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March 2023

Everyday Organizing Solutions by Sherry LLC: Sherry Onweller

Mar 01, 2023 04:46PM ● By Kathy Tarbell

Everyday Organizing Solutions by Sherry LLC was formed in 2015, but Sherry Onweller, MBA, has been doing organizing since 2002—bringing order out of chaos by breaking down complex projects and situations into manageable, bite-size pieces for her clients. Sherry calls it her superpower.

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PremierMD: David Buguslavsky, MD

Mar 01, 2023 04:41PM ● By Kiki Powers

If you are not yet familiar with PremierMD in Bridgewater, NJ, you may be happily surprised to discover a medical practice that artfully blends the best of Western medicine with long venerated, traditional healing modalities from other cultures around the world.

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Get Your Life Back on Track with Matrix Repatterning

Mar 01, 2023 04:38PM

Dr. Clare Larkin, DC, CMRP and founder of Larkin Integrative Healthcare, became certified in Matrix Repatterning after witnessing many people not responding to conventional and alternative care.

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Abundant Healing Has a Harmonic Egg®

Mar 01, 2023 04:35PM

Imagine relaxing in a cozy cocoon-like chamber created to promote mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual healing and wellness. It’s called the Harmonic Egg, and currently Abundant Healing in Hillsborough is the only facility in New Jersey where you can experience its wonders.

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Empower Your Life with NLP

Mar 01, 2023 04:33PM

We each have the ability to empower ourselves. Sometimes we get stuck, but we don’t have to stay stuck. On April 6-9, Empowerment, Inc.

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Time

Mar 01, 2023 01:23PM ● By Joe Dunne

My whole life I have understood the value of time, that life is much shorter than I ever imagined. A geology class brought that to my attention—rocks accumulate over millions of years and lay down a timeline of change over additional millions of years.

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Walnuts to Relieve Exam Stress
Walnuts to Relieve Exam Stress

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

Stressed college students might benefit by adding walnuts to their diet before their next exam.

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Human-Grade Dog Foods Less Poop
Human-Grade Dog Foods Lead to Less Poop

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

Although human-grade foods for pets are commercially available, little research has been done on their health impacts.

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Supplements That Help the Heart
Supplements That Help the Heart

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

A new study conducted by researchers at Brown University has identified certain supplements that may be beneficial for heart health.

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Wooden Wind Turbines
Wooden Wind Turbines

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

Wind turbines provide one of the cleanest sources of energy; the power they produce is free, helping us reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

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Injured Whale Makes Long Journey
Injured Whale Makes Long Journey

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

At the end of 2022, an extraordinary whale named Moon made the 3,100-mile journey from British Columbia to Hawaii with a broken back.

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Crackdown on Musical Bows Made from Rare Wood
Crackdown on Musical Bows Made from Rare Wood

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

For centuries, brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata) has been used to make the finest bows for classical stringed instruments due to its unmatched ability to project sound.

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First Honeybee Vaccine Approved
First Honeybee Vaccine Approved

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) more than 100 U.S. crops depend on pollination by honeybees and other insects.

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Nations Agree to Protect Biodiversity
Nations Agree to Protect Biodiversity

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

Scientists have warned for years that as forests and grasslands are disappearing at unprecedented rates and oceans are pressured by pollution, humans are pushing Earth beyond tenable limits.

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Eco-Friendly Water Heating
Eco-Friendly Water Heating

Feb 27, 2023 09:30AM

When it comes time to replace the water heater, homeowners have an opportunity to save money and significantly lower their carbon footprint by choosing more efficient appliances.

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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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