The April 21, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary meeting was called to order at 6:45pm by President Carl Thome who gave the Invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. After dinner President Carl reminded the board that there would be a board meeting directly after the meeting to discuss the results from the Club Assembly two weeks ago. The speaker, Jennifer Hagemann, was introduced by Rotarian Brady Young. She discussed health and nutrition and recommended the following two books: a) The China Study, T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.; and b) Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. M.D. . She also discussed and gave us an outline to eat: 90% plants (fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, beans); 10% animal (but always organic, and make sure beef is grass fed); 85% unprocessed and uncooked; No isolated oils (no olive oil, no butter, no flaxseed oil, instead eat avocados, olives, whole flaxseeds freshly ground); and all nuts and seeds need to be raw, soaked overnight, and then eaten. She gave examples and then opened her presentation for questions from club members. A number of questions were asked and the presentation was well received by all members. The club adjourned at 8:05pm and moved into the Board Meeting.
