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September 2023

Kudos to Dr. Gashinsky and the Holistic Dental Center

Aug 30, 2023 08:05PM

For five decades, Dr. Gashinsky has been a guiding light in the realm of holistic dentistry, leaving an indelible mark on the lives of his patients.

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Balance For Life Florida to Host October Holistic Retreats

Aug 30, 2023 08:02PM

Sponsored Content Ft Lauderdale area-based Balance for Life Retreat has partnered with the world-class Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort to create three all-inclusive programs from October 8 to 14, 15 to 21 and 8 to 21, designed for lifestyle health rejuvenation, stress management and weight loss.

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Poetry, Music and Mystery at The Soiree

Aug 30, 2023 07:57PM

All are invited to an evening of poetry, psychic readings and more at The Soiree: A Night of Poetic Muses, Music & Mystery! from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 16 at A Year and a Day Mystical Shoppe in Asbury Park.

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Holistic Dental Center’s Dr. Gashinsky Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Aug 30, 2023 07:51PM

Join us at 6 p.m. on September 27 as we celebrate Dr. Gashinsky’s 50 year anniversary of service.

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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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Holistic Health and Healing Expo This Fall

Aug 30, 2023 05:45PM

Sunday, October 15 is a date you’re going to want to mark in your calendar! Natural Awakenings is excited to bring another Holistic Health and Healing Expo to the Philadelphia area.

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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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