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Publisher’s Letter

Nov 07, 2024 08:06AM ● By Jerome Bilaos

Yes, fall has arrived. We dust off the bikes, ride with the kids on a back road or along the rivers and paths. It is truly fantastic each and every year when Autumn shows up.

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Publisher’s Letter

Sep 30, 2024 02:38PM ● By Jerome Bilaos

With overwhelming gratitude to all of our readers, clients and advertisers, we thank you for being part of our Natural Awakenings community.

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Letter From Publisher

Sep 01, 2024 02:29PM ● By Jeaniesa Santiano

The definitions that surround us, weaving inside and out. How do others see us? How do those we love see us? In pondering the journey of life, I find that time is one of the greatest assets.

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The Heart of Community

May 01, 2024 02:36PM ● By Jeaniesa Santiano

Recently, I read that in the 1950s, doctors noticed that the residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania, were not suffering or dying from heart disease though heart disease was rampant in the U.S. This seemed rather odd, and it got their attention.

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Take Time to Balance

Apr 03, 2024 08:24AM ● By Jeaniesa Santiano

How do I find balance? How do I counteract the everyday stressors that come our way. It seems to me that my solutions always turn to acceptance, understanding, adjusting and changing perspectives. To seek the time…no, to make the time for self-care.

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It’s All Good With the Right Attitude

Mar 03, 2024 09:56AM ● By Jerome Bilaos

Would you agree with me that life is better when we have the right attitude, when we are grateful, when we see what is good and what is possible?

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Thoughts On Love

Jan 31, 2024 06:34PM ● By Jerome Bilaos

These days we seem to love everybody. “I love you” is a signature sign off that has become a popular norm. I think it’s a positive thing to hear “I love you” so often, especially when you add meaningful hugs in addition to fist bumps and handshakes.

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Gratitude—A Way of Life

Dec 04, 2023 01:18AM ● By Joe Dunne

If one has been blessed with love, life, family, and friends, it’s wise to never forget to be grateful.

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Belief Changes Everything

Oct 02, 2023 08:10PM ● By Joe Dunne

I am sitting at a place of peace and quiet on a crispy, bright, cloud-free Sunday morning enjoying the warm comfort of tranquility. Stillness, quiet and gratitude fills me.

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Common Foods Aren’t Always Common Sense

Aug 30, 2023 07:43PM ● By Joe Dunne

To me, it’s common sense that natural and organic is healthier than chemically treated. Homegrown is preferred.

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Me, Paying Attention to Me

Aug 01, 2023 07:52PM ● By Joe Dunne

One of the most challenging (and exciting, and scary) parts of my day, and of my life, is the time I dedicate to understanding how to adjust, improve and understand “just who I am”.

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Surprised by Life

Jun 30, 2023 09:30AM ● By Kathy Tarbell

Each time something like this happens I am reminded that surprise is fundamental to awareness. We worry about what we think might happen, but we learn by what surprises us.

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The Legacy of Fatherhood

May 30, 2023 11:32PM ● By Joe Dunne

June is our “Men’s Month Issue. Naturally, it falls in the month of Father’s Day—beyond a doubt my favorite holiday of the year.

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Living In The Moment

May 01, 2023 09:03PM ● By Joe Dunne

As I sit here listening to the wind chimes and birdsong while watching the leaves and trees dance in the breeze, the sense of inner peace and contentment from being in the moment allows me to smile.

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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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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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