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Total Relaxation for Health and Happiness Class

We all lead busy and stressful lives. Work and home responsibilities often leave us with little time to take care of ourselves. Sometimes, taking care of ourselves seems like a responsibility in itself. We reward ourselves with unhealthy behaviors like eating candy, drinking alcohol or spending mindless hours in front of the television. Join Donna McMullin, RYT and Beth Youmans, PhD, E-RYT500 on Friday, June 23 from 6:30-8:30pm to learn how to break this damaging cycle.

In the Total Relaxation for Health and Happiness Class, you will experience relaxation techniques that you can easily use in your daily life.  Not only does learning to relax the body have significant health benefits (including slowing heart rate, lowering blood pressure and reducing muscle tension) but relaxation also improves mood, concentration and helps you feel better. Please preregister by June 19. The class costs $32, or 2 people for $58.

Wear stretchy comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat.

Location: Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 North, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com. 

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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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