First English Special Edition - September 2022

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Believing people are not imprisoned, for they have already been justified and will not come into judgment.

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You’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes – or you’ve had the diagnosis for a while now – or your doctor keeps changing or adding medications because you just can’t seem to get it under control. These are common scenarios, and whether you are newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for a long time, there’s a lot of information to take in!

Susan A. Primo, OD, MPH, FAAO

Diabetes is a chronic and often lifetime condition that can be gotten under control, but it takes effort and focus.

There’s no question that a healthy lifestyle is necessary, including proper dietary choices and exercise to control blood sugar.

Unstable blood sugar or one that fluctuates can cause lots of changes in your body.

These significant fluctuations

are not good for the body and not good for your eyes.

Unstable blood sugar or one that fluctuates can cause lots of changes in your body.

These significant fluctuations are not good for the body.

Your doctor has likely also told you to stop smoking, keep your blood pressure under control, and get an annual dilated eye exam.

These are all aimed at preventing serious problems or at least detecting them early enough to be treated.

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you are at risk for some serious complications.

Like the rest of the body, diabetes can affect your eyes and vision in a few ways.

As your blood sugar fluctuates, diabetes can cause blurry vision and even change your eyeglass prescription.

It can make you a bit more nearsighted as your sugar levels go up or more farsighted as the sugar goes down.

You may notice in your eye exam that we ask you to know your A1c because it’s a sign of your blood sugar levels over time. The goal is to have stable A1c levels with minimal fluctuation. We ask for a couple of reasons.

As your blood sugar fluctuates, diabetes can cause blurry vision and even change your eyeglass prescription.

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ACCURATE VISION PRESCRIPTIONS We want an accurate measurement for your eyeglass or contact lens prescription.

If we think the prescription will fluctuate, we may ask you to come back for another visit when your blood sugar is better controlled.

We don’t want to prescribe glasses only to have the prescription change a few weeks later.

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You may notice in your eye exam that we ask you to know your A1c because it’s a sign of your blood sugar levels over time.

The goal is to have stable A1c levels with minimal fluctuation.

We want an accurate measurement for your eyeglass or contact lens prescription.

We don’t want to prescribe glasses only to have the prescription change a few weeks later.

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vessels to leak or even caus- eye doctor’s recommendaing new ones to grow. tions for follow-up and discuss the potential for surgery These are both signs of what’s when the time comes. called diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular edema.

GLAUCOMA HAS These findings should be prevented at all costs, but if they do occur, it’s best to catch them early so that we can stop or control them before permanent damage occurs.

ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO BE AT A HIGHER RATE IN PEOPLE WITH DIABETES

Just because you have diabetes doesn’t mean you will get glaucoma, but the key is to CATARACTS CAN have that annual comprehenALSO DEVELOP EARLIER IF YOU HAVE sive eye exam, making sure your eye pressure is meaUNCONTROLLED sured at each visit.

DIABETES

If you do develop glaucoma, We will all get cataracts if we follow your eye doctor’s reclive long enough, but cata- ommendations with treatracts from diabetes can be ment and follow-up. ◙ more advanced. Follow your

If you do develop glaucoma, follow your eye doctor’s recommendations with treatment and follow-up.

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Many relationships start with great prospects that they can evolve to the next level. However, many couples do not pay enough attention to a very important aspect. I'm referring to money.

Hever Wilson

Financial Advisor Specialist

ome do not talk about the Stopic so as not to generate conflict, others because they think that “the watermelons will settle down on the carriage floor”.

Money can be a big stressor, but you can alleviate stress if you discuss finances with your partner early on.

I will go through some steps on how you can start this dialogue and avoid future conflicts.

Money can be a big stressor, but you can alleviate stress if you discuss finances with your partner early on.

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Each of the individuals has a particular financial life. Therefore, knowing the amount of income and expenses that each one already has is the first step in finding a common denominator.

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FIRST STEP IS TO DISCUSS FINANCES:

Be open with each other (nonjudgmental) about your situations. How you got to this point and how long it will take you to pay off your debt and/or meet savings goals to help ensure you are aware and avoid problems in the future.

Each of the individuals has a particular financial life. Therefore, knowing the amount of income and expenses that each one already has is the first step in finding a common denominator.

SECOND STEP Understand that when it IS TO JOIN THE comes to money, honesty is ACCOUNTS: the key to a healthy relation- For a couple to be more comship. mitted and complicit with For this reason, it is necessary to simply clarify everything that relates to finances. Card debts, mortgages, car payments, application subscriptions.

each other, the best option is to join the accounts.

Of course, I'm talking about couples who have been in a relationship for a while.

When I say this it’s, so you Take the opportunity to gath- don't want to do this integraer information such as credit tion in the first week of dating. scores. Sit down together and However, later, noticing that the relationship is more solid. share this information.

For a couple to be more committed and complicit with each other, the best option is to join the accounts.

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Discussing goals is essential for the couple's financial solidification. When discussing goals, consider current and future responsibilities.

Do we intend to have children?

If yes...

How many?

Are we going to send it to a private school?

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All this should be written down, preferably in two copies, so that they can be viewed, if possible, by both, preferably when waking up and when going to bed.

they will accumulate treasures in Heaven.

FINALLY, DON'T FORGET TO MAINTAIN A In short, when finances are DIALOGUE THROUGHOUT discussed honestly.

THE RELATIONSHIP:

However, if the couple is a Christian, ask for God's blessing, because in addition to enjoying the riches on earth, they will accumulate treasures in Heaven.

Whether the best way to integrate the income and ex- Regularly discuss an approach to finance honestly. Make penses of both is defined. sure both of you are aware of Elaborated detailed, clear, any changes in your financial and attainable goals. Finan- situation. cial success will be inevitable.

Take time to update the proHowever, if the couple is a cess. But don't forget to celChristian, ask for God's bless- ebrate every achievement, ing, because in addition to however small. ◙ enjoying the riches on earth,

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Some will feel safe doing this debt combination only after marriage. This can even be done; however, it is necessary to do the first step (said above) before the marriage.

future responsibilities.

Grab a pen and paper and make a list including questions like:

Which car do we want to have It's important to ask yourself (Make, model, color, engine how much financial auton- capacity)? omy you want to keep and Do we intend to have chilhow much you want to share. dren? If yes... How many? Are In some cases, to better main- we going to send it to a pritain control, they may consid- vate school? er keeping accounts separate. The answers should be obDiscuss this as a couple, with jective for each question, but a single goal. with a lot of detail.

THIRD STEP IS TO PLAN GOALS:

The more details, the more it activates brain chemicals (serotonin, dopamine, among Discussing goals is essential others) giving a feeling that for the couple's financial so- it is possible to achieve the lidification. When discussing goals set. goals, consider current and

Regularly discuss an approach to finance honestly. Make sure both of you are aware of any changes in your financial situation.

Hever Wilson

Financial Advisor Specialist

(Licensed NY, NJ, MD, TX. and FL)

E-mail: infopbs.usa@gmail.com Website: www.pbsfinancials.com Phone: 917 773 7822

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Norbert Lieth

THE PROCLAMATION OF VICTORY

BY JESUS

n 1 Peter 3:18-19 we read, I“For Christ also suffered once

for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring you to God; dead, yea, in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison.”

The Lord Jesus left a model for us, showing what happens when we suffer undeservedly.

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Christ had His flesh, His body, brutally killed (crucifixion), but His Spirit became alive. This explains to us that Jesus' body remained three days in the tomb, but that His Spirit was quickened so that he could go to Sheol.

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Jesus had no sin, He suffered The Hebrew word Sheol not for His sins, but for our means “abyss” and the corsins (verse 18a). responding Greek word is Hades. In the New Testament Jesus Christ was the Just One this word is never used in a treated unjustly to thereby positive sense. bring unjust sinners to God (verse 18b).

It is found, without exception, relating only to unbelievers Christ had His flesh, His body, and there is no indication that brutally killed (crucifixion), believing people would also but His Spirit became alive remain there, so it is clearly (verse 18c). stated that He “preached to This explains to us that Jesus' the spirits in prison, which at body remained three days in one time were disobedient” the tomb, but that His Spirit (see Luke 16:22-23 ; 2 Peter was quickened so that he 2:4; Jude 6). could go to Sheol.

Believing people are not imAt the moment of His death, prisoned, for they have alJesus had exclaimed: “Father, ready been justified and will into your hands I commend not come into judgment. my spirit!” (Luke 23:46).

They are in "Abraham's boThus, the Spirit of the Lord som", a Jewish expression for was quickened immediately "happiness" and even "paradise". after His death.

At the moment of His death, Jesus had exclaimed: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit!”

(Luke 23:46).

So, according to Luke 16, Abraham was not with poor Lazarus in Hades, but far away. The rich man's suffering soul saw him “afar off”, for there was “a great chasm” impassable between them (verses 23 and 26).

maining in suffering.

Furthermore, Revelation 20:11-15 points to the final judgment, when the dead will be brought up from the realm of the dead to be officially judged on the final day.

Thus, Jesus' visit to the kingdom of the dead must not have been a proclamation of the Gospel for salvation, but to proclaim His victory (see Peter's last sentence in verse The Lord was on both sides 22: "... powers"). of the kingdom of death, first in paradise with the criminal GRACE IN of the cross (Luke 23.43) and NOAH'S DAY with the spirits imprisoned in Sheol.

Peter continues in verse 20: "Who once were disobedient, We do not read that the Gos- when God waited patiently pel was proclaimed to impris- in the days of Noah, while oned spirits; the text simply the ark was being prepared, says that there was a procla- in which a few people, only mation. eight, were saved through But what? Second Peter 2:4 the water." and Jude 6 clearly show that In the prison of Sheol are the angels in the abyss remain those who did not believe in bound for judgment and Luke antiquity, while the ark was 16 speaks of the rich man re- being built.

JESUS HAD NO SIN, HE DID NOT SUFFER FOR HIS SINS, BUT FOR OUR SINS

The Hebrew word Sheol means “abyss” and the corresponding Greek word is Hades.

In the New Testament this word is never used in a positive sense.

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Furthermore, Revelation 20:11-15 points to the final judgment, when the dead will be brought up from the realm of the dead to be officially judged on the final day.

God could also have judged people differently and saved Noah in another way.

Instead, the Lord demonstrated His long-suffering, further granting a period of grace that lasted as long as the ark was being prepared.

Each day of work on the ark meant an extra day of grace, special preaching, and an invitation to repent.

Finally, only eight people were saved from the Flood.

The rest perished in the judgment because they refused to believe.

All of this takes on a spiritual lesson for our time. ◙

Each day of work on the ark meant an extra day of grace, special preaching, and an invitation to repent.

Norbert Lieth Who is the Leader of Evangelicals in the world: JESUS, THE CHRIST OF GOD. He doesn't want to be known through pictures; he wants to be known through the Faith in His heart.

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You may be the only person around, but you’re never truly alone. Your body hosts trillions of microorganisms, most of them part of your gut microbiome. The microbiome isn’t connected to the body like your heart, brain, and kidneys, but it’s just as important to your health. eet the microbes.

M Between 1% and 3% of your entire body mass is made up of microbes.

Elizabeth Ward, MS, RDN

Most of these tiny organisms are gut bacteria with health benefits. They exist alongside pathogens -- bacteria that can make you sick.

In healthy people, beneficial gut microbes typically outnumber pathogens.

Gut microbes need you and you need them. You supply food and a place to live.

Gut microbes repay you by fermenting, or breaking

In healthy people, beneficial gut microbes typically outnumber pathogens.

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A diversity of beneficial intestinal microbes promotes health and helps prevents dysbiosis, an imbalance linked to health conditions including overweight, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome CONTINUING FROM PAGE 12

down, fiber that you can’t di- blood pressure a little, espegest. cially in people with higher blood pressure to start.

This produces vitamins, prevents infection, reduces in- Gut microbes also help conflammation, and protects the trol blood sugar levels and lining of your gut, among oth- inflammation, which are both er benefits. linked to cardiovascular disease.

DIVERSITY

plant foods that provide fiber, also called fermentable carbohydrate, is the best way to support your gut microbiome.

ly as part of a 2,000-calorie eating plan.

Certain types of fiber called prebiotics are particularly helpful to gut microbes.

Research shows that more varied food choices within a You can find them in plant plant-based plan, lead to a foods including almonds, peanuts, walnuts, artichokes, more varied gut bacteria.

MATTERS tomatoes, bananas, asparaThe care and feeding of gut There’s so much buzz about microbes. Eating a variety of Aim for 28 grams of fiber dai- gus, berries, garlic, onion, the gut microbiome it may seem that experts are sure about exactly what type and how many beneficial bacteria should live in it, but that’s not true.

One thing is for certain: A diversity of beneficial intestinal microbes promotes health and helps prevents dysbiosis, an imbalance linked to health conditions including overweight, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The gut and heart health. Research shows that gut bacteria play a role in regulating blood pressure.

Some studies suggest that certain probiotic supplements, which are live, beneficial microbes, may lower

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chicory, legumes, oats, bar- Foods rich in probiotics are ley, soybeans, walnuts, and also good for you gut. They supply live microbes (usually whole grains. bacteria) that have health They’re also added to pack- benefits -- provided you get aged foods, including yogurt, enough of them. beverages, and cereal bars, Yogurt, for example, yogurt and are available as dietary with live active cultures is a supplements. probiotic food.

Probiotics are also available as dietary supplements. Consume adequate amounts of probiotic foods or supplements on a regular basis for the best results.

certain medications, particularly antibiotics, play a role, too.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about the medications While food is a major contributor to the makeup and func- you take and how they may tion of your gut microbiome, affect your gut health. ◙

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I wondered what I would say to 28-year-old Daniel. I must be honest and admit that I don't know if 28-year-old Daniel would listen to 64-year-old Daniel.

Daniel Lima

ccording to the Elderly A Statute, approved in 2003, an

self happy when I can share something of value with the younger ones. I hope the acelderly person in Brazil is a cumulated mileage results in person “aged 60 (sixty) years wisdom. old or more”. There is a bill in progress that changes this A few days ago, my brother gave me a picture of me at 28 minimum age to 65 years. years old. I was not surprised, I don't consider myself old, as I immediately recognized I argue every day with my myself in the photo. body that insists on trying to convince me that I'm already However, in the same week I old. In fact, I consider myself turned 64 and recognized myexperienced, at times even self as a white-haired gentleman. My surprise was just mature. comparing the two photos.

I've got it right, by the grace of God; I've made a lot of I wondered what I would mistakes, still under the grace say to 28-year-old Daniel. I of God. Today I consider my- must be honest and admit

Life has value, even if some of your dreams fall apart.

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Your most impactful accomplishments will be the relationships you've built. Many victories can be overwhelming, but what will really stay are the lives you touch, the people we bless.

In fact, some accomplishments will be forgotten, generating little or no lasting impact.

Life is hard. Some of your dreams will never come true. Dreams will be interrupted by your own foolish choices. that I don't know if 28-yearold Daniel would listen to 64-year-old Daniel.

Even at that time, I was suffering from the fatal disease of knowing too much. However, I couldn't resist and, in case he hears me, I thought I'd give him some tips:

Rest in the Lord, the righteous Judge, and allow him to reveal the truth about him (good or bad!) (2 Timothy 4:8).

Your integrity is critical: seek to live a life consistent with what you believe in.

Life is hard. Some of your dreams will never come true. Dreams will be interrupted by your own foolish choices.

Many times, you will be tempted to use “shortcuts”, to take steps that seem smart but will be liars.

Others, for other people's actions against you. Some will still be tragic acts seemingly without an intentional agent.

Life has value, even if some of your dreams fall apart. Precisely because you have a sovereign God, every moment

Your own reputation is not that important, don't worry so much about defending it.

People will not respect you for your own promotion and those who accuse you with bad intentions or falsehoods will not be convinced by your arguments.

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However, in each of these moments, our sovereign God will accompany you (Psalm 23:4).

However, the lives touched, these will multiply, will bless others and, without knowing it, you can generate an entire spiritual lineage (2 Timothy 2.2).

Your most impactful accomplishments will be the relationships you've built.

Don't give up what you believe in, even if it seems to bring advantages. For even if it brings advantages, its own soul will be defiled (1 Peter 3:16).

Love and enjoy your children, even during pain. Children are a blessing (Psalm 112:2).

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Love and enjoy your spouse.

This relationship will be one of your greatest treasures.

Your relationship with your spouse will be central to your life. there are only joys. Children are blessings because they challenge us, enchant us, disappoint us, make us proud, but also shame.

able to truly love spouse, from his/her walk and continuous transformation into Christlikeness (Ephesians 5.25-26).

Learn to love your children as Keep looking for God, that's human beings who, like you, where you will find yourself. are “glorious ruins”.

As human beings, we seek to At times they reflect the glo- understand what the purpose ry of God and at other times of our life is, why we were they show the marks of the born and what the meaning fall. of existence is.

Love them and enjoy life with Keep seeking God, keep dedithem in times of glory and cating yourself to Him. Do not pain (Isaiah 57:15). deviate!

Your integrity is critical: seek For it is in Him, and only in to live a life consistent with Him, that you will find your what you believe in. purpose and meaning in life (Philippians 3.12-14).

Love and enjoy your spouse.

This relationship will be I don't know if 28-year-old one of your greatest trea- Daniel would listen to this adsures. Your relationship with vice, especially because many your spouse will be central to of them are the result of years your life. of walking, of mistakes and successes and, especially, of I don't say your greatest trea- knowing the wonderful grace sure, for I believe that posi- of our Lord Jesus. tion has to be reserved for your relationship with God My prayer is that you, at 28, and, perhaps, secondly, for 64 or any other age, can enthe person you will become joy an intimate and meaningin Christ. ful relationship with Jesus. ◙ Only in this way will you be

Daniel Lima

Keep looking for God, that's where you will find yourself. Keep seeking God, keep dedicating yourself to Him. Do not deviate!

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WHAT IS CHILD HEALTH?

Child

and Youth Health is ensured by a multidisciplinary team whose mission is to provide advanced level care with safety and competence to healthy or sick children/young people at a crucial stage of the life cycle, which comprises the period between birth and 18 years old.

HOW IMPORTANT IS CHILD HEALTH? The lack of movement in childhood can cause excessive weight gain, in addition to generating various motor, cognitive and social disorders.

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 1995), in 2025 the number of overweight and obese children and adolescents could reach 75 million.

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1995), in 2025 the number of overweight and obese children and adolescents could reach 75 million.

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDHOOD HEALTH? Child Health: 5 essential care for a healthy routine: Ensure up-to-date vaccinations.

Ensure oral health.

Offer balanced and nutritious food.

Encourage play and physical activity.

Maintain medical follow-up and routine exams.

WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDHOOD HEALTH? As the immune system of the little ones is in development and still does not know how to deal with some viruses and bacteria, it is common for the body

to be attacked by childhood diseases that cause symptoms such as fever, body aches, lack of appetite and indisposition. ◙ Uol.com

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