When the eyes turn red
There are many reasons that can cause redness of the eyes in adults, children or the elderly. Red eyes can primarily be related to an ongoing inflammation that can affect both the conjunctiva of the eye, and the eyelids or glands attached. Blood vessel injury, resulting from physical trauma, can also degenerate into redness, inflammation or hemorrhage.
Without considering others of a more serious nature, red eyes can often be connected more simply to climatic factors and pollution : too cold or too hot can alter the state of the eye, going to affect its humidity, as in the case of polluted air and micro dust, cause unexpected discomfort.
Even contact lenses, chemical substances found in make-up products, pet hair, smoke or pollen can cause strong reactions in the eyes, which release histamine to deal with certain allergens. The dry and tired eye, which often burns, can be a consequence of too prolonged exposure to the computer ; pool chlorine, insomnia and alcohol abuse can also lead to redness of the eye.
Here are some simple tips that call for help a series of natural remedies for eye health that do nothing to replace the advice of a doctor or specialist who is always well consulted in advance.
Natural remedies for red eyes
> First of all take care of the diet : drinking plenty of water and enriching the vitamin diet can generally be useful for good eye health. Green light then to fruit and raw vegetables (including blueberries, carrots, pumpkin, tomato, peaches, melon, apricots, foods rich in vitamin A), enriching as necessary with natural supplements, such as pollen, royal jelly, wheat germ, seeds oily or dried fruit.
> Take breaks when you are at the computer, it would be good, at least every two hours, to take a break of a quarter of an hour. Also make sure that where you work the air is not excessively dry: recover trays to be placed on radiators or diffusers that you can enrich with natural and beneficial essential oils.
> Try to rest and sleep well, helping yourself with natural herbal teas, eliminating the sport late, especially if you suffer from insomnia, reading a few pages of a book to welcome sleep, turning off the lights to allow the eye to regenerate. Don't forget that there are also useful yoga exercises for the eyes!
> Alleviate inflammation of the eyes by making alternate compresses of cold and lukewarm water to increase circulation, helping you with a soft towel. Alternatively, you can use chamomile, leaving it to cool down well after infusion and using sterile gauze or cotton pads that do not spread lint.
> Make natural wraps even with vegetables, cutting the classic cucumber slices to leave on the eyes for about 10 minutes, or alternatively steamed carrots and then leave to cool.
> Especially with the dry eye, keep soothing eye drops and "natural tears" based on mallow, chamomile, eyebright, witch hazel, to compensate for the scarce tearing.
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