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Packing Lunches Your Kids will Love

A child’s school lunch is integral to their academic performance and overall health. Childhood nutrition has been shown to impact IQ, social skills and energy levels. According to a review in the British Journal of Nutrition, micronutrient deficiency may even account for some learning difficulties. Join Integrative Pediatrician and Internist Minal Vazirani, MD and Integrative Nutritionist Jane Harrington-Noonan, RD on Saturday, September 9, from 11am to 12:30pm for a discussion on why and how to pack a healthy lunch your kids won’t be able to resist. The kick-off event will occur at the new location for Integrative Health and Wellness Associates in Warren.

Learn how to spice up the brown bag lunch with colorful and creative nutrient-dense foods that will help with energy, focus and brain power to get your kids through a whole day of school. Dr. Vazirani, Triple Board Certified Physician and MD explains, “Breakfast is not the only important meal of the day for kids.”

Advanced registration is required and space is limited. Cost to reserve a spot is $20.

Location: Integrative Health and Wellness Associates, 112 Town Center Drive, Warren. For more information, visit Facebook.com/DrVazirani. To register or ask questions, email [email protected]. 

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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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