Clarksville Living Magazine — July 2018

The July 2018 issue of Clarksville Living Magazine weighs hip and knee replacement, celebrates rural retreats, and makes waves with watercolor.

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The cover health feature takes on hip and knee replacement, a major decision for many older readers, walking through what the surgery involves and the return to mobility it can offer — substantive medical coverage delivered with the magazine's practical touch.

“A Country Girl Can Survive: Rural Retreats” celebrates the getaways within reach of Clarksville, profiling a host whose every detail — from the coffee-table books on display to custom candles made in a guest's honor — is inspired by the people she welcomes, in hopes the vacation experiences she creates leave a lasting impression.

“Making Waves: Watercolor Exhibit at the Customs House” spotlights an exhibition at the museum, exploring why artists and art lovers alike are drawn to the immediacy and unpredictability of watercolor — a tough medium to master but deeply rewarding once one does.

“The HCG Diet Revolution,” by Christina Chittenden, examines a weight-loss approach drawing attention at the time, rounding out the issue's health coverage.

Together the features balance a serious medical subject, a restorative escape and the pleasures of art, giving July both substance and summer warmth.

The recurring departments and photo pages round out a July issue that balances a serious medical subject, a restorative escape and the pleasures of art. A frank look at joint replacement, a rural retreat designed around its guests, and an exhibition celebrating the unpredictability of watercolor share the same pages — substance and summer ease in equal measure. It is a well-rounded midsummer number that trusts its readers to care about their health one moment and lose themselves in a work of art the next, the range that has always defined the magazine's approach to a Clarksville summer. Between the operating room, the guest cottage and the gallery wall, the issue quietly insists that a good summer has room for all three — the serious, the restful and the beautiful. A harrowing health feature follows a man named Dan and his family through a roller coaster of emotions when his very life was in danger — and, just a few months later, his recovery — while a companion piece explores the growing appeal of direct access to your own medical professional.

Table of Contents

• Hip & Knee Replacement (p. 6)
• A Country Girl Can Survive/Rural Retreats (p. 8)
• Making Waves: Watercolor Exhibit at the Customs House (p. 14)
• The HCG Diet Revolution (p. 18)