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Halloween Psychic Fair & Children’s Winter Clothes Drive

Be The Change Life Coaching Center of Bedminster and a Coalition of Alternative Health Care Practitioners will be holding a “Trick or Treat” Halloween Psychic Fair and Children’s Winter Clothing Drive on Sunday, October 26 from 11am to 6pm. There will be Halloween treats for all attendees (costume optional). Among the various psychic modalities, there will be angel and tarot cards, Speak to the Mediums, numerology, intuitive readings, crystal readings and readings by photo. Reiki and acupressure intuitive sessions are also available. 

A donation of winter clothing and gear for children aged 3 to 16 is required for admission. Winter clothing includes coats, gloves, hats, boots or clothing gift cards for the Food Bank Network of Somerset County. According to weather predictions, it is going to be a very cold winter. Please help keep the children warm by donating winter clothing. Additionally, food, non-food items and pet food will be accepted.

The readings and healing sessions will cost $35 for the first 20 minutes and $1 for each additional minute. 

Location: The Days Inn of Bridgewater, 1260 Rt. 22 E, Bridgewater. For information, call 908-722-8600 or email [email protected]. SuZenPrevents.com.

News Briefs
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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