Paul McCartney at 80: The health regime that helps star ‘feel pretty fit'
26.06.2022 - 04:59
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Paul McCartney has shared more and more details of his health - the good and the bad. For one, the star recently opened up about his own past struggles with mental health and alcoholism during the peak of his career. He told GQ Magazine: "In truth, I just took to booze.
There wasn't much time to have mental health issues, it was just, f it, it's boozing or sleeping. But I'm sure it did, as they were very depressing times. " But in a series of interviews before that, he shared insights into his quirky longevity regime.
Perhaps one of the most unusual things that McCartney swears by is eye yoga. On the podcast Table Manners back in 2021, he explained where he first came upon the activity. "I learned [it] off some yogi in India," he said.
"He explained that your eyes are muscles whereas your ears aren't, so you can't exercise your ears. But your eyes, you can. "But what exactly is eye yoga? McCartney didn't hesitate to divulge instructions to the podcast audience.
READ MORE: Clint Eastwood health: The anti-anxiety trick the star has used for 'over 40 years'He said: "So, head still, and then you look up as far as you can, one, two, three, go back to the middle, then down, one, two, three, then back to the middle. "You do three lots of that, then go to the left and the right. Now you've got a cross, up and down, and sideways, now you do the diagonals.
"McCartney admitted he isn't certain if it's behind his good eye health but suggested that "it makes sense". Although there's little evidence to show that eye exercises do not improve eyesight, there is some scientific evidence they can help relieve eye strain symptoms and improve focus. One study from 2013 looked at 60 people that did simple eye exercises.