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Fresh Start Teams with Dr. Nikki Conte to Achieve Goals Naturally for Those Over 40

The thought of joining a gym can be intimidating and even unsafe for those who suffer from physical limitations or recurrent injuries. Fresh Start Exercise has teamed up with Dr. Nikki Conte, a naturopathic practitioner in Watchung, to help you achieve your goals naturally. Dr. Conti uses functional medicine to access nutritional and nutrient needs which helps support the body during exercise to achieve maximum benefit. Fresh Start Exercise, located in Warren, offers a unique exercise program. Created by physical therapist James Macbeth, the program was initially created to assist those who had their physical therapy treatment curtailed by insurance restrictions. The program is now open to anyone over the age of 40 who wants to exercise with supervision due to physical limitations like illness, surgery, age related ailments and weight.

Sessions are designed specifically to meet your exercise goals and ability. You are supervised by a personal trainer who is skilled in areas that relate specifically to those over 40 years old. This fun and affordable exercise program is offered for $75 per month for unlimited sessions. Together Dr. Conte and Fresh Start Exercise help you boost your vitality and achieve wellness from the inside out!

Location: 23 Mountain Blvd, Warren. For more information, call 908-591-4868 or visit PTUnlimited.com/fresh_start.

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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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