Health and Fitness

 How do you become a superager? Which means in, ahem, a head-to-head comparison, your more mature brain looks and acts no differently than that of a 25-year-old. Which activities, if any, will increase your chances of remaining mentally sharp into old age? On New Year’s...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival. This week Haley talks about failure and ways to cope in your sport, in business and in life. She hangs her argument on the words of JK Rowling, author of Harry Potter. https://youtu.be/GHflb8vK0zY About Dr. Haley...

Telluride Medical Center’s CEO, John Garner, recounts the highs and lows of 2016. With apologies to Charles Dickens and the famous quote from his “A Tale of Two Cities,” last year was the best of times; it was the ok of times. [caption id="attachment_63552" align="aligncenter" width="300"] John Gardner, CEO,...

Negative thinking. There is plenty of that going around. Not enough money. Not enough snow. Overweight. No partner. You are not enough. Oh, and the upcoming inauguration. But there are ways to conquer negative thinking. Lesley Alderman lines out a few in this New York Times...

Here’s the story on this year’s flu from webmd.com. Though reading it might make you, well, ill. But a possible antidote follows.  Coughing, aching, got a high fever and extreme fatigue? You could have the flu. Shortly before Christmas, labs across the country started to see more positive flu tests. That uptick is...

Popular Senior Iyengar Instructor Nancy Stechert of Hotchkiss Yoga Tree, a regular at the Telluride Yoga Festival, returns to Telluride to teach a weekend workshop, “The Freedom Within,” Friday, January 20 – Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the Telluride Yoga Center. (Yes, it’s that weekend.) Single...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival. This week Haley talks about symbolic imagery and PJ Fleck’s “row the boat” motivational strategy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOuvmLjgWvc&feature=youtu.be About Dr. Haley Perlus: Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival, where this year she talked about...

Early skin cancer detection saves lives. Last month the Telluride Regional Medical Center added a new tool to its arsenal to aid in early diagnosis during regular primary care visits. [caption id="attachment_63182" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr. Kent Gaylord examines Amy Tokarz with a new skin cancer screening tool. Courtesy photo.[/caption] With...

A Telluride local, Dr. Paul Hokemeyer is an internationally recognized expert on treating the clinical issues that arise at the intersection of relationships and behavioral health.  (Scroll down for more on Dr. Paul.) Dr. Paul was recently interviewed by Carleen Wild in HeathZette about taking care of...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival. This week Haley shares her resolution about New Year’s Resolutions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5CrYOuVwKo&feature=youtu.be About Dr. Haley Perlus: Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival, where this year she talked about “The Psychology Behind Good Nutrition”...