World Vision International Interviewed on the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water

Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) January 06, 2012

Sharon Kleyne, host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio talk show, recently interviewed Traci Coker of the World Vision Gift Catalogue regarding the catalogue’s wide selection of life-changing gifts that donors may give to impoverished families and children in developing countries, to improve heath and enrich lives.

World Vision representatives have previously appeared on the show several times and reflect Sharon Kleyne’s message about proactive self-help. World Vision also reflects the mission of the charity Mrs. Kleyne founded, the Save-a-Child’s Life Foundation. The interview with Traci Coker may be heard on-demand on World Talk Radio, Voice America, Green Talk Network, Apple iTunes and Twitter.

Traci Coker has been with World Vision International for four years, and works at their world headquarters in Federal Way, Washington, where they have been for over 60 years.

Sharon Kleyne and Ms. Coker agreed that the primary need in developing or third world countries is access to safe and abundant water. Water releases women and children to other activities besides carrying water and drastically reduces infant and child mortality, and preventable blindness. In India, according to Ms. Coker, 4,000 children a day die from dehydration and sanitation diseases, all of which are preventable. Many more are blinded or disabled.

The catalogue began in 1996 as a way to help children, their families and orphans. The gift of a goat ($ 25), which requires very little maintenance, can provide up to 16 cups of milk a day to feed an undernourished child, with milk left over to sell in the marketplace.

Other gifts include: cows, chickens, ducks, art supplies, water, water wells, bed nets, seeds, water pumps, school books, clothing, bicycles, stocking for a fish pond, Bibles, computers, small business loans, and yestoys.

It is possible to purchase part of a larger gift, such as a tractor.

According to Traci Coker, these are all the same gift the gift of hope, opportunity and self-worth.

Everyone who gives a gift receives a small token such as a Christmas ornament, identifying them as a World Vision donor.

World Vision International operates in over 100 countries. When they become involved in assisting a community, they remain for at least 15 years and set up local committees to develop indigenous leaders. They also work with other agencies and organizations to help the community develop and maintain safe water wells, schools, community projects, etc.

Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water is sponsored by Bio-Logic Aqua Research, whose Nature’s Tears

World Vision International Interviewed on the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water

New Education about Dry Eye and the Tear Film that Could Save Your Vision

Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) February 10, 2012

Sharon Kleyne, host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water has been researching the dry eye for two decades. On her radio show, since 2007, she has interviewed many of the world’s leading dry eye researchers. With dry eye now the number one reason for eye doctor visits in the United States, one of Sharon Kleyne’s missions is to educate the public about dry eye prevention and the tear film.

In recent decades, according to Sharon Kleyne, dehydration related health issues (caused by a loss of natural moisture), such as dry eye, dry skin, dry mouth, computer eye strain, contact lens dry eye, eye allergies, adult acne, dermatitis, Sjogren’s syndrome and skin and eye cancers, have increased dramatically.

According to one of Sharon Kleyne’s show guests, Lasik pioneer Marguerite McDonald, MD, if left untreated, occasional transient dry eye could lead to more chronic dry eye, which for some people is debilitating and life altering. Dry eye can also lead to corneal ulceration, impaired vision and in extreme cases, blindness.

Sharon Kleyne attributes the global increase in dry eye symptoms to multiple factors. Because of global climate change and increasing air pollution worldwide, exposure to dry, stagnant air and polluted humid air have increased. This exposure is dehydrating to the eyes’ natural tear film, as is exposure to smoke, dust, wind, extreme heat and cold and other outdoor conditions.

Indoors, forced-air heating and cooling, insulated walls and windows, low humidity and cleaning fluids are also dehydrating to eyes. Other contributing environmental factors may be contact lenses, computers, extreme sports, caffeine and alcohol consumption, certain medications, and drinking too little water each day.

Regardless of the cause (there may also be internal systemic causes), dry eye and eye dehydration occurs when water in the microscopically thin tear film covering the eyes’ exposed portions is lost to evaporation, causing an over-concentration of the tear film’s electrolyte (salt) content. Dry eye may be experienced as itching, burning, irritation, blurred vision (especially late in the day), eyestrain, drowsiness, headache, allergies, and/or a “grainy” sensation in the eyes.

Though only about 20 to 30 microns (millionths of a meter) thick, the tear film is amazingly complex. Tear film layers include:

Lipid layer – the thin overlying film of fatty oils (over 100 different fats and oils have been identified), that lubricate the eyelid and slow water evaporation from lower layers. Aqueous layer – the middle and thickest layer that is 99% water. The layer also contains electrolytes, beneficial proteins and enzymes, and bacteria-fighting antibodies. Mucin layer – the bottom layer that adheres the tear film to the ocular surface.

Researchers have long known that the simplest and most natural way to soothe dry irritated eyes is to add two-to-five millionths of a liter (micro-liters) of water to the aqueous layer. A commercially viable method of administering water in such minute quantities was discovered in 1999, when Sharon Kleyne’s Bio-Logic Aqua Research developed Nature’s Tears

New Education about Dry Eye and the Tear Film that Could Save Your Vision