What do fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, PTSD, irritable bowel syndrome, non-responsive depression, migraine headaches, restless leg syndrome, and interstitial cystitis have in common? These are all conditions caused by chronic inflammation in the brain and spinal cord. The limbic system is essential to motivation, emotion, learning, and memory and regulation…
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Several years ago I was burning a brush pile on our property and things got a little out of control. I had tended to fires for years without any trouble, but on this particular day I got humbled a bit. Things started out smoothly, but about half way through the…
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Have you ever wanted to buy artisan handcrafted chocolate, local art work, vintage clothing and rare collectibles and antiques all in one place? Then the Ashland Artisan Emporium is the store for you! Husband and wife team Derek Lusk and Leah Fairbanks have owned businesses for 30 years prior to…
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RECREATION… Our 2022 Fall Community PlayGuide… What to Do! will be out in late August. View the current guide and register for programs at ashland.or.us/register. JOIN US for the FIRST Southern Oregon All-Ability Tri4Youth Bike-Run We are partnering with FACT Oregon and Bridging Communities to bring Southern Oregon an accessible…
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What a fascinating question! What means the most to you? What are your emotional treasures? Humans make decisions based on what they feel is right. Hopefully, there is some measure of truth guiding that decision, but sometimes we do things because we just have that gut feeling or instinct maybe.…
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Having the freedom to make choices is part of what makes living in the United States of America and Oregon so appealing to so many people. Freedom of worship; freedom of speech; freedom from fear – just some of our freedoms. Throughout history we have fought for and won our…
Read More »One of the most common questions I am asked by patients is “how does acupuncture work?” While there are a few different ways to answer this question, I usually explain acupuncture by discussing the concept of qi. The Chinese character for qi shows steam rising from a warm grain of…
Read More »Deeply felt gratitude is an all encompassing phenomenon. We recognize it mentally and feel it emotionally and physically. Our observing life informs us that those who do not practice gratitude are unhappy and unhealthy – no matter how much they have, it is never enough. Conversely, we are inspired and…
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RECREATION… Our 2022 Summer Community PlayGuide… What to Do! is out and registration is open! View the guide and register for programs at ashland.or.us/register. The annual 4th of July Run is back and in person this year! This run is steeped in tradition dating back to 1976. Two runs are…
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Welcome summer! We’ve had some sunshine and warmer days and with that a lot of customers coming in asking for heat loving plants. As we well know, summers in Southern Oregon can have some intense, dry heat. Our lack of humidity can actually be harder on the plants than the…
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When I recommend a certain tree for a certain spot the most often asked question is “Are they messy?” What is it with that question, anyway? Every tree, given its biomass, drops about the same amount of material every year, more or less. Yeah, some trees are just natural limb…
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The Oregon landlord is allowed to increase rents in 2022 9.9%, up front 9.3% in 2021. Let’s run an example: You were paying $1500 in 2020 and the landlord charged you the full amount of rent increase. That would cost you $139.50 more each month, or now $1639 each month.…
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