LASIK.
I was scared of the procedure. What if it messed up and now I had permanent eye damage???
In reality, it took like 15 minutes and now I can see in the morning, ditch the whole contact lens daily ritual, and (most importantly to me) wear fun sunglasses right off the rack.
If you’re thinking about it, just do it. I wish I had done it WAY sooner.
how long has it been since you did it?
Got it done during the summer of the pandemic in 2020 - the LASIK place was offering an insane deal since their sales had dropped to like zero. Not just a crazy price but also lifetime touch-ups if the sight degraded to the point of needing it.
I can still see insanely clear and far. No need for a touch up yet and it’s been 5 years.
Only downside is that I am starting to hit the age where I need reading glasses - no surgery for that. But I love not needing distance glasses or contacts for driving.
Red light therapy, specifically Near Infrared Light on my lungs as it works so well that I was able to stop my 45+ years of daily asthma meds. Incredible.
Ah yes, the testicle tanning.
Well, it would not be with Red Light panels as they do not put our UV light, but you can use the NIR light to increase testosterone but it is not much of a boost.
The “tanning” is just a silly nickname, it was specifically about red-light therapy.
Anyway, I’ll stay away from that until the come up with some evidence it actually does anything.
I’ve been using a height adjustable standing desk for 2-3 years now. The option to switch between sitting and standing was a major improvement. It’s obviously not a replacement to active movement and I’m looking forward to get a walking pad soon. But I’m glad I even went this direction.
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Eating breakfast every day.
My eating habits were so dysfunctional that I can only describe them as a disorder. It affected all areas of my life, from sleep to energy to mood. I didn’t know the core problem was my eating habits, all of my problems just meshed together.
One evening I decided that my only goal for the next day was to eat breakfast. Not lunch, not dinner, not go to the gym, not get any work done or change the world. Just eat something when I wake up. I made a beautiful baguette stuffed with everything delicious and placed it by the bed before going to sleep, so I didn’t even have to get out of bed to achieve my goal.
Once I got my breakfast, I automatically got lunch and dinner too. Lots of other habits naturally fell into place when I wasn’t starving.
That as 15 years ago. I’ve not missed breakfast since. I’ve still got tons of issues. But this one, tiny thing, made a massive positive difference.
Being gay³
Having boundaries
Thinking of myself as attractive
Accepting that a lot of advice is bad advice and that a lot of people are confidently incorrect AND heavily damaged
Accepting myself
Deciding to continue to actively try to be a better person
Learn about psychology
Going back to school
Stopping painting
Smiling more
Actually learning how to stretch
Getting a mini split heat pump system
Why was painting bad for you?
Asking that my doctor take the symptoms in my sinuses more seriously.
Cut contact with family and friends who were bad for my mental health.
Good Chair, good mattress, the right pillow, no sugar consumption, vegetarian diet,
Everyone should try going vegan. You don’t have to stay a vegan forever. You don’t have to preach to others. You don’t have to do it for animal welfare or the environment or anything other than you.
But you should try it. For you.
I have tried and vegan its tough. Vegetarian was easier, pescitarian I liked better. Ultimately I can’t give up meat because it makes it so much cheaper and easier to meal prep higher protein meals. My job is labor intensive and I work 9 hours a day as a minimum! But all the power to those that can do it! One thing however that has changed my life for the better is adding more vegetables to my diet!! I don’t care what diet your on you probably don’t have enough vegetables in it veggies are the shit weather you want meat with them or not!
Yeah due to my parents i used to eat meat daily, and not little! And the meat they buy that was cheapest of the cheap!
I am mostly vegetarian, eating meat only once a week and not much but then also the good one! We are made to mostly eat vegtables, nuts and fruits! Plus its lots cheaper
Edit: Only reason why once a week meat is for my bf who wants it and because i really need more low effort seasonal vegie recepies
Knives that don’t suck. Also getting chickens. I love them so much, great pets and they lay eggs :)
Dude chickens are the best. Some of them can be wicked smart too. I miss mine.
And I highly recommend sharpening your knives with a sharpening stone or whetstone. It makes such a huge difference to how fun it is to be in the kitchen.
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I wish I got a biometric scale way earlier than I did.
This thing is like cheat codes
Can you explain the benefits?
Washing my hair everyday. I had very thin hair for 20 years and now it’s actually growing back. I have an incredibly greasy scalp and face, and it was likely sebum plugs blocking the follicles. Plus, I’m very sensitive to the feeling of product or grease on me, so it feels so much better.
yup. I’m greasy by the end of the day and never feel clean without washing my hair with shampoo.
Getting rid of social media. Reddit/lemmy i keep for news.
Adderall. Started taking it at 34 and ever since I can prioritize tasks, finish things, relax…
and short course of oral medication for severe atopic dermatitis, although it dint work immediately i did see change months later, but i dont have access to that now due to insurance issues, and MDs are very resistant to giving oral medication for AD since its an immunosuppresant, topical barely is able to contain it.
