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April 2023

Need Help With Your Blogs? Introducing Blogging by Natural Awakenings!

Apr 14, 2023 02:42PM

Natural Awakenings is now offering Blogging done by an A-List Copyrighter recently chosen as one of the top copywriters on Copywriting.org!

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Thyroid Medication: Why Less Really is More

Apr 03, 2023 03:30PM ● By Dr. Raquel Espinol

Sponsored Content While there are many treatment options for hypothyroidism, not all are created equal. Selecting the most appropriate one is vital to managing this disease. ****ADVERTORIAL****

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Local Business Spotlight! Meet Ellen Perkins of Gaia’s Gifts

Apr 03, 2023 01:42PM ● By Kiki Powers

In our fast paced, contemporary society, people may be accomplishing a great deal, but at what cost? A busy lifestyle is only sustainable if we can stay healthy along the way.

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Local Business Spotlight! Meet Bonnie Pariser of Eco Loka

Apr 03, 2023 01:39PM ● By Kiki Powers

Have you paid a visit yet to Eco Loka? If not, a wonderful discovery awaits you, especially if you are an environmentally conscious consumer.

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Register for Our Women’s Wellness Series

Apr 03, 2023 01:37PM

This May, join Natural Awakenings and KnoWEwell for a women’s wellness event entitled Overcoming Stress: How to Balance It All.

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The New Evangelicals Podcast Host to Appear in Plainfield

Apr 03, 2023 01:33PM

In 2020, Tim Whitaker started creating Instagram reels responding to the issues he saw in his religious community. Since then, it has grown into a podcast and Facebook group for thousands of people.

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Past Life Awareness and More Can Help Heal Today

Apr 03, 2023 01:30PM

Howard G. Mertine C.Ht, RM, founder of Alternative Therapies Work LLC, is one of New Jersey’s newest premier hypnotherapists and regressionists.

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Share the Good You See

Apr 03, 2023 01:28PM ● By Joe Dunne

Appreciation is one of those super small acts of kindness that costs absolutely nothing but pays monstrous dividends in remembered feel-good moments.

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Pomegranate May Offer Skin and Gut Benefits
Pomegranate May Offer Skin and Gut Benefits

Mar 31, 2023 09:30AM

Pomegranate fruit has been widely used in traditional medicine, and a new, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine looked at the effects of taking pomegranate extract for a period of four weeks on different aspects of skin and gut health.

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Exercise for the Brain
Exercise for the Brain

Mar 31, 2023 09:30AM

Researchers in the UK compared the effect that different types of daily movement had on overall cognition, memory and executive function.

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De-Stress With Sauerkraut
De-Stress With Sauerkraut

Mar 31, 2023 09:30AM

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry has shown that eating more fermented foods and fiber daily for just four weeks significantly lowered perceived stress levels.

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Screening Children for Anxiety
Screening Children for Anxiety

Mar 31, 2023 09:30AM

A common mental health condition in the U.S., anxiety disorder involves excessive fear or worry that manifests as emotional and physical symptoms.

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Possible Links Between Veggie Diets and Depression
Possible Links Between Veggie Diets and Depression

Mar 31, 2023 09:30AM

Plant-based diets have been associated with several health benefits, but not much is known about their effects on mental health.

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Invasive Wild Hogs Pose Numerous Threats
Invasive Wild Hogs Pose Numerous Threats

Mar 31, 2023 09:30AM

There are approximately 6 million non-native, feral pigs in the United States that are destroying crops, native animals and pose risks of giving diseases to humans.

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Gas Stove Pollution Goes UnnoticedA
Gas Stove Pollution Goes Unnoticed

Mar 31, 2023 09:30AM

A new study published in Environmental Science & Technology finds that gas stoves frequently leak dangerous pollutants into the kitchen.

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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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