3?
> Decisions decisions decisions...
> --
> Cheers,
> Bev
> ================================================== ===
> It's 95% of the lawyers making the other 5% look bad.

> On Aug 30, 8:53 pm, Jane <clinton6...[at]hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Aug 30, 1:46 pm, "Ms.Brainy" <mikabra...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Birth Month And Short-Sightedness Linked By Tel-Aviv University
> > > Researchers:
> > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/80667.php
> > > > [I am speechless!]
> > > Ms. Brainy, it might not be quite as crazy as it sounds. There's also
> > evidence that babies born during the late winter and early spring have
> > a significantly greater chance of developing schizophrenia during
> > their lifetime. This finding applies both north and south of the
> > equator, although the months of winter and early spring are
> > different. It's hypothesized that a virus during the second trimester
> > of pregnancy may be to blame.
> > > But the research you sited is another correlational study, so maybe we
> > should withhold judgment for the time being.
> ..and besides, the authors are talking about severe myopia, not all
> myopia.

> On Aug 31, 2:22 am, andrewedwardj...[at]hotmail.com wrote:
> > On Aug 31, 8:32 am, Zetsu <absolutelyinvinci...[at]hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Babies born in June and July had a 24% greater chance
> > > hav u considered weather conditions? coz it is hotter in june and july
> > > than any of the other months so it might jus b bcoz of the weather...
> > > i mean like the babies feel uncomfortable in the hot weather were it
> > > is so dry and different from the normal condition in the womb of the
> > > mother.... u kno wat i mean
> > > and discomfort of the body is a major factor of strain in the mind, so
> > > that means that the babies get more strain in the mind which leads 2
> > > the worse myopia. in science simple explanations r alwayz the best,
> > > remember...
> > Actually Zetsu has a point here.
> > Maybe even in womb foetal distress could be relevant as the summer
> > season approaches, but the hotest month is August and in the middle
> > east this would probably extend into September.
> > Perhaps a child born in early summer gets pivotal experiences in
> > intense unpleasant heat that in some manner stress it?
> what does any of this wild speculation have to do with (S)cience or
> (M)edicine?
> Nothing.
> you should go off to some other forum where proof and facts are not
> relevant or important.- Hide quoted text -

> On Aug 31, 8:32 am, Zetsu <absolutelyinvinci...[at]hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Babies born in June and July had a 24% greater chance
> > hav u considered weather conditions? coz it is hotter in june and july
> > than any of the other months so it might jus b bcoz of the weather...
> > i mean like the babies feel uncomfortable in the hot weather were it
> > is so dry and different from the normal condition in the womb of the
> > mother.... u kno wat i mean
> > and discomfort of the body is a major factor of strain in the mind, so
> > that means that the babies get more strain in the mind which leads 2
> > the worse myopia. in science simple explanations r alwayz the best,
> > remember...
> Actually Zetsu has a point here.
> Maybe even in womb foetal distress could be relevant as the summer
> season approaches, but the hotest month is August and in the middle
> east this would probably extend into September.
> Perhaps a child born in early summer gets pivotal experiences in
> intense unpleasant heat that in some manner stress it?

> > Babies born in June and July had a 24% greater chance
> hav u considered weather conditions? coz it is hotter in june and july
> than any of the other months so it might jus b bcoz of the weather...
> i mean like the babies feel uncomfortable in the hot weather were it
> is so dry and different from the normal condition in the womb of the
> mother.... u kno wat i mean
> and discomfort of the body is a major factor of strain in the mind, so
> that means that the babies get more strain in the mind which leads 2
> the worse myopia. in science simple explanations r alwayz the best,
> remember...

> > Right from the darkness of the womb they are exposed to
cruelly unbearable lights at a very crucial moment of their lives.

> On Aug 30, 4:07 pm, "Ms.Brainy" <mikabra...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
> > > The researches hypothesized not on astrology, but on a more sound
> > theory: "We know that sunlight affects the pineal gland and we have
> > indications that melatonin, through other compounds, is involved in
> > regulating eye length," says Belkin. "More sun equals less melatonin,
> > equals a longer eye which is short sighted."
> i guess sunning isn't such a good therapy. Who'd a thunk it?

> On Aug 30, 4:07 pm, "Ms.Brainy" <mikabra...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
> > The researches hypothesized not on astrology, but on a more sound
> > theory: "We know that sunlight affects the pineal gland and we have
> > indications that melatonin, through other compounds, is involved in
> > regulating eye length," says Belkin. "More sun equals less melatonin,
> > equals a longer eye which is short sighted."
> i guess sunning isn't such a good therapy. Who'd a thunk it?

> The researches hypothesized not on astrology, but on a more sound
> theory: "We know that sunlight affects the pineal gland and we have
> indications that melatonin, through other compounds, is involved in
> regulating eye length," says Belkin. "More sun equals less melatonin,
> equals a longer eye which is short sighted."

> On Aug 30, 1:46 pm, "Ms.Brainy" <mikabra...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
> > Birth Month And Short-Sightedness Linked By Tel-Aviv University
> > Researchers:
> > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/80667.php
> > [I am speechless!]
> Ms. Brainy, it might not be quite as crazy as it sounds. There's also
> evidence that babies born during the late winter and early spring have
> a significantly greater chance of developing schizophrenia during
> their lifetime. This finding applies both north and south of the
> equator, although the months of winter and early spring are
> different. It's hypothesized that a virus during the second trimester
> of pregnancy may be to blame.
> But the research you sited is another correlational study, so maybe we
> should withhold judgment for the time being.