How to Prevent DRY Eyes in Winter

As the weather gets colder and the air gets drier, you may experience dry eyes. dry eyes in winter are a common problem that occurs when tear production decreases or tear evaporation increases. symptoms of dry eyes include burning, itching, redness, and a feeling of having something in your eye.

Artificial tears in the form of eye drops are a great way to help lubricate your eyes and relieve dryness. They come in various forms, so you can find one that works best for you. You can apply artificial tears 5-6 times a day.

Eye ointments are another option for lubricating your eyes. They are usually thicker than artificial tears. So, they provide longer-lasting relief. You can apply these ointments to the inner eyelid. Use

Warm compresses can help to soothe your eyes and reduce discomfort, inflammation, and redness. It’s a known home remedy for many other types of inflammation and pain. The process is Simple. Just apply a warm, damp cloth to your eyes for a few minutes at a time.

Your dry eyes are worse in winter because the air outside is drier. To help combat this, try to keep yourself warm. When your entire body is warm, you will feel relief from the dryness in your eyes.

The dryness in the air is the primary culprit for causing dry eyes. Indoor humidifiers can help to add moisture to the air, which can help to relieve dry eyes. But remember to clean your humidifiers regularly to avoid spreading bacteria in your home.

Staying hydrated is vital for overall health. Thus, hydration is also helpful for relieving painful and uncomfortable symptoms of dry eyes. A hydrated body can generate a healthy number of natural tears in the eyes. Make sure to drink plenty of water and be healthy throughout the day to keep yourself hydrated.

It’s not a piece of good news for coffee lovers. But the matter of fact is that coffee is a diuretic. It can contribute to dehydration, which can worsen dry eyes. If you drink coffee, be sure to drink plenty of water to balance the hydration in your body.

Blinking comes naturally to the eyes. It helps to lubricate your eyes. But when you work on screen, you blink less. That leads to dry eyes because of digital eye strain. So, if you work at a computer all day, make a conscious effort to blink more often.

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Fragrances are an intricate grooming essential in that they contain many layers (or notes). The notes of a cologne refer to what you smell from the beginning of the application to what you smell hours afterward. Think of fragrance notes like a pyramid, with the top notes being at the peak, heart (or middle) notes in the centre, and the base notes on the bottom. The lower you go on the pyramid, the longer that note is meant to last.

TOP NOTES

Think of the top notes of a fragrance as the topmost layer of the formula. This is what you smell when you first spritz on the product or apply it to a tester. This initial scent is what attracts (or detracts) people from purchasing, as it’s like the “first impression” of meeting the fragrance.

Top notes have a high level of volatility, meaning they evaporate within the first five to 15 minutes of application.

HEART (OR MIDDLE)

NOTES: and fresher than the others, and typically have a citrus, floral or fruit component.

Heart notes, often referred to as middle notes, form the centre of the pyramid. This layer usually lasts 30 to 60 minutes on the wearer, and it makes up the guts of the fragrance as it presents new notes to deepen the fragrance. Base notes: Like heart notes, base notes offer a depth to the fragrance and form the longest-lasting layer of the fragrance—7 hours or more. This is the layer of the cologne that lingers the longest, and these notes tend to be richer as they sink into the skin.

•HEART (OR MIDDLE) notes: Heart notes give off the truest scent of a cologne. The most common heart notes include cinnamon, cardamom, geranium and jasmine. This layer gives off a spice, wood or musk note depending on the cologne.

BASE NOTES: Because base notes last longest on the skin, choosing a cologne that contains the one that suits your preferences is key. Popular base notes in a cologne can include sandalwood, cedarwood, musk, patchouli and vanilla. These notes tend to be full-bodied and can vary from herbal (by way of rosemary and basil) to woody (with earthier notes like sandalwood).

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I'm walking 35km in The Bloody Long Walk to help Australians living with mitochondrial disease. That’s 46,200 steps in one day!

I know I’ll cross the finish line exhausted and blistered, but that’s nothing compared to what people with mitochondrial disease (mito) go through every day of their lives.

Mito robs the body’s cells of energy, causing multiple organ dysfunction or failure. It can affect anyone at any age. Mitochondria are the power houses of the cell providing the body with over 90% of the energy it needs to sustain life. Mitochondria take in sugars and proteins from the food we eat and produce energy called ATP that our bodies use to function properly. Mitochondrial disease (mito) is a debilitating and potentially fatal disease that reduces the ability of the mitochondria to produce this energy. When the mitochondria are not working properly, cells begin to die until eventually whole organ systems fail and the patient’s life itself is compromised. When we think of the symptoms that might present in mitochondrial disease, we need to think of the organ systems that work the hardest and the longest and so require the most energy. Also, the complex specialisation of mitochondria within each cell causes a dizzying array of symptoms that mitochondrial specialists have come to recognise as characteristic of this illness.

Symptoms may be absent in healthy people who have silent genetic defects or can be complex and multiple in a person with advanced disease. Many combinations of symptoms are also possible, even in those people with the same genetic defect!

Therefore, with so many illnesses looking like mitochondrial disease and mitochondrial disease looking like so many illnesses, how do we know which is which?

Firstly, we must suspect mitochondrial disease when:

• a ‘common disease’ has atypical features; and/or

• three or more organ systems are involved; and/or

• recurrent setbacks or flare-ups occur with infections in a ‘normal’ chronic illness. The most common symptom is fatigue. This is not the type of fatigue one experiences after a busy day. Rather it feels like ‘hitting the wall’. Often when mitochondria are well rested, a person can achieve what they want and appear ‘normal’. However, in times of excess energy loss, high physical stresses or poor energy input, the person may feel extremely fatigued and often struggles to simply get out of bed.

These energy level fluctuations can make it difficult for a person to present their case to a practitioner. Overall, like most mitochondrial symptoms, the fatigue will progress over time, although at vastly different rates for different people. https://event.bloodylongwalk.com.au/ fundraisers/cindybareham/sunshine-coast