Healing the Whole Self, Wellness part 1
- Volume 21
- / Issue 27
Cover Design Credit:
Lori Deaton
Cover Photography Credit:
Emily Nichols
Asheville has long been a health care mecca, and it continues to be known for the quality and variety of its health care approaches — both traditional and alternative. In this first of two Wellness issues, we explore integrative care, one aspect of that trend.
arts
Smart bets: Green Sunshine
“For the eight-piece Tampa, Fla.-based funk/hip-hop band Green Sunshine, every show is a party,” says a press release. And that’s almost all you need to know. Except that members have…Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center debuts revamped gallery
The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center officially reopens on Friday, Jan. 30, (following a monthlong closure and a complete gallery overhaul) with a reception for its newest exhibition,…Smart bets: Wuthering Heights and The Tempest
New York-based Aquila Theatre Company’s annual “two plays in two days” tradition sees the same cast performing two different productions on back-to-back nights in Asheville. The first show follows the…Smart bets: Dynamic Narratives exhibit
“Clay is the only medium that uses every element: fire, water, air and earth,” according to Tennessee artist Cindy Billingsley. “It is meant to be touched by the heart, the…50 Shades! The Musical Parody skewers the pop culture juggernaut
Ever since its 2011 printing, E.L. James’ erotic romance novel 50 Shades of Grey has been an inescapable presence in pop culture. While as literature — 500 pages of dominance,…Smart bets: Super Sunday
Big screens are better than big crowds. At least that’s the rationale behind Carolina Cinemas’ Super Sunday Super Bowl watch party. Limited-release beers like Devil’s Britches and the 20th Anniversary…Red Grant headlines Funny “R” Us show at Winter Xscape
The Washington, D.C.-born, California-based comedian has never skied, snowboarded or been snow tubing. But after he headlines the Funny “R” Us comedy show on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Crowne…
food
Small Bites: Hempeh hits the streets
Smiling Hara begins Hempeh distribution, Moose Café celebrates its first year in Hendersonville, Marc Williams does a class on DIY fermented beverages and Foothills Meats offers a workshop on the…The sweet future of sorghum
Now that people are more conscious of what they are eating, says sorghum grower Doug Harrell, sorghum is becoming a more sought-after product. With vitamins and minerals like thiamin, iron…Beer Scout: Session IPAs invade Asheville
“Let’s meet for a pint.” In Asheville, it’s a way to catch up. It’s a way to do business. It can even be a first date. Yet many of us…
living
How whole-person care helped two patients
Carol Conrad From sick gut to happy wholeness “I’ve had problems with my stomach ever since I was a baby. All through my life I had tests, and no one…Wellness survey participants share their views
Respondents to the Mountain Xpress wellness survey weighed in on the following question: “Do you think integrative care has advantages over either conventional or alternative treatment alone? If so, what…The value of patient-centered care
In her homey office on the second floor of a quaint, arts-and-crafts style house on Charlotte Street that serves as the home of holistic medical practice Family to Family, Dr. Susan Bradt talks…Local practitioners explore medicine’s new frontier
Brian Lewis’ quest for a different kind of medicine began in medical school, where he received a grant to study healing methodologies from the Himalayas and Tibet. He later co-founded a student…Treating the whole person: integrative medicine in the Asheville area
Holistic medicine aims to treat the whole person, not just diseases and their symptoms. There is a growing awareness among practitioners — both traditional and alternative — that healing can be…Local providers increase use of nontraditional treatments
In this town, if you haven’t had an acupuncture appointment, massage, energy-healing session or herbal consultation, it’s more than likely you know someone who has. Modalities that were once thought…Conscious Party: Museum night
WHAT: Toast Asheville WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m. WHERE: Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square WHY: Looking to have fun while sampling local food and libations and supporting…
news
Survey shows local support for integrative care
In order to assess the state of integrative and mind-body medicine in the Asheville area, Xpress invited health care professionals in the Asheville area to participate in a survey…What are the health insurance options for mind, body and spirit?
If you seek nontraditional health care, such as integrative or complementary approaches, does insurance cover it? Although the vast majority of such services are paid out of pocket, there are…
opinion
‘American Sniper’ an ‘endless abomination’
I saw the incredibly violent American Sniper on M.L. King’s nonviolent birthday in a Biltmore Grande theater packed with other Ashevilleans. Director Clint Eastwood succeeded in depicting how brilliantly brave…Hanke’s comment might prove hurtful to victims of child abuse
Reviewing Inherent Vice [Jan.7, Xpress], Ken Hanke wrote, “I suspect there are people who can resist a movie with lines like, ‘He forced my little girl to listen to original Broadway…Purple pros
Two Henderson County wineries omitted from wine industry story
While we are always happy to see coverage of the Western North Carolina wine industry [“Grape Expectations: The Changing Face of WNC Wine,” Jan. 14, Xpress], we were very disappointed that…
