Health and Fitness

In our kitchen, olive oil (rather than butter or other oils) is the go-to for cooking. But have we been making the right choice? And if we have, are all olive oils created equal? Which ones are best for cooking? For antioxidant value?  Dr. Mark Hyman...

On its home page, Telluride WOW describes itself as a festival for EVERYONE,“ an event with a passion to change peoples’ lives through  health and fitness – to inspire, motivate and educate.”  [caption id="attachment_50900" align="aligncenter" width="277"] Bill Fabrocini in action[/caption] The workout weekend is designed to meet...

 Discounted services offered throughout the month to uninsured and under-insured. Many Americans go without the preventive health care needed to stay healthy, avoid or delay the onset of disease, lead productive lives, and reduce health care costs. In fact, often due to cost, Americans use preventive services at about half the...

New providers, off-site administrative offices, expanded conceptual plan for new Mountain Village facility At a special board meeting, held in Mountain Village last week, the Telluride Hospital District (THD) board of directors approved a temporary off-site move of the Telluride Medical Center’s (TMC) administrative team and...

Heliport access for transporting critically ill patients a life-saving benefit of new facility [caption id="attachment_20970" align="aligncenter" width="156"] Dr. Diana Koelliker, Medical Director of Emergency Services & Telluride EMS Director[/caption] "In emergency care, minutes matter," said Dr. Diana Koelliker, during a Joint Public Hearing between Mountain Village Town Council...

Stress free, reduces aging, increases attention span, helps you feel more connected, improves metabolic function and helps weight loss. Those are just a few of the much vaunted benies of mediation. But instead of making you feel good about your new practice, meditation is making you anxious...

For the post several weeks, I have been spending time, about 20 minutes a day, with Oprah and Deepak, following the latest in their series of guided meditation practices - and loving it. Meditation quiets the noise in my head, calms and clarifies. The list of...