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June 25, 2026
How To Take Proper Care Of Your Contact Lenses
There are forty-five million estimated contact lens wearers in the United States according to the CDC, and almost all of them practice at least one behavior that puts their eyes at risk. Contacts are very convenient. You don’t have to worry about them jiggling around on your face, falling or breaking when you’re going about your day, or fogging up in adverse weather conditions. Contacts are pretty safe as long as you take good care of them. Unfortunately, many wearers take big risks by sleeping, swimming, and showering in them, and over-wearing them. Many contact lens wearers don’t realize they have an increased risk of eye infection because lenses reduce the amount of oxygen reaching the corneas. More than one million Americans go to the doctor every year for contact lens-related eye infections. These infections might sound like just another minor annoyance but they can damage the eye pretty quickly if left untreated. THE DOS AND DON’TS OF CONTACT LENSES Do Clean and Store Your Contacts Properly Contact lenses should be cleaned in commercial contact lens solution and stored in a clean case; change the solution daily. Some people think they’re being frugal by topping off the solution instead of replacing it daily but they will spend more money in the long run treating eye infections; there are smarter ways to save money. Additionally, never use tap water or saliva to clean your lenses because doing so increases the risk of infection. Your vision is worth protecting. Don’t Sleep in…
Why You Need Sleep And How to Get More
The quality of your sleep affects your quality of life. Period. Sleep isn’t a luxury or a guilty pleasure. Your body, mind and soul require rest to be healthy and for you to be at your best. We spend up to a third of our life sleeping. During sleep, our brain is hard at work…
Learn MoreIs Change A Good Idea? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions
Most people don’t like change…they resist it or fight it because they find comfort in the familiar – and change is anything but familiar. Whether we like it or not, change is happening all around us. Sometimes it’s the result of our choices or consequences. Sometimes it comes out of nowhere and smacks us up…
Learn MoreGetting Enough Protein and Nutrients on a Whole Food Plant Based Diet
Although there isn’t anything wrong with taking dietary supplements, it’s always best and healthiest to get our protein, vitamins, and other nutrients from whole foods instead of from powders and pills. B-12 The good news is that the body doesn’t need very much B-12. But, vegans can struggle with getting enough. A vitamin B-12 deficiency…
Learn MoreYou’re Either Climbing Forward or Slipping Backward
Upgrading your beliefs, habits, standards, relationships, and goals are all forms of personal growth. Most people have something they want to improve about their life. Here are a few tips for figuring out where to start. Try not to be one of those people who say they’ll get around to it “someday.” Start Where You…
Learn MoreEase Anxiety and Stress by Asking for Help
Very few people like to feel vulnerable (capable of being emotionally wounded) or ask for help (feeling weak or incapable). But we all have limitations. And besides, there’s not a person on the planet who knows everything there is to know, right? So why should we ever feel weak, helpless or vulnerable when asking for…
Learn More5 Ways To Avoid This #1 Killer
The heart is one of the most important vital organs of the body. So why don’t people take better care of it? Heart disease is the leading cause of death in United States. About 647,000 Americans die from heart disease each year. Since taking care of your heart is important, here are five easy things…
Learn MoreHow To Be More Positive In Six Simple Steps
Your outlook determines what you believe to be true about yourself, life, and others. It’s your perception and reality, real or not. Your attitude can be a pathway to peace and inner calm or worry and chaos. An optimistic outlook is essential to enjoying a life of health, success, and happiness. Here are six ways…
Learn More5 Rituals For Creating An Outstanding Day!
At the end of the day, it’s not about what life does to you, but what you do with your life today that matters. Although it’s impossible to predict everything that will happen to you on any given day, there are things you can to do create an outstanding day. As the old saying goes,…
Learn MoreThe Pandemic Aftermath: Anxious & Afraid
How many times have we heard this year that life will never be the same after the pandemic aftermath of 2020? Or phrases like, “during these uncertain times” or “this is our new normal”? One thing is for sure, COVID-19 has left its fingerprint on history. Much like a hurricane reshapes a coastline, the pandemic…
Learn MoreYou Don’t Have to Be a Vegan/Vegetarian to Enjoy a Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet
A whole-Food plant-based (WFPB) diet isn’t just for vegans and vegetarians. And it’s not a secret agenda to lure meat-eaters away from their slabs of juicy steaks either. The great thing about a WFPB diet, is that it’s about giving you MORE food choices, not fewer, unlike so many other diets. There isn’t anything mysterious…
Learn More4 Ways To Reintroduce Social Connection Back Into Your Life
The year 2020 forced people into an introverted lifestyle. For some, “social distancing” has become social isolation. Do you feel like you’re stuck in a rut spending too much time on your own? Are you tired of screens and functioning in a “virtual” world? Well, here are four ways to ease social connection back into…
Learn More5 Tips To Protect Your Relationship From Resentment
According to dictionary.com, resentment is “the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.” The crazy thing is that even if your feelings of resentment are merited, the only person resentment hurts is you. Resentment is a kind of emotional suffering. Who wants that? Here are…
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