Southern Utah Health & Wellness Magazine :: September/October 2026
A Path of Quilts
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to join with a group of locals in the Panguitch, Utah, area to write a script and visually recreate the following story. In the mid-1800s, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were establishing many of the...
The Most Important Member of Your Care Team Is You!
Instead of my usual column, I’m pleased to share the story of one of my patients, who describes her experience combining conventional cancer treatment with evidence-informed complementary approaches. Her story is not intended to recommend a particular path, but rather...
From Crayons to Cardiac Care: Utah Tech University Graduate Follows Her Dream
Five-year-old Sarah sat quietly in the back of a college nursing classroom with a box of crayons spread across the desk in front of her. While her mom scribbled notes during the lecture, Sarah colored anatomy diagrams, sketched diseases on scraps of paper, and...
Mgnify: Expertly Crafted to Restore Natural Equilibrium
Magnesium has become one of the most talked-about minerals in health and wellness, and for good reason. It plays a role in more than 300 biochemical processes throughout the body, supporting healthy muscles, nerves, sleep, heart rhythm, energy production, stress...
Angelica’s Mexican Grill is the Answer to Your Craving for Authentic Mexican Food
I love Mexican food. There are many restaurants that serve up the standard burritos and enchiladas, rice, and beans in the same way that most of us have come to expect. Like me, you may have asked yourself, “Is the food in Mexico this uniform, or is it just the...
Climbing the Summit to Better Health
What happens when hundreds of people gather with one purpose—to learn how to live healthier, more vibrant lives? That question was answered this June as the Southern Utah Holistic Health Summit (SoUTH Summit) welcomed attendees from across the country to St. George...
The Architecture of Change
Sometimes change happens remarkably quickly. You learn a better way to communicate, and your relationship improves. You start eating healthier, and you feel healthier. You structure your mornings differently, and it becomes routine. And then there are the other...
Trust Your First Instinct: Why We Overthink and How to Stop
A number of years ago, I was enrolled in a business law course. One day, I arrived late to class and immediately realized that everyone was taking one of the professor’s unannounced quizzes. I approached the professor, and he handed me the test. As he did so, he...
The Case for Premarital Counseling
Getting premarital counseling is not an admission that your relationship is weak or in trouble before it begins. It indicates that you are one of the few couples who take building a marriage seriously. A wedding can be planned in months; an eternal marriage must be...
Metabolic Stress: Understanding the Good Versus the Bad
Metabolic stress is a physiological state consisting of a hormonal imbalance and an imbalance between energy supply and demand. When energy demand exceeds supply, a hormonal cascade occurs that stimulates cortisol and adrenaline, our stress hormones. The body’s...
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