Google “healthy habits” and you get about 8 million pages. Googling “bad habits,” though, yields a rich trove of over 18 million pages, on subjects ranging from bankruptcy to thumb-sucking to watching too much TV. We’re so used to seeing the words “bad” and “habit” together — like Simon & Garfunkel, peanut butter and jelly, Shakespeare and [...]

New Year’s Resolutions: It’s that time of year again. You vow to lose 10 pounds, clean out your closet, balance your checkbook, and actually go to the gym, as opposed to just thinking about it. You’ll read more, watch TV less; take up sailing or knitting or golfing or whatever “ing” you’ve always wanted to [...]

The French have their Bûche de Noël, a chocolate-buttercream-frosted sponge cake in the shape of a yule log. U.S. Southerners consume black-eyed peas on New Year’s day for luck in the coming year. Austrians and Bavarians enjoy their intricately molded springerle cookies during the holidays, while Mexicans prepare Bacalao a la Vizcaina, a dish of [...]

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust Of course, Proust, a novelist, was speaking metaphorically. But what if you could really give the gift of sight this holiday season? With the Rebuild Your Vision Program, you can. And the best part is, unlike glasses, [...]

It’s December. You’ve got presents to purchase, parties to plan for, packages to mail, and a house to decorate. With so much to do-and see-this time of year, don’t let an eye injury disrupt your holidays! We here at Rebuild Your Vision have put together some handy tips on caring for your eyes this season, [...]

According to CBS news, by 2030 – when the first baby boomers reach 84 – the number of Americans over 65 will have grown by 75 percent to 69 million. That means more than 20 percent of the population will be over 65, compared with only 13 percent today. As a nation, if we’re not [...]

Ah, the holidays. The beautiful gold leaves from your neighbor’s tree have all fallen into your yard, you’ve got 20 relatives coming for Thanksgiving dinner – but only 15 chairs, and Daylight Saving Time is not saving your sanity as you race to finish your seasonal shopping on ever – shortening days. With so much [...]