The Fitnessista well being

Sharing among the random and vital issues I’ve discovered in my eye journey because the nice saga, a yr and a half in the past.

Hello mates! How are you? I hope you’re having a tremendous day to this point! I’ve shopper calls all day lengthy, so I’ve my drinks subsequent to me (Organifi green, decaf Danger coffee with Malk, and water with citrus LMNT) and I’m prepared.to.go. My plan is to get in a bit of motion nutritional vitamins in between calls to shake out my legs a bit.

(Jeans are on sale here // sweater is Farm Rio)

For at present’s submit, I wished to talk about eyes! I believe lots of you’ll be able to relate, however each time I’m going by way of one thing (or somebody within the household is), I be taught as a lot as doable about this matter. I learn as many books as I can get my arms on, binge by way of podcasts, scour threads and articles on-line. I turn out to be hyperfocused and my entire life is consumed by this whole matter, studying as a lot as I probably can.

I really feel like I might do TEDx talks on a couple of random matters, from Sensory Processing Dysfunction (one thing one of many children went by way of years in the past and is totally resolved), internet online affiliate marketing, pelvic ground and Diastasis Recti, life-style and diet for auotimmune signs, and after the previous yr, I really feel like MGD, dry eye, and blepharitis are.my.jam.

Whereas I used to be studying about eye well being (so I might get my very own dang eyes underneath management), I got here throughout nuggets and techniques which have made an enormous distinction for me, so I assumed I’d share them at present.

Please remember that this isn’t medical recommendation. At all times discuss to your physician earlier than making any modifications; I’m simply sharing my very own expertise.

For extra about my eye state of affairs, check out the full podcast episode here. (I have to do a follow-up episode as a result of at this time limit, my Lupus markers have been optimistic, however after we re-tested final December after I made HUGE modifications in my life, they have been unfavorable.)

(new contacts and glasses. Warby Parker is my fave!)

the entire issues I’ve leaned about eye care previously yr and a half

– Eyelid cleaning is a gamechanger. I can’t imagine I went so a few years with out utilizing an eyelid wipe. I’d wash my eyes with facial cleanser (this is my go-to) however eyelid wipes are the subsequent nevel. They’ve horrible substances however they work.

– You guys know I’m in regards to the 3 S’s with diet (a smoothie, soup, or salad daily) however there are 3 S’s for eyeballs, too: by no means bathe, sleep, or swim together with your contacts in. WHO KNEW. Nobody ever informed me this within the 20+ years I wore contacts earlier than I began having issues. I’d all the time swim and bathe with my contacts in. Now each time I’m close to water, I’m sporting prescription sunnies. I additionally obtained prescription goggles and a snorkel mask for Hawaii and it was so value it! It was superb to snorkel with sea turtles and fish and be capable to see all the pieces nicely, with out worrying about ocean water getting in my contacts.

Goggles additionally assist me be a *enjoyable mother* since I”m not nervous about my eyes getting splashed.

– Omega 3s make an enormous distinction, and so many people aren’t getting sufficient. I take a high-quality Omega 3 complement (this is my fave!) daily and have sardines for lunch 2-3x every week. The youngsters love them, too! I’ll share my favourite strategies for consuming them in an upcoming submit. Vitamin can completely impression eye well being, so it’s a very good reminder to deal with leafy greens, wholesome fat, and antioxidant-rich meals.

– How a lot allergy symptoms impression eye well being and the way eyes really feel, and the way a lot intestine well being impacts allergy symptoms. Once I was going by way of my largest eye flares, my allergy symptoms have been uncontrolled. I’d react after being in a dusty constructing or round pet dander, would flare after being exterior, couldn’t tolerate high-histamine meals (particularly something smoked, aged, or fermented), and my eyes have been continually itchy. I did some testing to take a look at my intestine well being, and it was a large number.

The CBO protocol was an enormous step within the course of to heal my intestine, and knock on wooden, I’m almost allergy-free. (I additionally did another practical labs and made fairly a couple of life-style and food plan modifications.) I had an appointment scheduled with an allergist this fall (that I booked a yr in the past) and I canceled it as a result of my signs are gone. I used to be shocked that I might take the youngsters to the cat cafe (with a Claritin in my pocket simply in case) this summer time and I felt completely wonderful afterwards!

– Heat compresses are all the pieces. They make my eyes really feel nice all day, and after I’ve been exterior or on the pc greater than typical, I can use one for immediate aid. These are my all-time fave and whereas I want they weren’t disposable, they work the very best. (I additionally just like the Bruder mask after we’re at residence, which is reusable.)

– You possibly can’t put on each day contacts greater than as soon as. Womp womp. I’d by no means put on the identical pair two days in a row, however typically I’d put on them for a exercise, take them out and put them in resolution, after which put the identical pair again in later within the afternoon. Not anymore. In the event that they contact my eye, they go within the trash afterwards. It’s simply not value it.

– Hydration additionally makes an infinite distinction. Be sure you’re consuming sufficient water every day, however not *an excessive amount of.* An excessive amount of water can truly trigger us to LOSE minerals, so I replenish with minerals and/or LMNT all through the day.

– Once you’re at residence, simply put on your glasses. I had been contacts-dependent for 20+ years however over the previous yr, I began sporting my glasses extra. At first it was so my eyes might truly heal, and now it’s in order that they will get as a lot oxygen as doable. I put on my glasses all day whereas I’m on calls and on the pc after which put in contacts after I decide the youngsters up from college if we’re going to be operating round. I see higher and performance extra effiiciently in my contacts, however my eyes really feel much less drained if I’m typing and dealing sporting my glasses.

-The 20-20-20 rule. For each 20 minutes you’re on a display screen, have a look at one thing at the very least 20 ft away and blink for 20 seconds.

– We solely get one set of eyes, they usually’re type of vital, so it’s value taking time to maintain them. Once I first began my eye care routine, I used to be type of aggravated as a result of it’s another factor I’ve to do every day. We brush our enamel, we train, we take time to make wholesome meals, it’s value 15-20 minutes to do a watch compress, clear eyelids, and take some dietary supplements. 😉

It’s wild as a result of with sporting my glasses extra typically and truly caring for my eye well being (dietary supplements, cleansing, sleep, hydration, compresses), for the primary time since I began sporting glasses, after I was 4 years outdated, my prescription went DOWN. I’ve been a -5.25 since center college and now I’m all the way down to a -5.00, which I’m fairly pumped about.

So inform me, mates: do you put on glasses or contacts? Something you’ve discovered that has helped you??

xoxo

Gina

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