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Spicy Carrot Smoothie
The bright carrots remind us of bunnies and Spring. And when the carrots are paired with some warming spices, the resulting drink is not only super-tasty, it also becomes anti-inflammatory. All the ingredients in the spicy carrot smoothie are healing and helpful. Carrot is full of Vitamin A, and A is a proven vision booster. Banana is packed in potassium, …
Let Go and Grow
Empowerment is defined as the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. As we come into this world, we each arrive with a story that’s already in play. The story builds from there with the situation of our upbringing dictating the early chapters of our lives but also impacting the future …
Estrogen – Friend or Foe?
Estrogen is a very important hormone in the human body, both male and female. In both sexes, hormones are naturally occurring chemical messengers with many different roles. In women, estrogens are the key component of sexual development, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, bone health, mood stabilization, brain and skin health, and so much more. In men, estrogens help to keep the …
When Work Feels Like Love
National Doctor’s Day is March 30, a holiday that honors physicians, their service, the communities they work in and with, and humanity’s welfare. There’s no finer spokesperson for our region’s quality healthcare system than Highlands-Cashiers Hospital’s own Robyn Restrepo, MD, a family medicine physician. Having grown up in Waynesville in Western North Carolina and lived 17 years in the …
The Art of Southern Quilts
Walk into the home of someone that has lived on the Plateau all of their lives and I can guarantee you’ll find a beautiful handmade quilt. Chances are, the quilt was made by someone long passed into family history, the quilt becoming an heirloom handed down through the generations. Quilting isn’t a uniquely Appalachian skill, but our foremothers took this …
First Telephones in Cashiers
Later this year, a coffee-table type book will be published by the Cashiers Historical Society titled “Faces & Places of Cashiers Valley.” Scores of folks, headed by Millie Lathan, have been working on this book for quite some time and a month or so ago, the question was asked, “When did the first telephones arrive in Cashiers?” After seeing a …
Things That Bug Us
While Highlands is a botanical wonderland, bursting with buds, blooms, and colors that defy description, there is an occasional bug in the beauty. Three decades before World War II, an Eastern bomb, so to speak, dropped on America: the Japanese Beetle. It sneaked in on iris bulbs at a New Jersey port in 1912, and by 1932 it locked its …
Bio-diversity Hot Spot
The Highlands Biological Foundation annually supports researchers coming to Highlands to further explore our unique biodiversity hot-spot. Over the past 10 years, the Foundation has awarded over $300,000 in grants-in-aid to individuals conducting research here at the Highlands Biological Station. Last summer, nine grants were awarded by the Station’s Board of Scientific Advisors to outstanding applicants studying a variety …
Flying North
Some of our winter residents will soon go north. March is a month of change: In like a lion, it is said, and out like a lamb. Winter begins to turn into spring in March. With that change of seasons, some of our winter avian residents migrate north. Among these departing migrants are the Purple Finches (Haemorhous purpureus). This is …
The Snappy Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel, Hamamelis Virginiana, blooms in forests from Novia Scotia to Florida, and as far west as eastern Texas. The little yellow flowers can be quite showy from September through November, especially in areas where all leaf color has passed. There’s another species, Hamamelis Mollis, which is known as Chinese Witch Hazel and blooms in spring. Witch Hazel has also …
Fly-fishing: A Proper Pick
Fly fishing gives you an excuse to visit some very pretty places and one of the things fly fishermen and women like to do is plan these excursions. A lot of different factors go into planning a successful trip and basing it off of other people’s suggestions is useful, but can lead to some frustration. For one …
Trust Old Whiteside
You’ve heard of Whiteside Mountain. It may even be the first trail you hiked around here. I used to live in Whiteside Cove and on winter mornings would sit with a cup of coffee and watch the sunrise’s reflection slink down the bare side of the mountain until it was all lit up bright pink, loud and joyful. How lucky …
