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Transform Your Body and Life in 90 Days

Bodhi is an ancient Indian word meaning wisdom. This is Bodhi by Anthony Monetti, located in Somerville, offers a 90-day Transformation Challenge, inviting individuals to gain the wisdom of discovering and developing the whole person: mind, body, spirit. Founders Anthony and Karen Monetti help you create your best self through effective fitness training, quality nutrition and an innovative approach to personal development that is structured around your individual goals.

"Bodybuilding is working out,”says Karen.” Bodhi-building is waking up. Waking up your mind to uncover and correct your mistaken thoughts or actions. The ultimate objective is the development of a more positive self, which results in opportunities to see how amazing our lives can truly become.”

Anthony adds, “As a society we are pressed by big companies to take a pill for this or that, while wanting a quick fix for everything. Your journey toward complete health will be not easy, and a quick fix will result in an ever quicker broke. Three things you must have in place when making the commitment: One, believe in you. Two, trust the process; do not give up. And three, have patience. There is no quick fix, stay focused and your thoughts will become your actions.”

Location: 194 W. Main St., Somerville. For information, call 908-526-2288 or visit ThisIsBodhi.com.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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