Ideally, one eye exam every year should help you to stay on top of your eye health, but some people might need to schedule more than one exam in a year. Vision can change quite a bit over the course of a year, especially for those over the age of 50, and it is important to know when you need to schedule an exam. Here are 8 signs that you should get another exam on the calendar soon: Your eyes are red, dry, itchy, or you are seeing spots, flashes of light, or......

1. Have An Up-To-Date Eyewear Prescription The standard validity of a prescription is 2 years for adults and 1 year if you are younger. If your prescription is outdated, visit your local optical shop to get a new one. When you get your eyesight examined, the optometrist must give you a copy of the prescription whether or not you ask for it. Here are some abbreviations and terms listed on your prescription you’ll need to be aware of when ordering glasses online: OD (Oculus Dexter) refers to your right eye. OS (Oculus Sinister)......

Most of the time we don’t really give much thought to our vision until something goes wrong. Given the fact we’re living in an age of “information overload,” life has become very busy. Sometimes we’re not aware something is broken or not operating properly until the warning signals start to beep and go off. In the world of eye health care that would be blurry vision, headaches and/or watery eye symptoms. Yet, much of what we see can be prevented or kept at bay with one simple step. One powerful and simple step......

If you’ve ever researched “how to lose fat,” you’ve probably heard of the fat-burning zone. If you haven’t, the claim is basically that working out at 50% to 60% of your maximum heart rate leads to fat loss. See, for our bodies to effectively burn fat while we are exercising, oxygen needs to be present. “The nuts and bolts are that more intense exercise burns less fat because we need oxygen to burn fat and as exercise intensity increases the anaerobic contribution increases (energy provision without oxygen),” explains James King, lecturer in exercise......

Weight Loss: Have you been trying to lose weight but the winter cravings of hot chocolate and the mere sight of gajar ka halwa is making it tougher to stick to your goals? Well, if yes, then you are not alone. It has been proven in many studies that as compared to summers, we tend to eat more and put on more weight in winters. We want to eat all things warm, greasy and good pretty much all the time. While it is okay to give into cravings once in a while, but......

Big or small, healthy or unhealthy, our habits combine to form routines that play out every day for us. Most of this is done without us even having to think. That’s why, even though we understand the importance of having good habits, sometimes it’s tough to stick to a healthy daily routine. Today, you’ll learn more about why setting a routine can be a challenge. By understanding the root causes of your behaviors, you’ll learn how to make changes and stick with them. You’ll also discover some positive daily routines that can lead......

Sometimes it can feel like maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an overwhelming challenge that doesn’t fit within the realities of daily life. It’s tough to hold down a full-time job, eat well, train for a marathon, make homemade green juice, spend quality time with your family/partner, and meditate for an hour each day. Of course, healthy living can incorporate all of these things (if you want it to), but it doesn’t have to be defined by grandiose displays of health and fitness. So much of healthy living is really made up of small......

This time of year there are plenty of options for tasty fruits and vegetables and we’ve selected 10 that will give you the most nutritional bang for your buck, plus tasty ideas to prepare them. See the list! 1. Pears Pears, all varieties including Asian, have a high fiber content which is vital in maintaining a healthy heart, intestines, and blood pressure levels. Fiber consumption helps your body absorb the vitamins and minerals from your food. Pears are also rich in Vitamins C and K, copper, and potassium. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that......

If you’d like to approach your weight-loss efforts as a scientist would, your guiding decision-making principle should be one of simplicity. More often than not, the most straight-forward solutions are also ones that get us the greatest results, and this is very much the case when it comes to quick weight loss. By slightly changing the parts of your daily routine that don’t require much thought or effort, you’ll avoid having to make huge changes—a plan that usually sets us up for failure. So before you sign up for a complicated diet plan......

Looking back on what we’ve done in the past can have an immense impact on how we do things in the future. It’s analyzing the changes we have made and going line by line through our work to see what could have been even better. It’s similar to being our own trainer, and having one is essential no matter what field we’re in. Dedicate some time to review the work already completed before, and it will pay off tenfold down the road....