FABULOUS EYE ACCESSORIES This time last year, it was all about flamingo bird motifs. And pineapples and nautical knots and chevron stripes and polka dots. It is interesting how design motifs creep into our homes, wardrobes and hearts, and we fall madly in love with a...
PROPER EYE DROP APPLICATION Almost 20 percent of people are unable to self-administer eye drops. Others feel extreme anxiety at the thought of letting somebody else do it for them. And yet more, simply hate the idea of eye drops and remain defiantly non-compliant when...
TURKEY SANDWICHES The second-best thing after a large Thanksgiving turkey dinner? The turkey sandwiches that last for several days afterwards, of course. Somehow, the leftover turkey keeps winter’s festive spirit alive until the Holidays come along, and many people...
AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SLEEPING It’s not water-boarding but sleep deprivation that is the single most effective form of torture. Sleep deprivation will kill you more quickly than food deprivation. Do you find it extremely hard to get out of bed in the morning? If your...
WHAT TO KNOW WHEN BUYING EYEGLASSES FOR CHILDREN Getting kids to wear eyeglasses for the first time is a potentially traumatic experience for both parent and child. It’s a whole new – and initially restrictive – way of looking at the world. A youngster’s world that is...
SIMPLE EXERCISES WHEN FEELING EYE STRAIN In Part 1 of this series about Yoga for the eyes, we demonstrated a few simple exercises that you can do whenever you feel eye strain or eye tiredness coming on. In Part 2, we will explore a set of “thumb-and-eye” Yoga...
FIRST AID TIPS FOR POSSIBLE EYE INJURIES First Aid for specks or foreign particles in the eye • Do not rub, or try to remove the irritant from your eye, as you may end up scratching the cornea. • Do not use sharp objects like tweezers. • If the particle is embedded in...
DAILY ANNOYANCES OF WEARING READING GLASSES 14 Annoyances of Wearing Reading Glasses 1. Owning 3 pairs of extra glasses, just in case, and then never being able to find even one when you really need to read something in a hurry. 2. Noticing how quickly a loose screw...
HOW TO FIX EYE STRESS SIMPLY BY DOING SIMPLE YOGA TECHNIQUES Yoga, a 5,000-year-old discipline from India for holistic wellbeing, has found a spiritual home in USA. In 2016, over 36 million Americans – that is, 15 % of American adults — have been practicing the...
WHAT CAUSES RED EYES ON A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL How red did your eyes get this summer, when you went swimming in the public pool? With summer gone, we feel we’re breaking the news softly, so you’re not right in the middle of it when you learn that it is not chlorine in...
