Questions & Answers. You have questions. And Jake has answers, especially if they haven’t been covered in one of the other sections of the blog / free guides.
Many of the topics here originate from your e-mails, or from Quora, or threads in our Facebook group, or even YouTube comments on occasion. Natural myopia control is a wide ranging and complex subject, and this might be the section to find answers to some of your questions. Browse and discover!
Sara’s Progress: -5.50 to -3.25
Sara posts her latest update in the forum: Thought I’d post a brief update as I have a sense that the end of my plateau might be around the corner. A week and a half ago I realized that I was starving my body. I felt exhausted and could barely move. Then I started fueling myself again, and miraculously, I started feeling normal within a few days. Now I’m following more of an “intuitive eating” philosophy. I posted about it on [...]
Your Favorite Vision Stimulating Activities
Steve posts in the forum: I’ve been working on rehabilitating my vision for a bit over a year now. I’ve changed or adopted many habits since starting to try to maximize my gains. Mostly avoiding close-up activities and wearing excessive prescriptions when not needed are a given. Others include going for walks outside with little/no prescription usage to work on peripheral awareness, fusing double-vision, etc. There is one activity in particular that I feel has really helped me though. Racquetball While [...]
Behind The Scenes: Books Coming
Neha: "Do you think people hate the site? I write all these posts and it's just an odd process in my mind. I have no idea what people think. There's no feedback, like talking to a person." Me: "Yea, they probably do. Except I like your articles. I bet readers do, too. If you write them all and I just keep quiet, things will probably turn out great." Neha: "I'll only keep writing blog posts if you get those book guides up on [...]
Headaches & Depression: Why You Don’t Want 20/8 Vision
Shannon posts in the forum:I just wanted to send you my deepest gratitude for helping me with all of this! I think I was grossly overprescribed because I can see like a hawk now, and I could never see this well before with my strong prescription. I was actually prescribed -8.5 and -7.5 contacts which is totally wrong. It’s literally a magical experience being able to see again. So I just wanted to thank you!There is a whole thread related to [...]
What Does Active Focus Feel Like?
Active focus is a topic that comes up fairly often in the forum. It's a big ingredient for stimulus, and initially the main challenge in getting acquainted with your eyes ability to focus. Hans asks in the Q&A: I try practicing active focus. Sometimes, I achieve clearing the blur completely until I blink – then, the blur is back again. Only when I stare, I can clear the blur and sometimes, it disappears almost completely. But while doing that, as [...]
Headaches: Why You Don’t Want To “Mix and Match” Prescriptions
You don't want to use any random pair of old glasses you have laying around, to start on a project of using lowered prescriptions. Things may not go perfectly, and you might not like the results!I'm going to use Alex' style for this post, referencing a recent forum post from Shannon.Hi – I am just starting out, and have put my Snellen in my office, so that I can look there every 20 minutes and assess my vision. I check [...]