You’re Blinking Wrong (And Other Eye Health Mistakes) - Dr Joseph Allen

💬 “ Eye health, your vision, is so much more than just, ‘I think I see well’. There's way more going on.” ~Dr Joseph Allen ⚡️ Dr Joseph Allen, aka Doctor Eye Health, is an optometrist in the US with a massive following on social media, where he shares science-backed ways to protect your eyes. ⚡️ In this episode Joey and I explain why it’s time to get serious about eye health, as poor eyesight is on the rise globally, bringing many other problems with it. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡︎ Why half of the world is expected to have myopia (nearsightedness) by 2050 ➡︎ How screens are making us blink less (and why that’s bad) ➡ What to do about eyelid twitches, bags and dark circles ➡︎ What foods, diets and supplements work for better vision ➡︎ The best ways to get proactive about your eye health now 📕 Chapters (1:00) Dr Allen’s inspiration (3:45) Do glasses make your eyes worse? (8:40) The myopia epidemic (15:06) Lifestyle changes to improve eye health (17:06) Sunlight and eye health (21:53) Are blue light blocking glasses any good? (26:12) Red and orange lights at night (28:03) Best foods for vision - the carrot myth (32:33) Supplements and eye drops (36:35) Intermittent fasting and eye health (39:45) How to deal with dry eyes (46:58) The 20/20/20 rule (49:00) How stress affects the eye (57:00) When should you get checked out? 📱 Connect with me: TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr 📱 Connect with Joseph YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/doctoreyehealth  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctoreyehealth/?hl=en  🔥 Get my free weekly newsletter filled with easy to action health tips, interesting facts and science to fill your curiosity: https://drkaran.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🔥 For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook  🎙️ An OG Podcasts production.