Invocation: Jay Almeida dedicated the invocation to a reverent remembrance of our club’s Past President Tim Ryan, who passed away a year ago.
Pledge of Allegiance: Marcia Brod, who reminded us to vote.
Introduction of Visitors and Guests: Monique Stephens and Tracy Paige, both of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Brief Announcements:
On the evening of October 26th, several club members went to visit the Little Haiti Football Club, got pictures of the girls in their uniforms, paid for by donations from the Rotary Club of Miami, Florida Foundation, Inc. and several of our club’s members, and then presented a check for $1,564 to pay for their registration fees in the Soccer League.
On October 28th, District World Polio Day, there will be a District gathering from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Miami Rum Distillery, 7401 NW Miami Place, Miami, for the “World’s Largest Rum & Coke” or “Cuba Libre” Guinness record.
On November 3rd, we will be meeting on Zoom. Check www.miamirotary.org for additional information about meetings through the end of the year.
On November 4th through the 7th those of us who have signed up for the District 6990 Conference Cruise will be having a fabulous time.
On November 13th, at 2:00 p.m., our Past President Diane Landsberg will be hosting Rotaract members from FIU, UM, and Miami Dade College for a brunch and pinning ceremony. Plan to be there to mingle and connect with these future Rotarians. Please let Diane know if you can make it.
On November 16th, District Governor Michael Kesti and his wife, Maria Kesti, will be visiting our club at an in person meeting. DG Michael will be our speaker that day. The board meeting also will be on that day.
In November, we will be collecting and providing Feed Miami with non-perishable food.
In December, we will be collecting toys and children’s books for our Little Libraries.
Speaker:
Past President Oliver Ruiz introduced our speaker today: Dr. James E. Galvin, a professor of psychiatry and neurology at UM Health in Boca Raton. He is Chief of Cognitive Disorder Services Palm Beach and Director of Comprehensive Center for Brain Health.
His focus is on brain health and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s. He explained that dementia is not a diagnosis but a description of a problem that can be caused by Alzheimer’s or other disorders. Here are some of the highlights of his excellent presentation:
By age 85, 60% of Americans will NOT have dementia.
Primary prevention looks at how to stop dementia from ever happening. Secondary prevention studies how to stop people who have brain changes from getting dementia. Tertiary prevention is to help those with dementia to have a better life. He recommends that those with Alzheimer’s participate in medical research studies.
40% of brain vulnerability is lifestyle-induced. The remainder is affected by gender (women are more at risk), genetic inheritances, and education.
He emphasized how to make our brains more resilient through:
Physical activity, including aerobic, flexibility and resistance training. Just walking three times weekly for 30 minutes helps.
Cognitive activity is enhanced by the MIND Diet, a combination of the Mediterranean Diet with the DASH diet; and by practicing mindfulness, which is just living in the moment.
Living in an area where there are many trees may enhance brain health.
4-Way Test
The meeting closed with a recitation of the 4-Way Test of the things we think, say or do led by Randy Lichtman.
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