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5 Natural Ways To Improve Your Eyesight

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Our vision is one of the most important parts of living and functioning in the world. So important that there is a billion-dollar industry behind eye health. Checking up on your eyes and keeping them healthy is a great way to make sure your vision is good as you age. Things like Laser surgery, contacts, and glasses aren’t cheap, which means many people are more than likely cutting corners when it comes to healthy vision. Everyone doesn’t have access to a doctor or proper eye care treatment, but luckily there are some methods that can help and they are completely natural! Here is a list of ways to naturally improve your eyesight. 

Take Your Vitamins

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There is a multitude of reasons why people take vitamins and unfortunately better vision isn’t usually a highlighted topic. Vitamins A, C, and E are high in zinc and contain antioxidants that can prevent harmful conditions from hindering your eyesight.

Taking vitamins is a good way to get those vitamins you need, but there are plenty of foods that can help. Everything from broccoli, carrots, red peppers, spinach, strawberries, and sweet potatoes is great for vision. Foods like salmon, and flaxseed contain omega-3 fatty acids that are also great for your vision health.

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Keep Your Hands Clean

The eyes are a very sensitive part of the body and are sensitive to germs and infections.

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Even the smallest particles can irritate your eyes and negatively affect your vision. This is why you should keep your hands clean as much as possible.

Naturally, we all touch our eyes frequently during the day, so having unclean fingers can put you at risk for an infection. 

Exercise

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If you’re just a casual Google user, you may look for ways to improve just about anything and you will see that frequent exercise helps with just about everything. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help more than just your waistline. A lack of exercise could start a domino effect of poor vision.

When you are overweight or obese you are subject to diseases like diabetes which can cause damage to the

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