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April 2021

Keep Your Brain Fit through Play!

Apr 02, 2021 11:09AM

Most people focus on exercise for the body – which is one of the key ingredients for us to age in a healthy way. Do you know that we also need to exercise our brains in ways that go beyond crossword puzzles?

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Six Years Later

Apr 01, 2021 08:26AM ● By Nicole Zornitzer

This April 26 will mark six years since I came closer to death than I wish to recall. On that day in 2015, I was wheeled into the unknown by neurosurgeons as I locked eyes with my two children; not knowing if I would see them again.

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Meaningful Ways We Can All Help the Environment

Apr 01, 2021 08:24AM ● By Jared Zornitzer

Planet Earth is changing. Global warming and climate change place us and our surroundings in an increasingly precarious situation.

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Top 10 Things We Didn’t Know We Can Recycle

Mar 31, 2021 05:07PM ● By Gina Saks

Recycling goes beyond newspapers and plastic bottles—there are many municipal recycling programs and eco-conscious businesses that can recycle just about any household item.

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Awaken the Child Within with Mothballs

Mar 31, 2021 05:03PM

Sisters Cindy O’Neill and Barbara Iderosa collaborated together to create Mothballs In My Attic, a spiral bound journey into the past to recollect precious moments for the present.

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Holistic Dentists in Princeton

Mar 31, 2021 05:01PM

Princeton Center for Dental Aesthetics & Implants have used the initial pandemic slow down to help make their practice even safer for their patients and staff.

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Natural Awakenings Looks to the Future with $500 #NextChapter Scholarship

Mar 31, 2021 04:59PM ● By Kristy Mayer

To honor and recognize their efforts to learn more and create a better life and world, Natural Awakenings is proud to offer the Natural Awakenings #NextChapter Scholarship.

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Planning Your #NextChapter

Mar 31, 2021 04:58PM ● By Joe Dunne

April reminds me that spring is here and with it new beginnings. With that in mind we are proud to announce our Giving Back, #Next Chapter Scholarship Award Opportunity.

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Consider Curcumin and Nano-Curcumin for Heart Health

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

Curcumin and nano-curcumin can improve cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL-C levels, boost antioxidant levels, superoxide dismutase and glutathione, and reduce C-reactive protein levels.

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Keep Off Junk Foods for Cognitive Wellness

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

Study finds that individuals who follow the Mediterranean diet are cognitively 5.8 years younger than those who regularly cheat on heathy eating.

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Make Lifestyle Changes to Ease Reflux

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

Harvard University researchers have found that gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) symptoms can be reduced by adopting five lifestyle strategies.

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B12 and Prenatal Supplements Gain Official Nod

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

In updated dietary guidelines, the U.S.D.A. and the Department of Health and Human Services have endorsed the specific use of certain supplements, particularly prenatal vitamins and B12.

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Nations Band Together to Preserve One-Third of the Planet

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

More than 50 countries have united as the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC 30x30), avowing to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030.

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Deforestation Alert System Mitigates Climate Change

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

Global Forest Watch, a free application, uses satellite imaging to detect and alert deforestation activities, a key factor of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change.

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Access Expanded for Scientific Papers

Mar 31, 2021 09:30AM

An open-access project, called Plan S, recently began requiring that scholarly papers published from the work they fund be made immediately available for public reading at no charge.

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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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