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Words To Remember

Jun 03, 2020 03:36PM ● By Joe Dunne

Publisher Joe Dunne shares some important words that help him during the good and bad times.

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Gift a Tingle This Mother’s Day

May 03, 2020 12:28PM

Treat your mother (or anyone you love) the gift of acupuncture treatments in Modern Acupuncture’s Zen Lounge.

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Central New Jersey - Coronavirus Resources

Mar 31, 2020 02:27PM

A page for Natural Awakenings resources and articles on the Coronavirus. This page will be updated over the next several months.

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Holistic Health Counselor Certification Program

Mar 31, 2020 12:59PM

Dian Freeman, of Dian’s Wellness Simplified, is expanding both her nutrition consulting business and her Holistic Health Counselor course to a new location at Summus Body Mind, in Morristown

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What is Herbal Medicine? By Robert Sena

Nov 11, 2019 05:47PM

Sponsored Content Herbal medicine has been founded on the experience that the organism is a functional unit, under the directing influence of a self-regulating, self-correcting life force.

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Join Dr. Clare Larkin of a Free Matrix Repatterning Assessment

Nov 01, 2019 02:23PM

Larkin describes Matrix Repatterning as a form of healing the body from inside out which uses a gentle, hands-on approach to locating injuries and restoring the energy to its normal state

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Natural Awakenings CNJ- October 2019

Oct 01, 2019 10:48AM

What you'll find in our Natural Awakenings Central New Jersey October 2019 Issue

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Holistic Health Extravaganza Comes to Hamilton

Sep 30, 2019 01:45PM

There will be over 50 holistic practitioners and crafters From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on October 19, come discover why people keep coming back!

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Save The Date! Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain with Dr. Nikki Conte N.D.

Sep 17, 2019 02:59PM

Join Dr. Nikki Conte, N.D., Naturopathic Clinician, and discover the link between your digestive tract and your brain functions.

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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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