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Health Yeah With Michelle

Can a life coach be life changing? Yes. In the same way that a gym trainer or business mentor can make all the difference to one’s success, working with a life coach can pave the way to achieving a broad range of goals through individualized support and targeted motivation. 

When it comes to starting a wellness journey, Michelle LaVecchia Odendahl, founder of Health Yeah With Michelle, knows that it can seem quite scary for many, especially if it requires making major life changes. “Creating new eating habits, adapting a better sleep routine or beginning a new exercise regimen sounds easy until you try to do it,” shares Odendahl. “And it’s especially challenging when you have become so used to relaxing while sitting stationary. As a life coach, I’m there to help you hold on to your vision and keep your promises to yourself.” 

Odendahl is internationally certified in both health and wellness. She has proven to dramatically alter the lives of many in a positive way by supporting, educating and holding them accountable. With years of experience coaching all ages, including adolescents in growth, gratitude and acceptance, she knows how to support her clients in striving for more while allowing grace for accomplishments this far. 

Health Yeah With Michelle services include in person or virtual sessions, workshops and retreats. Shares Odendahl, “These are proven tools that help clients discover their true self to manifest the life of their choosing. Ultimately, this leads to a more permanent and positive life shift.” 

Take the first step. New clients are invited to schedule a complimentary health assessment for development of a customized plan of action together. Today is always the best day to start making a change.  

Location: 243 N. Union St., Ste 201, Lambertville. For more information, call 973-420-9220, email [email protected] and visit HealthYeahWithMichelle.com. See ad, page 9.

In-Print News Briefs April 2022
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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