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Rest, Restore, Revitalize: Self-Care Strategies for the Holidays

“Tis the season to be stressed, overwhelmed and pressured!” On Saturday, December 12 from noon to 1:30pm, join Drs. Janet Oussaty and Beth Youmans in this refreshing self-care class designed to make it the season to be jolly, happy, relaxed and fulfilled. Be transformed by the skillful combination of restorative yoga, the moving meditation of T’ai Chi Chih, guided meditation and other healing modalities. Simple, easy, effective and no prior experienced needed.

Dr. Janet M. Oussaty is an accredited T’ai Chi Chih instructor who has been teaching this modality for over 15 years. Janet is a clinical/medical QiGong instructor and practitioner and Reiki Master Teacher. She is also the owner of the Holistic Center for the Integration of Body, Mind and Spirit.

Dr. Beth Youmans has been teaching yoga, meditation and stress management in corporate, medical and mental health facilities for over 35 years. Beth is the owner/director of Yoga Central. Leave with the gift of practices that can help you throughout the year.

Cost: $35 adv./ $40 walk-in. 10% of proceeds benefit local food bank. Location: Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. For more information, call 908-707-0759 or visit YogaCentralNJ.com.

News Briefs
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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