As reported in this article in the New York Times, "the Bloomberg big-soda ban is officially dead." The state’s highest court on Thursday refused to reinstate New York City’s controversial limits on sales of jumbo sugary drinks, exhausting the city’s final appeal and dashing the hopes...
Corporate wellness programs. They are the new black dress of healthcare. Everywhere. All the rage. [caption id="attachment_42234" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Life Dojo team, Patrica Bedard, Chris Cutter, Varun Vummidi[/caption] The term refers to any program designed to improve and promote health and fitness behavior and to improve health...
I love to mountain bike. But, I hate the logistics. I hate fumbling with car racks, bike pumps, C02 cartridges, shock pumps, chain tools, pedal screws and allen wrenches. However, as a girl playing in a male-dominated sport, I’ve always made sure I could manage...
James Hamblin, MD and Senior Editor at The Atlantic, debunks the popular media claims that sugar is toxic and discusses what to make of the intense disagreement about the recommendations to replace table sugar with high-fructose corn syrup with "natural" sweeteners like agave nectar or...
Robert Krulwich has been called "the most inventive network reporter in television" by TV Guide. Krulwich, a Science Correspondent for NPR , gives his take on the world of chocolate and how it might just save the planet. "When you unwrap it, break off a piece and stick...
Here's some solid advice that appeared in Mind Body Green from wellness coach Nadya Andreeva: "We are all healers in a way. Each day, we make choices that can support our body in staying healthy and strong. By creating health-boosting habits and daily practices, we can promote...
The Telluride Hospital District (THD) announced this week two board members are retiring and two more have been added, maintaining a board size of five members. Both Bill Grun and Albert Roer served respectively as Board Chair and Treasurer for eight years. Their time and energy...
Editor’s Note: It all started with a Wellness Conference that took place in March at The Peaks Resort & Spa. The talks featured part-time Telluride local Dr. Alan Safdi, who offered evidence-based medical findings for healthy living in easily digestible sound bytes. The series was so popular,...
