Wellness Series, Part 1: Shroom for Improvement
Volume
29
/ Issue 26
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Asheville is home to a number of guides who assist people in taking psychedelic mushrooms as "plant medicine." Many say they have turned to psychedelics when traditional pharmaceutical medications for their anxiety and depression haven't worked.
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Around Town: Side House Records opens for Asheville musicians
Asheville's Side House Records wants to make recording a pleasant experience for local musicians. Plus, Henderson County author imagines strange doings in Flat Rock, two Asheville historic buildings get protected…food
Transforming our local food system to feed the region
According to data from the U.S. government’s 2017 Census of Agriculture (the most recent numbers available), Buncombe County was home to 1,073 farms and 72,284 acres of farmland. Yet, much…Beer Scout: Leveller joins Weaverville brewery scene
Andrew Zinn and Sally Anne Morgan have launched Weaverville's third brewery.What’s new in food: DJ’s Pickles opens shop at WNC Farmers Market
Chef Donald Paleno expands his pickle business with a lunch counter at the WNC Farmers Market. Also: House of Brandstracts makes edible CBD glitter; inaugural ice festival scheduled in Maggie…living
Sunrise Recovery opens drop-in center
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21, the organization saw 14,000 peer interactions. In 2022, its peer interactions more than doubled to 33,000.Health checkup: Offering spiritual guidance to student athletes
Kelsey Davis, director of Blue Ridge Service Corps and Campus Missioner at Western Carolina University and the University of North Carolina – Asheville, discusses her role of providing collegiate athletes…Health checkup: Patience and access
Joe Wilkerson, founder of Body-Integrated Psychotherapy, discusses his efforts to serve the community and the problem of the wellness-as-commodity model.Health checkup: More than self-defense
Tony Morris, the owner of Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts, discusses misconceptions about martial arts, as well as the physical and mental benefits of the form.WNC explores psychedelic mushrooms for mental health
People who use mushrooms for depression or anxiety often have a clinical history of using pharmaceutical antidepressants or anti-anxiety medication. But for several reasons — undesired side effects, acclimation to…Demystifying yoga with local teachers
Different yoga studios, styles and teachers can each offer completely different takes on the practice, each suited for different wellness needs. Xpress set out to explore some of the varieties…Health checkup: Loneliness and connection
Alan Muskrat, founder of No Taste Like Home, discusses the ways loneliness fuels addictions, the importance of community and seeking peace within one's own body.Health checkup: An integrative approach to medicine
Sara Mills, owner of Acupuncture Center of Asheville, discusses the importance of combining Chinese medicine and Western medicine.news
Asheville Archives: City confronts nursing issues, 1923
In 1923, a nursing shortage inspired plenty of discussion in multiple editions of The Asheville Citizen.Health checkup: Working with and for the community
Ameena Batada, co-director of the University of North Carolina – Asheville - UNC – Gillings Master of Public Health program, discusses community support, her work to address health inequities and…Q&A: Local disability rights advocate receives recognition for her community work
If it wasn’t for Kerri Eaker’s son, Dakota Kirkland, she would never have received the Jack B. Hefner Memorial Award for her disability rights advocacy work. In fact, as Eaker…Just Economics plans ‘two-tiered’ living wage system
Under the new system, similar to that employed by the national Living Wage For Us campaign, businesses could remain in the Living Wage Program if they agreed to an $18…Public Montessori school to open in August
Mountain City Public Montessori is projected to open for kindergarten through 6th grade in August.Health checkup: Taking advantage of city offerings
Wayne Simmons, operations manager for Asheville Parks & Recreation, speaks about health and wellness programs that the city offers, the benefits of physical activity and his favorite ways to stray…Reparations commission requests audit
The proposed audit, presented to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 17, would look at whether the city and county are complying with “federal and state laws, regulatory…From Asheville Watchdog: City Council, mayor and staff hold closed-door meetings, sowing distrust
For at least five years, Asheville City Council members have debated and grappled with some of the most pressing issues facing Asheville in regularly scheduled private meetings with city staff…opinion
Letter: Invest in vasectomies
"I believe we can solve the problem of some unwanted pregnancies with vasectomies."Letter: Local leaders must listen to the people calling for change
"The good news is that there are many local, national and international groups that are open, alive and thriving, resisting inequality, consumerism, racism, militarism and passivity by using their hearts…Letter: Now I get the Merrimon Avenue plan
"Instead of wasting all that money to destroy Merrimon Avenue, why wasn’t it used to improve and fix the well-known antiquated water system that left so many people without water…A revoltin’ development
Letter: Why you should talk to your children and teens about porn
"Online pornography is free; there are no age restrictions, and I know it is hard to acknowledge, but if your child has a device and is 8 or older, they…Letter: When teddy bears meet power lines
"Someone had tied some teddy bears together and adeptly tossed them over the power lines in front of the café, shorting out the power system and leaving half of the…Letter: A creative solution for affordable housing
"The city would benefit by (1) selling the condos and getting repaid most or all of its investment and (2) using the sales proceeds to fund other housing options."Sign-on bonus