Health and Fitness

Living well past 100 could come down to (no big surprise here) genes and, well, two very fragrant foods – at least according to Huff Post lifestyle writer James Cave. Read on to discover the very fishy, very fragrant secret.  [caption id="attachment_58218" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Acciaroli, Cilento Coast, Italy,...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at Telluride WOW Festival, (June 9 - 12, 2016), where this year she will be talking about “ The Psychology Behind Good Nutrition” and "The Only Way to Really Conquer Your Fear.” In the run-up to that fun and informative event,...

Dr. Haley Perlus, a regular presenter at Telluride WOW Festival, (June 9 - 12, 2016), continues with tips about ways to empower “Your Inner Athlete.” This week, Haley suggests a goal-setting technique to help optimize training without adding pressure as we transition from winter to spring/summer routines.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaUsx2vVw18&feature=youtu.be About Dr. Haley Perlus: The event...

Dr. Haley Perlus, a regular presenter at Telluride WOW Festival, (June 9 - 12, 2016), continues with tips about ways to empower “Your Inner Athlete.” This week, Haley talks about how to help injured athletes recover. One of her suggestions may surprise you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ12s7FYaAc   About Dr. Haley Perlus: The event wears its name...

The Telluride Hospital District, the governing body of the Telluride Medical Center, named John Gardner the new chief executive after its current executive director, Gordon Reichard, announced his retirement after nine years at the helm. [caption id="attachment_58049" align="aligncenter" width="401"] John Gardner, new director, Telluride Medical Center[/caption] Gardner, a Fellow...

The Telluride Hospital District announced this week Dr. Heather Linder will leave the primary care practice at the Telluride Medical Center to serve as Medical Director at Uncompahgre Medical Center in Norwood. Dr. Linder joined the TMC team in 2013 to help meet growing demands for...

Ed. Note: When Emily wrote this it was Spring in Telluride. In the meantime we've had two storms, and over 2 feet of snow. So, I've decided to leave the slider image titled "Snow Sunday." Her title will continue to say "Spring Sunday." Hey, it's...

Of 600 candidates to apply, 22 candidates met the criteria for the position of Telluride Medical Center CEO to succeed Gordon Reichard who, after nine years at the helm, announced his retirement last month. [caption id="attachment_21646" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Gordon Reichard, retiring Executive Director, Telluride Medical Center[/caption] The application...

Eating disorders are characterized as an unhealthy relationship with food. The literature in the field discusses anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binging eating disorder (BED). Additional focus on behaviors related to eating disorders would be on compulsive eating, anorexia athletica (or compulsive exercising),...

Dr. Haley Perlus continues with tips about ways to empower “Your Inner Athlete.” This week, Haley talks about the silly (read shakeable) comment we tend make around our mental toughness. What we are after is the unshakeable kind. In our sports. In life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EhqQLVReMk About Dr. Haley Perlus: The event wears its...