Healthy Utah
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US Magnesium Bankruptcy and the Environmental Cost to the Great Salt Lake
Now, with US Magnesium declaring bankruptcy, questions long deferred are rising to the surface. What happens to decades of toxic waste sitting just miles from a shrinking lake? Who is…
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How I Lost 120 Pounds and Changed My Relationship With Food
Throughout most of my life, I used food to cope with chaos, depression, and pain I did not yet understand. By my early twenties, I weighed over 320 pounds and…
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A Salt Lake City Gym Uses Fitness and Community to Support Addiction Recovery
“What I think is really special about that place is that doing hard things is a way that we can become proud of ourselves,” said nursing student Vince Minutello, who…
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Why We’re Less Healthy Than Our Parents and What Happened
Something has gone wrong with our health. Each generation appears sicker than the one before, despite spending more on medicine than any society in history. At the same time, trust…
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Chronic Disease in America: Treating Too Late, Prescribing Too Much
Every January, Americans reflect on the year behind them and draft a familiar list of resolutions. Eat better. Lose weight. Exercise more. Reduce stress. These intentions recur not because people…
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Utah Farm Animal Rescue: Sixteen Years of Saving Abused Animals
For sixteen years, a small ranch in West Jordan has given abused farm animals a place to recover and start over. Horses, alpacas, goats, and countless others arrive in rough…
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Off the Grid: Four Days in Cataract Canyon
Far from screens and city noise, a four-day river expedition through Cataract Canyon becomes a journey into silence, deep time, and shared consciousness. Among ancient rock layers and star-filled skies,…
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Fresh Local Food in Ogden: Urban Prairie Agriculture Fights Food Deserts
In a downtown Ogden neighborhood long defined as a food desert, entrepreneur Anne Dunaway has opened Urban Prairie Agriculture, a hydroponic indoor farm and small grocery store offering fresh, nutritious…
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DrumBus Helps Kids With Disabilities Heal Through Rhythm
In schools across Utah, a converted bus is changing how children with disabilities face daily challenges, opening unexpected doors to confidence and connection.
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Is Virtual Life Taking Over Our Real Lives?
As screens claim more of our time, we risk trading real-world smells, tastes, and touch for digital imitations. Are we losing what makes life real?
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The Fight to Fix Utah’s Medical Cannabis Program
High costs, limited access, and stigma still define Utah’s medical cannabis program. Inside the effort to make it work for patients.
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Finding Real Connection at Utah’s Farmers Markets This Summer
AI might make life easier, but it won’t shake your hand or share a smile over tomatoes. This summer, Utah’s farmers markets offer something real, connection.
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How Big Pharma Sold America the Lie That Pain Shouldn’t Exist
Is pain the enemy—or the warning we ignored? As opioid deaths rise in Utah, this investigation explores how Big Pharma’s promise of pain-free living became a deadly lie, destroying lives…
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Utah Skier Sets Guinness World Record for Most Vertical Feet Skied in a Year
Utah’s Tom Hart shattered the Guinness World Record for most vertical feet skied—and he’s not done yet. He’s closing in on 10 million feet this season.
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Utah Forager Reveals Edible Weeds Growing in Yards Across the State
He’s spent 40 years eating wild foods in Utah. Now this local forager is sharing which backyard weeds are not just edible—but worth seeking out.
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Spreading Hope in Utah: One Man, One Sign, One Mission
What started as one man jogging with a hand-painted sign became a life-saving mission. From Utah’s streets to the cities of Japan and France, his message—“I Believe In You”—is waking…