
Tara Heath is a health professional and works as a freelancer writer in the evenings. Her writing focuses mainly on health, such as skincare and how to live a healthy lifestyle overall. She lives in Burbank, California.
We would also like to thank the Campus Eye Group for information and providing a great glossary of eye health terms for this article.
Five Easy Ways To Improve Your Family’s Eye Sight Naturally
Computers, tablets, smartphones,
and large flat screen TVs probably play a big role in your family’s daily life.
The innovative products that enhance life are indeed wonderful, however, at
what cost to your family’s eye health?
More than ever, your family is
using their eyes to keep focus on those blue-lit screens and tiny handheld
smartphones. Maybe even your little ones are helping you browse your social
media accounts. These are bad habits, and they can lead to numerous eye
problems such as eye fatigue and even computer vision
syndrome.
Constantly glaring into your tech
can also increase your risk for age related
vision issues. Technology isn’t the only culprit for poor eyesight
these days, either. Improper eye care and not seeing your family eye doctor
regularly may also affect your family’s eye health.
The great news is that you and
your family never need to settle on poor eye health, especially when it comes
to naturally boosting eye health. Let’s take a closer look at a few easy ways
you can improve your family’s eyesight naturally.
1. Feed Your Family Food for Better Sight
One of the easiest ways to
protect your family’s eyesight naturally is to simply eat right for better
sight. Your body requires a lot of essential nutrients to stay healthy, and
your eyes are no different.
Some of the healthiest and most
eye health enhancing vitamins and
minerals your family’s eyes crave are in what they eat. These
vitamins include Vitamins A, C, and E, as well as minerals copper and zinc.
Antioxidants and delicious carrot providing beta-carotene are also excellent
eyesight boosters.
In fact, studies have shown that
an increase in yellow and green vegetables will directly assist you in
increasing your family’s eye health. Fish is another delicious eyesight
enhancer you can put on the family dinner table this week.
2. Give Your Kids Better Eyesight with Natural Activities
Like those long Saturday
afternoons of soccer practice, your children’s eyes need exercise too.
Hand-eye, or hand-foot activities like soccer are one step in the right
direction for your child’s eye health. But why stop there?
Your child’s eyes are still
developing, meaning exercising them will make them stronger and healthier, just
like your child’s goal scoring leg. A morning eye routine such as rolling eyes
upward ten times in a clockwise, and then counterclockwise is one activity for
naturally healthy eyes.
Another easy eye activity is to
give your child’s eyes a light heat press. Rub your hands together making them
warm and place them on their closed peepers. There is even yoga for your
eyes.
3. Visualize Mini Power Naps for Your Family
Finding and utilizing easy ways
to naturally boost your family’s eye health has its advantages too. For
example, who doesn’t love mini power naps? These simple and natural techniques
are important for your eyes to refresh, just like your computer.
One essential aspect of naturally
healthy eyes is getting enough sleep. Ensure your family is getting their 7 to
9 hours, or even more depending on your child’s age, for better eyesight.
Enough sleep simply gives your peepers time to rest and recover.
You will also want to have family
inspired mini naps for better eyesight. These can be done throughout the day,
but may require some kid wrangling. For your eye health and a mid day
relaxation technique, tilt your head back and close your eyes for three minutes
for an eye power nap every parent deserves.
4. A Smoke Free Family has Better Eye Health
Studies have shown smoking
cigarettes to increase you and your family’s risk for
cataracts, macular degeneration, and optic nerve damage. If you want
to focus on your family’s vision health for the long term have a smoke free
family.
You can even get two birds with
one stone, since quitting smoking will also decrease your family’s risk for
other diseases that may cause vision problems as well.
5. Enjoy the Great Outdoors, But Protect Your Family’s Eyes
Keeping your family’s eyes
naturally healthy can be an easy task, and it may be a way to get the family
looking cool too. Protecting your family’s eyes from the UV rays of the sun is
paramount to long-term eyesight care and health.
When your kids are at the lake,
or enjoying a snowball fight this winter, ensure their eyes are protected. To
get the most UV protection, get sunglasses that block 99% to 100% of both UVA
and UVB rays. This is most certainly the best way to keep your family’s eyes
naturally healthy, and they will enjoy picking out new sunglasses as well.
Using these naturally minded
eyesight tips is an easy way to keep your family’s eye health in focus. Eye
health is important and sharing these eyesight tips with your family will open
up more healthy conversations. Your family deserves to enjoy wonderful vision
from childhood to those well-deserved golden years.
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