Max Hammonds (Page 2)

Dining Guide: Waynesville Craft Beer Faire ..p25 Champa ..p30 Mountain Brew Fest ..p32 Performance: Interview with Charlie Gerencer ..p4 Asheville Chamber Music Series ..p6 Young Artist Series ..p7 Magnetic Theatre ..p8 Laugh Your Asheville Off ..p20 Mountain Dance & Folk Festival ..p21 HART ..p24 Music: Free Planet Radio & TheContinue Reading

by Max Hammonds, MD True or False: Deep water ocean fish – oily fish – are higher in omega-3 fatty acids which lower LDL cholesterol – the bad cholesterol. Eating deep water ocean fish will lower cancer risk, especially for breast and colo-rectal cancer, and maybe for liver cancer. EatingContinue Reading

by Max Hammonds, MD Many people have been told that they have a “hole” in their heart. What does that mean – exactly? Wouldn’t a “hole” allow the blood to run out and they would die? Where is the “hole”? The heart has four chambers. On the right side isContinue Reading

by Max Hammonds, MD Humans harbor trillions of bacteria in their bodies. Collectively they are called the microbiome, a collection of mainly a half dozen categories of bacteria that serve a multitude of useful functions. They assist the body in the digestion of hard-to-digest carbohydrates, creating short chain fatty acidsContinue Reading

  Performance: Asheville Chamber Music..p6 AmiciMusic..p6 Asheville Symphony Orchestra..p7 ACT..p8 Magnetic Theatre ..p8 HART..p8 Fine Art: John Mac Kah at Addison Farms..p9 Virginia Pendergrass..p10 Jonas Gerard..p11 Richard C. Baker..p11 Zapow..p19 Deborah Squier ..p21 Joyce Schlapkohl..p22 Asheville Gallery of Art..p23 Music: Sound Waves..p28 LEAF..p29 Dining Guide: Modesto: Wood, Fire, Kitchen ..p33Continue Reading

by Max Hammonds, MD “I’m having a hard time getting to sleep.” Isn’t there a pill for that? “My cholesterol is higher than it should be.” Isn’t there a pill for that? “I have a headache every Monday morning.” Isn’t there a pill for that? “I have type II diabetesContinue Reading

Performance: Asheville Amadeus Events..p4 & 7 NC Stage & ACT – Amadeus..p8 Abraham.In.Motion..p8 Asheville Amadeus..p9 Fine Art: Folk Art Center..p10 Asheville Ceramics Gallery..p10 Fine Artist Cheryl Keefer..p17 Susan Marie Designs..p19 Spruce Street Market..p33 Green Room – Caffeinated Art..p35 Music: Hendersonville Chamber Music..p6 AmiciMusic..p6 The Altamont Theater..p21 John Jorgenson Quintet..p23 DiningContinue Reading

by Max Hammonds, MD We are told by our mothers that eating too many cookies is bad for you and that eating nasty-tasting cooked spinach is good for you. And we make the connection: “Everything that tastes good is bad for you and everything that tastes bad is good forContinue Reading