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Prosperity & Purpose

Managing Possible Perils in Retirement Transition

One of the greatest risks we face as investors transitioning into retirement is often not discussed at all—and if it is, it’s typically by a smooth-talking salesperson trying to sell an annuity that may not be in your best interest. In financial terms, this risk is referred to as sequence-of-returns risk. It simply means that

Branden DuCharme, CMT · February 1, 2026

Health & Fitness

Plant-Fuled Wellness: How a Plant-Based Diet Supports Women’s Health

Have you ever wondered if women should be eating differently from men? To be honest, plants, healthy meats, and fats are beneficial for everyone. The difference may lie in how those plants and nutrients are utilized according to the unique needs of men and women. Many of the nutrients found in plants play a vital

Annelies Newman, RDN, CD · February 1, 2026

Health & Fitness

Winter Reset: Practical Steps for a Healthy Start to the New Year

As the new year unfolds and cooler air settles over Southern Utah, winter offers a natural reset. With slower days, quieter evenings, and the busy holiday season behind, it’s a good time to refocus on what keeps us steady: our health, routines, and sense of connection. Here are a few practical ways to start the

Family Healthcare · February 1, 2026

Relationships & Connection

You Take the High Road…

A year ago last October, my wife and I visited our son and daughter-in-law in Rochester, New York. Of course, we went to Niagara Falls. While the three of them hiked up and down the cliffs and rode a boat through the falls’ majestic mist, I sat on a park bench with a partial view

Lyman Hafen · February 1, 2026

Mind & Body

Healing in Motion: Finding Your Pace

Years ago, I worked with young cross-country runners. Inevitably, one would trip and fall during the season. Feeling the sting of scraped knees and seeing the blood, these young athletes often believed the pain was too great to continue. From experience, having hit the ground a few times myself, I knew it was usually best

Chris Eschler · February 1, 2026

Health & Fitness

Your Dentist’s New Assistant: Artificial Intelligence

It happens every day in my practice. A patient has a dental issue, which I try to explain as we review their X-rays together. Digital radiographs are incredible. I remember taking X-rays in dental school. The patient would have to wait while I walked the film to the darkroom, opened up each photo packet, and

Dr. William Plumb, DDS · February 1, 2026

Health & Fitness

Prediabetes: Your Body’s Early Warning System

With cases of type 2 diabetes increasing at an alarming rate, even more attention is being paid to the diagnosis that comes before diabetes—a medical stage known as prediabetes. Determined by a ninety-day average of a person’s blood glucose, known as an A1C, between 5.7 and 6.4, prediabetes often goes undetected. “Often patients come to

Lisa Larson · February 1, 2026

Health & Fitness

Beyond the Doctor’s Office: the Power of Social Influence on Wellness

As we enter a new year and start thinking about health, wellness, and New Year’s resolutions and goals, it’s important to be aware of the network of information available to us. We are bombarded every day by medical providers, physical trainers, magazine articles, television shows, friends and neighbors, advertisements, and social media. Who should we

Dr. Coleen Andrus · February 1, 2026

Mind & Body

The Competence Connection: How Mastering a Skill Shapes Emotional Healing

By the time Yo-Yo Ma was nine years old, he was already practicing the cello for hours each day. Under the exacting eye of Leonard Rose at Juilliard’s preparatory division, he drilled scales, refined bowing, and internalized music until every note had both precision and meaning. Lessons were mercilessly detailed: intonation corrected by fractions of

Matt Crosby · February 1, 2026