Healthy Utah
Impact of COVID Imposed Restrictions on Ogden and Its Businesses
Over the past eight months, Ogden small businesses have struggled to survive restrictions established to confine the spread of Covid-19.
Lots of Smoke, A Little Less Fire: More Human Caused Wildfires in Utah Due to COVID-19?
Rise of human caused wildfires in Utah in 2020 due to COVID- 19 pandemic. Increased volume of visitors to BLM land due to other venues closed.
Beavers Make a Splash in Utah: Reintroducing Beavers to Restore Watershed in Utah
Beavers contribute to a healthier, more natural ecosystem. Beaver-dammed water stays up on the mountain longer thas restoring watershed.
Utah’s Winter Wonderland: Snowshoe or mountain bike this season on these 6 trails just outside Salt Lake City
With snow now accentuating the peaks of the Wasatch Front, it’s time to put those fat tires on your mountain bike and dust off the snowshoes and crampons for some…
Why is The Inland Port Illegal?
It’s both unconstitutional and illegal for the construction of the inland port to be approved by our state leaders when the land in which they are operating should be under…
Are Utah Hunters Killing Off Starving Deer For Trophies?
Our North American model of managing game animals for sport and meat hunting is the best in the world. The approach involves limiting take, hunting in appropriate seasons, equipment restrictions,…
Then and Now: Marriott Library Exhibit Examines Parallels Between Pandemics
Authorities closed public places and issued mask mandates, setting off a dispute over whether those measures were necessary to combat the virus in the fall of 1918 as the world…
Live Music is Alive Outside of SLC. A Concert in the Middle of Pandemic?!
Walking into Fork Fest, you can feel the excitement in this enchanted atmosphere. Art Dye Park in American Fork has been transformed for the all-day music and arts festival with…
Following City Guidelines Fear Factory is Still Bringing on the Scare
Fear Factory decided that a scary virus wasn’t going to stop them from scaring Salt Lake crowds as they’ve done for the past nine years. They are determined to have…
Virus Virtuosity: Utah Businesses Thriving During COVID
The coronavirus has been devastating for small businesses. But during this upheaval, some local Utah businesses are not only surviving, but thriving, thanks to changes in consumer behavior. Businesses suited…
COVID in the Classroom: Teaching Dilemmas in 2020
COVID-19 has changed the way education looks in Utah and across the country. COVID-19 plans for academic institutes have left many parents scrambling for options for their child’s education.
The American Red Cross is Hosting a Blood Drive in Provo
The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive in Provo on Wednesday, August 12, from 12 to 6. The event will take place at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at…
Medicine Reexamines Psychedelics – Are psychedelics a valid mental therapy tool?
In the 1960s and early 1970s, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy showed great promise for treating a variety of conditions. After a long moratorium, medical interest in psychedelics is experiencing a dramatic resurgence. …
The Journey of Running a Marathon
Kandice Longhurst shares the experience of running her second marathon.
Ancient Medicinal Mushrooms in a Modern Age
If you are considering which medicinal mushroom is right for you, ask yourself: how was the mushroom grown? How was it extracted? Am I certain I am getting all the…
Psychedelics as Therapeutics
Psychedelic medicine is here, and as a psychiatrist, I think it’s long overdue. We are in the midst of a mental health crisis, with over a million lives lost in…