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July Inspirational Quotes

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To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. ~Buddha

Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account. ~Anne Wilson Schaef

Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control people. ~Henry Kissinger

The long-term study of GMO foods is going on in real time and in real life, not in a lab. ~Ziggy Marley

If you think eating organic is expensive, have you priced cancer lately? ~Joel Salatin

If it came from a plant, eat it. If it was made in a plant, don’t. ~Michael Pollan[/one_half]

[one_half_last]The problem is we are not eating food anymore, we are eating food-like products. ~Alejandro Junger

The very ingredients of our bodies are made up from the food you consume, which comes from the earth. When we honor and respect our planet, we honor and respect ourselves. ~Cherie Roe Dirksen

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. ~Hans Christian Andersen

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. ~Samuel Johnson

Great things are done when men and mountains meet. ~William Blake

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ~Albert Einstein

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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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