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June Inspirational Quotes

The word ‘happiness’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.Screen Shot 2016-06-01 at 10.45.13 AM ~Carl Jung

The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters. ~Audrey Hepburn

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are. ~Goldie HawnScreen Shot 2016-06-01 at 10.44.53 AM

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. ~Zig Ziglar

When you are balanced and when you listen and attend to the needs of your body, mind and spirit, your natural beauty comes out.

~Christy Turlington

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. ~Pope John XXIII

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. ~Katharine Hepburn

All art is but imitation of nature. ~Lucius Annaeus SenecaScreen Shot 2016-06-01 at 10.45.02 AM

Leap, and the net will appear. ~John Burroughs

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. ~Publilius Syrus

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope. ~Josh Billings

You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones

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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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