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2009 Heart Ball: “In the Heart of the Low Country” An evening of serious fun for a very important cause
On Saturday, February 7, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. until midnight, Lowcountry residents will don their finest attire and come together at the Crowne Plaza Resort to dine, dance and vie for luxurious auction items. While the focus of the elegant black-tie event is to mix,…
5 Ways to burn fat starting today
Today is the worst day to start a fat-loss program. You’re busy. You have a special dinner tonight. And you left your workout clothes at home. But you know you’ll find excuses like that every day. So while today is the worst day, it’s also the…
A Dramatic Change in Dentistry: No Pain
“Ten, 15 years ago, cosmetic dentistry looked cosmetic, artificial. But our techniques and materials have gotten so much better. We’re basically driving toward a metal-free industry,” said Dr. Kevin Fader of Island Family Dental. “Within a year, I’ll be metal free.” Fader explained that metal in…
A Simply Extraordinary Idea: Volunteers in Medicine Celebrates 15 Years
In a sense, it is like a fairy tale. Once upon a time (1993), on Hilton Head Island, there lived hundreds of retired doctors and dentists and nurses and other medial professionals. And once upon a time (1993), one out of three people who called…
An Updated Solution to an Age-Old Problem
Women have been looking for a tonic to ease the symptoms of menopause since Lydia E. Pinkham began brewing up her famous elixir on her kitchen stove in 1875. Her remedy, which was composed primarily of black cohash and 18 percent alcohol, eventually became one…
“Happy Cracker” and Other Stories: Hyperbaric Therapy of the Lowcountry
The little boy was 25 months old when the diagnosis was made, a diagnosis no family ever wants to hear. Autism. Among other things, he was completely non-verbal, avoided eye contact, wasn’t able to digest food containing gluten or casein, and didn’t respond to language.…
Beat Barriers to Good Decision Making
You are required to make many decisions, big and small, every day. While you can’t remove every obstacle in your path, you avoid the roadblocks that are under your control. Here’s how: Roadblock #1: Diet Skipping meals or not getting the right nutrients can cloud thinking. Boost…
Beyond Weights and Workouts: Achieve Total Health and Wellness
Turn on the TV, read the paper, or surf the Net on any given day and, in addition to ample news regarding skyrocketing healthcare costs, you are sure to find numerous references to our country’s population as overweight, out of shape, too sedentary, lacking adequate…
Bioidentical Hormones: The Real Story
“Bioidentical Hormone replacement therapy” or BHRT generally refers to a compounded mixture of plant-based hormones which are similar to, or identical to, those produced by the ovaries. They are used to alleviate the symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, and decreased sex…
CANCER DOES NOT LIKE EXERCISE!
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France a record seven times, from 1999 – 2006. He did all this following his battle with Stage III testicular, lung and brain cancer. In doing this, he demonstrated to the world that exercising has been effective…
Cancer Does Not Live Here
Circle of Health is not a medical clinic. It is a place for people who have voluntarily decided to take ownership, partially or in full, of their health care. The eyes are the window to the soul. They’re also a pie chart of the body. I…
Caroline & Friends: Sharing the Up side of Down
After a full day of kindergarten (and two hours of therapy) Caroline Mayers runs in the door with energy to spare. Curious about the stranger sitting on the living room sofa, she approaches. Introducing myself, I extend a hand; she gives it a quick shake…
Club Tan: Fun in the Sun… Without the Sun
Diana Phillips works the reception desk at Club Tan like a seasoned card shark. She is Southern, affable and possesses a matter-of-fact sass that is absolutely delightful. She sizes me up as soon as I walk through the door, processing my fair complexion in seconds.…
Depression in Paradise
Jack is a 64-year-old retired corporate attorney. He and his wife, Fran, have just moved to the island from Ohio. They have raised three children who are now all adults. They have invested wisely enough that Jack will not have to work anymore. They had…
DK Style File
WHO Bonnie Price – 49 years old WHO Bonnie Price – 49 years old WHAT GetStyled! by DK STYLE, goes “BOND” shell BLONDE ! WHERE Salon 5200 – Danielle Keasling, …
DK Style's Runaway Bride
WHO Kimberly Seaglund 38 years old WHAT DK Style Extreme Makeovers goes Runway Bride! WHERE Salon 5200 – Danielle Keasling, Kim Harrison & Priscilla Ortiz Hilton Head Aesthetic & Laser Center – Tavia Osterstock Photography by Anne Studio Blades Salon—Nikki Mitchell ON LOCATION Aqua Grille & Lounge—Chris…
Double Play "Oswald L. Mikell, MD"
He can save your life and he can make you feel (and look) better. Dr. Oswald Mikell, named the 2008 Dermatologist of the Year by the South Carolina Dermatology Association, is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.…
E.A.C. • The Next Generation
As Patrick Epperson, Jr. was explaining Internet-based HVAC (heat, ventilation air conditioning) monitoring and control systems, Pat Epperson, Sr. listened attentively to his son. “I’m learning something here, too,” he said, smiling. “There is definitely a new generation of equipment, of communicating. It’s the next wave,”…
Eating Healthy is the best Preventative Medicine
For years we have been told that food is fuel. Like a car needs gasoline, our bodies need food for mobility. While this is true, it reveals only the partial purpose of food. If a car were more like a human body, it would not…
Family Health Makeover
Turn off the Tube and Get Your Family Up and Moving! Did your family have a long day at work and school? No doubt you are exhausted and can’t wait for dinner. So you’ve picked something up on the way home or open a pre-packaged meal…
Finding the Right Words to Say in End-of-Life Situations
End-of-life issues touch us all. Yet being close to a person near death, especially a family member or friend, is one of the most difficult of situations, in particular when it comes to knowing what to say or how to act with the loved one. At…
First, The Good News!
“Ma’am, you won the Publishers’ Clearing House Sweepstakes,” the young man says. The woman, a cook at a local grade school for over 20 years with two kids in college, asks, “So, what’s the bad news?” The guy with the check in his hand, television cameras rolling,…
Flush Out Health Food Imposters
The reputation of foods seems to fluctuate as wildly as the stock market. Nutrition gurus have reversed themselves so many times it makes my head spin. Take margarine. Everyone thought this was a healthy food when it first came out. By now, most people know…
For A Good Cause
What do you think is the perfect baby gift? Cute clothes, a lovely handmade item, a college fund? Those are good, no question. But, to the Pregnancy Center & Clinic of the Low Country, the single most important thing you can give a baby is…
From Head to Toe: New Year New You!
HEALTH & BEAUTY As the new year gets off to another fresh start, these local professionals give you some health and beauty tips to start you off on the right track. ********** FOR THE SMILE (Is yours less than perfect?) Loss of natural teeth, whether in an accident or as…
Get Fit at Palmetto Athletic Club
Everyone who joins a gym does so for a specific reason. They have a particular goal in mind, and something (or someone) has propelled them to take the necessary steps to make a positive change in their life. It could be that their doctor suggested…
Get Off the Couch!
“You can diagnose a problem, fine. You can treat the problem, fine. That makes a good doctor. What makes the best doctor is when you can prevent it from even happening. There’s nothing better,” said Dr. Gaston Perez. As a primary care physician, prevention is…
Health Note: Let your food be your medicine
Cardiovascular disease is reported as the leading cause of death in the United States. About 30 million Americans suffer from heart or blood vessel disease and as many as 27 million from high blood pressure. Heart disease is the leading killer of women, responsible for…
Health Note: The Amethyst BioMat
I have a close girlfriend who loves the quote, “I used to care; now I take a pill for that.” Though funny but seriously true, modern day medicine is expanding daily, and it seems there is a pill for everything, especially pain and stress…
Heaven on Hilton Head
The Heavenly Spa by Westin Their hands moved like professional harpists over my body, face, and scalp, applying natural lotions and masks so soothing that I melt like butter into the table. The hot stones being pressed and rolled over my legs created a cleansing sensation…
Hilton Head Fire & Rescue’s CPR Training and First Aid Class: Learning To Save Lives Was Never So Cheap, So Comfortable and So Easy
My dummy wouldn’t breathe. Here I was, kneeling on the ground, hunched over my dummy as he lay prostrate before me. He stared at the ceiling. His eyes blank and lifeless, a plastic bag wrapped over his mouth and stuffed down his throat to keep…
Hilton Head Island’s Top Amenity: Healthcare
When you think of Hilton Head Island, what amenities immediately come to mind? Sunny beaches, lush golf courses? Tennis courts, waving palms, meandering leisure paths, heaping platters of fresh seafood? What you may be overlooking is one of our most valuable assets of all: The…
Hilton Head Occupational Therapy: Where Hope Happens
Imagine living in a recliner for six months. While that might sound relaxing, it was anything but for Jeannette Donnelly of Walterboro, whose recliner was her prison cell from May-November of 2009. Overweight and suffering with multiple infirmities, she could not walk or even sleep…
Increase your Face Value: Add a Smile!
What are you wearing today? Chances are you put some thought into your apparel. Did you remember to put on a smile? Think of your smile as a welcome mat. It’s what makes you approachable, and it can go a long way in helping you…
Inner Vision Float Center
Make the World Go Away! “Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? If so I can’t imagine why. We’ve all got time to die.”—Chicago The lyrics to the classic tune resonated in Ron Burd’s mind when his best friend died of cancer…
Is it still Flu Season? Treating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Your child is, flushed, listless, has no appetite, has diarrhea, vomiting, and a runny nose, is congested and sounds like a Saint Bernard. Is this still the flu? We hear this every day. Some people take comfort in that other children are also afflicted. There seems…
Lowcountry Spine and Sport: An Honest Practice That Gets Patients Better
Dr. John P. Batson, MD, FACSM, has a resume that reads like a go-getter’s grocery list. He is a cum laude graduate from the College of Charleston with a BS in Biology. He completed his medical training at USC School of Medicine in Columbia and…
Main Street Inn and Spa: Home away from home
“I didn’t even know you were here!” That comment is good news to Denise Hatcher, general manager of Main Street Inn & Spa. That means another person has “discovered” her unusual property. Unusual, that is, for Hilton Head Island, noted for its beachfront hotels, luxury homes…
Neighborhood Outreach Connection: Turning Hope into Reality
Nowadays, people can hardly get a good night’s sleep. Just try to find a few moments of free time, let alone a way to shake off the stress of work and family life. But slow down on your next drive past the Oaks Apartments. You…
New Hope for Smokers
Does anyone have a kind word anymore for smokers? If you smoke, you are maligned by strangers, ostracized from public places and taxed beyond belief by local and state governments. Social workers accuse you of child abuse. Environmentalists blame you for pollution. Doctors harp about…
New Procedure/Technique in Dentistry: DURAthin Veneers
As a cosmetic dentist, the goal is to give clients the beautiful smiles they want while preserving healthy, natural tooth structure. This is why one of my favorite procedures offered in my practice is DURAthin veneers. DURAthin veneers are very thin porcelain pieces which are custom…
Port Royal Plaza: Good eats, good bargains, good times
Hilton Head may be nationally known as a posh resort island, filled with upscale shops and restaurants. But for area residents, especially in these, um, “interesting” economic times, there’s a very practical venue: Port Royal Plaza, a haven for families, retirees and others who are…
Qigong: Good for What Ails You
Head to Jarvis Creek Park at 9 a.m. on a Monday or Thursday, and you are likely to see a large group of people patting themselves from head to toe, waving their arms in synchronized patterns, breathing heavily and smiling at themselves. Don’t be afraid!…
Ready to find out? It’s…All About Me: Make Me Over Time!
” We know what we are, but know not what we may be. ”—William Shakespeare Tired of the same do? Bored with the same look? Ready for a better relationship with the mirror? All About Me to the rescue. To creatively kick off the fall season, Celebrate…
RX for Stress: Let Spa Soleil put you on the path to peace
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou I’m not a person who can relax. I’m one of those Type-A, hyperactive over-achievers who doesn’t know the meaning…
Safe Sun for the Overexposed
Living here in the Lowcountry automatically increases your risk of overexposure to the sun’s damaging rays. Maybe you weren’t planning to be outdoors for long as you were, or you didn’t use adequate protection; or maybe you were fooled by thinking you wouldn’t burn on…
Seeing is Believing: Palmetto Eye Specialists & Island Medical Spa can help you look as good as you see and feel!
You’ve surely heard the age-old adage regarding the eyes being the mirrors of the soul. If you visit your ophthalmologist or optometrist regularly, you’re also likely aware of the importance of eye exams, which can help identify a variety of ocular concerns, such as poor…
Sleep Tight: Mattress Firm Guarantees It
When writing a business profile—under a tight deadline, as usual—evil inclination may tempt the writer to take the path of least resistance: Just get the basic facts and a few pithy comments from the owner, dash off what amounts to a thousand words of ad…
Success is All in Your Mind!
How do you measure success? It’s probably not exactly the same for any two people. While athletes measure success by wins or their personal best, a business owner may measure success by the amount of money the business nets every year. Regardless of how you measure…
Sunscreen: Put it ON!
If you sat down and thought about it, could you name the largest organ in the human body? As your index finger begins to tap your lips softly in consideration, certain thoughts are probably beginning to emerge from the depths of your brain. (No, it’s…
Talk To Me
Dr. Patrick Jordan likes to listen. “History taking, spending time with patients—it’s my blessing and my downfall. Spending too much time slows things up. People don’t like to wait,” Jordan said. Two years ago, when he opened his own practice, the Comprehensive Family Care clinic…
The Perfect Fit
Dr. Daniel Lawless, DMD Links the Lowcountry Perhaps Dr. Lawless can hold the military positively accountable for his realistic point of view towards life and dentistry. Or perhaps it was the degree in history and philosophy that provided him with the honest, no-fluff attitude towards his…
The Truth about Your Health
Lose weight, live longer, look younger. Eat this. Don’t eat that. Pop a pill. Get tested… Each day, we are bombarded with health messages from newspapers, magazines, television commercials, Web sites, billboards and even bus signs. Yet, with all this information at our disposal, the…
The Why and How of Exercise
Throughout my career as an exercise physiologist and fitness trainer, I have had numerous conversations with people about their desire to start an exercise program. Typically, an event such as a high school reunion or a wedding date inspires people to hit the gym. However,…
Things to Do: A Holiday List that Leads to Pure Bliss
There is a little inscription on my electric pink to-do list stationery that reads, “I want to be Barbie—that bitch has everything.” Well, my list is several pages and counting this month, and I often imagine what it would feel like to just shred up…
Transform Your Body, and Your Life: Esmeralda’s Massage Therapy & Pilates Center can teach you how
According to Esmeralda Flores, co-owner of Esmeralda’s Massage Therapy & Pilates Center with Luis, her husband of 30 years, “If you are strong and healthy, you can give more to others.” Flores should know. With more than 25 years experience in massage and fitness, the…
Want to be a Palmettovore?
Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, was on Hilton Head Island for the Wine and Food Festival 2009 to help promote new programs for South Carolina’s food industry. CH2 had a chance to catch up with the commissioner for the latest…
War, Football and Oxygen
Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI. It’s called the “signature wound” for U.S. and Coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Most reported TBIs among service members and veterans have been traced back to Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs, used extensively against Coalition Forces. TBI is also…
When It Comes To Your Health, Humor Is No Laughing Matter
Humor is caused by the delightfully unexpected. From slapstick to irony the core experience of humor is that our preconceived expectations are jostled in a way that gives us a temporary reprieve from the controlled and predictable world in which we live. It is a…
Words of Wisdom-"Do What you Love"
“Do what you love.” Words of wisdom. One woman on Hilton Head Island lives this truism to the benefit of anyone fortunate enough to know her. Local resident, Carla Capiella Golden chose to study massage therapy when her daughter entered preschool. The journey that has…
Work that body to the core at Core Pilates & Yoga
Core (kohr) noun: the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything. When Katie Finger Girardi and Lynne Anderson decided to create a fitness studio that would employ the methods of Joseph Pilates, they searched for a name that would reflect his philosophy—that the body and…
Your Mind on Cigarettes
Many experts believe that smoking is only about 10 percent physical addiction and a whopping 90 percent psychological addiction. Your body will recover fairly quickly from nicotine withdrawals (the worst symptoms usually abate in three days or less), but your psychological dependency on cigarettes can…
On Saturday, February 7, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. until midnight, Lowcountry residents will don their finest attire and come together at the Crowne Plaza Resort to dine, dance and vie for luxurious auction items. While the focus of the elegant black-tie event is to mix,…
5 Ways to burn fat starting today
Today is the worst day to start a fat-loss program. You’re busy. You have a special dinner tonight. And you left your workout clothes at home. But you know you’ll find excuses like that every day. So while today is the worst day, it’s also the…
A Dramatic Change in Dentistry: No Pain
“Ten, 15 years ago, cosmetic dentistry looked cosmetic, artificial. But our techniques and materials have gotten so much better. We’re basically driving toward a metal-free industry,” said Dr. Kevin Fader of Island Family Dental. “Within a year, I’ll be metal free.” Fader explained that metal in…
A Simply Extraordinary Idea: Volunteers in Medicine Celebrates 15 Years
In a sense, it is like a fairy tale. Once upon a time (1993), on Hilton Head Island, there lived hundreds of retired doctors and dentists and nurses and other medial professionals. And once upon a time (1993), one out of three people who called…
An Updated Solution to an Age-Old Problem
Women have been looking for a tonic to ease the symptoms of menopause since Lydia E. Pinkham began brewing up her famous elixir on her kitchen stove in 1875. Her remedy, which was composed primarily of black cohash and 18 percent alcohol, eventually became one…
“Happy Cracker” and Other Stories: Hyperbaric Therapy of the Lowcountry
The little boy was 25 months old when the diagnosis was made, a diagnosis no family ever wants to hear. Autism. Among other things, he was completely non-verbal, avoided eye contact, wasn’t able to digest food containing gluten or casein, and didn’t respond to language.…
Beat Barriers to Good Decision Making
You are required to make many decisions, big and small, every day. While you can’t remove every obstacle in your path, you avoid the roadblocks that are under your control. Here’s how: Roadblock #1: Diet Skipping meals or not getting the right nutrients can cloud thinking. Boost…
Beyond Weights and Workouts: Achieve Total Health and Wellness
Turn on the TV, read the paper, or surf the Net on any given day and, in addition to ample news regarding skyrocketing healthcare costs, you are sure to find numerous references to our country’s population as overweight, out of shape, too sedentary, lacking adequate…
Bioidentical Hormones: The Real Story
“Bioidentical Hormone replacement therapy” or BHRT generally refers to a compounded mixture of plant-based hormones which are similar to, or identical to, those produced by the ovaries. They are used to alleviate the symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, and decreased sex…
CANCER DOES NOT LIKE EXERCISE!
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France a record seven times, from 1999 – 2006. He did all this following his battle with Stage III testicular, lung and brain cancer. In doing this, he demonstrated to the world that exercising has been effective…
Cancer Does Not Live Here
Circle of Health is not a medical clinic. It is a place for people who have voluntarily decided to take ownership, partially or in full, of their health care. The eyes are the window to the soul. They’re also a pie chart of the body. I…
Caroline & Friends: Sharing the Up side of Down
After a full day of kindergarten (and two hours of therapy) Caroline Mayers runs in the door with energy to spare. Curious about the stranger sitting on the living room sofa, she approaches. Introducing myself, I extend a hand; she gives it a quick shake…
Club Tan: Fun in the Sun… Without the Sun
Diana Phillips works the reception desk at Club Tan like a seasoned card shark. She is Southern, affable and possesses a matter-of-fact sass that is absolutely delightful. She sizes me up as soon as I walk through the door, processing my fair complexion in seconds.…
Depression in Paradise
Jack is a 64-year-old retired corporate attorney. He and his wife, Fran, have just moved to the island from Ohio. They have raised three children who are now all adults. They have invested wisely enough that Jack will not have to work anymore. They had…
DK Style File
WHO Bonnie Price – 49 years old WHO Bonnie Price – 49 years old WHAT GetStyled! by DK STYLE, goes “BOND” shell BLONDE ! WHERE Salon 5200 – Danielle Keasling, …
DK Style's Runaway Bride
WHO Kimberly Seaglund 38 years old WHAT DK Style Extreme Makeovers goes Runway Bride! WHERE Salon 5200 – Danielle Keasling, Kim Harrison & Priscilla Ortiz Hilton Head Aesthetic & Laser Center – Tavia Osterstock Photography by Anne Studio Blades Salon—Nikki Mitchell ON LOCATION Aqua Grille & Lounge—Chris…
Double Play "Oswald L. Mikell, MD"
He can save your life and he can make you feel (and look) better. Dr. Oswald Mikell, named the 2008 Dermatologist of the Year by the South Carolina Dermatology Association, is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.…
E.A.C. • The Next Generation
As Patrick Epperson, Jr. was explaining Internet-based HVAC (heat, ventilation air conditioning) monitoring and control systems, Pat Epperson, Sr. listened attentively to his son. “I’m learning something here, too,” he said, smiling. “There is definitely a new generation of equipment, of communicating. It’s the next wave,”…
Eating Healthy is the best Preventative Medicine
For years we have been told that food is fuel. Like a car needs gasoline, our bodies need food for mobility. While this is true, it reveals only the partial purpose of food. If a car were more like a human body, it would not…
Family Health Makeover
Turn off the Tube and Get Your Family Up and Moving! Did your family have a long day at work and school? No doubt you are exhausted and can’t wait for dinner. So you’ve picked something up on the way home or open a pre-packaged meal…
Finding the Right Words to Say in End-of-Life Situations
End-of-life issues touch us all. Yet being close to a person near death, especially a family member or friend, is one of the most difficult of situations, in particular when it comes to knowing what to say or how to act with the loved one. At…
First, The Good News!
“Ma’am, you won the Publishers’ Clearing House Sweepstakes,” the young man says. The woman, a cook at a local grade school for over 20 years with two kids in college, asks, “So, what’s the bad news?” The guy with the check in his hand, television cameras rolling,…
Flush Out Health Food Imposters
The reputation of foods seems to fluctuate as wildly as the stock market. Nutrition gurus have reversed themselves so many times it makes my head spin. Take margarine. Everyone thought this was a healthy food when it first came out. By now, most people know…
For A Good Cause
What do you think is the perfect baby gift? Cute clothes, a lovely handmade item, a college fund? Those are good, no question. But, to the Pregnancy Center & Clinic of the Low Country, the single most important thing you can give a baby is…
From Head to Toe: New Year New You!
HEALTH & BEAUTY As the new year gets off to another fresh start, these local professionals give you some health and beauty tips to start you off on the right track. ********** FOR THE SMILE (Is yours less than perfect?) Loss of natural teeth, whether in an accident or as…
Get Fit at Palmetto Athletic Club
Everyone who joins a gym does so for a specific reason. They have a particular goal in mind, and something (or someone) has propelled them to take the necessary steps to make a positive change in their life. It could be that their doctor suggested…
Get Off the Couch!
“You can diagnose a problem, fine. You can treat the problem, fine. That makes a good doctor. What makes the best doctor is when you can prevent it from even happening. There’s nothing better,” said Dr. Gaston Perez. As a primary care physician, prevention is…
Health Note: Let your food be your medicine
Cardiovascular disease is reported as the leading cause of death in the United States. About 30 million Americans suffer from heart or blood vessel disease and as many as 27 million from high blood pressure. Heart disease is the leading killer of women, responsible for…
Health Note: The Amethyst BioMat
I have a close girlfriend who loves the quote, “I used to care; now I take a pill for that.” Though funny but seriously true, modern day medicine is expanding daily, and it seems there is a pill for everything, especially pain and stress…
Heaven on Hilton Head
The Heavenly Spa by Westin Their hands moved like professional harpists over my body, face, and scalp, applying natural lotions and masks so soothing that I melt like butter into the table. The hot stones being pressed and rolled over my legs created a cleansing sensation…
Hilton Head Fire & Rescue’s CPR Training and First Aid Class: Learning To Save Lives Was Never So Cheap, So Comfortable and So Easy
My dummy wouldn’t breathe. Here I was, kneeling on the ground, hunched over my dummy as he lay prostrate before me. He stared at the ceiling. His eyes blank and lifeless, a plastic bag wrapped over his mouth and stuffed down his throat to keep…
Hilton Head Island’s Top Amenity: Healthcare
When you think of Hilton Head Island, what amenities immediately come to mind? Sunny beaches, lush golf courses? Tennis courts, waving palms, meandering leisure paths, heaping platters of fresh seafood? What you may be overlooking is one of our most valuable assets of all: The…
Hilton Head Occupational Therapy: Where Hope Happens
Imagine living in a recliner for six months. While that might sound relaxing, it was anything but for Jeannette Donnelly of Walterboro, whose recliner was her prison cell from May-November of 2009. Overweight and suffering with multiple infirmities, she could not walk or even sleep…
Increase your Face Value: Add a Smile!
What are you wearing today? Chances are you put some thought into your apparel. Did you remember to put on a smile? Think of your smile as a welcome mat. It’s what makes you approachable, and it can go a long way in helping you…
Inner Vision Float Center
Make the World Go Away! “Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? If so I can’t imagine why. We’ve all got time to die.”—Chicago The lyrics to the classic tune resonated in Ron Burd’s mind when his best friend died of cancer…
Is it still Flu Season? Treating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Your child is, flushed, listless, has no appetite, has diarrhea, vomiting, and a runny nose, is congested and sounds like a Saint Bernard. Is this still the flu? We hear this every day. Some people take comfort in that other children are also afflicted. There seems…
Lowcountry Spine and Sport: An Honest Practice That Gets Patients Better
Dr. John P. Batson, MD, FACSM, has a resume that reads like a go-getter’s grocery list. He is a cum laude graduate from the College of Charleston with a BS in Biology. He completed his medical training at USC School of Medicine in Columbia and…
Main Street Inn and Spa: Home away from home
“I didn’t even know you were here!” That comment is good news to Denise Hatcher, general manager of Main Street Inn & Spa. That means another person has “discovered” her unusual property. Unusual, that is, for Hilton Head Island, noted for its beachfront hotels, luxury homes…
Neighborhood Outreach Connection: Turning Hope into Reality
Nowadays, people can hardly get a good night’s sleep. Just try to find a few moments of free time, let alone a way to shake off the stress of work and family life. But slow down on your next drive past the Oaks Apartments. You…
New Hope for Smokers
Does anyone have a kind word anymore for smokers? If you smoke, you are maligned by strangers, ostracized from public places and taxed beyond belief by local and state governments. Social workers accuse you of child abuse. Environmentalists blame you for pollution. Doctors harp about…
New Procedure/Technique in Dentistry: DURAthin Veneers
As a cosmetic dentist, the goal is to give clients the beautiful smiles they want while preserving healthy, natural tooth structure. This is why one of my favorite procedures offered in my practice is DURAthin veneers. DURAthin veneers are very thin porcelain pieces which are custom…
Port Royal Plaza: Good eats, good bargains, good times
Hilton Head may be nationally known as a posh resort island, filled with upscale shops and restaurants. But for area residents, especially in these, um, “interesting” economic times, there’s a very practical venue: Port Royal Plaza, a haven for families, retirees and others who are…
Qigong: Good for What Ails You
Head to Jarvis Creek Park at 9 a.m. on a Monday or Thursday, and you are likely to see a large group of people patting themselves from head to toe, waving their arms in synchronized patterns, breathing heavily and smiling at themselves. Don’t be afraid!…
Ready to find out? It’s…All About Me: Make Me Over Time!
” We know what we are, but know not what we may be. ”—William Shakespeare Tired of the same do? Bored with the same look? Ready for a better relationship with the mirror? All About Me to the rescue. To creatively kick off the fall season, Celebrate…
RX for Stress: Let Spa Soleil put you on the path to peace
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou I’m not a person who can relax. I’m one of those Type-A, hyperactive over-achievers who doesn’t know the meaning…
Safe Sun for the Overexposed
Living here in the Lowcountry automatically increases your risk of overexposure to the sun’s damaging rays. Maybe you weren’t planning to be outdoors for long as you were, or you didn’t use adequate protection; or maybe you were fooled by thinking you wouldn’t burn on…
Seeing is Believing: Palmetto Eye Specialists & Island Medical Spa can help you look as good as you see and feel!
You’ve surely heard the age-old adage regarding the eyes being the mirrors of the soul. If you visit your ophthalmologist or optometrist regularly, you’re also likely aware of the importance of eye exams, which can help identify a variety of ocular concerns, such as poor…
Sleep Tight: Mattress Firm Guarantees It
When writing a business profile—under a tight deadline, as usual—evil inclination may tempt the writer to take the path of least resistance: Just get the basic facts and a few pithy comments from the owner, dash off what amounts to a thousand words of ad…
Success is All in Your Mind!
How do you measure success? It’s probably not exactly the same for any two people. While athletes measure success by wins or their personal best, a business owner may measure success by the amount of money the business nets every year. Regardless of how you measure…
Sunscreen: Put it ON!
If you sat down and thought about it, could you name the largest organ in the human body? As your index finger begins to tap your lips softly in consideration, certain thoughts are probably beginning to emerge from the depths of your brain. (No, it’s…
Talk To Me
Dr. Patrick Jordan likes to listen. “History taking, spending time with patients—it’s my blessing and my downfall. Spending too much time slows things up. People don’t like to wait,” Jordan said. Two years ago, when he opened his own practice, the Comprehensive Family Care clinic…
The Perfect Fit
Dr. Daniel Lawless, DMD Links the Lowcountry Perhaps Dr. Lawless can hold the military positively accountable for his realistic point of view towards life and dentistry. Or perhaps it was the degree in history and philosophy that provided him with the honest, no-fluff attitude towards his…
The Truth about Your Health
Lose weight, live longer, look younger. Eat this. Don’t eat that. Pop a pill. Get tested… Each day, we are bombarded with health messages from newspapers, magazines, television commercials, Web sites, billboards and even bus signs. Yet, with all this information at our disposal, the…
The Why and How of Exercise
Throughout my career as an exercise physiologist and fitness trainer, I have had numerous conversations with people about their desire to start an exercise program. Typically, an event such as a high school reunion or a wedding date inspires people to hit the gym. However,…
Things to Do: A Holiday List that Leads to Pure Bliss
There is a little inscription on my electric pink to-do list stationery that reads, “I want to be Barbie—that bitch has everything.” Well, my list is several pages and counting this month, and I often imagine what it would feel like to just shred up…
Transform Your Body, and Your Life: Esmeralda’s Massage Therapy & Pilates Center can teach you how
According to Esmeralda Flores, co-owner of Esmeralda’s Massage Therapy & Pilates Center with Luis, her husband of 30 years, “If you are strong and healthy, you can give more to others.” Flores should know. With more than 25 years experience in massage and fitness, the…
Want to be a Palmettovore?
Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, was on Hilton Head Island for the Wine and Food Festival 2009 to help promote new programs for South Carolina’s food industry. CH2 had a chance to catch up with the commissioner for the latest…
War, Football and Oxygen
Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI. It’s called the “signature wound” for U.S. and Coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Most reported TBIs among service members and veterans have been traced back to Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs, used extensively against Coalition Forces. TBI is also…
When It Comes To Your Health, Humor Is No Laughing Matter
Humor is caused by the delightfully unexpected. From slapstick to irony the core experience of humor is that our preconceived expectations are jostled in a way that gives us a temporary reprieve from the controlled and predictable world in which we live. It is a…
Words of Wisdom-"Do What you Love"
“Do what you love.” Words of wisdom. One woman on Hilton Head Island lives this truism to the benefit of anyone fortunate enough to know her. Local resident, Carla Capiella Golden chose to study massage therapy when her daughter entered preschool. The journey that has…
Work that body to the core at Core Pilates & Yoga
Core (kohr) noun: the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything. When Katie Finger Girardi and Lynne Anderson decided to create a fitness studio that would employ the methods of Joseph Pilates, they searched for a name that would reflect his philosophy—that the body and…
Your Mind on Cigarettes
Many experts believe that smoking is only about 10 percent physical addiction and a whopping 90 percent psychological addiction. Your body will recover fairly quickly from nicotine withdrawals (the worst symptoms usually abate in three days or less), but your psychological dependency on cigarettes can…
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