Health & Fitness
Healing From the Inside Out: Mickell’s Journey into the Unconventional
As a pharmacist, I’ve come to believe that healing rarely follows a straight line. It’s often found in unexpected places—where modern medicine meets courage, curiosity, and the willingness to explore something new. This year, I want to focus on stories of healing: the...
Discovering Winter Magic on Zion’s Rim
High above the main canyon of Utah’s Zion National Park, the upper east rim offers a serene winter escape that feels worlds away from the summer bustle. Even in winter, the main canyon can draw weekend warriors, but venture on top of this 6,500-foot plateau—another...
What’s Around the Corner
What do you suppose is around that next bend? I’ve asked that of myself—or my riding partner du jour—hundreds of times. There’s an allure to the invisible, to what’s just over the next rise or around the next corner, hidden behind trees, a boulder, or the shape of the...
Plant-Fuled Wellness: How a Plant-Based Diet Supports Women’s Health
Have you ever wondered if women should be eating differently from men? To be honest, plants, healthy meats, and fats are beneficial for everyone. The difference may lie in how those plants and nutrients are utilized according to the unique needs of men and women. Many...
Winter Reset: Practical Steps for a Healthy Start to the New Year
As the new year unfolds and cooler air settles over Southern Utah, winter offers a natural reset. With slower days, quieter evenings, and the busy holiday season behind, it’s a good time to refocus on what keeps us steady: our health, routines, and sense of...
Healing in Motion: Finding Your Pace
Years ago, I worked with young cross-country runners. Inevitably, one would trip and fall during the season. Feeling the sting of scraped knees and seeing the blood, these young athletes often believed the pain was too great to continue. From experience, having hit...
Your Dentist’s New Assistant: Artificial Intelligence
It happens every day in my practice. A patient has a dental issue, which I try to explain as we review their X-rays together. Digital radiographs are incredible. I remember taking X-rays in dental school. The patient would have to wait while I walked the film to the...
Prediabetes: Your Body’s Early Warning System
With cases of type 2 diabetes increasing at an alarming rate, even more attention is being paid to the diagnosis that comes before diabetes—a medical stage known as prediabetes. Determined by a ninety-day average of a person’s blood glucose, known as an A1C, between...
Beyond the Doctor’s Office: the Power of Social Influence on Wellness
As we enter a new year and start thinking about health, wellness, and New Year’s resolutions and goals, it’s important to be aware of the network of information available to us. We are bombarded every day by medical providers, physical trainers, magazine articles,...