Labor Day Lookouts: Beware of Nature-Loving Ticks

As many of you restless, must-have-time-off vacationers venture out into nature, the wilderness or the beach for one last summer hurrah, I encourage you to be careful.

Please, for the sake of your health, don't lie on the grass, run barefoot in fields or get too up close and personal with trees.

You may think that I'm a nature spoil sport, but as I discovered much to my sadness and shock two years ago, it's imperative that you watch out for nature-loving, disease-carrying ticks, which can transmit Lyme disease, a confusing malady that may give you mysterious ailments such as mental confusion, fatigue and muscle pains.

Learn about this often misunderstood disease in my recent AOL News op ed piece.

Unfortunately, many people are ignorant -- as I once was -- about these tough to see, freckle sized dangers that lurk in nature.

In fact, last night on a conference call for a transformational women's program that I'm taking, one of the ladies with whom I was partnered with in a group literally laughed when I recommended that she be careful of ticks when she goes on vacation in the wilds in Holland.

Given that I was really tired (because I'd naughtily stayed up too late working in the wee hours on "Beyond Sugar Shock," the follow up to my first book "Sugar Shock"), I didn't bother to plead with her take me seriously, but lo and behold, I just discovered that Lyme disease is on the rise in Holland.

So I urge you, if you do go out into nature this Labor Day weekend, make sure to carefully inspect yourself for ticks after you return from grassy areas. You do not want to suffer the way millions have, as you can read about in my AOL News op ed piece.

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And please remember, this weekend, when you return from grassy areas, beaches or fields where deers play, make sure to check yourself for ticks so that if you find any, you can pluck them out right away. Wanna borrow my tweezers? LOL!

 

 

 

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Comments

[jeffrey678]

09:11 PM on 09/02/2010

You have to look very carefully for ticks. this link shows you how to remove a tick. you have to get them off as soon as possible. Ouch ! http://www.otom.com/en/1-how-to-remove-a-tick.php

[Connie Bennett]

02:50 PM on 09/03/2010

Yes, you definitely have to look carefully. They're pretty tiny! Thanks for sharing this.