This morning, like most mornings, I walked into work squinting and straining and rubbing my eyes. (See: sleepy groundhog, opening his eyes to the sun.) Just another factor of this wonderfully bone-dry weather? Maybe. But I’m sure the security guards think I’m testing out some new Zoolander pose, so something needs to change. Sure enough—according to
SHAPE MAGAZINE—a million factors can cause Sahara-dry eyes. Indoor heating … irritating contacts … antihistamines … antidepressants … birth control pills … even too much time on
la computadora. (We blink about 22 times a minute. In front of a computer?
7 times!) But before you cry about it—although, you know, that might help—consider some remedies. Adding a humidifier to a super-dry bedroom can work wonders, as can eye-drops (of course) and simply rinsing your contacts more often. No dice? Try an omega-3 supplement, which restores the lipids in your eyes that
make tears. Sounds a bit involved, sure, but if it can save these (very dry and smudgy) windows the soul? Count me
in
This morning, like most mornings, I walked into work squinting and straining and rubbing my eyes. (See: sleepy groundhog, opening his eyes to the sun.) Just another factor of this wonderfully bone-dry weather? Maybe. But I’m sure the security guards think I’m testing out some new Zoolander pose, so something needs to change. Sure enough—according to SHAPE MAGAZINE—a million factors can cause Sahara-dry eyes. Indoor heating … irritating contacts … antihistamines … antidepressants … birth control pills … even too much time on la computadora. (We blink about 22 times a minute. In front of a computer? 7 times!) But before you cry about it—although, you know, that might help—consider some remedies. Adding a humidifier to a super-dry bedroom can work wonders, as can eye-drops (of course) and simply rinsing your contacts more often. No dice? Try an omega-3 supplement, which restores the lipids in your eyes that make tears. Sounds a bit involved, sure, but if it can save these (very dry and smudgy) windows the soul? Count me in
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