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Fun, Fashion and a Perfectly Fitted Bra

At Personally Yours, they are always looking for new ways to help women feel great and look even better. “Fun…that’s what we do,” exclaims store proprietor Suzi Manning. “Remember, a woman who wears an ill-fitted bra under a $200 blouse does not look her best. However, a woman wearing a properly fitted bra under a $20 t-shirt will look terrific.” 

It doesn’t take long to realize there is a serious purpose behind the fun and fashion. Not only do clients travel miles to receive a professional bra fitting, the boutique also offers a wide range of quality brands, manufactured and engineered with incredible precision including sports bras by one of their favorite companies, Anita International. This family-owned business features products that have achieved the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Certification for the safest fabrications with no toxic chemicals. 

Shares Manning, “We also collect bras for I Support The Girls, a non-profit charitable organization that distributes bras and personal hygiene products to women who are homeless, impoverished or in distress to help them stand tall with dignity.”

It’s no mystery why Personally Yours has been a successful local business for 47 years. They know what a woman needs in a bra and serve it up with a whole heap of fun!  

Location: Personally Yours Lingerie, 315 Main Street, Bedminster. For more information, call 908-234-1444, email [email protected], or visit PersonallyYoursLingerie.com. See ads, page 17, 19.

In-Print, Community October 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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