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Massage Cupping at Amare Healing Arts

Cupping therapy has been used as a therapeutic technique for centuries and is in the oldest records of traditional Chinese medicine. Massage cupping takes the basic principle of stationary cupping and incorporates movement by using oil or lotion to glide over the skin. Unlike traditional fire cupping, which uses glass cups and fire to suction the skin, massage cupping uses a hand pump to create a controlled vacuum effect on the tissue. This sedates the nervous system causing the tissue to soften, facilitating rapid release of adhesions while stimulating blood flow and allowing the lymphatic system to clear out excess fluid. Amare Healing Arts offers aromatherapy massage cupping for deep full body relaxation integrated with essential oils as well as medical massage cupping to help target specific medical concerns and engage the body’s natural healing processes.

Amare Healing Arts provides a variety of modalities, from weekly yoga and meditation classes to massage and lymphatic drainage sessions. Owner Ashley Nagrocki takes a holistic approach to healing the body. She is Sivananda Certified Yoga Teacher, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist, Medical Massage Therapist, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Holistic Health Counselor and is Usui Reiki Certified.

Location: Amare Healing Arts, 24 North 3rd Avenue, Suite 100, Highland Park. For information, call 732-841-0142. AmareHealingArts.com. See ad on page 48.

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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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