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Demystifying Death: Denver caregiver for the dying brings reverence to patients’ final days
For Heather McGuire, death is a verb. When you’re “deathing,” she says, the process often feels like work — beautiful, sacred work. And yet, it’s not something most of us are all that comfortable witnessing. McGuire, a certified death doula in Denver, stands lovingly in that gap....
Orthorexia: An unhealthy obsession with healthy food ensnares many active, fit Coloradans
Many Coloradans have a deep passion for healthy eating: Our wellness-focused lifestyle has led to media attention, population growth and the lowest obesity rates in the nation. Denver-area experts caution that what begins as health consciousness is increasingly descending into a still largely...
Preventing and Treating Erectile Dysfunction | A Denver urologist answers men’s pressing questions
For years, many men thought of erectile dysfunction (ED) — the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex — as an embarrassing condition that needed to be kept a secret. And while that’s changed, largely thanks to drugs that improve erectile function and the widely-played...
Boom in smoking alternatives catches many parents off guard: Your Vaping Questions, Answered
The good news: Smoking is losing ground. Only 7 percent of Colorado teens now smoke, down from a high of 25 percent in the 2000s, according to the 2017 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey tobacco data. But vaping? It’s huge — and high schoolers’ (mis)perception is that it’s safer than...
Clear Route for Blind Adventurer
Colorado’s Erik Weihenmayer pioneers ‘No Barriers’ from whitewater to ice and rock.
The Experts’ Guide to Sleeping Supplements
Nutritional deficiencies could be a factor in your sleepless nights, but experts say see a specialist before you start popping pills.
Keto Diet and Intermittent Fasting More Than Trendy
What you need to know to figure out if one (or both) is right for you.
Music: A Total Brain Workout
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.” The late-17th- century poet and playwright William Congreve had it right. But music — especially playing music — is good for the brain, too.
Born To Be A National Spokeswoman
Colorado’s Sofia Montoya talks surgery, overcoming obstacles and adulthood