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Valentine’s Day Psychic Fair and Food Drive

Celebrating 8 Years of Giving.

Life Coaching of Center of Somerville will enter its 8th year of giving by hosting a Celebrate Valentine’s Day Psychic Fair and Food Drive on Sunday, February 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in Bridgewater. Offerings include channeling,  numerology, intuitive readings, automatic handwriting and more. In addition, the center’s various healers will be available for Reiki, Shamanic and Energy healing sessions and chair massages. Admission to the fair is a donation of goods for the Food Bank Network of Somerset County and New Jersey Animeals. Animeals in a nonprofit agency that delivers pet food to senior citizens who cannot afford to keep their pets fed. Non-food items are also welcome. Financial donations will help support Feed America and No Kid Hunger Campaign.

Life Coaching Center of Somerville has been coordinating drives for giving for eight years. This year, food banks are facing serious challenges to help meet the demands of hunger in their communities. The center invites everyone to attend this fun and worthwhile event.

Cost: Readings and healing sessions are $30 for 20 minutes. Location: Days Inn, 1260 US Rte 22 East, Bridgewater.

Visit BridgewaterDaysInn.com for directions. For event information, email [email protected] or visit SuzenPrevents.com.

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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