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September Quotes

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A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. ~T. Guillemets

Real peace is always unshakable... Bliss is unchanged by gain or loss. ~Yogi Bhajan

Yoga is the fountain of youth. You’re only as young as your spine is flexible. ~Bob Harper

The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in. ~B.K.S. Iyengar

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There is a fountain of youth: It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. ~Sophia Loren

You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. ~George Burns

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. ~Mark Twain

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. ~Stanisław Jerzy Lec

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web-FillerAd_0915_YogaGuy_96084992Earth laughs in flowers. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another. ~John Dewey

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald

If the whole world went vegan, there would be less war. How you eat determines your mood and your outlook on life. ~Alexandra Paul

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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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