Optimizing Eye Health: Dr. Joseph Allen Explains the Science of Vision | The Proof Podcast EP

[@weston.weston]

You have reached 100K subs, Simon! So well deserved!

[@TheProofWithSimonHill]

Many thanks!

[@ChessMasterNate]

@@TheProofWithSimonHill Thank you putting out extremely high quality content, and always doing your homework, to cover every angle with the latest information. It is obvious that you really care about the health and longevity of people. And I would watch you anyway, but thanks for not hatting on people who are not vegetarian or vegan. And especially thank you for your intellectual integrity, and not compromising objectivity, feeding confirmation bias, purveying conspiracies, or prideful/derisive tribalism to get more views.

[@BlackBeltGamers88]

Woo! Saw the thumbnail! Awesome to see you buddy! Can't wait to listen to this! Didn't know this was actually happening, I remember you showing me the email a while back. You've done an amazing job educating about the eyes over the years, super proud of you!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thank you!!!

[@beepbeepnj2658]

Last week I had to go for an eye check up and before the exam started the doc asked if I had any complaints. So I said yes, everyday I get up and look in the mirror and I don't like what I see, so the eye doc said, "well I don't know what to tell you but your eyesight is perfect."

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

😂

[@carinaekstrom1]

Yes, super interesting about the DHA. Is he saying that algae or plants don't contain this type 3 DHA?

[@ReeseDaBeast808Tyga]

How is the "minus" translated 20/20 etc

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

The minus or Diopters used to describe the power of the lenses needed to correct refractive error does not directly correlate to the visual acuity or "20/20", however there is a general guideline where every 0.25 diopters is equal to about 1/2 to 1 line of acuity. So someone who is -1.00 may be closer to 20/50 vision or so (again rough estimate there). Here is a video that explains what 20/20 really means and how to make sense of it - hope it helps -kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4GYm5mPg5mHj9U

[@Arugula100]

Doesn't eating too much animal protein cause dry eyes?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

There may be a link. I have been trying to find research specifically linking the two. There are some publications supporting diets rich in more fruits and veggies are better for dry eye (for naturally anti-inflammtory reasons as well as gut microbiome reasons)

[@bartstienen4161]

Hi Simon 🤗 Love your work 👍 there is a school of perfect eyesight which is part of Sri Aurobindo's ashram. Myopia can be reversed, it takes time but it can be done.. the elongation of the eyeball can be corrected with eye yoga, where you look straight ahead and breath in while at the same time you move the eyes up while keeping the head still.. keeping the tension at the top for a second and breath out coming back to the looking forward and this is repeated looking down, coming back, looking to the left , coming back, to the right, coming back and then diagonaly as well.. this is repeated 3 to 5 times and in combination with a subscription which is 0.25 less it gives the more supple eye muscles and the eyes to get adjusted to a lower subscription.. I had -7.0 and am now at -3,5 but this took years with perfect sleep, exercise (cardio), good nutrition, sunlight exposure and stress management ( tension is detrimental to eyesight) It is easier to to wear glasses or contacts haha 😅 but like so much in this society, things healthwise out of balance are managed instead of taken care of at the root cause. Symptoms are treated like causes because on the short term there can be results with patch work while durability is only reached by taking care of the root causes of imbalances but this takes time, work and discomfort which most of us are not willing to endure.. ❤