278: Why we need to talk about eye health | Rudrani Banik, M.D.

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Rudrani Banik, M.D.: "Our vision is so precious. We have two eyes, but they are very delicate organs. We need to protect them for our lifetimes.” 

Banik, a board-certified ophthalmologist, fellowship-trained neuro-ophthalmologist, and functional medicine expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why you need to prioritize eye health (even if you have 20/20 vision) plus:

*The best and worst foods for eye health*

*How to tell if your blue light-blocking glasses are actually working*

*Why you should never sleep in your contacts*

*How to tell if your dry eyes are something more serious*

*How to reverse digital eyestrain as you work from home*


Enjoy this episode sponsored by Nature's Truth! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.

Referenced in the episode:

-Jason Karp's rare autoimmune disease was a degenerative eye disease, called Keratoconus.

-Banik's recommendations for blue light glasses and blue light-filtering apps.

-mbg Podcast episode #125, with Karp.

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Rudrani Banik, M.D.: "Our vision is so precious. We have two eyes, but they are very delicate organs. We need to protect them for our lifetimes.” 

Banik, a board-certified ophthalmologist, fellowship-trained neuro-ophthalmologist, and functional medicine expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why you need to prioritize eye health (even if you have 20/20 vision) plus:

*The best and worst foods for eye health*

*How to tell if your blue light-blocking glasses are actually working*

*Why you should never sleep in your contacts*

*How to tell if your dry eyes are something more serious*

*How to reverse digital eyestrain as you work from home*


Enjoy this episode sponsored by Nature's Truth! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.

Referenced in the episode:

-Jason Karp's rare autoimmune disease was a degenerative eye disease, called Keratoconus.

-Banik's recommendations for blue light glasses and blue light-filtering apps.

-mbg Podcast episode #125, with Karp.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021-01-27 35 min
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