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Let’s face it: the holidays can be stressful. Whether you’re elbowing department store crowds, wrestling strings of lights onto a tree that seems to grow an inch every second, or traveling over the river and through the woods on a cramped, airless seat in coach to get to Grandma’s house, you may find your holiday cheer fast disappearing.
This time of year, newspapers and magazines are filled with tips on how to get through the holiday season, but very few deal with that most crucial part of the body: the eyes. Our eyes are interconnected with almost every part of our being. Properly caring for our eyes can have a positive effect on various aspects of our body, mind, and emotions. The reverse is also true-how we care for our body, mind, and emotions can affect our eyes.
Here, then, are seven tips for relieving eye stress-which, in turn, will help you feel good all over-guaranteeing, if not visions of sugarplums, then at least holidays without vision problems.
1. Winterize your eyes
Every skier and snowboarder knows that your eyes need protection in the winter, too. Don’t file away those sunglasses in a drawer: In the winter months, the sun sits lower in the sky and at a different angle, which may expose you to more ultraviolet light and glare. The risk can be just as significant on gray, overcast days as on clear, sunny ones.
2. Don’t shop til you drop
If you’ve ever come home from a day of shopping exhausted and irritable, you are not alone. It’s not just the crowds that wear you out; all that artificial lighting can also make you feel fatigued and cranky. Plus, some folks are just sensitive to too much visual stimulation-between your fellow shoppers and the loads of merchandise, your eyes don’t get to rest. If you must shop all day, then at least take some breaks at the Food Court to close and/or exercise your poor peeps.
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