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Natural Life Business Partnership Seeks Holistic Practitioners

The Natural Life Business Partnership (NLBP) formed in January 2016 to support holistic professionals by building a collaborative community who work as advisors for each other to build stronger businesses in the industry. Executive Director, Camille Miller says, “In less than two years, we have grown more than I could have imagined. It says a lot about how much a group like ours was needed.” The NLBP sets a high standard of professionalism and adds credibility to the holistic industry.

The unique collaborative community offers business planning workshops, face-to-face networking events, morning coffees, educational webinars, online discussion groups, and teleconferences. Most recent programs include: Side Business Struggles, which calls for part-timers looking to transition into fulltime healing; a Writer’s Roundtable, to support publishing authors; and a Medical Practitioner's Business Forum for the growing number of doctors choosing a more natural approach. NLBP continues to create special interest groups at the sole direction and needs of the membership.

“We could not have become this strong, vibrant community without our members continued dedication to the mission and selfless involvement in helping others achieve their goals,” Explains Miller.

Being a member of NLBP gives you access to so many informative programs and great events throughout the year. It provides an expanding network of like-minded practitioners to socialize and discuss ideas with. Charter membership is only $295/year, but is expected to increase by year-end.

For more information, visit TheNaturalLife.org

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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