Page 2 - Boca ViewPointe - June '24

Page 2, Viewpointe June 2024
Surprise, Surprise, Board Of Directors

Surprise! June 2024 – May 2025 Officers/Executive Committee

Chairman and President Robert Cornell District 5 Barbara Windheim (El Dorado)
By Harold Katz, R.Ph. Vice Chairman Bob Greenstein Esplanada, Caravelle, Palomar, La Corniche,
Vice President David Sussman and El Dorado
Surprise, surprise, Secretary Steve Retzer District 6 Marvin Lazarowitz (Villa del Sol)
surprise! After being told Treasurer Lawrence Gelfond Villa Flora, Montego Bay, Villa del Sol, and Palladium
that one drink of 12 ounces District 7 David Arlein (Pointe 100)
of beer, or 5 ounces of wine, District Directors The Plum/Cortina, Villa Sonrisa and Pointe 100
or 1 1/2 ounces of 80 proof District 1 Morton Karper (Valencia) District 8 Jacob Stark (Costa del Sol)
spirits per day was not only Encantada, Valencia and The Palms Costa del Sol and Costa Brava
safe to drink, but was “heart District 2 Chandra Stewart-Keith (Panaché) District 9 P.J. Petkovic (Stratford Court)
healthy” as well, we are Promenade, Imperial Royale, Imperial, Regency Edgewater at Boca Pointe and Stratford Court
and Panaché
now told otherwise from District 3 Steve Retzer (La Mirada) At Large Directors
several sources: La Mirada and Meridiana Through May 2025
An analysis of 83 studies District 4 Bob Greenstein (Lakes of La Paz) Robert Cornell (Costa Brava) Dan Gabrielle (La Corniche)
published in the journal El Viento, La Paz, and Southwinds David Sussman (Valencia) Lawrence Gelfond (La Corniche)
Lancet found that people Howard Weinstein (El Dorado)
who drank 5 or 6 glasses
of wine or pints of beer per
week had an increased risk
of stroke, heart disease, heart
failure, and other forms of
cardiovascular disease. A
2023 analysis of studies
published in the journal
Hypertension connected drinking any amount of alcohol to
a rise in blood pressure, even in those who had normal blood
pressure. The WHO (World Health Organization) concluded
that “No level of alcohol is safe for our health”.
Given the foregoing bad news, must we give up a minor or
major love affair we may have had with “spiritus frumenti”?
No, but we would be well served to check out how these
factors apply to our personal health records:
1. Age. Seniors metabolize alcohol differently, with
different results.
2. Sex. Women’s bodies are more sensitive to alcohol’s
harmful effects.
3. Personal medical conditions must be considered.
4. Family history of alcohol use should be weighed.
5. Interactions with prescription drugs and OTC (Over
the counter) drugs being used should be reviewed.
According to the psychologists who study these patterns,
patients who pass most of these foregoing factors can easily
accommodate a social drink with dinner, or the like. The key
word here is moderation. One drink is not two. One beer is
not two. So enjoy your cocktail before dinner. It relaxes you.

Harold Katz R.Ph., Edgewater Estates. 

Attention

Dog Owners

It is your responsibility
to pick up after your
dog. It’s the law. Some
of you have been
negligent in doing so.

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