EL SEGUNDO HERALD February 24, 2022 Page 5
Seniors Finance
Diabetes Is The Leading
Cause For Kidney Disease
Film Review from page 3
what’s going on in Neil’s head by studying his
calm demeanor and blank, expressionless stares
(the film definitely hints that something’s on
his mind, with shots of him staring vacantly
into the ocean and pools). Neil proceeds to
aimlessly walkabout in his flip-flops, having
beers on the beach, and even meeting a local,
Berenice (Iazua Larios). While Alice continues
to try to contact him, Neil continues to deceive
and avoid her calls. We’re now fully only along
for this mysterious ride, and the Sundown only
dials up the heat from there.
Writer-director Michel Franco patiently divulges
every piece of new information, which
ratchets up the suspense in every scene. Neil’s
avoidance really gets under your skin–a cinematic
sunburn–when you consider how easy
it would be for any one of us to do exactly
that. We’ve all had fantasies where we imagine
leaving our old lives behind, impulsively staying
on that never-ending vacation. Sometimes
it’s in the pursuit of enjoying the pleasures
that the world has to offer, other times it’s for
deeper, more twisted, and complex reasons.
Like avoiding sinister truths that we can only
attempt to outrun for so long.
Franco teases out the rest of Neil’s larger
story so well, especially in regards to how
he shoots the film. Yves Cape’s (2012’s Holy
Motors) beautiful cinematography consists of
widely framed shots, immersing and hiding Neil
in his surroundings. The enduring images in
Sundown are of Neil slumped over in various
lounge chairs, staring vacantly into large bodies
of water (the ocean, a hotel pool, it makes no
difference). Also, from behind, in three-quarter,
and side-profile shots (there is always a side of
him we’re not seeing). Franco uses the idea of
the sun and the shadow to further symbolize
Neil’s internally conflicted state. Neil stays
mostly in the shadows of his hotel room or on
the beach, except for a sprinkling of moments
where he’s head-on in the scorching sunlight.
Tim Roth is truly exceptional here. As Neil,
Roth gives a mostly quiet, internal, and understated
performance. The longer Neil remains unwaveringly
relaxed under these distressing times,
the tension grows to wildly unexpected new
heights. We eventually learn about Neil’s history
and his family’s global significance as an
affluent business, which reveals Neil’s strange
behavior. With Sundown, Roth continues
to re-emerge onto the film scene as an unsettling,
pathological figure (look for him as an unnerving
villain in Resurrection, which premiered
at Sundance this year). Just by sipping a beer,
or even while doing nothing, Roth radiates an
unnerving quality who seems to be possessed
by the question: what is peace? Is it the sustained
feeling of happiness, or can peace just be
what’s left when you’ve outrun the darkness?
If you’re intrigued, and in search of a
smartly-written film that starts as a slow-burn
drama before ending up as a head-spinning,
jaw-dropping hallucinatory fever dream of a
film, then look no further than Sundown. Led
by an incredible performance by Tim Roth,
Sundown is one of the most unexpected, gripping,
and utterly arresting dramas I’ve had the
joy of seeing recently.
1h 22m. ‘Sundown’ is rated R for sexual
content, violence, language, and some graphic
nudity. •
Ryan Rojas
(BPT) - Today, nearly 122 million people
in the United States are living with diabetes
or prediabetes. This condition is the leading
cause of kidney disease - where the kidneys
lose function over time until they fail. In
fact, one in three adults with diabetes has
developed kidney disease.
Raising awareness about the link between
these two chronic conditions is the first step
to improving the health of people at risk of
kidney failure. That’s why health care provider
DaVita Kidney Care has collaborated
with the American Diabetes Association®
(ADA) to help increase early detection and
risk reduction for kidney disease.
“Our partnership with DaVita has created a
platform for the American Diabetes Association
to get information to those who need it
most,” said Dr. Bob Gabbay, chief scientific
medical officer for the ADA. “We’re working
together to build awareness about the connection
between diabetes and kidney disease
- and to help people with these conditions
manage their health.”
Fifty percent of people with very low kidney
function don’t know they have kidney
disease. By the time many people discover
the state of their health, their kidneys have
failed and they need a transplant or dialysis
treatment to live.
“We’re committed to addressing kidney
failure holistically, which includes getting
ahead of kidney disease to help patients
receive preventative care,” said Dr. Jeff
Giullian, chief medical officer for DaVita.
“We’re also ensuring there are no-cost tools
available to help people address and manage
these conditions before they progress.”
Early detection of diabetes is proven to
prevent life-altering complications like kidney
failure. Testing is a simple but essential tool
to detect risk for diabetes and monitor the
disease’s progress. For those living with diabetes,
it’s critical to get your kidneys checked
regularly by a doctor through simple blood
and urine tests.
Because people living with diabetes are at
greater risk of developing kidney disease, the
ADA is helping to get the word out about
DaVita’s Kidney Smart® classes. These no-cost
classes are open to anyone and led by kidney
experts. They provide communities with an
overview of kidney disease risks, detection
information, and diet and nutrition resources.
Diet is a connecting point between diabetes
and kidney disease, as a key driver of type
2 diabetes and a critical part of maintaining
kidney health. Through the ADA’s Health
Equity Now initiative, DaVita is working
with the ADA to help provide adults with
type 2 diabetes with lifestyle guidance such
as maintaining a healthy weight, delivered
through on-demand education. Focusing on
exercise and medications along with a healthy
diet are among the best early treatments for
kidney disease.
It’s more important than ever to take these
necessary steps towards better health and
wellness for everyone.
Celebrating small wins when it comes to
your health is just as essential as prevention.
Small wins become big victories and little
changes turn into lifelong habits. Organizations
like the ADA and DaVita Kidney
Care are here to help celebrate these wins.
Through awareness, education, and illness
management, we can all work together to
lower the number of Americans with diabetes
and kidney disease. We can create a better
life for those living with these conditions. •
Expert Tips To Protect
Yourself From Credit Scams
(BPT) - While credit scams have been
around forever, they’ve recently exploded
in number. According to Mint, from 2019
to 2020, the number of identity theft reports
went up by 113% and the number of reports
of identity theft by credit cards increased by
44.6%. The amount of fraud by new credit
card accounts saw a 48% increase from 2019.
As more information is digital today, on
top of the increase in health and financial
stressors, scams designed to access your
credit accounts or personal information are
on the rise.
Here are tips to help protect your credit
and personal information.
Use long, strong passwords unique to
each account or website - or use a password
manager to help create better passwords and
keep track of them. Change the password on
your home’s router. If you’re using the same
password for several accounts, or haven’t
changed passwords in a while, now’s the
time to clean up your digital act.
Having digital and physical backups for
your data protects you from not only losing
important information, but also from
ransomware attacks - when a hacker freezes
or destroys your data unless you pay them in
bitcoin. While this is more likely to happen
to businesses, it can give you peace of mind
to have your data backed up.
Consider both a Cloud backup as well as
on a physical hard drive - and/or printing
out vital information or documents.
Keeping an eye on your credit reports
alerts you to attempts to steal your identity,
such as someone opening an account in your
name. You can check any of the major credit
reporting companies for free once a year.
However, because identity theft is becoming
more frequent, you should check your credit
score more often. One tactic is to rotate
which company you request a report from,
requesting one every few months.
You can also check your credit with
VantageScore, which uses credit scoring
models that provide lenders and consumers
with highly predictive credit scores that are
easier to understand and actually score more
people. Access yours for free through the
providers at VantageScore.com.
Check your credit reports for:
• Credit accounts/debt that isn’t yours.
• Inquiries indicating a company accessed
your report without your permission.
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