Seasonal Fruits And Vegetables For A Healthier You With the vast range of produce now available in our supermarkets year-round, it can be easy to forget about the seasonal nature of most fruits and vegetables. However, with concerns about the environmental impact of our food habits at an all-time high, shopping, cooking, and eating seasonally is one of the easiest ways we can make a positive impact. What’s more, eating seasonal produce doesn;t have to mean you are missing out….
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Puffy Eyes: What Causes Them and How to Prevent It
Go into any chemist and you’ll see shelves upon shelves of miracle cures for all manner of things but the truth is, many can be solved with cheap home remedies. Puffy eyes are no different – and they are something that we all experience from time to time! Late nights and tough times, partying hard and holiday seasons (Christmas and New Year being the busiest!) can leave the skin around your eyes swollen, red, and unsightly. As tempting as the lotions, potions, creams, and fancy eye pads may sound, you can often achieve the same results with these simple yet effective methods:…
Simple Tips to Better Care for Your Eyes
The eyes are one of the most sensitive and also most spectacular parts of the body, yet they often get overlooked when it comes to health care. There aren’t many people that would be happy to give up their vision – it’s one of the things that connects us to the world and the people around us. So what are the best ways to take care of your eyes?…
Designer Sunglasses – A Stylish Luxury Or A Healthy Choice?
Motives for undergoing laser eye surgery vary enormously – everybody has a long list of personal advantages. While for many women,up there at the top of the post surgery “to do” list, is splashing out on some extra special sunglasses…
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Too Poor to See – Can’t See to Work: The Link Between Poverty and Poor Sight
Despite often taking it for granted, most of us prize our sight above our other senses……
As Tears Go By – What is Meibomian Gland Dysfunction?
I am sure we all have our own personal collection of special songs – songs which have an intensely personal significance. They are instantly recognisable to us – after their first notes are played we are transported back in time, lost in a swirl of memories – good and bad……
Eye News Round-Up: Recent Eye-Related News to Know About
We’re adding a new feature to the Insight blog the week that features news, some weird and some serious, that appeared recently relating to eyes, vision and laser eye surgery. We hope you enjoy it!…
Eye Health: Top Tips for Caring for Ageing Eyes
Top Tips for Caring for Ageing Eyes There are some things we simply can’t control as we grow older: Our declining ability to climb stairs, the fact that we can no longer party like we did in our 30s, and the inevitable sprouting of grey hairs all come to mind. While we can hide or postpone some things with the help of cosmetics, these are mostly just a natural part of the ageing process that must simply be accepted. And…
Ensuring Effective Eye Care in Children
Ensuring Effective Eye Care in Children Among the approximately 16.4 billion human eyes on the planet, no two are alike. Every single one of our eyes is completely different to another – even our own two eyes have a huge number of differences. It is this uniqueness that makes iris recognition scanners so effective. The majority of these differences – from pupil size and eyeball shape to corneal steepness – aren’t noticeable to the human eye; however, if you take…
What Do Your Eyes Reveal About You?
What Do Your Eyes Reveal About You? We’re all familiar with the saying, “the eyes are the window to the soul“. While it is difficult to pinpoint the exact origin of this well-known proverb, the sentiment behind it has been echoed from many sources, from William Shakespeare and Leonardo Da Vinci to the Bible and several ancient philosophers. But this phrase has been so overused in advertising and daily conversation that it is easy to appreciate what it actually means….
