Nathan Oxenfeld

Better Eyesight Podcast

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Dr. William H. Bates, the holistic ophthalmologist who pioneered the field of natural vision improvement, published a monthly magazine called Better Eyesight Magazine from July 1919 to June 1930.Now, a century later, a group of natural vision educators and Bates Method teachers are creating the Better Eyesight Podcast, which is a monthly podcast that reads the entire Better Eyesight Magazine edition from exactly 100 years ago to the month, while also providing expert commentary on the material. Instead of having to read all 11 years worth of magazine articles yourself, we're going to read them...

Author

Nathan Oxenfeld

Category

Health

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bettereyesightpodcast.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

085: July 1926 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Gülay Çil 01.07.2026

In the eighty-fifth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Gülay Çil read through the eighty-fifth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in July 1926  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics broug...

084: June 1926 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Margaret Montgomery 01.06.2026

In the eighty-fourth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Margaret Montgomery read through the eighty-fourth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in June 1926  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the...

083: May 1926 with Nathan Oxenfeld, Carl Vigilante, and Ray Gottlieb 01.05.2026

In the eighty-third episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld, Carl Vigilante, and Ray Gottlieb read through the eighty-third Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in May 1926  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these three natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentar...

082: April 1926 with Nathan Oxenfeld and June Milich 01.04.2026

In the eighty-second episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and June Milich read through the eighty-second Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in April 1926  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics...

081: March 1926 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Maurizio Cagnoli 01.03.2026

In the eighty-first episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Maurizio Cagnoli read through the eighty-first Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in March 1926  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topi...

080: February 1926 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Gloria Ginn 01.02.2026

In the eightieth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Gloria Ginn read through the eightieth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in February 1926  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics broug...

079: January 1926 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Yannic Schwerdtfeger 01.01.2026

In the seventy-ninth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Yannic Schwerdtfeger read through the seventy-ninth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in January 1926  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on...

078: December 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Ainhoa de Federico 01.12.2025

In the seventy-eighth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Ainhoa de Federico read through the seventy-eighth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in December 1925  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on...

077: November 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Nalini Ramji 01.11.2025

In the seventy-seventh episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Nalini Ramji read through the seventy-seventh Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in November 1925  by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the...

076: October 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld, Lizzie May, and Kevin Wooding 01.10.2025

In the seventy-sixth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld, Lizzie May, and Kevin Wooding read through the seventy-sixth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in October 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these three natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern comment...

075: Part 2 - Discussions of September 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Ree Coleman 07.09.2025

Better Eyesight, September 1925 A monthly magazine devoted to the prevention and cure of imperfect sight without glasses Discussion 1 [1:00]: Optimism Discussion 2 [17:55]: Iritis  by Dr. W. H. Bates, M.D.  Discussion 3 [39:50]: Stories From The Clinic ~ 67: Iritis  by Emily C. Lierman Discussion 4 [1:05:05]: The Congo Tree by George M. Guild Discussion 5 [1:15:15]: A Handy Pocket Size Test Card D...

075: September 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Ree Coleman 01.09.2025

In the seventy-fifth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Ree Coleman read through the seventy-fifth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in September 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topi...

074: August 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Orit Kruglanski 01.08.2025

In the seventy-fourth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Orit Kruglanski read through the seventy-fourth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in August 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the t...

073: July 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Claudia Muehlenweg 02.07.2025

In the seventy-third episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Claudia Muehlenweg read through the seventy-third Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in July 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the to...

072: June 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and June Milich 01.06.2025

In the seventy-second episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and June Milich read through the seventy-second Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in June 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics...

071: May 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Nina Hutchings 01.05.2025

In the seventy-first episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Nina Hutchings read through the seventy-first Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in May 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics...

Remembering Esther 01.04.2025

It saddens me to share the news that our friend Esther Joy van der Werf passed away earlier this month, March 2025. I recorded a special episode remembering Esther, and also compiled some photos from over the years at https://integraleyesight.com/esther She was taken too soon, but her legacy is large and her impact is enormous. She will live on in these Better Eyesight Podcast episodes. We will co...

070: April 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Carla Sciaky 01.04.2025

In the seventieth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Carla Sciaky read through the seventieth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in April 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates and his team. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics brough...

069: March 1925 with Esther Joy van der Werf and Gloria Ginn 01.03.2025

In the sixty-ninth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Esther Joy van der Werf and Gloria Ginn read through the sixty-ninth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in March 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics brought up...

068: February 1925 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Carl Vigilante 01.02.2025

In the sixty-eighth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Carl Vigilante read through the sixty-eighth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in February 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics brought up...

067: January 1925 with Esther Joy van der Werf and Nathan Oxenfeld 01.01.2025

In the sixty-seventh episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Esther Joy van der Werf and Nathan Oxenfeld read through the sixty-seventh Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in January 1925 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics...

066: December 1924 with Esther Joy van der Werf and Nathan Oxenfeld 07.12.2024

In the sixty-sixth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Esther Joy van der Werf and Nathan Oxenfeld read through the sixty-sixth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in December 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics bro...

066: December 1924 Preview 01.12.2024

Stay tuned for the full episode coming out this week! Email us at bettereyesightpodcast@gmail.com Join the Better Eyesight League at www.patreon.com/bettereyesight Listen to previous episodes in the archive at www.bettereyesightpodcast.com  

065: November 1924 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Anna Bambridge 01.11.2024

In the sixty-fifth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Anna Bambridge read through the sixty-fifth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in November 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics brought up i...

064: October 1924 with Nathan Oxenfeld, Lizzie May, and Kevin Wooding 01.10.2024

In the sixty-fourth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld, Lizzie May, and Kevin Wooding read through the sixty-fourth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in October 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these three natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topi...

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