Southern Utah Health & Wellness Magazine :: July/August 2026
Everyone Needs The Core 5 This Summer: How Simple Supplement Support Helps Busy People Keep Going
Mike couldn’t pinpoint exactly when it started, but somewhere along the way, his energy began slipping. At 56, he was doing what many people do: working hard, running a business, trying to stay healthy, helping aging parents, showing up for his wife, cheering at...
Small Steps, Stronger Hearts: A Personal Guide to Cardiovascular Vitality
Hello, neighbors. Every day in my practice, I look into the eyes of patients who are quietly dreading becoming a statistic. Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death both nationally and right here in our beautiful red rock country. But here is the truth...
A Life Built on Connection, Family, and Helping People Smile Again
Some stories don’t begin where you expect them to. Valerie and I went to the same middle school, and she’ll still tell you she had a crush on me back then. We ended up going to different high schools, but her friend lived just a few houses down from me, so our paths...
Creative Wigs: Personalized Hair Solutions for Confidence and Style
At Creative Wigs, confidence begins with feeling like yourself again. For many people, hair is deeply connected to identity, self-expression, and personal style. Whether someone is experiencing hair loss, looking for more volume, wanting a fashion change, or seeking a...
Healing On the Wing: The Surprising Benefits to Bird Watching
Flex at the LekOn a recent clear and calm spring morning, I arose at 4:45 a.m. to gear up and drive for an hour to a preidentified location where the courting rituals of Utah’s greater sage-grouse could be observed. As I drove east, the early morning rays of sunlight,...
The Superhighway to Better Health:
The vagus nerve is the superhighway that runs from the brain to the gut, exchanging information along the way. What happens in your gut affects your brain. Food and mental health are intertwined. Studies have shown that people with irritable bowel syndrome have twice...
Where Heaven and Earth Meet
If you grow up in a small town like I did, and if your father tells stories with the intensity of spirit that mine did, you will be overwhelmed by a sense of place. There will not be a plot of ground anywhere in that town that does not have a story tied to it. There...
Moving Southern Utah Forward: How Active Transportation is Building a Healthier Community
Across Southern Utah, more residents are discovering that wellness does not always begin inside a gym. Sometimes it starts on a morning bike ride along the Virgin River Trail, a walk through a neighborhood pathway, or a commute to work on two wheels instead of four....
Swinging Left is Hard
A few months ago, I decided to do something that sounded simple but in reality is extremely hard and makes me look absolutely ridiculous. I decided to learn how to swing a golf club from the left side. For context, I am right handed and have played golf since I was...
Where Community and Housing Meet: The Impact of REACH
Strong communities are not built by chance, but by people who choose to show up for one another. That spirit of connection and the care residents have for each other is easy to see throughout Washington County, where residents, businesses, and REALTORS® come together...
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