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BenchMark Measures Up: Lowcountry physical therapy clinics set standard for rehabilitatio

BenchMark Measures Up: Lowcountry physical therapy clinics set standard for rehabilitatio

Physical therapy is a growing field in medical industry where trained professionals evaluate and treat abnormal physical function related to injuries, disabilities, diseases, or other medical conditions. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) identifies a physical therapist as a trained and licensed medical professional with experience in diagnosing physical abnormalities, restoring physical function and mobility, maintaining physical function, and promoting physical activity and proper function.

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Get Fired Up at Burn Boot Camp Bluffton: Hot new franchise offers workouts designed to ignite health transformation, empower women

Get Fired Up at Burn Boot Camp Bluffton: Hot new franchise offers workouts designed to ignite health transformation, empower women

A fist pump, a high-five, a cheer, a shout-out … sometimes a simple gesture can be the encouragement you need to run a little faster, lift a little extra, finish the race or complete the round. At Burn Boot Camp Bluffton, it’s that full-on enthusiasm and support that keeps participants coming back for more—that and the phenomenal results they are getting from the balanced workouts, nutritional guidance, and mindset coaching.

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LAVA 24 Fitness: Your Hilton Head family for fun and fitness

LAVA 24 Fitness: Your Hilton Head family for fun and fitness

Let’s be honest. The abundance of gyms, workouts and fitness options can be overwhelming, especially to someone who is a beginner, new to the area, or even just scrolling through social media. That’s why keeping things simple, user-friendly and goal- and lifestyle-oriented are the cornerstones at LAVA 24 Fitness on Hilton Head Island.

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Practical Magic for a Healthy Mind: Get moving for a better mood and more

Practical Magic for a Healthy Mind: Get moving for a better mood and more

If you’re feeling a little moody these days (and who isn’t?) do yourself a favor before you snap off another head or cry yourself to sleep: get moving! Walk around the block, take a spin on your bicycle, run in place, or do 10 jumping jacks—anything to get your blood pumping—because exercise may just be the closest thing to magic when it comes to improving your state of mind. Don’t believe it? Here’s evidence.

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WHAT ABOUT ME? Self-care: The gift that keeps on giving

WHAT ABOUT ME? Self-care: The gift that keeps on giving

Raise your hand if you are exhausted: your multi-tasking, people-pleasing personality keeps you going through the motions, but your body, mind and spirit are screaming for a break. If you find yourself living in this constant state of stress and overwhelm—taking care of everybody else’s needs with no time for yourself—stop it! Because running around like a headless chicken is (a) unattractive (b) draining the life out of you, and © stealing your joy. It’s time to start looking out for number one.

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Moving Forward: Perhaps no field has been rocked by the pandemic as much as education. But at Hilton Head Prep, a swift response and an emphasis on safety has helped keep standards high.

Moving Forward: Perhaps no field has been rocked by the pandemic as much as education. But at Hilton Head Prep, a swift response and an emphasis on safety has helped keep standards high.

It can be a little tricky to take the long view these days, with so much still so uncertain about what the next few months or even the next year will bring. But one thing is certain: each of us is going to have a “where I was when the pandemic broke out story” that we’ll carry around forever. Much in the same way you may remember where you were when you heard Kennedy had been killed, you’ll be able to recall exactly what those first few weeks were like. For educators, those stories will be particularly harrowing.

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Beaufort Memorial opens Okatie Medical Pavilion

Beaufort Memorial opens Okatie Medical Pavilion

Finding high-quality healthcare is about to get easier for residents of southern Beaufort and Jasper counties. This month, Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) will open its long-awaited Okatie Medical Pavilion, offering a wide array of practices and services from basic primary care to complicated cancer treatments.

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NuBODIA: Merging Nutrition, Body, Biology

NuBODIA: Merging Nutrition, Body, Biology

2020: it’s a time when everything feels out of our control. The good news is that we live in an era where we can hand-select a lot of things in our lives. Customization is at the forefront of how we make choices—from exactly what toppings we want on our salad to the specific sections we want in our planners. Sure enough, when we are able to personalize these aspects, they bring us better results.

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Building a virtual world: Stay calm and carry on, online

Building a virtual world: Stay calm and carry on, online

As the COVID-19 crisis has upended our lives throughout the month of April, we continue to work together to find some sense of normalcy, while doing our best to flatten the curve. One of the great challenges beyond the extra precaution required to avoid the deadly virus is how to stay physically, mentally, and emotionally well. With our gyms closed, entertainment venues shut down, sports canceled, and social activities restricted, we have been forced to seek alternative ways to feel good, have fun, and connect. As our lives came to an abrupt stop, many of us have found ourselves building a virtual world to fill in the blanks. Even the most tech-challenged among us are embracing Zoom fitness classes, Skype book clubs, Facetime visits, livestream concerts, watch parties, virtual church services, and more.

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Kid-Friendly Immune Boosters: Keeping Them (and Yourself!) Strong in the Face of Health Threats

Kid-Friendly Immune Boosters: Keeping Them (and Yourself!) Strong in the Face of Health Threats

Mommies, this is a call-to-arms. You are your family’s first line of defense—and by extension, our nation’s—in the fight against disease! For many people, the scariest part of outbreaks is feeling like doctors do not have a cure. But in the case of viruses, our own immune system is an incredible defense! Never underestimate the ability it has to rid the body of pathogens.

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Do You Believe in Miracles? COVID-19 survivor David Jackson celebrates another day of living

Do You Believe in Miracles? COVID-19 survivor David Jackson celebrates another day of living

Some people believe that there is an appointed time for every man to die. Apparently, David Jackson’s time has not come.

On March 11, 2020, the 59-year-old Beaufort resident awoke with a violent chill that wracked his body unlike anything he had experienced in 40 years. “I hadn’t had a chill like that since I had malaria, which I almost died from in 1980,” he said. “That was my first brush with death.”

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The Heroes and the Helpers: COVID-19 brings out the Lowcountry’s best

The Heroes and the Helpers: COVID-19 brings out the Lowcountry’s best

A global pandemic doesn’t play favorites. Regardless of age, wealth or status, we’ve all been thrust into survival mode—every man for himself, fighting to stay alive. While some of us have resources to sustain us through this time of crisis, others do not. In addition to the challenge of protecting their health, many Lowcountry residents find themselves suddenly unable to meet their most basic needs, like keeping a roof over their head and putting food on the table.

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How’s Your Hearing?

How’s Your Hearing?

In our special section on Boomers and Beyond, we thought it pertinent to address hearing loss, as the average age hearing loss begins to present is 65. We chatted with Randy Rose of Rose Hearing Healthcare Centers, about what the first signs of hearing loss are, what to expect on an initial visit to a specialist, and how technology is improving the landscape for those in need of hearing aids.

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Stop! The! Clock!

Stop! The! Clock!

Does the face you see in the mirror conflict with who you are inside? Is the “real” you younger, more vibrant, less road weary? Many boomers report this phenomenon and are trying to figure out how to bridge the gap. I am one of them.

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Edible Landscaping

Edible Landscaping

Folks have caught on to the lifestyle benefits of fresh organic produce and the joy that growing your own food brings. But the latest trend has people utilizing yard space in unconventional ways to make the most of what’s available, whether an enclosed back patio, flower beds out front, or a few containers on the porch. Landscaping is no longer just for ornamentals! There are so many fun and attractive ways to produce food around your home.

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Get Back in Touch with Your Best Self at BenchMark® Physical Therapy

Get Back in Touch with Your Best Self at BenchMark® Physical Therapy

What does it mean to be your best self? The vision this question evokes may vary according to your individual lifestyle and goals. But chances are the one thing not included in that picture is physical distress. Yet many of us are putting up with nagging aches and pains, balance and mobility issues, or other physical limitations that prevent us from showing up for life at our best. If that’s you, BenchMark Physical Therapy can help.

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5 Drinks with: Dr. Curtis Hennessey

5 Drinks with: Dr. Curtis Hennessey

For 25 years, Dr. Curtis Hennessey has been the face of veterinary medicine on the island. Since setting out his shingle, he’s seen cats and dogs and animals of all stripes (not to mention spots).

Beyond the many domestic animals that call the island home, he’s served as the long-time caregiver for Beaufort County’s trained dogs—and recently, one highly infamous opossum.

Before that, he was an Army brat who has lived everywhere from Thailand to Egypt and nearly everywhere in between, cultivating a love of animals at every stop. In honor of our pet issue, we sat down with Hilton Head’s answer to Dr. Doolittle to talk shop.

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Inspiration for the Heartbroken: Meet Danielle Daily, host of The Suddenly Single Show

Inspiration for the Heartbroken: Meet Danielle Daily, host of The Suddenly Single Show

In 2015, when Danielle Daily came home from a yoga class to find divorce papers taped to her front door, she was thrust into a new way of living. “I found myself suddenly single when, after years of an unhappy marriage, my husband decided to go forward with a divorce,” Daily said. “I never thought that would actually happen.

Even though I knew I wanted a better marriage, I always thought we loved each other so much as people (even though we weren’t great as partners), that somehow we would figure it out. And I was sort of raised in that cultural soup of anything worth having is worth working for. I worked really hard for this marriage and thought eventually it was going to be amazing.”

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Effortless Beauty: Permanent Cosmetics HHI offers life-changing options for enhancing your appearance

Effortless Beauty: Permanent Cosmetics HHI offers life-changing options for enhancing your appearance

Are your eyebrows missing in action? Are your lips disappearing into your face? Are you tired of hiding embarrassing scars? Maybe it’s time to consider a more permanent solution than traditional makeup, which is not only time-consuming to apply but often melts off when you walk out the door.

According to Sarah Rhoads, owner of Permanent Cosmetics HHI (PCHHI) people choose to get permanent cosmetics for a variety of reasons. For some, it’s about saving time. (Imagine rolling out of bed with your brows and/or lips already done for the day!) For others, it’s a matter of no longer being able to apply makeup skillfully due to vision changes or decreased dexterity. And for men and women alike, it is often about restoring their appearance after an accident, injury or surgery. Whatever the initial reason for their visit to PCHHI, clients are raving about the results.

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Prevention is Key for This Eye Disease: Age-related macular degeneration the leading cause of vision loss in people age 60 and older

Prevention is Key for This Eye Disease: Age-related macular degeneration the leading cause of vision loss in people age 60 and older

Wrinkles and arthritis are often the go-to concerns many people have as they grow older. However, irreversible blindness and visual impairment should also top the list. As many as 11 million people in the United States experience vision loss resulting from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

People with AMD may develop blurred and distorted vision and may not recognize faces due to a developing blind spot in the middle of their vision. In the early stages of the disease, there are often no warning signs. And for some people, AMD can cause total vision loss.

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In Search of Purpose

In Search of Purpose

“There is no substitute for finding true purpose. But the true or primary purpose of your life cannot be found on the outer level. It does not concern what you do but what you are.” –Eckhart Tolle...

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Old School, New School at Bluffton Pharmacy

Old School, New School at Bluffton Pharmacy

In a world of corporate chains, Bluffton Pharmacy is an unapologetic throwback to a simpler time. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t on top of the latest treatments.

There’s a decidedly old-school vibe when you walk into Bluffton Pharmacy. It’s the kind of place where they greet you by name when you walk in the door, where they ask about your family. It’s the kind of community hub many people thought had been lost in the day of the mega chains. It’s the kind of place you walk into and wonder why we ever started going to corporate drug stores in the first place. Especially when you start looking at the price tags and notice this old-school service and charm comes cheaper than the sterile corporate assembly line.

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