The Eyeglasses industry makes 140 billion dollars a year "correcting" your vision
But there's a little dirty secret they don't want you to know...
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Poor eyesight isn't just about genetics
Your environment also plays a role
Today, we spend most of our time indoors staring at our screens within the dark confines of offices
It's taken a toll on our vision
Your eyes need to exercise in order to stay sharp and healthy
Good vision meant life or death for our ancestors
They needed to search the horizon for food to feed their families
Finding berries and mushrooms was also necessary
If poor vision was purely genetic, natural selection would have wiped it out of the gene pool
Why?
Because not correctly identifying poisonous food or mistaking a snake for a tree branch meant you died
Death = not able to pass on DNA
Now
You're probably wondering how this is possible
We've been told all our lives that poor eyesight meant glasses forever
and that your vision will get worse over time
In today's world, there is some truth to that statement
You can change that though
Your eyes are surrounded by muscles that move them in all directions
Like all muscles, they follow the adage:
Use it or lose it
By not looking at far away distances and being outside in the sunlight, these structures weaken
Your eyes also control your diurnal rhythm (body clock)
This clock runs on sunlight
Being stuck inside & not exposing yourself to sunlight messes up the neurotransmitter Dopamine
Dopamine is vital for eye health
It literally changes the structure of your eyeball
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is not being able to see things from far away
This happens because your eye elongates due to a lack of sun exposure
The light that enters misses your retina (vision processing tissue) so the image you see is blurry
Keeping your eyes healthy is fairly simple
You need exposure to sunlight!
The average room is 20x less bright than being outside on a sunny day
Get as much time as you can and bask in the healing rays
Make it your priority
Another tip is to spend time out in nature, staring at landscapes or objects in the distance
Train your eyes to stay sharp
Give them a challenge
You need to be proactive
Poor vision shouldn't be a life sentence
Give your eyes the environment they deserve to thrive
Spend more time outside and less time in front of screens
Eat more Vitamin A rich foods like organ meats or fatty fish
Or you'll end up needing stronger lens prescriptions every few years
Thanks for reading!
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