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Open House at Qi Gong for Healing

Qi Gong for Healing is delighted to announce they have a new home. “The journey to finding our new location has been surprising, exciting and at times a bit nervewracking,” states Fran Maher. “People came out of the woodwork to help us with the move, and even said they had fun doing it. Now it’s time for a party!” Everyone is invited to celebrate Qi Gong for Healing’s new facility at an Open House from 11 a.m. to  5 p.m, on May 5.

Brian Coffey, who began teaching qi gong with Maher in 1995, explains, “The premier medicine of China for more than 10,000 years—cultivation of qi—isn’t that different from cultivation of a garden or a manual skill. Cultivation of qi facilitates the smooth, beneficial movement of qi throughout the body.”

Qi Gong for Healing is a wonderful place to find out more about the historical Chinese medicine known as qi healing. Try some tai chi and qi gong moves for balance strength and vitality.  Observe a class, talk to the teachers and the students. Bring a friend.

Location:  1275 Bound Brook Rd., Ste. 1, 2nd Flr., Middlesex. For more information, call 908-647-1563 or visit QiGongforHealing.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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