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Cleansing is a Breeze with Whole Raw Foods

Now that the temperature has dipped and the seasons have changed, your body is craving hot, comforting foods. Over the holiday season, you probably indulged in lots of sweets, extra treats and perhaps too much alcohol. Now it is time to prepare yourself for the long winter months by increasing your immunity and improving your daily detoxification function with a Breezy Organic cleanse.

When you give your body the nutrients it needs, reducing acidic foods and lifestyle choices, you give your body a chance to heal and repair itself naturally.  Consuming clean and nutritious food supports the organs, blood and improves your elimination system. Instead of worrying about counting calories, focus on counting the nutrients in your food.

A cleanse is important way to help the daily process of detoxification and elimination of toxic debris. Toxins are found mostly in the colon but can be anywhere in the body.  The Breezy Organic cleanse focuses on the two major organs of elimination: the skin and the colon. The cleanse gives the colon a rest from digestion of cooked, dry foods and a chance to clean out and reinvigorate.  The entire body works better after a cleanse; energy levels will be up, inflammation will be down and you may even experience a little weight loss.

The best cleanses consist of raw food and juices and good quality water, not pills and powders. The Breezy Organic cleanse includes organic raw pureed vegetarian food, high-PH water and  cold-pressed juices with all the nutrients, oils and fiber you need for one to three days, depending on your cleanse choice.  You will not be hungry or miserable.  The supplies also include instructions on how to prepare for the cleanse. It is suggested that participants eliminate all foods that cause allergies, inflammation, bloating and are hard to digest before beginning the cleanse.  This “elimination diet” focuses on eating more fruits, vegetables and clean animal protein and avoiding processed food, refined sugar, white flour, alcohol and soda for one to two weeks.

The 1-day cleanse, available any day with a 24-hour notice, is great for a quick reboot or rebound.  The more intensive 3-day cleanse is available monthly.

Location: Breezy Organic, 80 Morristown Rd., #22, Bernardsville. For more information and to sign up, call 908-696-8878 or visit BreezyOrganic.com.

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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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