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That’s the word from Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Eye Institute. He believes that early diagnosis, timely treatment, and appropriate follow-up care can help prevent irreversible vision loss from common eye diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Dr. Sieving says that it’s possible to make healthy vision last a lifetime. To help, he offers the following tips: •Know Your Family History. Some eye diseases are hereditary. Talk with your family members about their eye health history, then talk with your eye care professional to learn what you can do to protect your vision. •Eat Right to Protect Your Sight. Eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins A and C may help keep your eyes healthy. •Give It a Rest. Work at a computer all day long? Give your eyes a 20/20/20 break: Every 20 minutes, look about 20 feet in front of you for 20 seconds to reduce eyestrain and fatigue. •Let the Sun Shine. When shopping for sunglasses, look for ones that block out 99 to 100 percent of UV-A and UV-B radiation. Early stages of common eye diseases typically have no symptoms and can only be detected through a comprehensive dilated eye exam. Pupil dilation allows a doctor to closely examine the back of the eye for signs of eye disease. The National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, leads the federal Talk with your family members about their eye health history, then talk with your eye care professional to learn what you can do to protect your vision. government’s research on the visual system and eye diseases. NEI supports basic and clinical science programs that result in the development of sight-saving treatments. For example, said Dr. Sieving, recent clinical trials sponsored by the NEI have provided doctors with crucial data regarding prevention and treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The Age-Related Eye Disease Study determined that taking high levels of antioxidants and zinc reduces the risk of developing advanced AMD by about 25 percent. The NEI comparison of AMD treatment trials found that the two most commonly used AMD drugs—one that was designed for use in the eye and a much cheaper drug that was developed to treat cancer—are equally effective in treating AMD. For more information about eye health, visit www.nei.nih.gov/ healthyeyes. (NAPSA)—Renovations don’t have to be costly, messy and time consuming. There are ways to avoid the headaches often associated with home upgrades. Tiles are a great way to add a punch of personality to your home and many tiling projects can be completed in just one day. With a few tools and some elbow grease, you can breathe new life and flair into any room. Get creative inspiration with simple tiling projects you can use to liven up your home: Tiling accents can add style. Using a tile adhesive makes installation fast and mess free. 1. Call attention to one wall of a room with a bold tile accent. Be daring with patterns, or make it modern with subway tiles. 2. Tile the kitchen backsplash to add color and protect the wall from cooking messes. Bondera TileMatSet, a double-sided, peeland-stick tiling adhesive is a great tool to use instead of mortar and mastic, eliminating the mess and allowing you to grout immediately after positioning the tiles. 3. Modernize old trivets by using the tile adhesive to create a custom tiled pattern that pops against tableware. 4. Explore your creative side by designing a charming tile pattern on an old tabletop, which will add pizzazz to lunches and evening drinks. For more on these and similar projects, visit www.bonderatile matset.com. A Surprising Solution For Disruptive Migraines (NAPSA)—Worrying about work can cause a headache but frequent headaches can also disrupt work and negatively affect careers. Fortunately, learning more about the causes of debilitating migraines can lead to more effective treatment. Here are some headache facts: •In the U.S., one in six women and one in 12 men experience migraine pain. The World Health Organization reports that migraines are a leading cause of absenteeism and decreased work productivity, exacting a higher price to society than other chronic conditions including asthma, depression, diabetes and heart disease. •Forty-five million Americans are thought to experience regular headaches that adversely affect their lives. The market for painkillers is huge—estimated at $2 billion annually. But the cost of headaches in the U.S. goes deeper—people who suffer badly from headaches have regular time off work and around 157 million working days are lost each year. •Three-quarters of all migraine sufferers are women. Overall, migraines affect one in every 10 adults in the world, with most migraine attacks experienced by people between the ages of 25 and 55. Ethnic origin is also an important factor—Caucasians are most at risk. There are some lucky people around who report never having had a headache. The World Headache Alliance estimates that 10 percent of men and 5 percent of women have never experienced a single headache. For some unknown reason, migraines are apparently nonexistent in Japan. •One surprising fact about After treating improper occlusion, many migraine sufferers report complete relief. migraines is that they may be caused by a misalignment of your teeth, known as a bad bite, or malocclusion. Improper occlusion plays a role in head and neck pain. If you experience frequent headaches, you should consider visiting a neuromuscular dentist. Neuromuscular dentists have special postgraduate training from the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI) and computerized measuring equipment that allows them to determine a person’s anatomically correct bite—the optimal, painfree position of the jaw. They can then make an orthotic, which resembles an athlete’s mouthguard, and place the jaw in this position. In many cases, patients taking prescription headache medications for years report complete relief and stop taking drugs. “Less than 5 percent of the dentists in the world are trained in neuromuscular dentistry,” says LVI’s Dr. Mark Duncan. Learn more and find a neuromuscular dentist near you at www.leadingdentists.com.