Dustin Lowery, the new lessee of the Livingston Municipal Golf Course, provided an update on the golf course including course upgrades and new programs coming to fruition to the Rotary Club of Livingston recently.
Among the new programs is a PGA Junior League program in which he said there are already 68 youth ready to sign up to participate. The program aims to introduce young people to the sport while fostering teamwork and personal development.
“We’re doing awesome. Looking at the statistics, there were previously approximately 15,000 rounds a year. We opened in September and as of this morning, have done 5,000 rounds,” Lowery said.
“We’re working on the range. We’re having a lot of fun with it. I’ve played that course for 30 years. I believe in the gathering of knowledge. We just hired a new groundskeeper,” Lowery said.
Dr. Jerry Wood informed the club about advancements being made in neurological medication.
“I’m bringing good news from the land of medicine. There’s been lots of progress made in regard to heart disease and cancer, but the area where we lag is neuro-degenerative diseases,” Wood said.
“The reality is that our nervous systems are doing worse than 24 years ago,” he said, attributing the decline to pollution, water and micro-plastics.
He spoke about the obesity epidemic and ultra-processed foods, commenting that the brain does not like fluctuations in glucose.
“The brain is 70% fat and the coating on the nerves is 90% fat. Our traditional treatments (for cholesterol) have only masked the problem,” Wood said.
He discussed amyloid deposits which are thought to contribute to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, reporting that an injection will be available in about two years to keep people from getting the amyloid deposits.
Teresa Vencil, a representative from Rotary District 5910, attended and shared information about upcoming spring training that will be held in April. She is planning to hold the training in Livingston, which would bring Rotarians from multiple other counties to the area.
