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Natural Eye Healing Secrets Tips Eye Doctors Won't Tell You by Dr. Barbara O'Neill
Feb 18, 2025
Discover Barbara O'Neill's natural secrets for eye health that go beyond the traditional advice! Learn about powerful nutrients, exercises, and lifestyle changes that can improve your vision and reduce eye strain. From foods that nourish your eyes to easy tips like the "20-20-20" rule, Barbara shares practical ways to take care of your eyesight naturally. Perfect for anyone who spends long hours on screens or wants to prevent future eye issues! Don't miss out on these expert insights for better eye health.
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okay so get this imagine giving your
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eyes like a spa every single day ooh I
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like where this is going right and we're
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not talking like fancy eye drops or
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anything but stuff you can do at home to
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help your vision I'm all yours because
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let's be honest most of us just assume
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oh I need glasses that's it end of story
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totally but in this deep dive we're
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busting that myth wide open love it so
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where are we getting all this eye
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opening wisdom from well get this this
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whole deep dive is inspired by Barbara
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O'Neal she's like this amazing Natural
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Health educator oh yeah I've heard of
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her she's helped tons of people improve
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their Eye Health naturally of course
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exactly so we're diving into her work
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plus you know a bunch of really
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interesting research studies and
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honestly I think listeners are going to
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be blown away by how much power they
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actually have over their eye heeld okay
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you've got me hooked spill the tea
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what's the first eye opening secret so
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one of the things that really stood out
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to me is this idea of food as medicine
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okay I've heard that before but yeah
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specifically for our eyes how does that
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work right like we've all heard carrots
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are good for your eyes but
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honestly I never really knew why oh
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there's real science behind it so first
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of all mhm we all need Vitamin A for
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healthy Vision it helps protect the
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corny you know that clear outer layer
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okay yeah I remember that from like
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middle school science class and vitamin
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A is crucial for seeing when it's dark
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too but here's the thing that beta
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character prot the stuff that makes
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carrots orange it actually turns into
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Vitamin A in your body wa so there
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really is truth to that old saying big
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time but just to be clear Good Eye
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Health isn't just about carrots right
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right so what else should we be eating
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well two other superstars are ltin and
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Zex anthon they're like internal
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sunglasses protecting your eyes from
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that nasty blue light we're all getting
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blasted with oh that makes total sense
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especially with phones and computers and
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like everything these days so where do
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we find this magic ey food give us the
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goods you're in luck because it's
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actually delicious stuff we're talking
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leafy greens spinach kale All That Jazz
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I can get down with that and of course
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brightly colored fruits oranges berries
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that kind of thing gotcha fruit solid
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here I come oh and fun fact eggs are
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good for your eyes too see this is what
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I love about these deep Dives already
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learning practical things I can use
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that's what we're here for but okay real
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talk even if we're eating all the right
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things what about all that screen time
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we're all doing I there's got to be
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something to combat that ice strain
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right tell me about it my eyes are
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screaming by like 3 p meters every day
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so any tips you know that 20 2020 rule
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yeah something about looking away every
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20 minutes exactly so every 20 minutes
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look at something at least 20 ft away
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for 20 seconds and that really helps it
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seems so simple it does it gives your
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eye muscles a break from constantly
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focusing up close which makes sense if
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you think about it yeah our eyes weren't
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designed for staring at screens all day
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long so true it's like our ancestors
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weren't scrolling Instagram for hours on
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end right exactly so besides the 202020
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rule any other easy things we can do to
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keep our eyes happy and healthy oh yeah
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tons and honestly some of them are
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shockingly simple Okay so we've covered
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food and you know taking breaks but is
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there anything else we can do to like
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actively improve our Eye Health like can
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you actually exercise your eyes oh
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absolutely might sound strange but your
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eyes have muscles just like the rest of
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your body and those muscles they love a
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good workout so we're talking about more
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than just glancing away from our screens
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every 20 minutes right exactly there are
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like specific eye exercises you can do
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to really strengthen those muscles yeah
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and you know what it might even help you
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focus better okay now you've got me
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really interested what kind of exercises
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are we talking about here okay so one
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simple one is called near and far
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focusing basically you hold your thumb
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up like 10 in from your face focus on it
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for a few seconds got it then work
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then shift your focus to something far
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away like a tree or a building hold that
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Focus for a few seconds so back and
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forth yeah exactly keep switching back
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and forth for like a few minutes it's
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like a little eye workout okay I'm
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picturing it but what does that actually
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do for your vision so it's training the
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muscles that control your lens you know
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the part of your eye that adjusts to
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focus on different distances by
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strengthening those muscles you can
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potentially improve your ability to see
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clearly both near and far
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pretty cool right that makes a lot of
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sense actually are there other exercises
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that Target different uh parts of Eye
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Health you bet there's palming which is
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super relaxing you just rub your palms
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together to warm them up and then gently
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cup them over your closed eyes for a few
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minutes blocks out all the light I've
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heard of palming before but I always
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thought it was like just for relaxation
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oh it definitely is but beyond that it
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can help relieve eye strain and fatigue
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especially after all that screen time
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gives your eye has a chance to rest and
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reset I'm realizing there's way more to
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ey care than I thought it's not just
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about like fixing problems when they pop
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up it's about actively strengthening and
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supporting our vision through these
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practices you nailed it it's about
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switching from a reactive approach to a
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proactive one you know taking control of
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our Eye Health and speaking of being
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proactive that mindbody connection comes
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into play here too taking care of your
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overall health can massively impact your
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eyes right you mentioned that earlier
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but can you give us some specific
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examples of how like our overall health
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impacts our eyes Okay think about this
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your eyes are part of your body's
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circulatory system meaning they need
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good blood flow to deliver nutrients and
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oxygen so if something messes with your
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circulation your eyes are in trouble too
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exactly like high blood pressure it can
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damage those tiny blood vessels in your
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retina oh wow I didn't know that and the
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retina is that light sensitive tissue at
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the back of your eye super important
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right and then there's diabetes it can
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lead to something called diabetic
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retinopathy which is actually one of the
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leading causes of blindness in adults
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whoa that's serious so I guess what
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you're saying is managing those health
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conditions is key to protecting our
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vision absolutely it all comes back to
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that holistic approach right what's
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interesting is that even stress can mess
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with your eyes really how does that work
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so when you're stressed your body pumps
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out hormones like cortisol adrenaline
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all that fun stuff
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and that can actually cause eye strain
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blurry vision even those annoying eye
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twitches your whole body's tense
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including your eyes makes sense I
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definitely clench my jaw when I'm
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stressed and I bet all that tension
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extends up to the muscles around my eyes
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too it's all connected so managing
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stress is key deep breathing meditation
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even just taking a break to do something
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you enjoy okay yeah self-care isn't just
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a buzzword it's actually important for
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our health exactly it can do wonders for
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your mental and physical health
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including your eyes and speaking of
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taking care of your eyes don't forget
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about those regular eye exams okay
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confession I'm not always the best about
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that why are they so important it's not
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just about getting a new prescription
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eye exams let your doctor check for
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underlying conditions or diseases you
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might not even know you have oh so it's
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all about early detection you got it a
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lot of eye conditions like glaucoma or
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macular degeneration they don't have
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obvious symptoms at first so by the time
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you notice a problem the damage might
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already be done okay okay you've ConEd
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convinced me scheduling an eye exam
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ASAP so we've covered food exercises
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Stress Management and eye
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exams what other natural approaches are
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out there it feels like we've covered so
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much already food exercise stress even
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eye exams is there anything else we
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haven't touched on yet oh there's a
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whole world of natural remedies and
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therapies we haven't even gotten into
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yet practices that have been used for
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centuries to help keep eyes healthy okay
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you've officially peaked my curiosity
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what kind of alternative therapies are
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we talking about one that might surprise
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you is eye massage it sounds super basic
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but gently massaging the area around
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your eyes can actually work wonders it
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gets the blood flowing better releases
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tension and can even help with dryness
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I've seen those little ey massager
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gadgets online do those actually work
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they could be helpful yeah but honestly
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you can get amazing results with just
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your fingertips oh really yeah just
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gently apply pressure to specific points
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around your eye sockets use circular
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motions it's super easy
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and it really helps stimulate blood flow
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and get rid of tension so Are there
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specific points we should be hitting
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there are they're called acupressure
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points and stimulating them can help
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with eye strain and relaxation you can
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find charts online that show you exactly
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where they are I'm definitely going to
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look into that it sounds so relaxing it
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is and you know what else is great for
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relaxation and good for your eyes aroma
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therapy oh yeah essential oils right I
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love those but how do you use them for
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Eye Care do you like put them directly
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in your eyes no no no never put
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essential oils directly in your eyes
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they're way too strong okay good to know
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what should we be doing then the best
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way is to use a diffuser let that Aroma
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fill the room and just enjoy or you can
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make a warm compress you know add a
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couple drops of oil to a bowl of hot
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water soak a washcloth in it and then
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hold that gently over your closed eyes
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oh that sounds amazing like a spa day
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for your eyes but are there any
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precautions we should take when using
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essential oils always dilute them
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properly and as I said no direct eye
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contact it's also smart to do a patch
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test first just to make sure you don't
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have any sensitivities good advice so
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we've got massage aroma therapy any
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other natural remedies that can help our
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eyes Herbal Remedies people have used
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them for ages to treat all sorts of
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things including eye problems
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interesting any specific herbs we should
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be on the lookout for one that's
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especially great for eyes is ibrite kind
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of has a fitting name huh I have heard
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of ibrite but I'm not really sure what
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it is what makes it so good for your
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eyes it's got anti-inflammatory
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properties for one and it's as stringent
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wait AR stringent what's that basically
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it means it helps tighten and tone
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tissues okay so for eyes ibrite helps
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reduce swelling and redness pretty cool
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that makes sense so how do you use
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ibrite it comes in all kinds of forms
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teas tinctures there are even eye drops
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it's best to talk to an oist or your
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doctor to figure out what form and
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dosage is right for you it's amazing to
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realize there's this whole world of
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natural options for ey care out there I
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know and this is just the beginning
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there's so much to explore so many
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different therapies and remedies this
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entire Deep dive has been incredible
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like it's really eye opening no pun
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intended we've learned so much about
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natural ways to support our vision from
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diet to exercise Stress Management even
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alternative therapies it's been fun
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hasn't it and I think the most important
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thing to take away from all this is that
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we have so much more control over our
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Eye Health than we think we're not stuck
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there are so many things we can do to
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support and even improve our vision
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naturally that's such a good point it's
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really empowering instead of waiting for
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things to go wrong we can make those
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small consistent choices each day to
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keep our eyes healthy exactly and if
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there's one thing I want everyone
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listening to remember is that your eyes
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are precious they deserve to be taken
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care of couldn't agree more so if your
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eyes could talk what do you think they'd
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be asking for H that's a really
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interesting question something to think
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about for sure I encourage everyone
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listening to really tune in to their
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eyes what are they trying to tell you
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what do they need and then take action
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explore the tips and techniques we
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talked about today see what works for
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you keep those eyes sparkling
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