LNR Club President Dirk Dahlke (left) and Donations Committee chair Steve Cox awarded new club members Karen Johns (second from left) and Pamela Shelton-Peevehouse with their Paul Harris Society certificates at last week's club meeting. The Paul Harris Society recognizes Rotarians who elect to contribute $1,000 or more each year to the Paul Harris Fund, PolioPlus Fund, or approved global grants. The club receives back 50% of member contributions to the Paul Harris Foundation after three years, paid out by the District Designated Fund (DDF) and global grants, when we allocate matching funds raised through our own fundraising efforts.

 

Once you’re a Paul Harris Foundation member, your status is perpetual and your contributions are cumulative. For every additional $1,000 in contributions (whether paid in directly or through points donated by the club or other contributors), you get an additional “level” of Paul Harris; e.g., Paul Harris + 1. Club member Gary Lewis also was recognized at the meeting for achieving Paul Harris + 4. We are grateful to our generous Rotarians for their ongoing support of The Rotary Foundation!

LNR members Dennis Song (left), owner of Community Pharmacy in Flower Mound, and Dr. Michelle Martz of Trinity Wellness Center each shared insights about their respective professions and tips for staying healthy at last week's club meeting.

 

A chiropractor and board certified nutritionist and naturopath, Dr. Martz works with patients to identify and treat the root causes of both acute and chronic conditions, many of which originate in the gut and spine. The spine is the lifeline that regulates the flow of nutrients through the body, she explained. Through chiropractic adjustments, the body can be "reset" to reverse problems that arise, because opening up the spine helps ensure there is no fixation or stagnation that would hinder optimal performance of the inner organs. 

Dr. Martz also uses nutritional regimens to heal the body from within, working with patients on issues ranging from fatigue to infertility. Medicinal herbs likewise can be beneficial as part of a holistic treatment plan and can help balance out the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs, she said. Explained Dr. Martz, "Nutrients are depleted any time you take medication," and side effects that people experience often related to the nutritional deficiencies and not the medication itself. 

Dennis Song also spoke on the topic of holistic treatments, and the benefit of combining allopathic (modern Western) medicine with homeopathic remedies and alternative treatments. A veteran pharmacist with four decades  of experience, Song started his career working at Tom Thumb pharmacy for 17 years before opening Flower Mound Pharmacy (now Community Pharmacy), where he has been for 24 years. He takes great pride in helping customers take a holistic approach to their health, focusing on preventative practices, rather than a reactive approach of mitigating symptoms. 

Song also spoke about his own research related to the COVID virus and effective treatment protocols. He estimated that half of the club members have had the Omicron variant, which can be mistaken for a cold, flu, or allergies. Unlike the Alpha variant, which is known to cause long-haul symptoms, and the Delta variant, which often caused secondary infections or pneumonia, Omicron is less virulent, he explained. The virus comes on very suddenly, changes quickly, and then leaves quickly, and generally does not require hospitalization. All viruses mutate over time, and strains become less virulent, because they don’t want to kill the host, Song explained.

 

Conventional COVID treatments and preventatives include monoclonal antibodies, the new Pfizer pill (which is a protease inhibitor, like Ivermectin), and experimental drug therapies (referred to as vaccines) distributed under the Emergency Use Act. Non-conventional but highly effective treatments include Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine, and nasal irrigation and sanitation with food grade hydrogen peroxide. Researchers also have discovered that the anti-depressant drug fluoxetine and even Pepcid AC, an over-the-counter heartburn medication, have antiviral properties. After gathering data at the pharmacy for results from non-conventional treatments; examining hospitalization, morbidity and mortality rates; and reaching out to other local providers, including Frontline Doctors, Song has zeroed in on a non-conventional COVID treatment protocol that has proven to be a highly effective cure. He estimates that the pharmacy currently provides this COVID cocktail to more than 40 new patients a day, with excellent results.

 

The Lewisville Noon Rotary is blessed to have two very knowledgeable and compassionate health care providers as part of the club, and is thankful for their dedication to keeping local residents healthy in the New Year.

If you want credit for a make-up, contact LNR Membership chair Terry Russell to let him know when and where you attended another Rotary club meeting, or the date and service activity that you participated in to count as a make up. You have two weeks before and two weeks after a missed meeting to make up for your absence. Make-ups are a great way to meet Rotarians from other clubs and become more engaged with the outreach activities we do in the local community!