Health, Beauty, and Fitness http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/ Health, beauty and fitness blog - information to help you improve your world. en-us 2010-03-19T09:24:09-06:00 How do you recover from LASIK? http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/how_do_you_recover_from_lasik_004616.html Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis or LASIK eye surgery is a great procedure that can help many people improve their vision. Because LASIK is a surgery a person who has this eye surgery needs time to recover. There are certain things... Eyes K 2010-03-19T09:24:09-06:00 How to know if you are a good candidate for lasik http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/how_to_know_if_you_are_a_good_candidate_for_lasik_004615.html Most of us have had some sort of eye problem during our lives. Either while we are young or as we get older we start to have some blurriness or some other serious issue with our eyes. Some people... Eyes K 2010-03-18T09:19:53-06:00 Fixing cornea and retina problems http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/fixing_cornea_and_retina_problems_004614.html People who have suffered from poor vision their entire lives know all too well that their troubles usually stem from the shape of their cornea. Depending on the shape of the cornea, light is not clearly seen, causing an... Eyes K 2010-03-17T09:13:21-06:00 Finding the best LASIK surgeon http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/finding_the_best_lasik_surgeon_004613.html If you need laser eye surgery, and you are planning to get it, one of the most important decisions you can make is that of choosing your LASIK surgeon. While much of the technology is the same, and while... Eyes K 2010-03-16T09:28:53-06:00 Eye surgery statistics http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/eye_surgery_statistics_004612.html Many people would love to throw out their glasses or contacts and instead get refractive eye surgery to correct their vision problems. Many different types of surgery, including LASIK, LASEK, and PRK, to name a few, use advanced lasers... Eyes K 2010-03-15T09:20:26-06:00 Eye surgery options for nearsightedness http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/eye_surgery_options_for_nearsightedness_004611.html People who were born with nearsightedness have probably worn glasses for much of their lives. Or, if someone has developed nearsightedness as they have grown older may be in the process of discovering which remedy will best fit their... Eyes K 2010-03-14T10:16:22-06:00 Eye surgery options for farsightedness http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/eye_surgery_options_for_farsightedness_004610.html Millions of people are having miracle laser eye surgery done every year. You might have heard of lasik or lasek surgery, techniques that change the shape of the cornea with a laser in order to help the eye perform... Eyes K 2010-03-13T09:13:06-06:00 Eye surgery options http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/eye_surgery_options_004609.html One of the most popular surgeries now is corrective eye surgery. For many people, the appeal of not having to wear contacts or glasses and being able to see clearly is an attractive option and well worth the money... Eyes K 2010-03-12T09:07:52-06:00 Cost of eye surgery http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/cost_of_eye_surgery_004608.html Many people dream of being able to go to bed at night and wake up in the morning without having to search for their glasses or take out and put in contact lenses. That's why more and more people... Eyes K 2010-03-11T09:18:57-06:00 Cost difference between Lasik and PRK http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/cost_difference_between_lasik_and_prk_004607.html When a person is seriously considering some type of eye surgery, there are a lot of things that are important for them to research. A person may want to know what type of surgery could fix their eye sight,... Eyes K 2010-03-10T09:00:22-06:00 Choosing the proper eye surgery clinic http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/choosing_the_proper_eye_surgery_clinic_004606.html Everyone is talking about this miracle laser eye surgery today. Just the other day my wife went in to have it done and she has been very impressed with the results. Before she was forced to wear large glasses... Eyes K 2010-03-09T09:23:15-06:00 Choosing a clinic for your eye surgery http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/choosing_a_clinic_for_your_eye_surgery_004605.html Many people are choosing to ditch their contact lenses or glasses in exchange for eye surgery to correct their vision. Once you have made the decision to have eye surgery, one of the first things you will need to... Eyes K 2010-03-08T09:20:48-06:00 Choosing the right form of corrective eye surgery http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/choosing_the_right_form_of_corrective_eye_surgery_004604.html If you need corrective eye surgery, you may think your only option is LASIK, but the fact is that there are other forms of corrective eye surgery out there, it is just the best known, and most popular, right... Eyes K 2010-03-07T09:15:44-06:00 Using Yoga for stress relief http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/using_yoga_for_stress_relief_004603.html Some stress is necessary for function in life, but too much stress can take a mental and physical toll on you and make you sick. Yoga is a great technique for relieving stress. Stress can be hard on your... Stress K 2010-03-06T09:10:30-06:00 Using energy pills http://www.improvingyourworld.com/health/using_energy_pills_004602.html There is a lot of controversy over whether or not energy pills are something you should take or are good for you. One thing that anyone considering an energy pill needs to know is that just because it says... Health K 2010-03-05T09:06:23-06:00