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The Heart of Oneness Holistic Expo Returns to Edison

Get ready to affirm, align and arrive in 2023. Experience an incredible weekend of healing, upliftment and transformation on the weekend of March 3-5, at the NJ Convention and Exposition Center in Edison. The Heart of Oneness Holistic Expo features over 150 healers, readers, crystals, unique shopping, psychics, aura photography and so much more. 

The two-day expo includes over free lectures, workshops and special guest presentations on Saturday and Sunday that are certain to spark and awaken connections both far and wide for all. 

Witness and be a part of this co-creative, collaborative holistic and spiritual event with some of the finest practitioners and share in the celebration. Organizers look forward to connecting hearts and communities while supporting wellness as a way of being. 

Tickets, available through the website and at the door, are free on Friday and $10 on Saturday or Sunday, and $15 for a weekend pass. The first 200 people, 18 years and older,  will receive a free tote at the door on Saturday and Sunday. 

Location: NJ Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison. Hours: Friday, 5-9pm; Saturday, 10am-7pm; and Sunday 10am-5pm. For more information, visit HeartOfOnenessHolisticExpo.com. To apply and register as an Exhibitor, call 732-508-7990. See ad, page 9.

In-Print News Briefs February 2023
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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