TICKS, MOSQUITOS, AND LYME DISEASE Annual Micropeel Special is Back! Save on Packages of 3 and 6. Spicy Ceviche Recipe to Cool Hot Summer Nights Dog Days of Summer, Where Did This Saying Come From? Skin Care Special: Micropeel Package of three peels for $330 (savings $30) and six peels for $600 (savings $60). Good between now and August 31, 2025. Monthly Payment Plans for Surgeries, Skincare and Injectables through CareCredit. Call Us for Details. Summer Hours Closing at 3pm on Fridays; Employee Family and Fun Time
Mused after reading that “Dog Days of Summer” purportedly came from ancient times from the brightest star in the night sky: Sirius, known as the Dog Star. Also, Sirius is located in the constellation of Canis Major or Greater Dog, and it’s linked to canine associations. Homer in “The Iliad” referred to “the star they call Orion’s dog.” Since it is in the same region of the sky as the sun, they believed that it added to the sun’s warmth. Something to think about while you’re trying to escape the heat of summer, as dogs do. -Ben Zimmer
TICKS, MOSQUITOS, AND LYME DISEASE
Fun Facts
Emergency room visits for tick bites are the highest since 2019.
Tick numbers are 30-40% higher than last year.
Golfers with higher handicaps are at higher risk. (Leave the ball in the weeds much like leaving an alligator alone when you hit the ball near it.)
Mild winter is helpful for driving but not so with ticks. In Connecticut nearly 38% of ticks are infected with Lyme disease. Mice and deer are the most common animals that help tick survival and spread. Lyme Disease and the West Nile Virus continue to geographically expand also. Lyme Disease is the most common tick or mosquito-borne disease in the U.S. The West Nile Virus spreads between mosquitoes and birds.
Ticks typically feed on humans 3-5 days before falling off. For Lyme disease to be transmitted, it usually needs to be attached 24 – 48 hours. The importance of this is to check for ticks after walking in fields, woods, or other outdoor habitats.
When caught early enough, Lyme disease usually resolves after two to four weeks of treatment with antibiotics. However, an estimated 10% of those infected will have persistent muscle and joint pain, fatigue, and cognitive difficulties for months or years. Experts are not sure why this occurs but speculate that it is the result of residual damage of tissues caused by the disease. Others feel that it is a post-infection complication to the immune system.
(Did You Know? There are over 300,000 cases of Lyme disease each year.)
To remove a tick, try not to twist it but use tweezers to remove all of it, including the mouth attachment. Clean the area with alcohol or soap and water. Obviously, where there’s one there may be others. Check closely. It’s also difficult to treat Lyme disease since the antibiotic (usually doxycycline) should be taken within 72 hours of transmission, but symptoms may not occur until after that.
The CDC has suggestions on avoiding ticks and preventing Lyme disease.
• Avoid tall grass.
• DEET 20% or more on clothing.
• Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts.
• Shower or bathe after spending time outside.
• Check pets.
• Drying clothes on high for 10 minutes.
• And, of course, do a tick check, including using a mirror.
-Sumathi Reddy, WSJ
COOLSCULPTING SPECIAL
Look better in summer clothes and swimsuits! It’s not too late!!! Very little, if any, downtime, including summer activities.
Save $300 off one area, $400 off two areas, and $500 off three or more areas with a free micropeel with Jackie!
LA DOLCE VITA, JOIE DE VIVRE:
Spicy Ceviche, with or without “cooked’ seafood.
Ceviche traditionally has seafood (sole, tuna, scallops, etc.) that are “cooked” by marinating them in acids such as lime, lemon or orange juice. Ceviche can also be made by cooking shrimp and adding them to the traditional ingredients. Either way, it’s a nice small meal or appetizer on a hot summer night.
If you are using uncooked seafood like above: add 1 cup orange juice, 1/3 cup each lime and lemon juice, 1 tsp. red pepper flakes, a diced red onion, and a minced clove of garlic to a pound of your favorite uncooked seafood (diced) or ½ pound of two of the above. Make sure seafood is covered by the juices, cover and set in the refrigerator for 3 or more hours until fish is white. (Tuna only needs an hour.) Once “cooked” or if using cooked shrimp, I like to add some of the following: a diced green or red bell pepper, a tsp. ginger, a cup of diced cherry tomatoes, a couple of diced green onions, a small can of green chilis, or an avocado or two that’s been diced.
Add ½ cup of chopped cilantro or parsley and serve on lettuce.
(You can also poach uncooked seafood by putting it in simmering water for a minute or two to cook it.)
BONUS: La Jaiba restaurant in Symmes Township on Montgomery Road has terrific shrimp ceviche.
SKIN CARE SPECIAL:
Micropeel Package of three peels for $330 (savings $30) and six peels for $600 (savings $60). Good between now and August 31, 2025. (One package per patient, Thanks)
Monthly payment plans for surgeries, skincare, and injectables through CareCredit. Call us for details. Currently, there is no interest on 6-month plans.
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