Tricks of the Mind’s Eye – Get Your Glasses on

How we see the world can impact on how we behave and how we feel - if you wear prescription glasses, you'll understand.

If you wear prescription glasses you’ll know how differently the world can look and appear. If you’re not wearing your glasses it can impact on your confidence and behaviour. The world can be a very scary place if you can’t see it properly. And the power of our sight can also impact on how our brains work. If you’re a fan of magicians you’ll know that it’s easy to play tricks with the mind by playing tricks of the eye.

Are Blue Tinted Spectacles the Solution for Dieters?

And it’s the knowledge that how we see the world can change how we behave or feel that has led to a new invention – a pair of glasses that aren’t about helping us see better, correcting long or short-distances or protecting our eyes from the sun – but that will help us lose weight. Blue tinted glasses are being dubbed as the latest dieting aid. The latest weapon in the battle against obesity was invented and developed in Japan. The glasses are said to help overeaters to curb their impulses by making food look less appealing.

Feeling Blue?

The glasses show how what we see influences a range of senses and even emotions. If you’re looking at something unappetising, chances are it will put you off your food. Unlike prescription glasses, which are all about correcting vision, the blue tinted spectacles are all about colouring the world to influence how we feel and behave. The idea behind the glasses is the colour blue works as an appetite suppressant. Few foods (apart from blueberries) are blue – and so the colour is not associated with edible substances. The glasses cost around £10 in Japan and have been expected to be the next big thing, but they clearly haven’t caught on in the UK.

Depp’s Blue Prescription Glasses

Blue is a colour that is said to ‘calm the brain’, so if you’re excited by foods, turning the food blue can help you step back and think twice before eating. Blue prescription glasses are already worn by the likes of Johnny Depp, although his choice of eyewear is thought to be more fashion-led than weight-loss inspired. John Lennon was famous for wearing tinted prescription glasses too, although in his case the use of colour was indicative of his support for the hippy and peace movement.
There may be some cynics or doubters about the blue glasses. But what we see clearly influences how our brain reacts to the world. Magic tricks routinely fool people into disbelieving what they see with their own eyes.

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