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Bye, bye Botox

While some are booking Botox appointments, others are turning to alternative ways to tighten and sculpt their faces.

East Point’s Oyun Botanical stresses horticultural therapy community gardening

In the last year, Yennenga Adanya has taken ownership of a two-acre garden in East Point that has served the community for almost two decades. She rechristened it as Oyun Botanical Gardens and it operates as an extension of Oyun Ministries, which focuses on holistic well-being.

Jen Mazer, the Queen of Manifestation, on how to think about this popular practice differently

To some, January means breaking out magazines to start vision boarding. For Jen Mazer, a manifestation coach and published author, it’s not necessarily the right approach to moving the needle. “Vision boarding is like preschool for manifesting,” she says. “It’s just scratching the surface.”
Sound baths around metro Atlanta promote meditation and relaxation

Sound baths around metro Atlanta promote meditation and relaxation

Sound therapy sessions, often known as sound baths, are guided by a sound therapist or practitioner. Attendees typically dress in comfortable clothing, recline on a blanket or yoga mat, close their eyes, and await a variety of soniferous elements, including singing bowls, chimes, gongs, drums, and other instruments. These tones permeate the indoor or outdoor space and wash over listeners, encouraging a deep sense of wellness.
Top Doctors 2024

Atlanta’s Top Docs in their own words: Why they went into medicine, the patients that inspired them, and more

We asked several of Atlanta's Top Doctors to tell their own stories about their journey as a doctor. Several said they decided to enter the profession because one or both of their parents were doctors; one mentioned that as a child, she went on weekend hospital rounds with her father. One of our favorite responses came from a neurosurgeon, Dr. Tyler J. Kenning, who said that being a physician and caring for patients embodies Theodore Roosevelt’s sentiment that “the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Emory Farmworker Project

The Emory Farmworker Project gives medical care to migrant farmworkers in South Georgia

The Emory Farmworker Project exists to give medical care to approximately 2,500 itinerant farmworkers a year in South Georgia, who tend the fruits and vegetables we eat. Many of the workers are immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, or Haiti. Every June and October, Emory students, faculty, clinicians, interpreters, and volunteers (about 350 total in the summer and 120 in the fall) travel to the area, setting up and taking down entire clinics twice a day as they move from farm to farm.

Our annual Top Doctors issue has been a staple of Atlanta magazine for decades. It’s our most popular issue, and many readers hang on to it throughout the year to use as a quick reference guide. This year’s list, based on a survey of Atlanta-area physicians conducted by Professional Research Services, contains more than 1,200 top doctors. To help readers better understand our methodology, we’ve included a frequently asked questions section below.

 

 

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