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Mind Body Spirit Expo, May 2-4, 2014, Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset

For 18 years Mind Body Spirit Expo has been the largest natural health and human potential expo in the Tri-State area. This year the expo is taking place at the Garden State Exhibit Center, Somerset, New Jersey, May 2-4, 2014. Three days of renowned guest speakers (Proof of Heaven author, Dr. Eben Alexander; NY Times bestselling author, Gabrielle Bernstein; spiritual teacher and healer, Deborah King; intuition expert Colette Baron-Reid; medium and spiritual coach, Gail Thackray), workshops, lectures, covering such topics as meditation, emotional and spiritual healing, dreams, chakras, and angels. Psychics and body workers will be available as well. Attendees can visit over a 100 exhibitor booths, ranging from aura photography to gems and jewelry.

This year there’s a special focus on yoga, with a special yoga area where free classes will be taught by some of the best yoga studios in the area. (Bring your own mat, please.) There will also be live entertainment throughout the weekend, with music, dancing, chanting, drumming and much more!

Attendees who are on line Saturday and/or Sunday before expo doors open at 10am will get in for only $5 General Admission. Regular Admission prices are $15 each day. Friday’s admission is $5, and free for seniors and students with current ID.

Expo Hours are Friday 4pm-9pm, Saturday 10am-8pm, and Sunday 10am-6pm. Tickets are already available.Some events have limited seating, so order now! Call 215-627-0102 or visit www.MindBodySpiritExpo.com.

News Briefs
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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