Skip to main content

Natural Awakenings Central New Jersey

Palo-Santo-Candles

Float Center Opens in Bedminster  

Quantum Floats is now open for business in the Bedminster Medical Plaza. Float therapy has gained increasing attention in recent years as an effective way to relax and relieve stress in the body and mind, to release muscle tension and to improve sleep quality. The Center has three float tanks in which clients can relax and float effortlessly in 10 inches of warm water into which 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt has been dissolved.  Owner Ken Kaplan explains, «Floating has been around for over 40 years, but there is a growing interest as people look for effective and  healthy ways to relax and de-stress.” Quantum Floats offers both seminars and business consulting services for clients to both relax in the short term, and  also identify and address the unrecognized root sources of stress and frustration within their own minds. This method provides results that people can use to accomplish their personal and business goals.

Quantum Floats is open seven days a week and evenings.  Appointments are recommended and can be scheduled by phone or by using the Quantum Floats mobile phone app.

Location: Quantum Floats, 1 Robertson Drive, Suite 13, Bedminster. For more information, call 973-782-3227 or visit QuantumFloats.com and MentalArtsNetwork.com.

float center 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

 

Upcoming Events Near You
Follow Us On Facebook