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Certified Nutritional Consultant Course Begins in January 2015

Is Your Choice of Food Working As a Medicine or a Slow Poison?

“The food you eat can either be the fastest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.”
Dr. Derek Rodger is a naturopathic doctor (ND), who wished he had known how important nutrition is in the fight against disease before losing his sister to cancer. Following her passing, he met an ND who was having remarkably success in treating diseased people with nutrition and herbs. The incredible stories he heard from this doctor’s clients both devastated him, in that it was too late for his sister, and inspired him to become a naturopathic doctor himself. That was eight years ago.

Educating others on the importance of a proper nutritional diet in maintaining a healthy disease-free lifestyle is now his strongest commitment. “There are far too many children, young adults and seniors on medications, when all that may be needed is a proper nutritional diet,” states Dr. Rodger. “The problem is people do not know what a healthy diet is; they have no idea what they are really eating.”

Now, through the American Association of Nutritional  Consultants (AANC), Dr. Rodger, is helping others learn what nutrition is and can do for healthy living by offering a 6-month course on nutrition, which prepares students to pass the Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC) exam. Once qualified the student will be entitled to use the designation C.N.C. after his/her name and practice as a nutritionist. The course is broken down into 12 modules, and classes meet twice a month, on Thursdays and Sundays (the student selects which day works best for their schedule.) The next course begins on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Cost of the course is $1995. Students may also opt for a 6-month payment plan for $349 per month.

Each student also receives a free 90-minute private nutritional consultation worth $195.

To register and to secure your place, please go to WellnessRocksNJ.com and pay either in full or your first months tuition. For more detailed information please email [email protected].

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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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