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New Jersey Natural Medicine Welcomes New Practitioner

The Chinese use the term Yuan Fen to describe a sort of serendipitous fate that brings people together. This is the perfect term to express how New Jersey Natural Medicine feels about having Kat Dunbar, MSOM, L.Ac., join its professional staff. It was meant to be.

Dunbar is a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist specializing in internal medicine for the whole family. She enjoys working with patients of all ages and has experience treating and improving a wide variety of medical conditions including acute and chronic pain, female health and fertility, digestive disorders, anxiety and depression, weakened immunity, insomnia, headaches and skin conditions.

Dunbar holds a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine with over 3,092 hours of training from Southwest Acupuncture College. During the course of her intensive education, she pursued advanced training in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine at the Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenyang, China. While there she received advanced training in the treatment of gynecological disorders, pediatric conditions, stroke rehabilitation and Tuina therapy. She is passionate about women’s health and childbirth and is a licensed international birth doula.

Her healing nature is evident to everyone she treats. As one patient shared, “Kat is a wonderful acupuncturist and herbalist --she’s compassionate, gentle, precise and I always feel at ease talking with her about my issues. I always have more vitality and feel peaceful after each treatment. I’d recommend her to anyone!”

Location:  2424 Lamington Rd, Bedminster. For more information, call 973-267-2650, email [email protected] or visit NJNaturalMedicine.com. 

In-Print News Briefs December 2021
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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