Get 2 to 10 minutes of bright light in your eyes early in the day to trigger melanopsin cells, setting your circadian clock and enhancing alertness.
Spend at least two hours a day outdoors without sunglasses to significantly reduce the probability of developing myopia (nearsightedness).
Every 30 minutes of focused work, look up and relax your face and eye muscles, allowing your eyes to go into a panoramic vision state before refocusing, which helps exercise and relax the eye lens and its musculature.
Spend at least 10 minutes a day viewing things off in the distance (half a mile or more, like a horizon) to improve eyesight, keep the lens elastic, and strengthen eye muscles.
Practice eye accommodation for a few minutes every other day by focusing on an object up close, then moving it far away and back, to keep the lens elastic and muscles strong.
Spend 2 to 3 minutes regularly (every other day, every third day) performing smooth pursuit exercises, which involves tracking moving objects, to maintain the health of your visual and motion tracking systems.
Wear red lens glasses in the evening after sundown to filter out short wavelength light from screens and LEDs, which helps maintain high melatonin and low cortisol levels, promoting calm and improving sleep transition.
Engage in regular endurance and strength training to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system, ensuring critical blood flow, oxygen, and nutrients to the retina, supporting overall eye and brain health.
If feeling tired, look up towards the ceiling for 10 to 15 seconds to trigger brain areas involved in wakefulness, as an upward gaze tends to increase alertness.
Give your eyes rest by going outside, looking at a horizon, or simply letting your eyes go soft (a “soft gaze”) to relax the visual system.
For young children, ensure balanced visual input and correct any imbalances like strabismus or amblyopia early with a professional to build strong binocular vision and high-fidelity eyesight.
If you have strong imbalances between your two eyes, consult a good ophthalmologist or neuro-ophthalmologist as early as possible to address issues like cataracts, lens problems, or neuromuscular conditions.
Consume dark leafy vegetables and carrots, especially in their raw form, to provide sufficient vitamin A, which is essential for supporting vision.
Place a Snellen chart in your home and use it regularly as part of your visual training to potentially improve and monitor your vision.
If considering corrective lenses or laser surgery, get your vision professionally measured by an ophthalmologist or a good optometrist.
Consider supplementing with lutein if you have moderate to severe age-related macular degeneration, as studies show it can help offset detrimental effects in these specific cases.
Consider astaxanthin supplementation, a red-pink pigment found in seafood, as it appears to increase ocular blood flow, which can support eye health.
Consider taking AG1 daily, as its next-gen formula with bioavailable nutrients and enhanced probiotics supports digestive health, immune system health, bowel regularity, and reduces bloating.