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Holistic Holiday at Sea Cruise 2015

Hop on board the March 14-21, 2015 Holistic Holiday at Sea cruise for an event that Natural Geographic Traveler calls “one of the 100 best worldwide vacations to enrich your life.” Enjoy life-transforming discussions on the benefits of a plant-based diet aboard a luxurious Italian cruise liner with a community of friends. Meet others who share your vision of health as you nourish yourself with good food, good people, and good times.

Among the 1,700-plus people attending will be an impressive list of doctors, instructors, and chefs speaking on all of aspects of holistic health, wellness, and plant-based and macrobiotic diets. Drs. Caldwell Esselstyn, T. Colin Campbell, Neal Barnard, and Michael Greger will present why such a diet serves you and the world. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Chef AJ, and several other vegan chefs will teach you how to make this life taste great. These are just a few of the 35 teachers offering over 130 classes, which include yoga, Pilates, and meditation. Evening parties will provide plenty of opportunity for fun and socializing.

As you learn, you’ll also get to indulge in the many amenities of the eco-friendly MSC Divina. Make friends at the Golden Jazz Bar or enjoy solo time in the stunning Aurea Spa. The cruise also docks for adventures at Falmouth, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman Islands; Cozumel, Mexico; and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.

For all the details, visit HolisticHolidayatSea.com, email [email protected] or call 1-828-749-9537.

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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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