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Natural Healing Through Ayurvedic

Divya Ayurveda, an authentic Kerala Ayurveda Panchakarma herbal healing center in Kendall Park, is on a mission to promote their client’s best health through nature’s own way:  Ayurveda. The center offers a variety of treatments that use Ayurvedic oils and herbs to help eliminate extremely dangerous toxins from one’s body. Owner Cindy Vohra explains, “Mother Nature has blessed us with plants and herbs with special powers that are all around us. Pains, stress, weight issues, skin issues are only some of the many issues this center specializes in treating. With a combination of natural medicines, herbal oils, and special body massages, Divya Ayurveda strives to alleviate all your pains.”

One of the most popular treatments offered is Abhyanga, “body rejuvenation therapy,” which is an Ayurvedic full body massage with warm medicated herbal oils. Abhyanga is reported to improve blood circulation, strengthen the immune system and reduce stress. In the cold weather seasons, Nasyam, a Panchakarma therapy that involves the face and head massage with herbal oil preparations followed by steam inhalation and Ayurvedic herbal nasal drops, can be helpful in relieving mucus from sinus passages. Location: 3086 Route 27, Kendall Park, NJ 08824. For more information call 732-821-3047 or visit DivyaAyurveda.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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