Staring at Screens? Here Are 6 Ways to Protect and Improve Your Eye Health

Mia Barnes 07/03/2023

Does your job require you to stare at a screen for hours? Dry, red and itchy eyes are vision problems that women who work on computers all day long often experience. Doctors call this computer vision syndrome (CVS) — or digital eye strain. While it’s not a serious health concern, you should take care of your eyes if you’re stuck in a staring contest with your computer. Here are some tips. 1. Follow the 20/20/20 Rule A recent study reported patients who followed the 20/20/20 rule improved their dry eye conditions. After 20 minutes of screen time, give your eyes a break and look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Why 20 feet and 20 seconds? When your eyes are focused on a…

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Mia Barnes

Yoga for Your Eyes: Effective Eye Exercises to Improve Vision

Your job may be fulfilling, but spending the entire day on a computer takes a toll on your eyes. Digital eye strain can tire you and even make people wonder if their vision is going blurry. Check out a few practical eye exercises to improve your vision at home. 1. Use Your Palms to Relax Eye Muscles Yogic eye exercises are easy for anyone to try. Palming is the first technique that might provide instant relief if you experience eye fatigue regularly. For this exercise, ensure you aren’t wearing heavy makeup. Place your palms over your eyes and place slight pressure on them, even rubbing them in small circles if it eases muscle strain. Continue the pressure for at least 30 seconds. You’ll gently massage…

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Mia Barnes 02/26/2024

woman sitting at desk thinking, stressed, should you return to pre-pandemic job?

Is Your Pre-Pandemic Job Still Right for You?

Is Your Pre-Pandemic Job Still Right for You? The world is slowly returning back to “normal” 一 or as close to normal as things get while continuing to live with the threat of a global pandemic. And this return to “normal” has left many of us wondering: do I want to go back to exactly the way things were pre-pandemic? Here are some things to consider when weighing the pros and cons of staying at your pre-pandemic job. Many are leaving their pre-pandemic jobs As employers call workers back into the office, many people are choosing not to go back to their old jobs at all. Although a record number of open jobs are available in the U.S., hiring has gone way down. And people…

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Gina Messina, Ph.D. 10/18/2021

What is Holistic Health

If you’re curious about how holistic health care could improve your quality of life, check out this quick guide.

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Mia Barnes 08/07/2023

woman on laptop on virtual conference call experiencing zoom fatigue

Women Are More Impacted by Zoom Fatigue: Here’s Why, and What We can Do About It

Zoom, and other virtual conferencing platforms like it, became both our favorite and least favorite piece of technology over the past year and a half. On one hand, they allowed us to keep in touch with our loved ones when it otherwise wouldn’t have been possible. On the other hand, the constant virtual meetings became absolutely exhausting for many of us. “Zoom fatigue” is what happens when you’re burnt out on virtual meetings, and it can affect anyone. However, research shows that women are more affected by Zoom fatigue than men. Why is this, and what can women do about it? Read on for more. What Is “Zoom Fatigue”? Whether you’re using Zoom (and other video conferencing platforms, like Skype or Google Meet) for work…

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Gina Messina, Ph.D. 09/27/2021

How to care for yourself while taking care of others

Caregivers, this is for you. Even before the pandemic, more than 16% of the US population was providing unpaid care to an adult 18 years or older, including family members with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Women make up about 75% of those caregivers, and they put in the work while juggling jobs, children, and ongoing domestic-task overload. With COVID back on the rise, caregivers are under additional pressure to care for and protect their loved ones. If you’re a caregiver, the stress may seem relentless, and you may be: having trouble sleeping under/over-eating self-medicating with alcohol or drugs canceling (or not even booking) your own doctors’ appointments That’s because when you’re a caregiver, caring for yourself tends to happen only after everyone else’s needs have been…

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Institute Editorial Team 09/26/2023

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