Page 10 - Boca Exposure - July '24

Page 10, Boca Exposure
Council Corner: Re-Introducing

New/Old Council Member Andy Thomson

By Andy Thomson years in college spent in Atlanta which, by my standards, have five young children: Allie (12), Maddie (10), Henry
I am overjoyed to return were far too cold). (5), Charley (6) and Joey (3). Our kids play football (NFL
to the Boca Raton City I resolve business disputes for a living. Like my parents, Flag), baseball (Boca Raton Little League), basketball
Council. I met many of my wife Joanna and I met in school--the University of (Boca Hoops and Upward), volleyball (COBRA), soccer
you during my prior time Miami law school in our case. I’ve practiced law in Boca (SABR) and softball (Boca Girls Fast Pitch) and several
on the Council or during Raton since 2011, including the last eight years with also swim (Boca Mantas and St. Andrew’s). I’ve coached
this past election season, Baritz & Colman LLP. Before that I studied engineering them in football, baseball, basketball, and soccer. The
but for those I have not yet at Georgia Tech (those four good but cold years in Atlanta) leagues and facilities in our city are tremendous.
met, allow me to introduce and worked at a South Florida engineering firm that did We couldn’t have picked a better place than Boca
myself here. civil and traffic engineering. I’m also an adjunct professor Raton to raise our family. Between the excellent schools,
My roots in Boca Raton at FAU, where I teach local and state government. parks, beaches and activities, we in Boca Raton enjoy an
run deep. My mom and I served on the City Council from 2018-2022. In that exceptional quality of life. We must never lose sight of
dad met here in 1967 at what was then the new Florida time I worked to keep our neighborhoods safe, manage how good we have it here.
Atlantic University. They met in the library, fell in love, growth responsibly, address traffic concerns, manage our If you have any ideas for, or concerns about, our
got married, and my brother and I are the result, which I budget without raising taxes and fight for new jobs and city please call me at (561) 221-4675 or email me
suppose makes me a product of Boca Raton. I’ve lived in investment. at athomson@myboca.us. Thank you again for the
South Florida my entire life (with the exception of four Joanna and I live in the Millpond neighborhood. We opportunity to represent you!
More On Vitamin D And The Development Of Diabetes

By Steven E. Reznick, M.D., This study and others showed that supplementation 56, for nine years. Forty-eight of these patients remained
FACP – Boca Raton with vitamin D orally helped individuals achieve a level infection-free for nine years. The average infection-free
Studies about vitamin which reduced the risk of developing diabetes. time for treated patients was 4.5 years. No adverse effects
D levels and disease have Oral Vaccine To Prevent Urinary Tract Infections were reported. It remains to be seen whether women with
been flooding medical and Urinary tract infections involve 400 million individuals colonization of bacteria in their bladders will be able to
lay literature for several annually. Patients with repeat and recurrent urine infections avoid recurrent infections with a vaccine like this. Will
years. In 2011, the National become treatment problems because the bacteria they harbor women with post-coital inflammation and infection be able
Academy of Medicine often develop resistance to the antibiotics used to treat the to avoid recurrent infections? Men with enlarged prostates
declared that a serum level infection. To combat situations like this, an oral vaccine who do not completely empty their bladders upon voiding
of >20 ng/ml was sufficient named Uromune was developed to prevent recurrent urine share a similar problem.
to maintain skeletal health. infections. Recently, a nine-year research study of its A much larger sample size must be studied to determine
The Endocrine Society first effectiveness was presented at the European Association of its effectiveness. But hopefully, this product will receive
recommended 28 ng/ml and now raised it to 30 ng/ml. Urology. The vaccine is made of inactivated whole bacteria approval from the European Union and Food and Drug
Physicians in the United States have been measuring commonly found in urine infections including E. coli, K. Administration and will be available by 2030.
serum vitamin D levels through reference labs for a pneumonia, P. vulgaris, and Enterococcus faecalis. The Steven E. Reznick, M.D., FACP, is board certified in
decade or more now despite the United States Preventive suspension is sprayed under a recipient’s tongue with two internal medicine with added qualifications in geriatrics
Task Force concluding there is no benefit to screening sprays daily for three months. After completing the initial and has practiced locally for over 30 years. To request a
adults for vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is made by the treatment, recipients are retreated at one and two years. The complimentary meeting with Dr. Reznick regarding his
kidneys if our body gets sufficient sunlight exposure. study followed 89 patients (72 women), with a mean age of concierge medicine practice, call (561) 368-0191.
Patients with kidney disease have difficulty achieving
normal vitamin D levels.
A study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology
and Metabolism, authored by Carolina Gonzalez-Lopez,
M.D., and associates, used data from the British UK
Biobank over 14 years to show that maintaining a serum
vitamin D3 level of 30 or greater is best to prevent
normoglycemic individuals from converting to Type II
diabetes.

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