Sleep Apnea - Dr. Eugene Belogorsky, MD - Rotary Club of Santa ...
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Bulletin <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rotary</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Santa</strong> Rosa West, California<br />
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Coming Up:<br />
1/26/13 - "Year <strong>of</strong><br />
the CRAB" Crab Feed<br />
View full calendar<br />
SRWR Interact <strong>Club</strong><br />
SRJC Rotaract <strong>Club</strong><br />
Bulletin: To <strong>Sleep</strong> Or Not To <strong>Sleep</strong> –<br />
The Question<br />
December 17, 2012 by Louis Capuano III<br />
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What Was<br />
After a delicious lunch <strong>of</strong> Roast, Tuna and Veggie Stacks<br />
our distinguished President Chris Young rang the<br />
opening bell to bring the meeting to order.<br />
Pam Davis led the group in the salute to our American<br />
Flag and Harry Rubins provided the last rotary moment<br />
for 2012 – "Any time you have an opportunity to make a<br />
difference in this world and you don’t, then you are<br />
wasting your time on earth."<br />
President Chris then led the group in a moment <strong>of</strong><br />
silence for the tragedy that has recently hit Newtown,<br />
Conn.<br />
We are all happy to see Gary Lucas back and decked out in his rotary vest.<br />
Visiting Rotarians: Andrea presented the group with two visiting Rotarians - Pam Davis from<br />
the Sebastopol <strong>Club</strong> and Mike Kol<strong>of</strong> from the <strong>Santa</strong> Rosa <strong>Rotary</strong> club.<br />
Gary Andrea Derek and Bo<br />
Derek Stefan and Bo Kirschen led the group in a stunning yet long winded version <strong>of</strong> "Let it<br />
Snow."<br />
Announcements<br />
President Chris rightfully thanked all <strong>of</strong> the people responsible for bringing together a great<br />
meeting today: Andrea as greeter, Sue Samir for set-up, Bob Zeni for cashier, Jim Valinoti<br />
for photos, Kerry Rego for tickets and Louis Capuano III on bulletin.
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Matt and Richard were thanked for the<br />
excellent food service throughout the year and<br />
Janet Codding took up a collection for them.<br />
Matt & Richard with the Grub<br />
Kerry Rego was congratulated on her first book’s arrival and was fined $25 for her success. If<br />
you are interested in a copy she will bring some more to the next meeting.<br />
Kerry launches her new book<br />
Ginny draws the "Cool Kids Diners <strong>Club</strong>" winners<br />
Ginny Pitts drew names for the seasons first "Cool Kids Diners <strong>Club</strong>" at Janet Codding’s<br />
house. The lucky winners were Marv Hyman, Arnie Carston and Ken Prouty. Congrats to the<br />
winners; it sure sounds like a fun time. Everyone, please do not show up at Janet’s house in<br />
January – she will be locking the doors.<br />
Bob Zeni has Crab Feed tickets if you are interested, so please get a hold <strong>of</strong> Bob so that we can<br />
sell out. Casey Williams has some great live auction items available and is always looking for<br />
more. Some <strong>of</strong> the highlights this year are: a weekend at Mike Merrill’s house in Nevada City,<br />
The Cajun Dinner by King Louie Capuano, a weekend at Ken Dansie’s house in North Carolina<br />
and the 12 months <strong>of</strong> Dinning. Casey is also looking for someone that he can dump – I mean<br />
"pass the torch" onto for next year’s Crab Feed due to his long awaited presidency.<br />
President Chris thanked everyone for a great Christmas Party at his house on Saturday Night.<br />
He especially wanted to that his wife Lina for all <strong>of</strong> the cooking and preparation. The night was a<br />
great success and a fun time was had by all.<br />
While President Chris was waiting for Janet Codding to finish whatever she was doing, he<br />
auctioned <strong>of</strong>f a nice Pink Ceramic Bowl that was left at his house. There were no bidders.<br />
However, if this bowl does belong to you and was left at his house, please contact Chris and he<br />
will not charge you (much) to get it back.<br />
Raffle<br />
Before getting to today’s program the raffle was drawn and two different instances occurred. Bob<br />
Zeni got to draw for the marble, but failed miserably by drawing a blue marble. Better luck next<br />
time. Bo Kirschen won a bottle <strong>of</strong> wine.
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Program:<br />
Arnie Carston introduced <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Eugene</strong> <strong>Belogorsky</strong>, our speaker for today. <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Belogorsky</strong><br />
specializes in sleep disorders. He graduated from <strong>Santa</strong> Clara and went to Medical School in<br />
Nebraska. He then did his residency at L.A. County Hospital. He has been living in <strong>Santa</strong> Rosa for<br />
the past 32 years.<br />
<strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Eugene</strong> <strong>Belogorsky</strong><br />
Arnie introduces our speaker<br />
The major points <strong>of</strong> discussion that the doctor clearly wanted us to remember about <strong>Sleep</strong> <strong>Apnea</strong><br />
were that it is very common, can be dangerous, can be easily recognized and is treatable.<br />
It is very important for all <strong>of</strong> us to have healthy sleep habits. These habits include but are not<br />
limited to:<br />
• Regular <strong>Sleep</strong>/Wake Schedule<br />
• Relaxing Bedtime Routine<br />
• Exercise Regularly, but not within 3 to 4 hours <strong>of</strong> sleeping.<br />
There are common things that can be done to improve the quality <strong>of</strong> sleep that you receive each<br />
night such as:<br />
• Bedroom is only for sleep/sex,<br />
• Go to bed at the same time every night,<br />
• Avoid naps, and<br />
• Get up at the same time every day.<br />
There are common consequences for daytime sleepiness:<br />
• Car accidents increase<br />
• Work related accidents increase<br />
• Poor job performance<br />
• Depression<br />
• Family discord<br />
• Decreased quality <strong>of</strong> life.<br />
Quality <strong>of</strong> sleep is very important and limiting the risk factors <strong>of</strong> life can help in gaining better<br />
sleep. Common risk factors that can be controlled are; obesity, alcohol and smoking. By limiting<br />
these factors you can improve the quality <strong>of</strong> sleep.<br />
After waking King Louie up at least twice during the discussion, I truly believe that this discussion<br />
topic was very well chosen for the crowd on hand. The Doctor did a great job and I thoroughly<br />
enjoyed the topic.
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Your Bulletin Reporter:<br />
Louis Capuano III<br />
Your Bulletin Editor:<br />
Jim Valinoti
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