Skip to main content

Natural Awakenings Central New Jersey

Palo-Santo-Candles

November Inspirational Quotes

[one_third]

WEB-FillerAd_1115_Butterfly_284127221

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. ~Henry David Thoreau

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege. ~Charles Kuralt

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. ~Albert Einstein

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. ~Buddha

[/one_third][one_third]

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost. ~Billy Graham

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. ~Socrates

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ~Aesop

There’s no happier person than a truly thankful, content person. ~Joyce Meyer

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. ~Karl Barth

[/one_third][one_third_last]

Growing into your future with health, grace and beauty doesn’t have to take all your time. It rather requires a dedication to caring for yourself as if you were rare and precious, which you are, and regarding all life around you as equally so, which it is. ~Victoria Moran

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. ~Francis Bacon

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. ~Napoleon Hill

Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job. ~Franklin P. Jones

WEB-FillerAd_1115_Harvest_58841314

[/one_third_last]

quotes quotes
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

 

Upcoming Events Near You
Follow Us On Facebook