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Scentsational Pets Event

Animal Communicator and Certified Clinical Animal Aromatherapist, Nancy Weber, will be discussing how to improve communication with our pets and wildlife on Friday, November 17th at 7pm at the Integrative Wellness Center in Chester.

Topics will include improving interspecies communication, adding quality and longevity to their lives, speaking with the other side, and the beneficial power of essential oils. Attendees can bring a photo of a pet (living or deceased) and/or an object that the pet enjoys to experience the joy of possibly knowing a loved one on a deeper level. Veterinarian Behaviorist Katherine Houpt stated, “Olfaction is to animals what writing is to humans: a message that can be transmitted in the absence of the sender.” Join Ms. Weber as she explores the importance of a pet’s ability to smell anything.

Location: Integrative Wellness Center, 401 Route 24, Chester. For more information, contact Nancy Weber at [email protected]. NancyOrlenWeber.com. LightWingCenter.org.

 

 

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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