RO AN LT H & LLNESS IN E W SS E: HEA OK EA RE TH TO ZO F G R E AT P G O R BY ANDIE GIBSON As the Roanoke Valley gains a better sense of its identity as a place to live and work, so too does it become more aware of how to take care of itself. Here's an alphabet full of good stuff happening in and around Roanoke to make us healthier and happier. A NUMBER OF HIGH-PROFILE BUSINESSES have embraced the Roanoke region in recent years-most notably Deschutes Brewery and Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits-as the ideal location to expand their growing companies. Not surprisingly, courting by local business leaders has included emphasis on Roanoke's flourishing reputation as a hotbed for quality health care, advanced medical research and 92 | MAY/JUNE 2017 education, and an outstanding outdoor recreation culture. In fact, there's so much going on in the region, you may not have been able to keep up with it all. Following is a roundup-from A to Z-of some of the more notable health and wellness-related news, along with some suggestions for getting out and enjoying activities that contribute to what makes the Roanoke Valley so attractive. THEROANOKER.COMhttp://www.THEROANOKER.COM