Newsletter - Archive  Jul 16, 2009

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"All the News that's Fit to Print and some not so fit"

Vitamin D3 the Superstar of Cancer Prevention;

Thermography more sensitive and earlier indicator of Breast Cancer than Mammograms

Our meeting began as President Joe Brand gonged the bell at 7:15.   We opened with a simple invocation bv Paul Hudson who asked use to invoke Kindness. Amen to that.  Linda Bartrom then led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and we sang Row Row Row Your Boat in a round... well almost.

Happy Bucks

-Milt Stamos and Steve Stern settled a bet on the recent Yankees vs Angel series.  The Angels swept the Yankees in all three games- Steve actually brought in a broom to punctuate the wins.

Milt cried foul citing that the Yankees were distracted by all the lovely California ladies in the stands.

Sylvan  Swartz reported on the success the previous evening at the Ronald McDonald House and thanked all the people who helped.  He also encouraged those members who have not done the Ronald McDonald House to participate in future dinners.  It is a very gratifying experience.

Anita Jameson announced the wedding of her son.

Lesslie Giacobbi has her grand children visiting  from Italy.  She wanted to thank Ken Fischer, who went above and beyond, to help fix an orthodontic problem.  She also was happy that Kristen Davis was baby sitting for the kids; she kept them in the pool all day and tired them out.

Juliana Ditty was back for a visit from Nevada City- she told us there are 5 Rotary Clubs in the area. She also recently returned from Iraq(her 5th visit) where she attended an Oncology Conference.Breast Cancer is the number 1  cancer in the country.  She is also starting a new organization called Grateful Smiles International in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Best wishes to this extremely energetic women.

Juliana Ditty returns from Nevada City, CA for a visit to the club.

Jim Brodsky is going on a fishing trip to Lake Tahoo next week

Joe Brand was happy to report his grand kids came for a visit and left

Steven Pollack was happy to have been paid back

Ken Meyer reported that he is helping to create a DVD Library for our troops in Afghanistan

Eric Sense reported that his son pulled off a triple play in baseball.  We also learned that Eric

will be playing the role of Coach Buzz Nutter in a high school play produced at Mission Viajo High School called "Bell to Bell". Milt Stamos proudly chimed in that his son, John Stamos(not from the TV show Full House)  was directing the play and that there was a theatre award at Chapman University named the John Stamos Award in honor of his son's accomplishments while at the school.

Jeannie Hankins then chimed in with a "Challenge Buck" challenging all the ladies in the club to go see the play as a "Ladies Night Out ".  Not to  be outdone, JIm Brodsky said we should find out what night the ladies were going and pick another night as a "Men's Night Out".

Jay Applebaum talked about his recent trip to Peru and the Incan ruins at  Machupicchu.  He is contemplating Coca Tea Rehab, to overcome his dependence on Coca Tea to deal with the high altitudes. He also reporting tasting Guinea Pig( a Peruvian favorite) and said it tasted a lot like rat!

He passed on the Alpaca meat for obvious reasons.

JIm Brodsky added that he is very proud to be a part of our Rotary Club.

Announcements

Steven Pollack reminded everyone that the Camp to Belong Fun Run/Walk will be this Sunday, July 19th at 8:30 AM.  Participants can still sign up at $35 per person - be there at 7:30 on the day of the event if you wish to sign up on site.

Jeannie Hankins reported on the status of the club as a 100% Paul Harris Club- six members still need to be certified by RI.  The district will come and have a special ceremony to honor the club's achievement.

Lesslie Giacobbi added that the attire for our upcoming Oktoberfest will be a white shirt, black pants and wearing your Paul Harris Medallion

Diane Rothi announced that we are a 501(c)3 charitable organization and that the paper work is going to be submitted shortly.  She added that the club has a 27 month window to submit the final forms.

President Joe Brand made several announcements about upcoming events:

1.  End Polio Now Gates Challenge-  Angels vs Oakland A's Baseball Game will be held on

Saturday August 29th at 6:05 PM- tickets are $30 and a random ticket purchaser will be

selected to throw out the first pitch. 

2.   Business of the Year Award went to Bagel Me and First Class Pizza

3.   Book collection at the Orange County Fair

Update on Camp to Belong

Eddie Nash  reported that the camp will begin on Monday and that they have 42 campers and 25 counselors.  He was very grateful to the club for allowing him to use the club as a platform to help get the camp going.  He also noted that there was great support from the community and other Rotary Clubs in the district.  There will be a Fun Run/Walk on Sunday morning at 8:30 AM.

What  a great accomplishment for Eddie and our club!!!

Speaker- Dr Charles Hough

Dr Charles Hough and his wife are also 5 time National Swing Dance Champions

Topic: Breast Cancer Early Detection and Prevention

Dr Hough told the group it is possible to reduce the risk of  breast cancer by 50%;

over 2 million women in the US suffer from breast cancer and there are many deaths each year.

Vitamin D3 is a superstar of cancer protection and each person should take 1000-5000 international units per day to reduce the risk of cancer by 50%.

He spoke about the ability of Thermography of the breast to pick up cancer much earlier than the standard Mammogram.  For a lesion to show up on a Mammogram it must be present for 8-10 years. Mammograms also require exposure to large doses of x-rays which in themselves can cause cancer.  Thermography on the other hand uses an infrared camera, not radiation and detects temperature changes that correlate with breast cancer.

Vitamin D must be taken as Vitamin D3 to get the full benefit.  Eating fruits and vegetables is a good source of the vitamen.  Other helpful supplements are DIM, selenium and iodine.

Normal Thermography - green and blue denotes cool areas, red and white is hot

the orange areas are blood vessels

 A markedly positive Thermogram with red and white areas clearly noted on the right breast.

Dr. Hough informed us this lesion would have to be present for 8-12 years to be picked up on a

standard mammogram.

More on Thermography:

The procedure is FDA approved, uses no radiation and picks up cancers sooner than mammography.

The cost of the procedure is $200 and is not usually covered by standard insurance carriers.

For more information on the procedure contact Dr. Hough at 714-633-9532.  His office is located at 1026 E. Chapman Ave., Orange

www.ocbreastthermography.com 

Thank you Jim Brodsky for invitng Dr Hough to come speak to our club.

Hope to see you at Irvine Regional Park this Sunday morning at 8:30.  Come on out and support our own Bryan "Eddie" Nash as he inaugurates his first annual Camp to Belong.

Jay