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Conditioning For an Injury-Free Winter
Exercises to build strength and flexibility
By Sarah Linville
For many of us in the Wood River Valley, Winter is the most treasured time of year. Powder days, hockey [...]
The Electricity of the Heart
How PEMF Therapy Works With Circulation in the Body
By Laurie Sammis
Did you know that the heart accounts for only about twenty percent of the total circulation in the human body? [...]
Are Superfoods Really Superior, or a Superficial Fix?
Unmasking the Superheroes of the Food Industry
By By Jamie Truppi
Asking a nutritionist to define “superfoods” is like asking a 7-year-old to tell you about his favorite superhero character—responses [...]
Finding a Happy Place
Ketchum’s new ketamine clinic offers some a reprieve from depression
By By Hayden Seder
It’s hard not to find some source of depression or anxiety these days: from political turmoil, to climate change-induced natural [...]
Healing with Oxygen
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy provides a treatment option for a number of conditions
By By Sarah Linville
“The body will heal when it is given the right environment,” said Phil Rainey, sitting in his newly relocated hyperbaric [...]
Better Skiing Through Yoga
How to develop flexibility, strength, and focus for the downhill season
By By Kira Tenney
If you have a body, do yoga.” That is the key message from Cathie Caccia, a Wood River Valley specialist [...]
Of Empathy, Prejudice, and the Ritual of Exam
A conversation with physician and author Abraham Verghese
By By Adam Tanous
The first thing one senses in meeting Abraham Verghese—physician, educator, and best-selling author of both nonfiction and fiction works—is a [...]
Define Your Own Well-Being
The 2019 Sun Valley Wellness Festival and Conference
By By McKenna Koon
The Wood River community is no stranger to some of the core tenants of wellness: getting outside on a regular [...]
Buddhism in the Wood River Valley
A spiritual thread that runs from the area's early days to the present
By By Dick Dorworth
Though never mainstream, Buddhism has been an undercurrent of Wood River Valley culture since the late 19th century. The first [...]
Power Diets Help Weight Loss But How Healthy Are They?
A look at Paleo, Keto, and Whole30
By By Karen Bossick
Alex Margolin was intrigued when author Robb Wolf exhorted him to eat like a caveman in the 2010 book, “The [...]
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