Category: Health & Information
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Top 6 Sunglasses to Kick Hay Fever’s Ass
Ahh, we all know that feeling don’t we? Although John Travolta may have been singing all day about summer loving, there’s no love lost around pesky pollen. Affecting more than a quarter of the UK, hay fever drives thousands of us literally up the wall. Yes, we may be all dressed in t-shirts chasing down…
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Tech: Special Blue Blocking Shades May Help Mental Illnesses And Sleep
There seems to be two major issues that will affect the UK in the next half century; first is obesity, whilst the second focuses on mental illness. With over £200 million invested recently by the government into said matters, a surprising new breakthrough has emerged. In recent weeks, it’s been revealed amber sunglasses may go a…
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Tips for Keeping Up Good Eye Health on Holiday
It’s that time of year when many of us are off to spend weeks on a luxurious holiday – likely somewhere abundant with beautiful scenery, lovely warm waters and fascinating culture! Before packing your bags, however, you could benefit from cluing yourself up on these little tips for looking after your eyes. Tuck into some…
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Makeup and Eye Health: How to Keep Your Eyes Healthy
There are lots of things we can do to help improve our eye health. Including regular visits to the optician, eating healthily and ensuring we have enough vitamins and minerals in our diet, protecting our eyes with 100% UV sunglasses in the sun, and not smoking (or quitting smoking). For women who wear makeup, there are…
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Hemianopia: What it is & How Glasses Can Help it
Get an eyeful of this – according to the journal Optometry and Vision Science, there’s good news on the way for hemianopia sufferers. But what is this eye related disorder? Well, settle down and let us fill you in on the matter: What is Hemianopia? Hemianopia is directly connected to field loss where individuals have…
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Smoking and Eye Health: The Disturbing Truth
Sitting too close to the TV, not eating your carrots, avoiding your bi-annual eye exam, or refusing to wear your glasses when you need them – these are all the things that we’re told will damage our eyes. From a very young age, our mums would tell us to finish the veggies on our plate, and every…
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Be Savvy in the Sun: Everything You Need to Know about UV Protection this Summer
When it comes to the sun, we have to protect everything from our skin to our hair to our eyes. Whilst UV rays can be a threat to us all year round, summer is an even more critical time to take extra care when out and about. Be sun savvy this summer and protect the whole…
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Could Night Shift Boost the Eye Health of iPhone Users?
Earlier this year, Apple gave iPhone and iPad users a big treat in the form of Night Shift, a new software feature which should, by reducing the blue light emitted by the device’s display, encourage better sleep. It appears to have scientific backing, but there’s another question that has been comparatively overlooked: could Night Shift also…