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Sciatica Solutions
If you suffer from sciatica symptoms, you may already know that conventional treatments only offer short-term relief. Over the counter medications, prescription drugs, steroids and surgery all have side effects with minimum temporary benefits. None of these offer a long-term solution. What causes Sciatica? Sciatica is due to a compressed or damaged sciatic nerve. It may be due to …
Why Women’s Wellness Matters
Women are amazing creatures with an undeniable ability to multi-task and juggle better than a circus clown, but also tend to sacrifice themselves for the needs of others in the process before supporting their own needs. Sound familiar? We create layers of identity driven by the desire to nurture our various familial, social and professional relationships; in the meantime, …
Why Women’s Wellness Matters
Women are amazing creatures with an undeniable ability to multi-task and juggle better than a circus clown, but also tend to sacrifice themselves for the needs of others in the process before supporting their own needs. Sound familiar? We create layers of identity driven by the desire to nurture our various familial, social and professional relationships; in the meantime, …
The Morality of Medicine
I often think of the “morality of medicine.” As a chiropractor and so-called alternative medicine doctor, I face many patients’ fear of medicine. There is much confusion and angst around prescription medications regarding their purpose, side effects and true efficacy. I find very often that a patient has been prescribed either too many medications or literally the wrong medications or medications …
Great Leadership, Excellent Staff
One visit to the Eckerd Living Center in Highlands and you can tell the staff is dedicated to the residents. In large part, that is due to the Nursing Home Administrator, Ava Emory. Emory started working at ELC 18 years ago while in nursing school at Western Carolina University and has worked her way through nursing assistant to registered nurse …
A Case of the Flue
Getting a home built or repaired in this neck of the woods can be challenging. A typical response from a contractor is, “I’m all cuvvered up.” Translation: “It’s hunting season and I’ll get around to ya maybe after the spring thaw…or thereabouts.” So unless your project requires a shotgun and a skinning knife, you might as well chill. It’s frustrating …
Pre-Historic Spear Points
During the 1980s, High Hampton Inn and Country Club held a several day long workshop on prehistoric humans in Western North Carolina, taught by professors from the University of North Carolina. I had a handful of stone artifacts given to me by a mountain friend who said they were arrowheads that had been turned up when plowing local fields for …
Panoramic Mountain Views
Some homes evoke precious memories of Highlands as it was in the beginning, a community of enterprising families who made it their year-round home, and more than a few families who made the seasonal trek during the summer seasons to escape the heat of the deeper south and enjoy the panoramic mountain views. Many who visited also decided it …
HBS Campus Enhancements
The Highlands Biological Foundation is proud to announce plans to improve the north entrance of the Highlands Biological Station. The improvements to the north entrance will include an entrance gateway, a pollinator garden, a nature trail encircling beautiful Lindenwood Lake and a new lakeside teaching pavilion. One of the most alluring features of the HBS campus is beautiful Lindenwood …
Native Alternatives to Invasives
The Coalition for Non-native Invasive Plant Management is offering a free seminar for property owners on Friday, July 29, from 9:00 A.M. until noon at the Community Building next to the ball park in Highlands. The organizations sponsoring the seminar include the Town of Highlands, Highlands Biological Station, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Highlands Plateau Audubon Society, Highlands Plateau Greenway, and the …
Astilbe Leads Your Plant Parade
If your garden were a marching band, astilbe would be the drum major, not the tallest one in the group, but proudly wearing their shakos with the ornamental, feathery plume to announce their existence. Their deep green and glossy fernlike leaves are pretty showy too, and both leaf stems and plumes can be used in cut flower arrangements. The plume …
A High-Flying Job
Outdoor activities and a perfect summer climate bring thousands of visitors to our area. The seasonal impact on employment puts a strain on employers and employees; but with more and more visitors recognizing the benefits of the “off season,” this is becoming less of a problem. One of the area’s most popular attractions, Highlands Aerial Park, has found the balance …
