Dump the junk: Eating right for a healthy lifestyle (Wellness Series Part 2)
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How do you choose a diet that’s best for you? In Part 2 of Xpress’ Wellness series, we check in with local experts about several diets touted as healthy, serving up the pros and cons of each to help people make more informed decisions about what they eat.
arts
Valentine’s Day events around Asheville
Celebrate the multifaceted emotion this year, with a multitude of local events.Asheville artists help record the songs of a musician suffering from ALS
Two concurrent projects are underway: One is an album of Brian MacWilliams' songs, provisionally titled Being Here; the other is Brian's Songs, a documentary that tells his story.Smart Bets: Mardi Gras parade
The annual celebration moves through a new South Slope route on Feb. 11.Smart Bets: Holly Kays
The Smoky Mountain News reporter reads from her debut novel Feb. 9 at City Lights Bookstore.Asheville 90-Second Newbery Film Festival builds on inaugural event’s success
The soft deadline for local kids to submit a minute and a half film adaptation of a John Newbery Medal-winner or Honor book is Feb. 14. The festival itself takes…Smart Bets: Feeding Fingers
Touring as a trio, the electronic/rock ensemble plays Sly Grog Lounge on Feb. 9.Different Strokes! confronts censorship through tale of ‘bunny book crusade’
In 1959, Alabama state senator E.O. Eddins Sr. (renamed Higgins in the play) became aware of a children’s book called The Rabbits’ Wedding, which showed the marriage of a white…Theater review: ‘Night Music’ at The Magnetic Theatre
The latest from local playwright David Brendan Hopes is a touching coming-of-age relationship drama featuring a trio of strong performances.Smart Bets: Pedrito Martinez Group
The Cuban-born singer and percussionist brings his Latin jazz ensemble to UNC Asheville on Feb. 8.
food
Area health and wellness experts weigh in on raw foods diets
Going raw can offer health benefits, but the diet also presents challenges.Loving cups: Asheville area breweries and beer services celebrate Valentine’s Day
Thirsty Monk, Oskar Blues and other businesses combine beer with an assortment of foods for a memorable night out.Asheville Valentine’s Day adventures for food lovers
From rustic culinary classes to tea and scones, WNC food businesses are planning some creative ways to celebrate love.Small bites: ‘Repair the world’ with soup
Teams compete for top honors in the fifth annual Congregation Beth HaTephila Souper Bowl. Also: A vegan wine and cheese tasting at Greenlife Grocery, vegan barbecue at Sanctuary Brewing Co.,…Conscious Party: Thursday Night Throwdown
Proceeds from the barista latte art competition on Feb. 8 at Vortex Doughnuts benefit the Tranzmission Prison Project.
living
How the Paleo diet changed the way some Ashevilleans eat
The paleo diet — with its focus on eating as our Paleolithic ancestors did — has its share of Asheville-area fans. But not everyone is on board with the regimen.How much is too much?
Salt can be good for you, even necessary for health, in certain quantities. But how do you decide whether and how much salt to shake on your food?Asheville’s ambivalent relationship with sweeteners
Asheville professionals grapple with the sugar question every day: whether to cut its consumption a lot, a little or not at all. Experts are all over the map on this…Ideas differ on how to eat right for your body type
Eating according to one's ayurvedic dosha and blood type are among the approaches through which people achieve individualized health.
news
Asheville Archives: An exercise in perseverance at Highland Hospital
Dr. Robert S. Carroll founded Highland Hospital in 1904. Originally located on Haywood Street in downtown Asheville, it was first known as Dr. Carroll’s Sanitarium.‘Friends’ groups provide vital support for public lands
We all need friends, and public lands in Western North Carolina increasingly receive care in the form of “Friends” nonprofit groups. In an era of shrinking federal budgets for parks…Navigating WNC’s long-term care options
Few words have the ability to inspire more fear, frustration and trepidation among older Americans across the country than “nursing home.” But for those confronting the prospect of needing long-term…
opinion
Untilla the Hon
ASHEVILLE, NCLetter: Biltmore Estate was worth the wait
"The Biltmore Estate is truly an exceptional place. My family put off a long-awaited visit to the place, and I'm glad I made the trip in November."Letter: Debtors prison and ‘Me Too’ articles offer food for thought
"Asheville's 'Me Too' movement is one tip of a many-pronged iceberg in our oversexualized culture, which both fosters and condemns the desecration of human sexuality."The pains of going painless
ASHEVILLEThe surprising health benefits of WNC’s fermented foods
"Here’s to celebrating this important and diverse technique of food production in hopes that its products continue to proliferate locally for the health and well-being of everyone."Letter: Bucking the schools-as-a-business model
"We can try to buck this trend by investing in our city schools in ways that the state budgeting process cannot touch: volunteering time and donating money or resources."
