St. George Health & Wellness July August 2014

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Table of

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Fitness Swimming: Why YOU Should Take the Plunge!

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Running Analysis Training: Unlock Your Potential 12 Racing and True Grit

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Breaking Out of the Fitness Box: Strength Training Outdoors 16

The Brain: Understanding Drug and Alcohol Addiction 40 Vasectomy: The “Snip-Snip” 44 Dr. Scott Newbold on Immunizations 49 Local Eye Surgeon Travels to Botswana 52 Red Rock Center for Independence: Empowering People with Disabilities 54 Better Health and Living with Quality Olive Oil 58

Nutrition Garden in the Desert

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A Conversation with Chef Greg Recipe: G’s Pacho

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“Little Helpers” – Kids in the Kitchen 26 Is Organic Worth the Cost?

Stealing Time

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Perfectionism: Silencing Your Inner Critic 84 The Nature of Liberty and Peace Come to Your Senses!

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Grandma’s Advice: Stand Up Straight! 62 Surgery Price Transparency Comes to Utah 64 DXATC: Bringing New Life to Saving Lives 66

Financial Wellness 7 Non-Negotiables: Lessons Learned in a Fishbowl 68 No-Cost Mortgage Loans 70 The Caregiver’s Guide to Reducing Stress 72

Restaurant Profile Breakfast at Tifiny’s: In the Heart of St. George

Family Wellness WholeFIT – A Compressive Approach to Wellness 90 A St. George Favorite for 35 Years The Price of Freedom Tollbooth

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Keys for Creating a Successful Stepfamily

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Cultural Arts Washington County School District Foundation Continues to Help Kids 105 Mindfulness at the Movies

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Finally a Solution for Peripheral Neuropathy 32 Dry Eye Disease: The Cause and Cure 36 Medication and Sun Sensitivity 38

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Explore Educational Opportunities Let’s Ride Bicycles!

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6 Things Everyone Should Know About Sunscreen 61

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Healthy Motivation for Childhood Nutrition

On The Cover: Kayenta’s Community Garden.

Two Chairs 74

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Departments 8

Work Hard, Play Hard 76

Mayoral Message

Business Owners: Are You Devaluing Your Business? 78

Featured Directory Listings Calendar of Events

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From The editor

Summer is in full swing!

If you’re new to the area, the desert heat can come as quite a shock. But if you’re a seasoned desert dweller, you’ve likely adjusted to the arid conditions, planning outdoor activities in the refreshing hours of dawn and dusk, taking advantage of the local swimming and splash pad recreation areas and cooling down with plenty of iced beverages. Summer in Southern Utah is powerful, stark and amazing.

The warm weather encourages us to come out of our shells and reconnect with our old and new friends. It’s the perfect season for warm evening barbecues and leisurely strolls, enjoying the arts and dining with friends. It’s also the time we are reminded of how fortunate we are to have such an abundance of freedom and opportunities.

As you set about planning your summer getaways, family reunions and back to school activities, take the time to appreciate the opportunities you have – even as you dream up new ideas. Take a moment to get out into nature and play Frisbee or embark on an early morning hike just as the sun is spilling over the surrounding mountains.

Spend time with the people you love. Celebrate your own health by diving into the abundance of fresh seasonal veggies, fruits and herbs. Eat simply and laugh often.

We invite you to celebrate the bounty of summer gardens, rekindle important relationships, get involved in your community, make your health a priority and enjoy the simplicity of playing – as much as you can! This issue of St. George Health & Wellness is packed with informative articles from local authors, speakers, health care providers, fitness experts, nutritionists and financial experts, all ready to share their knowledge with us as we take the time to read their stories.

We hope this issue of St. George Health & Wellness inspires you as it has inspired us. Now it’s time to settle in and read – this is a great issue, enjoy!

Alesha Sevy Kelley Editor

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I am writing this on my 37th birthday. I remember when I was growing up that 37 years seemed so old! I look at 37 now and still feel young. It’s all relative I guess. Birthdays for me are times to reflect on where I am in my life. Am I at a place where I would like to be? Would I like to be doing something different? As I think about my current place, my thoughts turn to what is most important to me: my wife Anna, my four kids, family, friends, personal health, and personal peace. I tend to think I need to go to fewer meetings and play more on the floor with my kids. I tend to think I need to tell my wife I love her more often. I tend to think I need to be more grateful for all of my blessings in my life. I tend to think I need to go ride my bike more! We all have a lot going on and there are many things that can distract us from what is most important. My birthday wish this year is that we can all try to spend a little more time on what is most important to us in our lives.

W. Jared Dupree, PhD, MBA Executive Editor

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M ayo r a l M e s s a g e

It’s hard to believe 2014 is half over! That means it’s budget time for the city.

One of our biggest challenges as a city is determining how expenditures should be prioritized and how/when to pay for them.

Examples abound for infrastructure needs, public safety, personnel, as well as parks, trails, recreation and arts venues. There are needs for new roads, new equipment, new fire engines, police cars, water treatment and delivery infrastructure, new parks, trails, and of course ongoing maintenance and repairs and more. We have, I think successfully, attempted to balance all of these things to stay up with growth, technology, obsolescence and product and building lifespans.

This past year, for example, we needed a new roof for city hall, which cost $60,000. In the coming year or two, we need to replace the roof of the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center, which will likely cost around $1.6 million. The softball complex is also in need of replacement lights at a cost of $750,000. Neither of these items were able to be funded in the coming fiscal year, but we should be able to get another year out of them.

I heard last year and again this year from several groups who would like to see twelve additional pickleball courts built at the Little Valley complex, additional soccer fields that could also be used for rugby and lacrosse, baseball fields, and performing and visual arts facilities. We aren’t able to do all of these things and keep taxes at current levels as well as maintain a reasonable financial buffer or rainy day fund.

So here’s what the city council and I would propose in a nutshell: A new county-wide recreation, arts, and parks (RAP) tax is being proposed on the November 4th ballot. This is a fairly common way

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to raise money for these kinds of facilities and programs to be built and maintained by counties, cities, or not-for-profit organizations.

It is funded by an additional one tenth of one percent on our sales tax. It is projected to raise approximately $2.3 million per year for ten years across Washington County. St. George’s share based on an agreed upon formula would be approximately $1.2 million per year for those ten years. This ballot measure will give citizens an opportunity to indicate how important sports, recreation, parks, art venues and related activities truly are to them. It would also give St. George a way to fund additional sports fields, pickleball courts, art venues and organizations, and provide for the operation and maintenance of these facilities.

Even if such a proposed tax is approved by voters, it still won’t provide us with everything everyone would like to have us build (and operate). But we will work together with surrounding cities, Washington County, the State of Utah, the Washington County School District, Dixie State University, and private groups to collaborate on how we can get the most bang for our buck when it comes to fully utilizing existing facilities and adding new ones where needed.

I believe that recreation, arts, and parks are part of the brand that is St. George. I also know they provide a positive economic impact to individuals and businesses and make St. George one of the best places to live, work, and play in the United States.

The city council and I look forward to public input from you during the next few months, culminated by a vote on November 4th.

It will help us understand your priorities and plan for the future!

Jon Pike Mayor, City of St. George 435-632-6892 (cell)

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Swimming

Why YOU Should Take the Plunge!

By Lily Sunderland-Lusk & Derek Visser The temperatures are up and summer is here. As parents we often find ourselves busy running around, chauffeuring kids from one summer activity to the next, but ask yourself this: what are you doing for yourself? Swimming laps is one of the best activities you can do for yourself, and although staring at that tiled blue line at the bottom of the pool hardly sounds like an ideal way to spend some of your precious time, the benefits of swimming are unlimited.

Swimming lowers stress levels, increases muscle tone and strength, increases flexibility, and improves heart and lung health, not to mention it is low impact and great on your joints. Swimming is a sure fire way to beat the St. George heat this summer while burning 500-600 calories for every hour of swimming (depending on the intensity of your workout). Swimming is a sport for both novice swimmers and top notch athletes. Whether you’re looking to recover from an injury or preparing for an event, there is a place in the pool for you.

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study involving almost 46,000 people at Harvard University those who were swimming rather than not exercising at all showed greater improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol levels, maximum energy output, and other measures of cardiovascular health. That Harvard study involved people from 20-90 years old, proving that it’s never

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too late to get in the water. With a versatile exercise that doctors prescribe to patients for anything from injury recovery to weight loss or muscle toning, and world class coaches use as cross training or conditioning, how could you go wrong?

The swim S.T.E.P.S. (Strength, Technique, Endurance, Performance, Speed) Club at the Summit Athletic Club is a great place to get started or to refine your current skills. Practices are available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Coaching the Summit S.T.E.P.S. Club are Coach Lily Sunderland-Lusk and Coach Shawn King. With a combined experience of thirteen years, their coaching staff is friendly, encouraging, and there to help you reach your aquatic fitness goals,

get better technique, learn the strokes or train for an event. They have created this program for ALL ABILITIES, so don’t be intimidated by being a beginner or asking for some help. Go and enjoy an awesome workout in a positive, fun environment in the largest outdoor lap pool in the area (voted the number one gym in Southern Utah). In addition to an incredible facility, go enjoy their swim programs directed by a professional and experienced coaching staff.

Lily and Derek first met as members of the same swim team almost 12 years ago. Since then they have both been involved in swimming and coaching.

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Running Analysis Training: Unlock Your Potential

By Tiffany Gust Remember the last time you watched Chariots of Fire and felt so inspired when they played the theme song that you wanted to jump off the couch, lace up your running shoes and hit the pavement?

Perhaps you have run a race and felt like you were on top of the world and could conquer anything. On the flip side, maybe you ran and got injured or had regrets, knowing that you could have done more to make your race more successful.

Do you have a goal to run a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or marathon?

Or, do you want to PR (Personal Record) on your next race? Are you running with the confidence that you have the proper form and technique to increase your performance and decrease your chance for injury?

Running can help you unlock your potential and see how strong you really are. Don’t look back five or ten years from now and think, “why didn’t I do more to become the very best that I could?” Don’t look back and regret not taking the time to learn the proper technique that would allow your running career to carry you through a longer lifespan of racing and doing what you enjoy the most.

There is a lot of anecdotal running advice floating around, and it’s hard to know what to believe. However, a good body of scientific

Steven C. Bennett is a highly trained physical therapist specializing in running mechanics and injuries. He received a Masters Degree of Physical Therapy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University. Steven has helped train many runners to run faster while avoiding injuries. He currently works for Mountain Land Rehabilitation in Sun River and Ivins. Along with training runners, he also treats all types of injuries including neurological. Steven trains athletes using computerized EMG to increase performance.

He is excited to be a part of the Running Analysis Training program to help runners improve their performance while decreasing injuries.

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research and evidence on correct running mechanics is becoming available.

Running Analysis Training Program is now available in your area.

• Mountain Land Rehabilitation and one of the world’s foremost authorities on running mechanics, Bryan Heiderscheit, PT PhD, Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, and Biomedical Engineering at The University of Wisconsin have teamed up to bring you this program. Scientific evidence from solid studies is used to analyze and improve running mechanics, thereby decreasing injuries and increasing performance.

• Steven Bennett, Physical Therapist, has received extensive training under Bryan Heiderscheit and continues to work with Bryan to bring to you the latest scientific knowledge to improve your running. See his bio below.

• Steven will analyze 21 points of a runner’s gait mechanics and give a written plan specifically tailored to each runner’s needs.

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Racing and True Grit

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Mountain bike veteran, amateur filmmaker, and endurance racer Jay Bartlett has been riding trails in the St. George area for over twenty years. Jay has nearly a decade of experience as a bike mechanic at Bicycles Unlimited, St. George’s oldest bike shop.

By Jay Bartlett The trail turns 180 degrees and you’re facing a headwind blowing thirty-plus miles an hour, and you’re only halfway through the event.

25 miles to go. It’s the kind of wind that makes you want to go home.

On any other day you would, but this is a race called True Grit, and you’re determined to finish.

Years ago, my good friend Travis and I sat atop a mesa south of Green Valley looking east to Bloomington, and west to Santa Clara, figuring mileage, while linking the myriad of trails in this area in our heads. At least fifty we figured. “Someday we should do that!”

Well, that’s a big, big, day, and easily put off. Then one day years later, Cimarron Chacon decided to put together a race using trails like The Green Valley Race Course, Barrels, and Zen (just the first 19 miles, and tough enough to burn a lot of people out. In fact, the 6 miles around Zen is considered a good ride.) The Green Valley Loop, and Stucki Springs (where the headwinds blew, as well as climbing for 6 miles.) Rim Runner and Barrel Roll (rocky, stair-steppy, techy trails.)

Why would anyone want to do that? Valid question.

For me to keep going when I would have loved to be laying on my couch instead of being pummeled by wind, on top of the exertion of pushing pedals for hours with just a few short breaks, wasn’t a matter of winning a trophy. There were plenty that had trained harder (I mostly ride for fun), who would receive those honors. My two biggest competitors are the clock and myself, physically, and mentally. Not that I don’t chase the occasional “rabbit.” It is a race after all! That’s why I encourage everyone to try racing at least once.

Racing resets your perceptions. Perceptions like how far can I ride?

How hard can I push? How fast can I descend? Now, I’m not saying you have to go all out and do a 50 or 100 miler. There are beginner crosscountry races that run as short as 6 miles. I guarantee that no matter how timid you may be about going for it, you will push hard when you feel your group leave the starting line, or you will surprise yourself by riding a section that scared you if someone is chasing you down the course, or climb all the way up a hill that made you get off and walk in the past, by the sheer vibe of being in a race.

Still intimidated? The vibe at races is generally quite positive.

Mostly, it’s like-minded people gathering to do something they love.

The pits are a very social place where racers, friends and families mingle, barbeque, and “bench race” (sit around and talk about this and past races – outcomes often exaggerated). Out on the course, the fast people are usually courteous, asking to come by. Pull over the 14 www.saintgeorgewellness.com

next chance you get to let them through.

Don’t stop if you can help it – you still have your own race to run! Also, groups of racers of the same speed often form, adding encouragement, competition, and fun to your race, even if you’re not the fastest person out there.

Racing changes perceptions. Will it be hard? Sure. Will it hurt?

Well, yeah, if you’re doing it right! Will it make you a better, more confident rider? No doubt about it! Look at it this way: the next time you’re, say, climbing a big hill after you’ve raced, you can say something like, “This is hard, but not as hard as the time I climbed Stucki Springs in thirty-plus mile an hour winds during True Grit!”

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Breaking Out of the Fitness Box:

Strength Training Outdoors

By Kevin Weston, B.S; HFS, CPT When people think of outdoor fitness, they usually envision running, biking and hiking as the go-to workouts of choice. While these are great cardiovascular options, strength training can be a great option as well. Now I’m not advocating canceling your gym membership or putting your home equipment on eBay, but simply presenting some alternative exercises to break-up the monotony of doing the same workouts, while getting some fresh air in the process.

The following is a sample total body dumbbell workout that does multiple things at once. First, it engages all major muscles groups and second, it incorporates all planes of motion and types of muscle contractions to improve everyday function and mobility. If you do not have dumbbells, a gallon of water or other heavy object with a handle will work fine. The workout is designed to follow a circuit format that you can follow 1-4 times depending on your current fitness level and time constraints. It is recommended to perform each exercise for either 10-15 repetitions or 30-60 seconds.

Disclaimer: If you have health/medical issues, be sure to consult your physician.

Forward Lunge into Row Start: Placing dumbbell on the ground in front of you, lunge forward with your left foot bent, keeping your right knee locked and your back straight.

Movement: Grabbing the dumbbell with your right hand, perform a row by driving your elbow high, bringing dumbbell to your arm pit, keeping your palm facing inward. Place dumbbell down and push off forward leg to the start position, alternating to the opposite side.

Too easy? Perform multiple repetitions between each lunge.

Too hard? Decrease the stride length of your lunge. Place dumbbell on elevated surface so you do not have to reach down as far.

Lateral Air Squats into Push-ups Start: Place feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart. While sitting back onto your heels and keeping your chest up, perform a basic squat like you’re sitting on a chair, keeping your knees above your ankles.

Movement: After completing the first squat, step laterally to the side and perform 2 more squats (3 in total) in the same fashion, moving laterally between each squat. Then drop down into a prone position and perform 1 standard pushup, aligning hips with shoulders as you lower down. Come back onto feet and perform 3 squats laterally in the other direction towards your starting point.

Too easy? Perform more squats and/or pushups. Hold dumbbells while squatting.

Too hard? Performing squats with less depth. Perform pushups on knees or on feet using an elevated surface. (Picnic table etc.)

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Dumbbell Wood Chops Start: While in a 1/2 squat position, start with dumbbell just below one of your knees.

Movement: Keeping elbows locked, elevate dumbbell using abdominals, rotating torso to produce power. Twist opposite leg in the direction of the lift. Repeat exercise 10-15 times in each direction.

Too easy? Drop weight lower to your ankles at the start. Remember to keep chest up.

Too hard? Start with the weight higher at your waist. Hold onto a light object or no weight at all (basketball, etc.)

Iso Back Extensions Start: Lay flat on your stomach on the ground.

Movement: While simultaneously contracting glutes and back muscles, hollow out your lower back by lifting head, arms and legs.

Be sure to have palms facing up. Hold for 30-60 seconds.

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Healthy Motivation for Childhood Nutrition

By Emily Fonnesbeck At the end of the school year, my nineyear-old son brought home his writing journal. As I flipped through it, I fell in love with this letter: Dear Ms. Turner, We gotta have a garden. The problem is that some people can’t buy their own good food. They have to ask neighbors. Some people can’t taste the freshness others can. It is not fair to them. That is the problem I want to fix.

This is my plan. First, we can ask people in our school (including the grown-ups) to help us build our garden. Next, we can plant your choice of seeds. Then, we can tend our plants. Finally, you can pluck them off, taste the goodness, be proud of what you did, and put them in our lunches. That is my plan.

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my plan is to get everybody involved with this project. That is a rewrite of my plan.

Apparently my kids do listen to me.

However, he said it better than I ever could. What I loved most about this letter is JC realizing eating plants is the best way to be compassionate to others and to the environment. As we cultivate and utilize more fresh, plant-based foods, we can more adequately use our (dwindling) natural resources to feed all those that need it, given that half the global population is inadequately nourished. The best place to start is to educate children and inspire them to grow, eat, and share plant-based foods. Aside from using pots, planter boxes, or areas of land to grow your own food (a FANTASTIC idea!), here are some other tips to encourage healthy food habits in your children:

1. Don’t use food as a reward or bribe. I know, so hard not to do. But promising dessert after dinner or as a reward for an accomplishment may create an emotional attachment to food, leading to health and weight problems later in life. Some alternative ideas may be earning extra screen time, a new board game, family activity nights or expanding privileges.

2. Take children grocery shopping and involve them in meal planning and meal preparation. Allow them to pick what fruits and vegetables look and sound appealing while discussing ways to use them for meals and snacks. As they plan meals, it may help to choose fruit and/ or vegetables, a complex carbohydrate (oats, brown rice, wheat, corn, potatoes, whole grain pasta) and a lean protein (beans, nuts and seeds, fish, poultry, meat, eggs, dairy) for each meal. When they can take ownership,

they are more likely to eat and enjoy the food.

3. Don’t make meal time a struggle. Your only job as a parent is to provide a good example by creating a healthy envi­ r o n ­m e n t .

From there, your children will decide how much and what they eat. Don’t overstep your boundaries to manipulate food intake, which may lead to unhealthy relationships with food. Remember that children (and even adults!) need at least ten NEUTRAL exposures to a food before deciding if they do or don’t like it.

4. Children will eat what’s available. If you have unhealthy choices

around, they will eat them. When you create a healthy environment where fruits and vegetables are convenient for them to grab, they are more likely to do so. Also, never chastise for unhealthy choices (especially if you are the one bringing them home!). Keep the message positive by focusing on what to add not subtract. Praise healthy behaviors rather than berating.

5. Eat meals as a family. Research shows that children who eat with their parents eat healthier meals and are less likely to engage in problematic behaviors as teenagers. Win, win!

About the Author Emily is a Registered Dietitian and received her degree at Brigham Young University.

She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and belongs to the Vegetarian Practice Group, and the Weight Management and Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition practice groups.

She has a Certificate in Adult Weight Management and is a Certified LEAP Therapist.

In order to change our nutritional environment, we must start with our children. Creating healthy habits at a young age allows them to break the cycle of disordered eating and be a voice for change. What a gift we give a child when we teach them health is the greatest wealth!

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A Conversation with Chef Greg

By St. George Health & Wellness Staff SGHW: Hi, Chef Greg. Happy summer! We want to begin by extending hearty thanks for all your hard work. It has been so exciting to watch the local food movement expand throughout the community! Your passion, talent, and leadership, combined with the prestige of The Market Cafe, have placed St. George on the map of cities ready to support a healthier, cleaner eating lifestyle. So, the next logical question has to be, what’s next?

Chef G: Wow. I am honestly at a loss for words.....yah right! Thank you for your humbling compliment. If I may, right back at you. I am grateful to Jared Dupree, Alesha Sevy Kelly, and the amazing team of authors and contributors that have supported SGHW. It is my pleasure to have our names known together in this community.

Now, let’s get down to agro-business!! The Market Cafe will be introducing a host of programs throughout this summer and well into autumn. I would appreciate every St. Georgian, guest, or visitor to now know The Market Cafe as “The Local Grub Hub.” This hub

will represent the full scale capabilities of our local producers, introduce new production, launch new market places, Chef Greg Reith is the executive and articulate the depth of organization Chef to St. George Health & and cooperation that local businesses Wellness Magazine. He has a passion for healthy lifestyle and leaders in the community have choices, great food, the LA volunteered. St. George, we need every Dodgers, comic books, and golf. man, woman, and child to become more than interested. We need you to become invested. I swear on my toque (traditional Chefs’ hat) that I will make it taste yummy. The steps, for now, are the same. I certainly don’t want to overwhelm anyone. So please continue to frequent The Market Cafe and once inside, fire every question, suggestion, and or, concern you have regarding local food and healthier eating.

SGHW: That’s awesome Chef! Now, you also launched your Interna­ tional Dining Tour, correct?

Chef G: We sure did (big smile). I have been truly fortunate in being invited to exclusive venues and private estates to perform our team’s culinary art. It has been a remarkable success and I haven’t been this excited to perform in years! We are moving the tours to The Market Cafe for the remainder of summer and portion of fall and have already begun securing reservations. Please, do not miss out.

We are premiering, unquestionably, the city’s most innovative talent and culinary art within the “Farm to Fork” local food genre.

SGHW: Chef, we have the advantage of having you on staff and close by but what if someone reading this article wanted to support you by becoming a local producer themselves? Is that a possibility?

Chef G: Sometimes, I think these questions are made up just for me! OF COURSE THEY CAN!! We have a team of certified permaculture designers, master gardeners, geologists, horticulturalists, botanists, master chefs and we even threw in token nuclear physicist (just kidding, we love you doc). We have every level of program and scale from back yard to commercial. And, we have a gigantic amount of supply to address. Come one, come all.

SGHW: Let’s see if we’ve got this straight then. Anyone interested, can now come in to The Market Cafe to order amazing fresh local culinary creations from master chefs, buy the same produce grown exclusively for Chef Greg like a grocery store, call in a Salad2U order to be delivered, buy your own custom grow cart and materials that include home gardening classes and demonstration, reserve a seat for an International Dining Tour, and discover the investment opportunities within “The Local Grub Hub.” Chef G: Wait, are we still interviewing? Phew, I need a pinch me moment! Yes, you absolutely covered everything we asked. Thank you friends, see you soon.

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When selecting tomatoes, trust your nose! Smell the blossom, not the stem end.

The most flavourful tomatoes will have a rich tomato aroma. Don’t expect much from those in your supermarket, even if they are labeled “vine-ripened.”

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Instructions: 1. Peel and quarter the tomatoes, then remove cores.

2. Place green pepper in food processor and process for a few seconds. Add tomatoes, garlic, bread, olive oil and vinegar and process.

3. Mixture should be thick but not too heavy. Continue processing until consistency is right. Press liquid through sieve into bowl and chill for 2 hours.

4. Prepare crouton garnish. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil or sunflower oil and sauté cubed, crust-less bread over moderate heat for 4-5 minutes. Drain well on paper towel.

5. Just before serving, stir in a few ice cubes until dissolved and serve.

Keys to success: 1. Don’t over process. Too much time in the food processer will thin the flavour and consistency.

2. Don’t over chill. Between at least 2 hours and no more than 12 hours, or texture will deteriorate.

3. Don’t over season. Trust Heartland Farms and your local farmers and utilize seasonal freshness to provide bright, distinguishing flavor and maintain nutritionally sound cooking methods and techniques.

Notes: If you are planning on to entertaining and want to impress your friends, achieve a true Spanish traditional preparation and service by providing garnishes. Including red and green bell pepper, sunflower oil, cubed toasted bread, chopped boiled egg, finely diced cucumber, and serve after being stirred with ice cubes.

The Market Café is located at 490 W. St. George Blvd #2, St. George, UT 84770.

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“Little Helpers” Kids in the Kitchen

By April Judd

School is out and summer is here! You may not have thought of your kitchen as a classroom, but it can be a place where kids can learn a lot, and not just about food and nutrition.

having helped plan the meal, they’ll already be engaged in the process and be more eager to pitch in.

The Many Benefits of Teaching Kids to Cook Cooking with a parent or grandparent helps a child develop math and reading skills plus learn about science. Time spent together mixing and measuring ingredients is a chance to bond and share family stories. Children who help prepare meals are often excited about eating the fruits of their labor. Even picky eaters have a hard time saying “no” to a dish they’ve helped create.

has over 20 years experience Getting Started in the Kitchen as a weight loss counselor & Before you let your little helper lifestyle coach. She has created begin, set up a safe, kid-friendly a healthy weight management system utilizing the diabetic workspace. The kitchen table is lower exchange program, focusing than a countertop, and may be more on nutrition, exercise and comfortable for children. If they still behavior modification. What need a boost, use a sturdy step-stool. An makes her program unique is her 52-week curriculum, exercise step platform works well for this complete with weekly purpose, too. lifestyle assignments. April Don’t forget to review these basic rules has extensive experience in helping people keep their with your children before you get started, weight off for life. adjusting them as needed to suit your child’s age and abilities.

Wash your hands with warm water and soap. This is an important

From Meal Planning to Food Prep Start by involving kids in the grocery shopping. They can help with everything from creating a list, to finding items in the store.

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“Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember.

Involve me and I understand.” ~ Chinese Proverb rule for kids and adults alike. Make sure everyone washes thoroughly after handling raw meat or eggs.

The oven and stove are for grown-ups. Little kids should be told that these appliances can get very hot and it’s never okay to touch them.

Steer clear of knives, graters and other sharp tools. Keep these items out of reach, and give children safe plastic implements instead.

Helping Hands: Cooking Skills for Kids Here are some fun and easy ways children can help in the kitchen.

Don’t forget to talk about colors, numbers, food groups and other concepts as you work together: Sorting ingredients and putting them in order: • Washing fruits and vegetables • Tearing lettuce or peeling bananas • Measuring ingredients using cups or spoons • Mixing with a spoon or whisk or mashing with a fork • Kneading or rolling dough, and cutting out cookies • Pouring batter into pans • Breaking eggs into a bowl • Making simple sandwiches or filling tacos • Cutting with a plastic knife Remember that even if your recipe doesn’t turn out perfectly - or you have a big mess to clean up when you’re done - you’ll have made memories together. And those will last longer than any culinary creation!

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Is Organic Worth the Cost?

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By Emily Updegraff In our modern American lives we have great diversity in our diets and a huge variety of foods to choose from at the grocery store. One of those choices is between organic and conventionally grown foods, especially now that organic food is so widely available that you can buy it at almost any grocery store.

A hundred years ago all food was organic. However, farming began to change around the time of World War I when the German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch discovered how to make synthetic nitrate fertilizer. Before their work, the only way to fertilize crops was through crop rotation and natural fertilizers, and getting enough fertilizer had been a big problem for farmers in the early 20th century.

Farmers soon learned that combining synthetic fertilizer with pesticides and modern farm machinery gave much higher yields than ever before. You’ve probably heard of the Green Revolution, which refers to the work of the plant breeder Norman Borlaug. In 1945 he took the results of a twenty-year wheat breeding program, along with synthetic fertilizer and other modern farm implements to Mexico. His program turned the country from a wheat importer to a wheat exporter. He then repeated the success in India in the 1960s and China in the 1980s. His work is widely credited with allowing food production to keep pace with worldwide population growth.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.

Conventional agriculture has been good at feeding the world, but many people say that organic food is healthier than conventional

food. It’s certainly more expensive! I want to be healthy, just like most people--but I also care about my grocery bill. It’s important to know the differences between organic and conventional food, and whether there are health benefits that make it worth the increased cost.

First, to be certified organic, food cannot be grown with synthetic fertilizer, pesticide, or herbicide. It can’t be irradiated (exposed to radiation) or genetically engineered, and animals must be raised without antibiotics or growth hormones. Of these nonnatural inputs, the main concerns for human health are pesticides and herbicides, because they can remain on our food from the field to the dinner table. Happily, a 2008 report from The Organic Center says that grains are one of the foods with the very lowest pesticide levels (comparable to those in meat and milk, which are negligible). Since there is no evidence that organic food differs from conventional food in carbohydrate, protein, or fat composition in any meaningful way, there seems to be little reason to spend extra money on organic grains.

Fruits and vegetables, on the other hand, often have higher levels of pesticide residues. The question is whether the levels are safe. It took fifty years from the time pesticides became prevalent for laws to be enacted about pesticides and food safety. In 1996 the Congress passed the Food Quality Protection Act which required the EPA

(Environmental Protection Agency) to evaluate nearly 10,000 pesticides for health effects, and ban those found to be unsafe. However, groups like The Organic Center argue that the only truly safe amount of pesticide is zero.

Since none of us have time to become pesticide experts, we have to depend on our common sense.

About the Author Emily Updegraff teaches biology If you have to peel something to eat at Northwestern University. it, like citrus or bananas, buying organic She studied plant genetics in is probably not worth it. Washing her doctoral work and now and scrubbing fruits and vegetables enjoys reading about food. She was married in St. George and and removing the outer leaves of leafy lives with her husband and two vegetables will reduce pesticide exposure. children near Chicago.

The Environmental Working Group publishes a list of the “dirty dozen,” the 12 fresh foods with the highest pesticide residues, which include: peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, pears, imported grapes, spinach, lettuce, and potatoes. Concerned and budgetconscious shoppers could stick to buying these organic, knowing that their pesticide exposure from other foods is quite small.

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Breakfast at Tifiny’s: IN the Heart of St. George

By Jared DuPree My wife and I brought our four kids to Breakfast at Tifiny’s to experience St. George’s own crêperie! While waiting in anticipation for some savory and sweet dishes, I found a frame with Tifiny’s story and discovered where her “heart is.”

Tifiny and her husband, Earl, have fifteen children ranging from four to twenty years old (twelve of them are adopted). Most of the children have serious disabilities (four have cerebral palsy, one is blind, three are wheelchair bound, one has autism, two with Asperger’s, and many with side effects from drug/alcohol use during pregnancy).

They love taking care of their children and providing them with a good home. Owning and operating Tifiny’s has given them a chance to provide an even better home.

Amazing story!

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from!) with a mixed vegetable omelet and their breakfast crêpe; we let our kids splurge and enjoy some of their fresh fruit crepes. I think my kids ate their dishes in less than sixty seconds! There was plenty of fresh fruit and the crêpe itself was not too heavy. I also noticed on the menu they have gluten-free options as well. I enjoyed the fresh vegetables in my omelet, along with an atmosphere that was comfortable even with four young kids.

My wife commented on how surprised she was at the amount of fresh fruit used in the dishes. This was a welcome treat!

While spending some time at Breakfast at Tifiny’s, we learned more about their chef and some of the upcoming classes and resources they offer the community.

Chef Donald Gullo moved from New York six years ago, having received training in French-American cuisine from the Culinary Institute of America. As a certified executive

chef he specializes in both French-American and healthy offerings. Chef Gullo lost over 100 pounds himself after developing eating strategies with professional athletes. He has a strong passion for teaching people proper cooking techniques and is excited about their upcoming classes which focus on technique, meal planning, and nutrition.

I love Tifiny’s story and enjoy supporting local businesses. Supporting becomes easy when you love what they have to offer!

For more information on their menu or upcoming courses, visit their St. George location which is in the “Heart of St. George” located inside the Kitchen Corner at: 188 North Bluff, St. George, UT 84770 or visit their website: www.breakfastattifinys.com For information on the Kitchen Corner, visit their website: www.kitchencornersg.com

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Finally a Solution for Peripheral Neuropathy

By Ward Wagner, DC Peripheral neuropathy is a condition usually only known and understood by those who suffer from it. It may be described as “tingling, burning, sharp, pins and needles, or walking on glass” type pain. More than 20 million Americans suffer from peripheral neuropathy, a condition caused by damage to the nerves. This pain affects everything that you do including work, play and ultimately your quality of life. However, I want you to know that there is hope. You can get rid of your pain and get your life back.

At Pain Relief Centers of Utah, we offer the most advanced technology to help you enjoy life without the painful effects of neuropathy. We are so confident that we can help you, we are offering a free, no obligation treatment. This treatment is absolutely non-invasive, takes about 45 minutes, and you will feel the difference after just one treatment. That’s why we are allowing people to test it absolutely free of charge.

Until now, the most common treatment options for peripheral neuropathy have been potentially addictive narcotics and injections. Some have found temporary relief, but most have been frustrated with these remedies because they only mask the pain, and become less and less effective over time. None of them address the cause of the pain. We have great success with patients who have not been helped by any other treatment. Most of these are desperate to find something that will eliminate their pain. If you fall into this category, we offer you hope.

Patients travel hundreds of miles to visit our clinics.

Doctors who are out of treatment options refer patients to our clinics. Ask yourself this question: If there is a solution to address the cause of your pain, would it be worth exploring?

Many people who undergo chemotherapy develop neuropathic pain. Patients can experience sensory symptoms such as numbness, tingling, or burning sensations. They may also notice that regular everyday activities that weren’t painful before are now very painful.

This can be anything from touching a cold surface to feeling a breeze on the skin. Symptoms typically develop in the extremities such as fingertips and work their way inward. You don’t have to suffer with this pain.

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By Dr. Eric Drake, O.D. One of the most common questions we as eye care providers get here in Southern Utah is, “Why do my eyes burn and water?� With all the beautiful scenery and outdoor activities we enjoy here, our dry environment and air conditioning can contribute to these symptoms; however the most common cause is dry eye disease.

This disease affects millions of people worldwide. Here in the U.S. it is at the top of the list of reasons patients visit their eye doctor. Of those suffering from dry eye, about 85 percent suffer from something called evaporative dry eye. Common symptoms include dryness, grittiness, redness, irritation, burning, eye fatigue and watering eyes.

These symptoms can hinder daily activities such as reading, using the computer, wearing contact lenses and being outdoors on windy days. Many dry eye patients complain that those symptoms worsen throughout the day.

This disease stems from a deficiency in the oily lipid layer of the

eye’s natural tear film. The oily lipids serve as a protective layer so that the aqueous (water) layer of the eye’s tear film does not evaporate.

SouthWest Vision is the only office in Southern Utah to offer the first and only FDA approved treatment for evaporative dry eye, the LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation Treatment®. This new and advanced in-office treatment is for patients with blocked meibomian glands (meibomian gland dysfunction). In effect, LipiFlow helps unblock the glands so they can resume their natural function and create a healthy tear film. This innovative treatment has brought relief to many of our patients who were very frustrated with this chronic disease and all of the ways it negatively impacted their lives.

Historically, common therapies aimed at dry eye symptom relief included using warm compresses, over-the-counter wetting drops or ointments, and prescription drugs. Now, with the LipiFlow treatment we can target the root cause of evaporative dry eye by unblocking the meibomian glands and increase the natural production of these oily lipids.

Since we began treating patients last year, we’ve performed this treatment on dry eye sufferers ranging from patients in their 20’s to those in their 90’s. Six weeks after receiving a single LipiFlow treatment at our office, on average, patients have enjoyed an increase of oil production by close to three times over their baseline condition.

This increase is in both the number of glands secreting and the quality of oil secreted. Additionally, at six weeks after the LipiFlow

treatment, 93% of our patients reported improvement in their dry eye symptoms.

The joy and relief that I see on many of our wonderful patients faces after receiving this treatment have shown me how debilitating dry eyes can be to someone’s quality of life.

My favorite phrase to hear when I About the Author Dr. Drake was born and raised see patients after treatment is, “I don’t locally in Santa Clara. He is a think about my eyes anymore.” That’s graduate of Dixie State College, Utah Valley University, and our goal here at SouthWest Vision.

Pacific University College of We want you to see clearly and feel Optometry where he received great so that your eyes won’t hold you clinical honors and an award for outstanding academic achievement back from living your life to its fullest and clinical excellence. He is potential. a member of the American Optometric Association and the If you’re tired of dealing with Utah Optometric Association. burning, red eyes and using Dr. Drake loves spending time with his wife Heidi and their two artificial tear drops constantly, wonderful children. He also loves call 435-414‑1448 and schedule being in the outdoors and playing sports, especially golf and softball. an appointment with any of our doctors to see if you can benefit from this revolutionary treatment. You can also visit our website at SouthWestVision.org for more information.

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Medication

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By Aaron Stapley, Pharm. D “I’ve always loved the idea of summer, and sun, and all things hot,” This is my favorite quote from my daughter’s daily movie, Frozen.

I really do like summer and everything that goes with it: baseball, swimming, barbecues, and the warmth of the sun. That’s one reason we live in St. George, because of the warmth of the sun most of the year. One thing I don’t like about summer is sunburns. I remember as a kid, my mom rubbing Aloe Vera and shaving cream on my back, doing anything she could to ease the pain after my fun-filled day in the sun.

Many people are unaware that there are medications that can make you more susceptible to sunburns and even cause a sun sensitivity drug reaction. This can occur with oral medications, medications applied to the skin, or even injected medications. This increased sunburn chance or sensitivity reaction doesn’t happen with every person, but can happen after each exposure to the drug. Photosensitivity reactions usually appear out of nowhere and look like an exaggerated sunburn, occurring only in the areas where the skin was exposed to the sun.

Ibuprofen and Naproxen (NSAIDS), which are the most commonly prescribed drugs, usually used for inflammation or pain can cause sun sensitivity. Antibiotics are another common culprit, especially the floxacins, (like levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin), tetracyclines, and the combination drug Sulfamethoxasole/trimethoprim (Bactrim). Oral and topical antihistamines, which are commonly used for allergic responses have been shown to cause sun sensitivity reactions. Blood pressure drugs and heart stabilizing drugs are other culprits for sun sensitivities. The common diuretic or “water” pill Hydrochlorothiazide which is found in combination with a lot of different blood pressure medications is usually to blame. Amiodarone, is another drug used for arrythmias, has a 10% chance of causing increased sun sensitivity reactions. If it the sun exposure is prolonged while on amiodarone, the patient’s skin can even turn a bluish color. Lastly, some skin agents can cause sun sensitivities as well: Accutane products, benzoyl peroxide, and skin lightening creams are the cause.

The big issue here is to ask your pharmacist and always talk to your pharmacist when you get a new medication. It might take a few minutes but it may prevent you from getting unnecessary reactions.

Pharmacists are one of the most accessible health care professional-use them! Ask them questions.

Some of these medications are impossible to avoid, especially the blood pressure and the antibiotic medications. So what should you do?

Aaron Stapley is a pharmacist at Stapley Pharmacy. He graduated from Roseman University of Health Sciences in South Jordan, Utah. He loves golfing, four wheeling, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.

1) Minimize your exposure to the sun. This means you cover up, wear long sleeves or don’t go outside when the sun is at its peak.

2) Wear sunscreen. Preferably a sunscreen that covers both UVA and UVB rays, usually called BROAD SPECTRUM, when sun exposure can’t be avoided. Reapply sunscreen often. How often depends on what activity your participating in outside.

Don’t let a sunburn prevent you from summer fun! For questions please call us at 435-673-3575 or visit our website at www. stapleypharmacy.com.

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The Brain A better way to understand drug and alcohol addiction

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By Russ Talbot, M.Ed., LCSW, MAC As a therapist in St. George, Utah I have had the opportunity to treat a wide variety of individuals who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. I have developed a counseling relationship with many of these individuals and have discovered that the addictions they face are just as unique as their personalities, environment, and family situations. Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction requires treatment that is targeted to individual needs. With over twenty-five years in drug and alcohol addiction counseling, I am always looking for new treatment options that will benefit my clients.

A few years ago I came across research by Dr. Daniel Amen who uses neuroimaging technology to view and treat complex mental health disorders including anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, addiction and much more. He uses SPECT scan technology to view 3D images of blood flow in the brain. Different areas of the brain do different things. For example the prefrontal cortex controls executive functions and the temporal lobes control memory and emotional reactions. A full brain SPECT study also includes detailed histories, questionnaires, and other test protocols and instruments in order to better understand the results.

Because the brain is involved in everything that we do, it made sense that in order to better understand substance

abuse and addiction we need to look at the organ that governs behavior. When you visit your family doctor they generally ask you where it hurts. They then x-ray or run other examinations on organs that are not working properly. In all other medical fields there are tests and examinations that target areas of the body that are not working properly. As mental health professionals we should look at the brain. By looking at the brain we can better diagnose and target our treatment for those who suffer from mental health disorders, especially drug and alcohol addiction.

Here are three things that I have learned by integrating Brain SPECT studies into my practice: 1. Drug and alcohol abuse harms the brain. This information is not new.

Most people understand that drugs and alcohol are toxins that can negatively affect your brain. However SPECT scans show physical evidence that drugs and alcohol significantly decrease the amount of blood flow to the brain, specifically to certain areas that manage behavior. When your brain doesn’t work correctly, neither do you.

2. When individuals see the damage done to their brain they are more likely to comply with treatment. SPECT scans provide a physical representation of their brain. They are able to compare their brain to healthy brains and view the differences, especially seeing areas where there is decreased blood flow. This helps them to develop “brain envy� which is simply a strong motivation to improve their brain

health. Because of this process they are more likely to complete their treatment.

3. The brain can change. Just as the brain can negatively change due to drug and alcohol abuse, it can also change for the better. This is the good news. Through proper nutrition About the Author and other interventions, in some cases, Russ Talbot has masters degrees in the brain can get better. SPECT scans educational psychology and clinical social work. He has over 25 years provide a road map for many therapists of experience in substance abuse to recommend treatment to correct counseling in St. George, Utah. much of the damage that has been done by substance abuse. They can assist clients in achieving better brain health and ultimately recovery.

If you or a loved one has been unsuccessful with drug and alcohol addiction treatment in the past, it might be time to try something new. Brain SPECT studies provide a better way to diagnose and and target treatment. It has been an exciting experience to see how these studies have improved the lives of those who struggle with substance abuse. We look forward to continuing to provide these services for our clients.

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Vasectomy: The “Snip-Snip�

By Gregory Taylor, MD A discussion about vasectomy is likely to cause grown men to cringe, cross their legs, and ball up in a fetal position. Many men who enter my office reveal that they are only there because their wife forced them to come. Frequently their friends and co-workers have filled their minds with stories (some of them fictitious) about vasectomy and the recovery. So sit back and relax while you learn the truth about vasectomy.

FACT: Compared to female sterilization, vasectomy is more effective, less expensive, and has fewer complications.1 Vasectomy is performed under local anesthesia, and often with a mild sedative. Before vasectomy, a physical examination (with emphasis on testicular or other scrotal abnormalities) should be performed to rule out testicular cancer or other disease.

Vasectomy usually takes 20-30 minutes to perform. During the procedure, the structure called the vas deferens is closed. There is a vas deferens on each side of the scrotum (Figure 1). This muscular tube has a diameter somewhere between a spaghetti noodle and a

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cell phone charging cord. Its only function is to propel mature sperm toward the prostate and urethra for ejaculation.

Access to these tubes is usually through a single 1/2 inch opening in the upper scrotum. This is usually done via a non-scalpel approach.

This means that a sharpened instrument called a hemostat punctures the skin and spreads the tissue.

The non-scalpel technique moves tissue to the side, rather than cutting through tissue. While both techniques are effective, the non-scalpel technique causes fewer complications.2 The inner part of the vas deferens, the part that transmits sperm, is about the size of a human hair. The goal of vasectomy is to close this inner channel to prevent sperm from traveling to the prostate and urethra during ejaculation. This can be

done using cautery (which uses electricity to heat and scar the tube shut), tiny clips, suture, displacement of one end of the tube apart from the other, or a combination of these.

After vasectomy, there may be absorbable stitches in the skin.

These sutures do not need to be removed. It is common to experience a dull ache in the scrotum that radiates to the groin (that is where the nerves travel). For the first few days, the more time spent reclining, with frequent ice packs to the scrotum, the less pain and swelling you will experience. Be aware, young fathers, that for unexplained reasons, small children seem especially apt to hit, jump on, or otherwise contact these sensitive areas. It’s as if there is a Death Star tractor beam attracting young ones to the scrotum for the first few days after vasectomy. After three days, however, one may usually return to normal work and home life. Narcotic pain medicine, if used at all, is usually not needed after the second day.

Ejaculation should be avoided for one week after vasectomy.

Other forms of contraception must be used until it is proven that all the sperm are absent. A semen analysis after approximately 15 ejaculations (or after 8-16 weeks, surgeon preference) is required before resuming unprotected intercourse.

The most common complications following vasectomy are bleeding and infection. Thankfully, these are rare and only occur 1-2% of the time. Serious complications are extremely rare. Post vasectomy pain syndrome (pain that persists beyond the normal recovery period) occurs in roughly 1% of men. The risk of pregnancy after successful vasectomy with proven absence of sperm is approximately 1 in 2000.3

FACT: Vasectomy does NOT impair sexual interest or performance.

As described above, the tube that is occluded during vasectomy only carries sperm. Testosterone is the hormone that causes sexual interest and improves erectile ability. Testosterone is produced by the testicle and secreted directly into the bloodstream. This production and secretion are NOT affected by vasectomy. Vasectomy also does NOT increase risk for prostate cancer, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, dementia, testicular cancer,3 or immune-complex diseases such as lupus.1

About the Author Dr. Gregory Taylor is a boardcertified urologist who joined St. George Urology in 2006. He completed residency at Oregon Health and Science University (2006), medical school at University of Utah (2000) and undergraduate studies at BYU (1996). He enjoys Southern Utah’s outdoors with his family and dog, Fergus.

FACT: Vasectomy can be reversed.

Vasectomy can be reversed to restore fertility. However, this operation is much more involved than a vasectomy.

Vasectomy reversal is not commonly covered by insurance and can cost $2,500-5,000. This surgery is often performed under general anesthesia or deep sedation. It is a much more delicate operation that involves reconnecting the hair-sized opening with tiny suture (Figure 2). The opening is so small that a surgical microscope is often used for better visualization. Vasectomy reversal is approximately 50-65% successful. Vasectomy reversal fertility rates are best with a young female partner and when the vasectomy was performed recently. Although vasectomy can be reversed, individuals considering vasectomy should consider this a permanent form of sterilization.

Let’s review the facts: vasectomy is a safe and effective procedure for male sterilization. It is less expensive and safer than female sterilization. Vasectomy does not impair sexual interest or performance.

Although vasectomy can be reversed, it should be considered a permanent choice for male sterilization. For these reasons, the “snip-snip” is a snap!

Sources: 1 Shih G, Turok DK, Parker WJ. Vasectomy: the other (better) form of sterilization. Contraception 2011 Apr;83(4):3105.

2 Cook LA et al. Scalpel versus no-scalpel incision for vasectomy. Cochran Database Syst Rev. 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD004112.

3 http://www.auanet.org/education/guidelines/ vasectomy.cfm

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Dr. Scott Newbold on Immunizations

By Kristy Ann Pike Know anyone who has had small pox lately? How about polio?

Diphtheria? Once global health threats of literally epidemic proportions, these and other diseases have largely been eradicated, due almost entirely to immunizations.

Nationally, the basic childhood immunization series is commonly referred to as the 4:3:1:3:3:1 series: 4 DTaP, 3 Polio, 1 MMR, 3 Hib, 3 Hepatitis B, and 1 Chickenpox. The goal is for every child to be fully immunized at age two. According to the Utah Department of Health (immunize-utah.org), “National childhood immunization coverage levels in 2011 revealed that 77% of the nation’s two-yearold children received the 4:3:1:3:3:1 series, compared to 71.1% of Utah’s children.”

Why aren’t more children immunized? Dr. Scott Newbold, an Intermountain Healthcare pediatrician, frequently answers questions from parents who have concerns about vaccinations.

“We are always weighing the risks and benefits of vaccines,” says Dr. Newbold. “We’re taking a calculated risk when we immunize children by giving them a part of a noxious agent. But we are giving them parts that will not cause the disease.” And while immunizations can cause reactions like a mild fever and tenderness, the discomforts are far less concerning than the dangers of the fullfledged disease. In fact, “a little fever is a sign that a child is having an adequate response to the vaccine,” notes Newbold.

Still, “We want to make sure that vaccines are safe,” he says.

“They are studied rigorously before they go to market, and those studies are ongoing.” Dr. Newbold points to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a national vaccine safety surveillance program cosponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration.

Parents, guardians, and healthcare workers are encouraged to report any adverse reactions to vaccines via the VAERS website (vaers.hhs.gov). Reports are collected and analyzed, and results are made public.

Dr. Newbold points to the rotavirus vaccine as an example of VAERS working. “Rotavirus is a gastrointestinal disease that can cause diarrhea and dehydration,

especially in children. Millions of deaths, mostly now in third-world countries, are attributed to rotavirus.

We had an extremely effective vaccine About the Physician Dr. Scott Newbold is a for rotavirus, but reports showed it pediatrician at the Cedar City may have caused an increased risk Clinic. For more information of intestinal illness. The vaccine was or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Newbold, please call pulled, and we now have a new one that 435.886.5500 was studied rigorously. As we went back and looked at the data from the earlier vaccine, epidemiological studies showed that it was probably safe, but the system will err on the side of caution.”

Dr. Newbold highly recommends that families talk to their pediatrician or family practice doctor as they make choices about immunization. “There is a lot of inaccurate information on the internet. As physicians, our job is to review all the data and medical literature so we can educate our patients about the pros and cons.”

“I have seen an aerial photograph from 1962 of people waiting in a mile-long line on a hot summer day for the polio vaccine,” he continues. “They had seen the effects of that disease that most of us haven’t. I will sit with parents until all of their immunization questions are answered, no matter how long it takes. There is a reason we live longer now than any other generation before us. It is because of vaccines.”

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Local Eye Surgeon Travels to Botswana

By Summer Slade Dr. D. Snow Slade of the St. George Eye Center recently returned from a humanitarian trip to Botswana, Africa. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints donated a laser to a hospital there, and Dr. Slade was sent, as a glaucoma specialist, to train the country’s ophthalmologists on its use. He also made recommendations for other feasible ways glaucoma treatment could be improved.

There are two hospitals in Botswana that are equipped to treat eyes. There seems to be some additional private care in the largest cities, but the vast majority of people are treated by six doctors (none of them native to Botswana) who have been recruited and employed by the country’s government to care for its citizens. Glaucoma is widespread, and for a people who live almost exclusively by farming and ranching, vision loss can be crippling.

Botswana’s National Blindness Coordinator, Alice Lehasa, is making an effort to educate the population about glaucoma and the need for early detection. Her motto is “whether you are 2 or 92, you have a right to sight.” Dr. Slade spent three days working to be a part of the solution.

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parts of the anatomy that would insure laser treatment would be successful. During the course of training he learned about some ineffective medications that were being used to treat patients and made recommendations about what was currently available that worked better, with fewer side effects, and at a similar cost.

The ophthalmologists then did some hands on practice with x-ray film. On day two, the doctors treated thirty patients. Initially it was slow going, with treatment taking thirty minutes per patient, but soon they were averaging ten minute treatments. On day three they treated fifty patients and all of the doctor’s demonstrated both comfort and competence with the laser. They asked good questions, indicating a grasp of the subject matter, and discussed some of their more difficult patients with Dr. Slade.

The day after he left another fifty patients were scheduled to be treated. At the end of the training, a “ceremony” was held to give certificates of course completion to the participating physicians.

Those in attendance expressed great appreciation for the generosity of the Church, saying that Dr. Slade had brought light and hope to the people of Botswana, and valuable knowledge to the physicians.

The people of Botswana were exceedingly warm and gracious. The

patients in the waiting room, some of whom waited three days to be seen, clapped Dr. Slade a welcome and were happy to share their stories with him and to have their pictures taken. A couple of patients really stood out.

One was a young girl named Carol. She is only twelve years old and has had vision problems for the past two years. She says she spends her time outside of school helping with household chores and reading “English” novels. This laser treatment is really a blessing to someone like her who is dealing with glaucoma at such a young age, because the associated vision loss is permanent. She was taught to consistently check her peripheral vision to watch for vision loss and was grateful for the treatment.

At the other end of the spectrum was Sinah. She is 86 and her vision loss is extreme; she can see vague shapes but can’t make out faces or other details. She is now completely dependent on extended family because she can no longer do things for herself. She lives with her

daughter, Grace, who had to retire early from teaching at the primary school in order to take care of her mother. Grace said that her mother is depressed and spends most of her day sitting with nothing to occupy her time.

This really illustrates how visual impairments affect not only the patient but their whole family.

About the Author Summer Slade is a mother The good news is that her of three. She spends her time whole family is now taking care of her family, coming in for annual reading, and tending her checks so that, should garden. She graduated from Brigham Young University glaucoma affect any in Marriage, Family, and of them, it can be Human Development as caught early and kept valedictorian of her class. in check.

Laser treatment in Botswana is especially valuable because it has the second highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the world making more invasive treatments a safety risk. Dr. Slade hopes that with better medications and effective use of the laser, the physicians can slow the progression of glaucoma for those Batswana affected.

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By Barbara Lefler, Executive Director Everyone agrees that life can throw unexpected curves, and sometimes those curves come in the form of life altering disabilities. Being confined to a wheelchair, changes or loss of sensory abilities including vision or hearing, mental health concerns, and cognitive processing are examples of disabilities that can impact life. Fortunately, Red Rock Center for Independence (RRCI) is available to assist people with the disabilities listed, and many more.

RRCI has been empowering people with disabilities to live independently since 1997.

Serving Washington, Kane, Iron, Garfield, Millard, Beaver, Piute, Wayne, and Sevier counties with thirteen staff members is remarkable. An individualized approach ensures that people with disabilities set their own goals while receiving support through RRCI by way of education, personalized services, and technology.

Education – As part of its core responsibilities, RRCI staff teaches independent living skills. These basic skills including budgeting, shopping, cooking, cleaning, and personal hygiene are vital to independent living. This training in conjunction with social activities, self-

advocacy skills training, and a variety of programs help people with disabilities integrate into their community. Additionally, the Older Blind Program for people with visual impairments over the age of 55 and the Youth Leadership Program (ages 4-26) are catalysts to truly empower people with disabilities to live independently.

Personalized Services – Imagine being 57 years old, having a degenerative bone disease, and being confined to a nursing home. That is exactly where Mike was just eighteen months ago. When he found RRCI, the first goal Mike set was to transfer from the nursing home he was in back to his home town where he would be closer to his previous life. With the help of our skilled staff, within a week, this goal was accomplished. He still looked towards the goal of living independently.

With strict commitment to his rehabilitation, Mike was able to later transition from the nursing home to an assisted living facility.

Today, Mike is living in his own home and has a fulfilling job. He is a great asset to his community.

Mike is just one example of the lives that are being changed at Red Rock Center for Independence. Other lives are touched by

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Barbara is the Executive Director of Red Rock Center (Check the for Independence. Under the calendar at www. direction of a volunteer Board rrci.org). of Directors, and with a staff of thirteen people, she ensures Assistive that people with disabilities Te c h n o l o g y in the nine county service area – Sometimes, are meeting their goals to live all it takes is a independently. Barbara holds a Bachelors of Human Services shower bench, a Management degree. magnifying glass, or a wheelchair for a person to stay or become independent. With donations of equipment from the community, RRCI has a loan bank filled with assistive devices that others can borrow at no cost. We also connect people with funding sources for more costly or complex technology needs. A needs assessment by our trained staff can get the process started.

If you would like a better understanding of our available services and how lives are changed by the work being done at Red Rock Center for Independence, contact Barbara at 435-673-7501 about attending a free one hour tour of our mission and facility.

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Better Health and Living with

By John DeRosa

Quality

Olive oil is one of nature’s greatest gifts to humankind. But don’t be fooled by a pretty bottle--all olive oils are not created equal! You might be surprised to know that most grocery store or brand name olive oils do not contain the healthy olive oil attributes we seek.

So how do we get the right olive oil?

Olive Oil 101: Olives are harvested twice a year; once in the northern hemisphere and once in the southern hemisphere. Olives, like grapes, pick up subtle flavors from the things growing around them, and grow on every continent. The better olives typically come from temperate regions. Spain is the world’s largest producer of olive oil, but fabulous olives and oils are now being produced in places like Australia, Chile, Tunisia and California.

The color of the oil and country of origin makes little difference.

Olive types vary and oils range from mild to robust. The health of the olive at harvest, process of extraction (cold pressed), time to packaging, and product handling are very important, but freshness is by far the most important aspect to consider. Oxygen, light, and heat are the enemies and time is the multiplier. Many brand name olive oils are well past their prime before they even reach our supermarkets. Believe it or not, there is no specific standard in the U.S. for extra virgin olive oils.

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Olive Oil

Healthy Benefits of a Quality Olive Oil: Quality extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) have been proven to: Reduce pain and inflammation, fight certain types of cancer, reduce oxidized LDL cholesterol and increase good HDL cholesterol, reduce types of depression associated with bad fats, and support healthy cells and mucous membranes. Most impressively, studies indicate that regular and liberal use of quality EVOOs reduces up to 30% of key risk factors for heart and coronary diseases, as well as reducing many risks for diabetes. Leaner body weight and improved cardiovascular health are also associated with high consumption of EVOOs. So called “Mediterranean diets” are rich in vegetables and monounsaturated fats from olive oil and nuts, but low in saturated fat from meat and dairy. The Mediterranean diet has been linked repeatedly to a decreased risk of heart disease. One study showed (rather graphically) that a group who ate Mediterranean diets for just three months had better blood chemistry, suggesting better heart health. They showed fewer markers of inflammation and oxidative damage. Another group in the same study were given olive oil with even higher polyphenol counts, where the results were even more pronounced, leading researchers to believe the polyphenols are responsible for these benefits.

Polyphenols are potent antioxidants. In olives, they are found in

a phenolic compound called Oleocanthol. These antioxidants give fresh extra virgin olive oils their peppery & pungent flavor. They also provide a protective effect on our blood vessels and help to prevent a disorder called “metabolic syndrome.” Metabolic syndrome increases risks for diabetes, obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure. Recent research confirms that these compounds repress unhealthy activities in our genes by reducing our body’s production of inflammatory chemicals called leukotrienes and thromboxanes.

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by Dr. Benjamin Carter A few months ago, I diagnosed a patient with skin cancer. The patient was accompanied by a family member who asked me, “How can the sun, which is good for us, cause skin cancer?”

The answer to that question is too long to explain in detail in this article, but her question made me think in broader terms about things that are good for us, but can cause damage if exposure is excessive.

Too much thyroid hormone causes hair loss, tremors, rapid heart rate and other health problems. Too much ibuprofen, which can be helpful to treat pain, can lead to kidney failure. Too much calcium can cause abdominal pain, kidney stones, memory loss and bone fractures.

All of these things, when produced or consumed in appropriate amounts, are beneficial to our bodies. You can, it would seem, have “too much of a good thing.”

Some things we have control over, such as our consumption of ibuprofen and our sun exposure. Some things we do not have control over, such as our thyroid hormone production (or in my case my chocolate consumption). The things we can control or behaviors we can modify are things we should pay particular attention to.

My patient required surgery to treat her skin cancer. While surgical removal of skin cancer is commonplace for me in my practice, for many of my patients this experience causes anxiety and discomfort.

It is my preference to avoid the sun damage that can cause cancer in the first place, so as to avoid biopsies and surgeries later on. Hopefully the information presented below will help us improve our interactions with the sun and its rays and reduce our risk of skin cancer.

Here are six things everyone should know about sunscreen: 1) SPF stands for sun protection factor – it is based on a sunscreen’s ability to reflect or absorb ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. It has no reference to ultraviolet A (UVA) rays. Both UVB and UVA rays from the sun can cause cancer. There are two ways to think about SPF. First, SPF is a way to measure how long it will take for someone to get sunburned.

SPF = your time to burn with sunscreen/your time to burn without sunscreen SPF 15 = 150 minutes to burn with sunscreen applied/10 minutes without sunscreen applied If it normally takes me 10 minutes to burn (have my skin turn light pink) and I apply SPF 15 sunscreen, it will take 150 minutes for me to burn.

The second way to think about it is based on blocking power as a percentage:

SPF 15 blocks 93 percent of UVB rays

SPF 30 blocks 97 percent of UVB rays

SPF 50 blocks 98 percent of UVB rays Anything over SPF 50 is likely providing marginal benefit at substantially increased cost.

2) Not all sunscreens are created equal. The term broad spectrum refers to the fact that a particular sunscreen can block both UVB and UVA rays. However, even amongst broad spectrum sunscreens there are differences. Perhaps the most important thing to understand is whether or not you are using a physical blocker (zinc) or a chemical blocker (avobenzone). They About the Author are both effective but physical blockers Dr. Benjamin Carter was offer a more complete barrier to UVB raised in St. George and attended Dixie College and and UVA rays. Newer zinc sunscreens can the University of Utah prior be both effective and virtually invisible. to moving to Milwaukee, I recommend zinc oxide concentrations Wisconsin for medical above 7%. Some of my favorite sunscreens school. He attended the Medical College of Wisconsin include Blue Lizard and ELTA MD, (2002-2006) and completed which both have zinc concentrations as dermatology residency training high as 10% but do not leave my face at the Medical College of feeling pasty white. For a daily moisturizer Wisconsin (2007-2010). Dr. Carter practices general medical I recommend, Cerave AM. and surgical dermatology.

3) You have to reapply, particularly between He currently resides in Santa the hours of 10AM and 3PM. Some of the Clara, Utah and is married to blocking ingredients may degrade over Janae. They have five children.

Ben enjoys spending time with 60-120 minutes making reapplication of his family at home and in the sunscreen every two hours a must. outdoors.

4) There is no such thing as waterproof, sweat proof or all day protection when you are talking about sunscreen. In 2013, the FDA issued formal regulations prohibiting sunscreen manufacturers from making these claims.

Sunscreens must now use the terms water resistant, sweat resistant and long lasting protection.

Dr. Ben’s Tips for Enjoying the Sunshine • Apply sunscreen 15 minutes prior to exposure • One shot glass of sunscreen to cover your body (quarter of a bottle) • SPF 30 to SPF 50 – Nothing more, nothing less • Sun protective clothing reduces sunscreen applications considerably • Remember the high priced real estate – Protect the ears, nose and the rest of the face 5) Vitamin D deficiency has not been associated with sunscreen use. There is some controversy regarding this topic, but to date, the large scale medical studies indicate no significant reduction in vitamin D production following application of sunscreen. This is particularly true for the majority of us who use far less than the recommended amount of sunscreen (recommended amount is one shot glass for full body coverage). Alternative Vitamin D sources include salmon, eggs, fortified milk and orange juice and oral supplementation.

6) In addition to preventing skin cancer, sunscreens also prevent wrinkling, discoloration of the skin and aging of the skin. Many of these effects are the result of UVA rays not UVB making broad spectrum coverage even more important.

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Grandma’s Advice:

Stand Up Straight!

By Rick Johnson, PT

As a physical therapist, I find myself watching people all the time. One of the main things I see is poor posture, which can cause major problems.

If I could do only one thing in my career to help almost anyone, it would be to instill good postural habits. Posture takes on so many positions - sitting, standing, walking and even how you carry your backpack. These varied positions can really affect the way muscles work on the skeleton.

At my clinic I have a device that actually maps out what your individual posture looks like as compared to a “normal” position. Then with specialized equipment, we are able to help the very smallest of muscles, make the appropriate adjustments, which will change dramatically the position you hold your spine in. While standing, sitting, or sleeping, correct posture is important for a healthy, pain-free back. It keeps your bones in their natural, proper alignment, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

That, in turn, puts less stress on the rest of your body, whether you’re moving or at rest.

Bones that are out of alignment are at the mercy of gravity and put strain on supporting muscles and ligaments. You can cause stress on these structures if you slouch with your shoulders too far forward, or stand with more weight on one leg than on the other. Tension headaches, muscle soreness and back spasms can result. The APTA states that chronic poor posture can lead to degenerative changes in the spine itself.

Here are some basic guidelines for correct posture that might help you be more aware of your body positioning throughout the day: Good Posture Some people think of “good posture” as being rigid and stiff. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Good posture is comfortable and natural-looking because it’s the normal position. Your body is in balance and at rest.

Standing Hold your head straight, balanced evenly between your shoulders and with your chin parallel to the floor. Keep shoulders, hips, and knees level and your feet and knees pointed straight ahead.

From the side, your ear, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle should be centered along an imaginary straight line.

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Sitting Hold your head straight and erect, bend your knees and hips at 90-degree angles, and keep your feet flat on the floor. Keep your lower back pressed against the chair.

Sleeping Lie flat on your back, with a low pillow under your head and neck. If you sleep on your side, keep your ear, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle along a straight line. Place a small pillow between your knees and try to avoid twisting your spine and pelvis.

Good posture can actually reverse the unhealthy effects of poor posture. The APTA offers the following tips to help you achieve and maintain good posture: Exercise regularly. Good aerobic conditioning and weight-bearing exercises are important for a healthy spine and the muscles that support it. Those muscles also benefit from moderate strength training. Develop your flexibility. Include stretches in your regular workouts and avoid sitting too long in one position.

Try this simple stretch at your desk: While sitting in your chair, lean forward at the waist as far as you can. Hold for a count of five, then sit up straight. Repeat periodically throughout the day.

Fit your workstation. Set your chair height so you can maintain

good posture while seated. Adjust the backrest to support your lower spine.

Use good body mechanics. Bend your knees while lifting and carry loads close to your body.

Control your weight to reduce stress on muscles and maintain good alignment.

Improving your posture can help you About the Author look and feel better.

Rick grew up in Overton, With summer in full swing, it’s a great Nevada. He has lived in St. time to pay attention to what matters George for thirty years and loves to “give back” to his community most – your health! There’s no better by being a provider of great time than right now to make the small healthcare. While attending changes that will be a life-long benefit, Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, his helping everything from your golf swing goal was to return home to raise to how you carry your backpack to a family. With the help of his school. Whether you are the grandma wife, Cyndy, their four children and seven grandchildren, he has telling a grandchild to “straighten up accomplished many of his family and pull your shoulders back!” or you are and professional goals. the grandma with drooping shoulders, let’s make a difference now for lifelong change. There’s no better person than your friendly physical therapist to HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF!

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Surgery Price Transparency Comes to Utah

By St. George Surgical Center Price transparency for surgery is a novel idea. Healthcare is unique in that you receive a service, then find out the price of that service days, weeks and even months later. Healthcare shouldn’t be as expensive and secretive as it has become. Imagine shopping for surgery online where the fee for the surgeon, surgery center, and anesthesia is bundled all in one transparent price. The thought of paying one bundled price for the surgeon, surgical facility, and anesthesia is rarely talked about and almost hard to imagine.

However, it is now becoming a reality, with St. George Surgical Center (SGSC) pioneering the way for price transparency in Utah.

The idea for price transparency at SGSC was inspired by Dr. Keith Smith, an anesthesiologist in Oklahoma City. Approximately four years ago, Dr. Smith started posting prices for surgical procedures online. The idea was quite revolutionary for healthcare and yet controversial at the same time. Dr. Smith knew that being the first one to post prices for his surgery center would garner a strong response and backlash from nearby hospitals and medical facilities. Dr. Smith experienced the initial pushback that he knew was inevitable, then surprisingly another facility adopting his idea by posting prices online. As a result of Dr. Smith’s tremendous 64 www.saintgeorgewellness.com

efforts, price transparency was born and the competition for business began.

Having successfully served the greater St. George community for over 26 years, SGSC is proud to be the first multi-specialty facility to adopt Dr. Smith’s idea by introducing price transparency to the state of Utah. As the original ASC in St. George, it was necessary to be the first to post prices online. SGSC wanted to challenge the norms of healthcare secrecy in hopes of a competitive market that will drive costs down for healthcare consumers. With a recently revamped website, www.stgeorgesurgery.com, individuals can visit the website and quickly get transparent pricing for over 70 surgical procedures. From cataract surgery to breast augmentation and hernia repairs, individuals and families are now empowered to control their surgical costs.

Posting one transparent price for surgery that includes the surgeon, surgery center, and anesthesia, guarantees that the individual will not see additional bills for those services. Since insurance companies and Medicare have structured contracts in place already, this is the perfect option for self-insured individuals and self-insured companies who are looking to save money on surgery without

compromising safety. This is also an excellent option for those who are either uninsured, have high deductibles, or simply want to pay up front and capitalize on huge savings. These prices do not apply to those choosing to file insurance due to the costs associated with filing and collecting on insurance payments.

What can someone expect from SGSC? Individuals can expect a safe and highly personal surgical experience. With board certified surgeons and anesthesia providers, as well as caring nurses and staff, SGSC is confident you will have a unique experience.

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California, our reputation for excellent surgical outcomes speaks volumes about our dedication to our patients as well as high patient satisfaction rates and near non-existent infection rates. Additionally, the new price transparency program shows a level of commitment to help reduce healthcare costs while passing the savings on to individuals and their families.

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Bringing New Life to Saving Lives DXATC Announces Their New Emergency Response Training Center at the Former St. George Airport Terminal.

By Jared DuPree The best kept education secret in Southern Utah is opening their Emergency Response Training Center located at the former St. George Airport Terminal (Ridgetop Complex). The first courses will start August 1st of 2014 at their newly renovated building. The Dixie Applied Technology College (DXATC) was established in 2001 in an effort to train skilled workers and technicians to meet industry demands.

In the last two years, DXATC has grown from 6 programs to 19 programs based on industry needs (healthcare, manufacturing, business, IT, construction technologies).

The Emergency Response Training center will house a number of programs including an American Heart Association

training center which includes the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program, Advanced Cardiac Life Support program, CPR training, EKG recognition, First Aid and other medical programs.

EMT and Advanced EMT are other programs housed within the training center. DXATC Emergency Response training programs carry national and state certifications, therefore graduates can enter into a multitude of career possibilities in Emergency Management. Roland Barlow, program director of the EMS and American Heart Association centers, says, “Students love our programs…they are hands-on, interactive, and engaged. They learn a whole new language and leave with a set of skills

beyond what you would get from a book.”

Also housed in the building will be DXATC’s successful Wildland Firefighter Programs, one of which is the Great Basin Engine Academy, bringing in and training Wildland fire fighters from Washington County as well as 7 surrounding states. Vic Hockett, Vice President of Operations states, “We are excited about all of the possibilities of partnering with more municipalities in providing emergency services training and resources to the community”. Emergency service type programs in Washington County and other counties are in high need as former employees continue to retire while the population in these areas continue to grow.

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DXATC is passionate about CPR training offered to the public: “Every single person in Washington County benefits from CPR training. Anyone can and everyone should be CPR certified,” says President Kelle Stephens. CPR training classes are provided to the public and help save lives every year.

As St. George grows, DXATC continues to play an integral role in the safety and economic drivers of our community.

DXATC is innovating in ways that not only improve Southern Utah and surrounding areas but help save lives. Their vision mirrors theirs actions: “Forward Thinking.

Future Focused. Career Ready.”

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St. George always welcomes water, nourishment, and education.

Every fresh drop of rain is welcomed, and every fresh opportunity to learn and grow is readily absorbed. Women of Southern Utah, get ready to have your intellectual thirst quenched at this year’s Thrive Symposium, held September 18-20, 2014 at Dixie State University.

David K. Williams, CEO of the very successful software company Fishbowl Inventory, and author of the book 7 Non-Negotiables of Winning: Tying Soft Traits to Hard Results, along with Fishbowl President Mary Michelle Scott, will be featured. Together, they created the 7NNs Oceans to share the lessons they have learned from their team. Rona Rahlf joined them earlier this year to lead the division, and will be introduced at the conference.

Our team at Fishbowl teaches us more in one day than most executives could learn in a year in the boardroom or at an ivy league institution of higher education,” says Mary Michelle Scott. “We laugh, we learn, we cry, once in a while a fish bites another fish, yet overall we come together every day and create something so remarkable that it surprises even us.”

Instead of just writing out checks, Fishbowl focuses on one small community at a time and supports the individuals that have a “fire in their belly.” This is important, because most people give up with the going gets tough. “Through the 7NNs program, we simply nurture and help people along until these discover their light. The Thrive Symposium focuses on helping everyone who attends discover their own light through a variety of paths,” says Scott.

This conference will be your chance to learn how to develop a stronger sense of purpose and meaning in many aspects of your life. Yes, the winds of life will still blow strong and you will face challenges and trials, but with these new tools and insights, you will be better equipped to overcome them. We are lucky to have this team visit our lovely desert to bring us some living rain, as they share their philosophy for success.

They are very excited to join us, as well, partnering with Barbara Williams Jones from Corporate Alliance. “Our entire team believes in

Barbara Williams Jones’ dream of creating an oasis in the desert of St. George for women from all walks of life to Thrive,” says Scott. “We recognized a champion in Barb – she is built like St. George’s Snow Canyon – strong enough to stand whatever comes her way, be it heat, rain or cold. She also makes beautiful spaces for a little green to make its way in, yet never loses site of how important it is to protect the clear blue skies.” Come and learn more about the 7NNs, and discover the elite individual that has always lived within you.

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No-Cost Mortgage Loans

By Brandon Hansen Is there such a thing as a no-cost mortgage loan? I get this question fairly often. On the radio you hear one of the largest mortgage lenders in the country, Quicken Loans, advertise that today’s mortgage rates are at historic lows and that the 30-year fixed rate is at 3.75% with an annual percentage rate (APR) of 3.95%.

The actual APR is 3.95%, because of the associated loan costs upfront, which include origination points from the bank, processing and underwriting charges, and other fees. If you incorporate these costs into the loan on the front end and subtract the loan amount by these costs, then the actual interest rate on an annual basis is a result of a slightly higher APR. Some banks or lenders charge higher fees and a lower initial interest rate, while others charge lower fees and a higher initial rate. Consequently, the APR’s can end up the same.

In a “no-fee” or “no cost” loan, the lender or bank will raise the interest rate slightly, maybe an eighth or a quarter of one percent higher than the current market rate on a normal loan. The lender is charging you the same interest rate as the APR, because there are no fees to calculate further into the rate. So, the actual interest rate or the APR is the same rate as the initial interest rate because there are no fees.

A no-cost loan makes it easy to decide if it’s worth it to refinance or purchase. If you can refinance or purchase your mortgage loan without fees, while lowering your monthly payments and keeping the same number of years remaining to pay off your current loan, why wouldn’t you?

Most banks and lenders today can customize a loan to fit your needs and look at loan costs (taking advantage of today’s record low interest rates) immediately, making it easy for you as a consumer to decide whether or not to refinance or purchase.

Usually, it is a no-brainer if you are able to lower your interest and reduce your monthly payment with no added cost. If you can take out a “no-fee” loan, and reduce your monthly payment than most likely it makes sense no matter how old you are!

The only other factor I look at on a refinance for my clients is whether it would extend the amount of time it will take to pay off your existing loan. For example, if we are refinancing a 30-year fixed mortgage my client has had for the past four years, I like to make sure the option remains to pay the new loan off in 26 years if they so choose. Thereby, the client reduces their current interest rate, lowers their payment, and keeps the same amortization schedule as we have on the existing loan, for no added cost.

To answer my original question: Yes! There truly is a no-cost loan out there. Lenders can give you various options to consider with your refinance or purchase.

Brandon Hansen, Senior Mortgage Banker and Registered Investment Advisor Representative for Cherry Creek Mortgage/Investment Advisors International, can be contacted at 435-668-2840/435-674-9200, or visit the website at www.cherrycreekutah.com

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The Caregiver’s Guide to Reducing Stress

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By Dustin Schofield Caregiving is seldom easy – it involves providing financial, physical, emotional, and spiritual support to someone who is unable to live independently. According to The National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, approximately 65.7 million caregivers make up 29% of the U.S. adult population providing care to someone who is ill, disabled, or aged.* If you’re a caregiver, no one has to tell you about competing demands for your time. You may feel the emotional drain of caring for a loved one whose condition may not improve. Or, if you also happen to work outside the home, you may be dealing with the strains of building a career and raising a family simultaneously. Multi-tasking is your middle name – and that’s why it is important that you hone your stressmanagement skills.

An ongoing, landmark study of caregivers conducted at the University of Arkansas revealed that those who provide help managing money and medications reported greater stress than those who provided primarily physical care. Dealing with a person’s cognitive and emotional difficulties is harder than dealing with physical challenges.

But there are ways to manage the physical, emotional, and financial stress that comes with being a caregiver and keep it from overwhelming you. The Journal of the American Medical Association offers these 10 stress reduction suggestions: • Don’t take on more responsibility than you can handle • Use relaxation techniques like meditating, visualizing comforting scenes, or listening to music • Tackle one thing at a time – once you complete that task, move onto the next • Make your lifestyle as healthy as possible – eat nutritious meals, limit caffeine and alcohol, get enough rest, exercise regularly, and balance work, recreation, and caregiving • Schedule time to take a break and do things you enjoy • Have family and friends you can turn to for love, support, and guidance • Educate yourself about your loved one’s condition -- information is empowering • Consider joining a support group • See your doctor if the stress begins to feel unmanageable • Consult your doctor or local social worker about resources in the community that can give you the support you need Most importantly, ask for help--whether it’s friends, associates, church members, or others, teamwork will reduce the likelihood of burnout and enhance the care you provide. Working as a team can result in a well deserved break so you can watch a movie, read a book, or enjoy a nap.

Keep family members, even relatives who express little interest, informed on a regular basis about the care being provided. These meetings can take place in person, on the phone, or by e-mail.

List things that need to be done and ask family members to take responsibility — at least on an occasional basis — for certain tasks, such as picking up a prescription or doing laundry.

Take advantage of the resources available nationwide for caregivers, such as your local Area Agency on Aging. This organization can provide valuable information on case management, inhome care, home-delivered meals and assistance devices, senior activity centers and caregiver training programs, and more. To find your local organization, along with other valuable resources, use the Eldercare Locator at eldercare.gov, a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging.

Disclosures Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE Investment products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC (WFAFN), Member SIPC. [The Schofield Group Investment Management] is a separate entity from WFAFN.

Dustin Schofield, Vice President of The Schofield Group Investment Management in St. George.

*The National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP (2009), Caregiving in the U.S. National Alliance for Caregiving. Washington, DC. Updated November 12, 2012.

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Two Chairs

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By Jeff Sherman In this amazing world full of opportunity, the path you follow is guided by the excellence within you. Seeing the excellence in others amplifies that opportunity.

Congratulations, you are venturing out on your own – vibrant, alive, ambitious, ready. I too have been there. It is an amazing ride.

Consider this metaphor as a glance into your future.

Two lifestyles, like two chairs, stand in front of you. Though the outcome will differ, you may work from either chair. You must know upfront that the longer you remain fixed upon either chair

the more aligned you will become to the destiny of that chair.

Should you elect to sit upon the chair to your left, very little will be expected of you. Decisions will be yours alone to make. No one will challenge your thoughts. The mistakes that you make will go mostly unnoticed. Few people will listen to you. Even fewer will follow you. You will be popular to those who choose likewise, though nothing much will develop from your notoriety. You will never have enough of anything because the next best thing will always dazzle you.

Contrastingly, choosing to sit upon the chair to your right will require much of you. You will encounter many new and intriguing opportunities. Challenges and set backs will unavoidably arise.

About the Author You will be both chastised and praised Believing that “Beyond for your decisions. You will seek council mediocrity dreams are found,” Jeffrey T. Sherman, Principal from trusted allies who agree and of ShermanSpeaks LLC is a disagree with you openly. Many choices public speaker and consultant will inevitably be yours to make and the utilizing a relationshipbuilding blueprint to drive consequences yours to endure. When fledging companies and the going is most difficult, you will feel individuals to the next alone with seemingly few true friends. level: Defining 2.0™. www.ShermanSpeaks.com Sitting upon the right chair will boost your confidence and nearly destroy it.

You will fail at some attempts and perhaps many. You will be victor occasionally. You will lead. You will build. You will impact lives.

You will soar.

The chair on the left, with little expectation of you, represents mediocrity. The chair on the right, excellence. Mediocrity speaks louder. It beckons with ease, comfort, complacency, and judgement.

Tools acquired while sitting on the left chair of mediocrity are blame, ridicule, neglect, passivity, carelessness, and procrastination.

The chair on the right, representing the excellence within you, is not as loud. With reliability and determination it calls to you.

Complexity is defined into simpler delineated tasks. Goals and benchmarks are your tools. You will establish systems and fluidity.

Accountability will come easy to you because you recognize that honor and power abide therein. You empower others from the chair of excellence. You enjoy seeing others succeed. Your character will become like steel, and your humanity pure.

Before you stand these two chairs. One day you will meet and face your future self developed by the time spent in the chair of your choice. Should you select mediocrity, you will encounter regret as you face what you might have been. And should you choose excellence, you will see a triumph over a lesser you. Relief will fill you as you recognize all that you purposely avoided having sought a more excellent way. Your contribution to your family and community will be rewarding.

Think upon these two chairs as the everyday choices you make.

Is mediocrity your motto? Or is excellence your creed? Your destiny is built upon your daily way of living. Choices will define you. Look around. You see both chairs in the lives of people all around you.

Decide today that whatever the task, you will choose excellence.

Whatever the climb, choose the summit. Become the excellence within you one day at a time. Trust the quieter invitation. Two chairs stand in front of you.

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Business Owners:

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By Barry Brooksby, Wealth Strategist How would you answer the question, what is the key to success? If you’re like me, you clearly understand that there isn’t just one key!

Obviously hard work, persistence, and perseverance are important.

But, many successful business owners seldom recognize, or fully understand the one major key to success. Many seem to always be looking outward to find that “hidden” key to success. I have come to discover that a major key to success is investing in yourself and in your own business!

When’s the last time you spent money to attend an event, symposium, or seminar related to your field of expertise? Do you consistently educate yourself? Do you have a mentor or advisors that challenge you and hold you accountable for your goals, ideas, and the vision of what you want to achieve? In my field of expertise, continuing education credit is a requirement, but I go well beyond that. I spend thousands of dollars a year educating myself to be the best I can be in my area of expertise.

I believe that after careful consideration, most successful business owners would agree that their highest rate of return is in their own business. If that is the case, then time, money, and energy should be focused on your business. Yet, it is strange to see business owners devaluing their business by investing time, energy, and money into 78 www.saintgeorgewellness.com

areas that they don’t understand. What do I mean by that? Have you ever made an investment into something you’re not educated about just because it looked like you were going to make a lot of money? How did that turn out? I’ve seen more often than not, business owners get involved with investment deals that are not in line with their area of expertise and lose money – lots of money!

Remember, your highest rate of return is more than likely in your own business!

So, are your investments in line with your business? When you invest time, energy, and money, or any of these three things into investments or deals you know nothing about, you are devaluing your own business. If in fact your business is your highest rate of return, then why would you dedicate the precious resources of time, energy, and money to those other distracting opportunities or investments?

When making an investment outside of your business, the key is to put those investment dollars into an investment that will coordinate with your business. If the investment can coordinate with your business, then it will be in line with your business.

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has ever seen. This financial asset will coordinate with nearly every business imaginable. It is permanent cash value life insurance utilizing the Infinite Banking Concept. However, this is not your typical life insurance policy. In fact, it has very little to do with life insurance, and a whole lot to do with cash value and coordinating that cash value with your business.

Think of it like this: for the dentist or doctor that is leasing equipment, there can be a high interest rate associated with the lease. Imagine if that high interest could be paid back to you so that you were gaining that interest, instead of your leasing company or bank!

For the real estate investor whose primary business is in fact real estate, there is a way for the real estate acquisitions to gain a higher rate of return. And, Infinite Banking can increase the value of the real estate assets dramatically. In real estate, cash is king! By coordinating real estate purchases with the power of cash value life insurance, there is great opportunity for asset optimization and higher returns! For the entrepreneur or business professional, taking risks with investments could be devastating to the business.

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When you finance business expenses this way, it’s possible to get tax deductions for interest and depreciation. And, it lets you recapture interest you would otherwise pay to banks. As a business owner, value what you truly have. Invest in yourself and in your own business!

About the Author

Barry Brooksby has been involved in the financial and investment industry for nearly 15 years and helped build a multi-million dollar real estate empire. Barry specializes in wealth strategies, Infinite Banking, and “big picture� planning. He assists clients to increase their personal and business wealth, lower their risk, and optimize their assets with more certainty, predictability, and peace of mind.

Contact Barry at (435) 656-3882 or Opticfinancial.com.

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Stealing Time

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By Kyle Durieux, DC Do you remember sitting outside with Grandpa and Grandma, eating ice cream and listening to them talk about their days as kids?

I remember the wooden benches being higher; they seem to have shrunk. Those were some pretty good times-- simpler times, and a time we all connected.

Time is one commodity you can never retrieve. One reason it is so precious is because it is limited. Many of us look for ways to save time, as though it could be bottled. Perhaps the key to having more time is not by saving it at all… but by stealing it. I like the phrase from the movie Matrix, “One can never have time, unless one takes time.”

I often wonder what someone nearing the end of their time would say if asked what more they wish they had. Do you think they would want more material items such as toys, property or money?

Or would the answer echo, “More time,” or perhaps, “better health,” to enjoy that time? Better health doesn’t always mean more time, but it does mean that you get to enjoy the time you do have.

My definition of health does not rely so much on how well a person feels but rather on how well a person heals. Remember, YOU ARE AMAZING; your brain and body work to heal you every minute of every day, so long as communication through the nerves is working. Stress, trauma, or toxins can influence how your nerves communicate to the brain and vice versa. One trigger for nerve damage is what chiropractors call “subluxation.” Subluxations can reduce nerve function up to 70% with just the weight of a dime.

This decreases not just how you feel, but also how you heal. Let me give you an example.

Traci McDonald is a client of ours; she is a unique client to us because she has been blind since her early 20’s. Traci can tell you the whirlwind story of her life, but what I can tell you about her is that she was subluxated. Using some simple neurological testing we discovered that subluxation existed and it was decreasing her natural ability to heal. Although Traci’s first adjustment didn’t make her vision better or make her feel like a teenager again, it did do something else. Last month Traci received a much needed pancreas transplant. The surgery was a great success. In fact, her medical doctors and surgeons are pleasantly perplexed at how well she has recovered/healed. Traci gives credit to chiropractic for the increased ability to heal so well. Thanks, Traci, for the opportunity to work with you and continue working with you.

Whether it’s headaches, allergies, low back pain, scoliosis, an athlete looking to heal/recover faster, or diabetes, if subluxation is involved then you are not healing as well as you should be, and in direct correlation, not stealing as much time as you could.

Simply Health Chiropractic is located on the corner of Bluff and Sunset Drive and is dedicated to finding and removing subluxation.

Steal as much time as you can, a visit with us is worth every second.

Call to schedule your FREE CONSULTATION and FREE SPINAL SCREENING and see how healing better can benefit you or your family.

Time is one commodity you can never retrieve.

One reason it is so precious is because it is limited. Many of us look for ways to save time, as though it could be bottled. ...“One can never have time, unless one takes time.”

About the Author

Dr. Kyle Durieux has such a passion for the healing arts, which is why he became an Upper Cervical Chiropractor.

He studied and specialized at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, graduating Cum Laude with Research Honors. His office is Simply Health Chiropractic located at 1091 N Bluff Street, on the corner of Sunset and Bluff. Their office offers a FREE CONSULTATION and FREE SPINAL SCREENING for all new clients.

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Silencing Your Inner Critic

By Brigit Atkin Do you ever feel inadequate? Is your best effort never good enough? Do you sometimes feel a need to pretend to be someone you’re not so you can fit in? If so, you may be somewhat of a perfectionist. Perfectionism is defined as a personality trait characterized by a person’s striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others’ opinions. Of course, this is unrealistic, and often ends in depression and feelings of low self-worth.

The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting. So why do we do this? And more importantly, how can we stop? As I’ve explored this self-destructive issue, I’ve come up with some causes and their solutions. It’s important to note that we are inundated with conflicting and destructive messages from both within and outside of ourselves. Below are some of the ways we are negatively influenced, along with some helpful solutions: • Inner Critic – That nagging, negative self-talk that compels us to compare ourselves to others, demeans us, and consistently reminds us of how inadequate we are.

• Solution: First, realize you are not alone – everyone struggles (or has at one time) with this. The “inner critic” would have you believe

you are the only one who feels this way – that’s one big reason it is so effective. So, knowing this is true, talk back to it. Maybe not out loud when you’re in public, but talk back nonetheless – until it stops. This takes practice, but over time you will train your mind to think more positively (and correctly) about yourself. Which brings us to the second thing you can do -open up your awareness to others. Look around. Do you really think you’re the only one being hard on yourself? Not by a long shot! Everyone else is struggling with something – guaranteed. So reach out to others with genuine compassion, knowing that they too are striving to keep up with what they believe comes easily to everyone else. Third, quit comparing yourself to others. When you do that, you are always pitting your weakness against another’s strength. Never a fair comparison.

Lighten Up!

(sung to the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It)

When life’s got you overrun, Then lighten up.

Think of all the good you’ve done And lighten up.

If your job is just half done and Your big battle’s just half won, Pat yourself on half your back and lighten up.

If you’re feeling loaded down Then lighten up.

Shrug your shoulders, sing a song, And lighten up.

With a friend or two beside you And Heaven’s love to guide you, Let some sunshine back inside you— Lighten up!

Song adapted from Chieko Okasaki’s book “Lighten Up!”

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• Outside Influences – For the sake of length I’m going to stick to women’s fashion magazines, since they are so pervasive. What message do they send? That as long as we are young, beautiful, skinny, rich, popular, etc. we will be happy. The next time you’re in the grocery check-out line, pay attention to the women’s magazines, and their conflicting messages: Try our latest diet – guaranteed to take off ten pounds in a week! Really? Of course, there’s an airbrushed model for you to see so you really get the picture. You’ll usually notice off to the side of the magazine cover there’s a chocolate cake with the recipe included inside. Hmm, is this for the reward after you’ve followed the diet and lost those ten pounds in seven days? Do you see how impossible all that is?

• Solution: Look at the bigger picture – see the truth behind the facade. These messages tell us to compare ourselves to others, feel bad about ourselves, then buy their products to make it all better – all for the purpose of the magazines making money off their advertising space. It has nothing to do with us, just our money.

Whether our conflicts come from the inner critic or outside influences, the bottom line is fear. Fear of rejection: People won’t like me if they know the real me. Fear of failure: If I don’t achieve the highest standards it is a reflection of my incompetence, and proof that I am incapable. Fear of not being accepted: If I say that, people will mock me – I won’t fit in. These fears are endless.

They are destructive, completely false, and definitely keep us from being our true selves. The good news is that we can overcome! Ask quality questions: What’s going to happen if my project fails? What can I learn from this? What is one thing I can improve? What will I do differently next time? These questions empower us to take lessons About the Author Brigit Atkin – Brigit of where we can, and make realistic Brightworks uses alternative changes and improvements instead of healing methods to help beating ourselves up. improve the lives of others We were put on this earth to be facing challenges and difficulties. She is certified happy, joyful, productive, giving, kind, in SimplyHealedTM method and to strive for doing our best while and was trained by founder being our perfectly flawed selves. I heard Carolyn Cooper herself. For more information, visit a thought-provoking quote this week by www.brightworksbybrigit.com a young mom trying to keep up with it all: “I’m a piece of work, and a work in progress.” Aren’t we all? So tell your inner critic to take a hike, put the fashion magazine down, and go talk to a friend – you’re more than enough, so lighten up!

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The Nature of Liberty and Peace

By Niki Warner Summer in Southern Utah finds me reminiscing about 4th of July fireworks, Pioneer Day parades, watermelon seed spitting contests, and heat that you can see dancing in mirage-like waves off the ground.

I remember my days growing up on our family farm in what would become Washington Fields; enjoying countless hours of childhood freedom picking desert wildflowers, rock-hounding, and chasing lizards. Freedom and liberty are common themes in these summer months. We take time to contemplate the beautiful land we live in and the savor the liberty we have to enjoy it.

Local author Susan G. Hancock, gifted writer and my own dear mother, put it this way: “Dwelling amidst the frenzy of the modern world we need moments to again feel and see and to once more experience the perfect freedom found where all things live within the bounds of natural law…here we feel the exhilaration of order. All of nature whispers clarity, indentity, purpose. The vistas of creation are called “Nature” because in them we learn first of God’s nature..then our own. The joy of listening to its whispers is that of earning that which follows order. It is the gift of peace.”

William Wordsworth penned the following lines: Before me shone a glorious world Fresh as a banner bright unfurl’d To music suddenly: I looked upon those hills and plains, And seemed as if let loose from chains To live at liberty!

Whether we stick around and endure the few scorching summer weeks of Southern Utah heat or escape to mountains, oceans, lakes, or national parks, we have the opportunity to relish the moments of liberating peacefulness we experience in the observation and exploration of the natural world.

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been a source of wonder and comfort. The laws of the universe are all around us in the changing of the seasons, the stars in the night-time sky, the ebb and flow of the tides, the Fibonnacci Sequence found in everything from snail shells and flower petals to pine cones and spider’s webs.

Our modern world gives us so much freedom and liberty to travel and to have virtually unlimited information at our finger-tips. We have the ability to see and learn more than anyone could have imagined possible 100 years ago, and yet, do we find that we are happier, more satisfied with our lives, more at peace in our hearts?

The best way to feel truly liberated and peaceful may be as simple as stopping and noticing the ‘glorious world’ that Wordsworth described.

It may be to remember that childhood spirit of thrilling discovery and adventure. To play a little more often in the out-of-doors. To wonder and learn from what grows, flows, and lives all around us. To slow down and watch ants crawl, and skip rocks across the water, and see moons rise into the night sky. To feel our hearts beat as we hike mountainsides or swim in the surf or chase a few butterflies. To find peace in the exercising of our God-given unalienable right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

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Each of us has two networks that function in our brain, the executive network, and the default-mode network/identity system. Only one network can be in charge at a time.

Our executive network is the powerhouse of our life, the healthiest and most productive state of brain functioning. It is our source of healing, goodness, and wisdom.

Our identity system is active when your mind is cluttered with spinning thoughts, your body is tense, and you have a harder time responding to situations in your life.

One of the ways to calm down or “rest” the identity system and access your executive network is “come to your senses.” You can become aware of what you are touching, for instance, the sensation of coldness as you hold a water bottle in your hand. You

Erin Boorman is an associate can become aware of colors you see and mental health counselor at pay attention to objects and scenery and Turning Leaf Wellness Center. focus on becoming aware of background She is also a certified yoga teacher. She is passionate about sounds. Also become mindful of your her work as a clinician and body, its position in space, and sensing yoga instructor. She believes gravity. Becoming aware of your senses everyone can find that place of wellness within and helps bring you into the present moment, reconnect with their natural, quieting the identity system, and helps healthy functioning. For more you access your wellspring of goodness, information visit www. tuningleafwellnesscenter.com wisdom, and healing.

Another piece of MBB is “thought labeling.” Your mind naturally makes thoughts both positive and negative. According to Dr. Stanley Block, the creator of MBB, “when stressful thoughts come up, it helps to label these using a stress reduction tool called thought labeling.

Thought labeling lets you see that a thought is just a thought and prevents the I-system from taking the thought, spinning a story, and creating body tension.”

Besides just relaxing, there are practical benefits to using this technique, such as improving performance in sports or your efficiency in the routine chores of life.

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I have only outlined the simple aspects of this process. Please let me guide you on a journey with this technique you won’t forget.

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PLAY Power

By Alesha Sevy Kelley

I have an eleven-year-old stepson who lives/loves to play. He craves playtime and has me thoroughly convinced that if he isn’t playing, his soul is actually wilting, just crumbling apart right before my eyes.

Upon waking, the first thought in his mind is how can I start playing right away? What do I need to do first to convince my parents to let me out? I bet I can eat my breakfast and brush my teeth in less than ten minutes, find something to throw on, walk the dog and be canvassing the neighborhood in about fifteen excruciating minutes.

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husband and I parrot the predictable safety rules, check in times and expectations and off he goes, spirit soaring. We then shake our heads knowingly and perch behind our keyboards for the day. When did play become so far removed from us as adults? When did it become so luxurious to just get outside and play?

These days, rather than waking up poised to run wild in the streets just celebrating the humanity of it all, I tend to wake up wondering how much work I need to get done and how to schedule in an hour of fitness or a walk with my husband. Game nights are

well planned and if we get to the park to play Frisbee or tennis then I am convinced that we have won the freedom lottery. But sometimes that’s the only way to work in play – we must plan to play!

Playing and being free is critical for everyone - it opens a creative conduit that allows us to just be present in the moment, experience life as it happens, and if we’re one of the lucky ones, it can reduce us into a heap of stomach cramping laughter that refreshes our tired minds and connects us to our uninhibited happiness. Well, that’s my experience anyway! Throwing myself into a physical game with friends, or a night of game playing or even Mad Libs (my absolute favorite) makes me feel alive.

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WholeFIT – A Compressive Approach to Wellness

By Chad D. Olson, LMFT A couple on the verge of divorce reached out to their ecclesiastical leader for support because they were so unhappy in their marriage.

During their visit, their leader asked them to help him understand what was going on. They reported a general lack of motivation and energy, which specifically affected their ability to work on their marriage. This wise leader began asking them about different areas of their life: social networks, spiritual practices, physical well-being, etc. As the couple thought about these different areas, they felt they had a good social network and they were trying to progress spiritually, but they admitted not taking care of themselves physically. In fact, they said that for breakfast they usually grabbed a donut and a soda on their way to work. The leader asked the couple to consider the implications of their nutritional habits, and he challenged them to make a concerted effort to eat healthier. They reported back to their leader a few weeks later and to their great happiness and surprise, their marriage was doing fantastic and they were optimistic about the future.

If this leader would have told them to simply increase their spiritual practices or take a communication course (both valuable interventions in their own right), it would not have had the profound impact that changing the couple’s eating habits did. One incredible truth portrayed in this story is that a change in one area of our life can make a huge difference in other areas of our life. Sometimes, we are too narrow minded in how we view health. We tend to overemphasize our physical well-being or our spiritual well-being or our emotional

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well-being instead of looking at our health from a comprehensive approach.

If we really want to be well, we must be About the Author balanced in the different areas of our life.

Chad Olson, LMFT, is There is not a “one size fits all” the Clinical Director of approach to improving wellness. the St. George Center for Couples & Families, Each person’s definition of optimal www.stgeorgefamilies.com. performance is subjective and depends on their experience and their goals. Also, each person is unique and responds differently to treatments. It seems the current health care model is largely pathogenic in nature and largely ignores the importance of preventive practices that could alleviate certain diseases and much suffering. In order to address these potential problems and assist people in achieving their potential, WholeFIT has created a model to thoroughly assess and provide necessary resources along the way to improved, overall health.

The WholeFIT model consists of a 3 stage approach: First, a wellness assessment, which is a comprehensive assessment by a trained wellness professional that examines your health, fitness, nutrition, life balance, emotional health, relational health, work/ community, spirituality/life purpose, and future directions. Second, a customized plan, which is designed to help you achieve the goals you have identified. It could include recommendations for services such as life coaching, diet planning, personal training, medical consults, individual/couple and/or family therapy. Third, maintenance and follow-up, which allows for accountability and adjustments to your plan as you evolve and change.

Each of us has goals of where we want to be in different areas of our life but in order to realize our potential, we have to be honest about where we currently are. As we engage in this introspective process, we start to see the gap that exists between where we are and where we want to be. Once that realization has been made, we can start the progress toward achieving very specific goals. A professional from WholeFIT can assist in this process providing a scientific-based assessment, objective feedback, specialized referrals, and encouragement throughout the whole process. WholeFIT is a resource to assist you as you progress from good to great!

The St. George Center for Couples and Families is currently offering Whole­FIT services.

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A St. George Favorite for 35 Years

By Alexa Verdugo Morgan One of St. George’s most popular restaurants, the Pizza Factory and its branchoffs -- the Pasta Factory, the Pizza Factory Express, and the Pizza Factory - Pineview -- has been a mainstay in the community for over 35 years.

The Express and Pineview locations have a more casual atmosphere, with an emphasis on fast service and take-out or delivery orders. They’re convenient and just as delicious, but for a family dining experience in historic downtown St. George, there’s no substitute for the original, which offers additional outdoor dining on a patio overlooking Ancestor Square. With banquet rooms offered at both the Pizza Factory and the Pasta Factory, families and friends have plenty of space to gather for their favorite cuisine.

Owner Bill Randall says the Pizza Factory is one of the only independent restaurants in St. George still in business after 35-plus years.

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every meal is the highest grade, never prepackaged or with preservatives.

“The value is there because of the quality,” says Randall. “People remember something that’s good.” The Pizza Factory also boasts unique recipes, made in-house. All sauces and dough are made fresh every day, and the salad bar is the freshest and best tended-to salad bar in town.

Even after three and a half decades, Randall is still a hands-on owner, spending six days a week, often for 10-12 hours each day, at the restaurant. The other locations are managed by an owner-manager who worked under Randall at some point, starting as a cook or even as a teenage dishwasher.

All of the Pizza Factory locations offer custom-built pizzas that accommodate each customer’s preferences and needs, including gluten-free or crust-free styles.

Pizza Factory’s specialty pizzas feature combinations and sauces that are hugely popular. Visits aren’t complete without an order of the Pizza Factory’s signature bread twists. “Our breadsticks are famous,” Randall says. The menu also features healthy

baked boneless chicken wings, house-made soups, sandwiches, calzones, spaghetti, garlic breads, and freshly baked cookies and desserts.

At the Pasta Factory, patrons can create their own custom-built meal with plenty of healthy, fresh options like nocarb veggie pasta, flavored pastas made in-house, steamed vegetables, seasoned chicken, and low-fat in-house marinara as just a start. Their menu features new and favorite entrees, soups, salads, appetizers, and sandwiches, like a unique pulled-pork ciabatta sandwich with pears and tomatoes.

Experience the Pizza Factory for yourself at any of the following locations: The Pizza Factory/The Pasta Factory 2 W. St. George Blvd.

(435) 628-1234 (Pizza) (435) 674-3753 (Pasta)

The Pizza Factory Express 1930 W. Sunset Blvd.

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The Pizza Factory - Pineview 2376 E. Red Cliffs Dr. (435) 688-2656

Follow The Pizza Factory on Facebook or visit stgeorgepizzafactory.com to learn more.

About the Author

Alexa Verdugo Morgan began her writing career in 2009, working for various newspapers, magazines and online publications, including the Mainstreet Business Journal of Southern Utah and Southern Utah Youth Sports Magazine. After 2 1/2 years with St. George News, she was recently hired as editor of The Independent (suindependent. com). In her spare time, she enjoys photography, tennis and music. She lives in Ivins with her Shih Tzu and fabulous, fat guinea pigs.

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The Price of Freedom

By Terrin Parker It was 1985. Reagan was president, Nintendo was introduced, and Madonna was taking pop culture by storm. I was in first grade, and summer break was almost here. It was time for our yearend recital, and I was dressed in my Sunday best, singing my heart out on the three tiered stage of the auditorium.

I knew I was a citizen of the United States of America. I recited the Pledge of Allegiance with my hand over my heart each day at the beginning of class, and took my turn putting up the American flag that graced our school’s entrance. But until that recital, I had never FELT patriotism.

As I stood there singing the newly released song “Proud To Be An American” at the top of my lungs for the audience, I felt a distinct swelling in my chest. As the flag was raised high, tears came to my eyes as I mouthed the words, “I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me,” too choked up to add voice to them. In that moment I could see those brave men, on the battlefield, defending my freedom. It was personal that day. It was more than words on the page of a history book, more than the special effects in Hollywood films, more than a 4th of July sparkler.

It was real.

Several years later as a young adult, I took a trip to New York City with my best friend. We were excited about touring the Big Apple, and spent a lot of time at the usual hot spots. While at the Statue of Liberty, we stopped by Ellis Island, and I felt both haunted and an overwhelmingly grateful after that experience. So many immigrants suffered unthinkable hardships for weeks, just for a chance at freedom. Some were turned away for one reason or another and sent back to their country of origin, after giving all they had. The twelve million immigrants that passed through Ellis Island from 1892 to 1954 were willing to do whatever it took for a better life for their family.

Some of my ancestors were among them, eager for the opportunity to attain the American dream for themselves and their descendants.

On that same trip to New York, we went to Ground Zero. We walked through St. Paul’s Chapel, one of the oldest buildings in the city, where George Washington worshipped and undoubtedly prayed for this new country at its inception. The same church that later became a refuge and recovery site for the rescue workers who worked round the clock to save lives, only to crash in a state of unparalleled fatigue on a wooden pew for a few hours of rest before heading back out. The benches still wore the scuff marks from their boots. So many men and women have given, and continue to give, so much for this country. For you, and for me, and for the cause of freedom.

Fast forward almost thirty years to today. I am married to a man who served in the Army for six years and did four tours to Iraq. We have two little boys of our own, and I still get choked up when I hear the song “Proud To Be An American.” I still see those men, those brave warriors of freedom, fighting for my right. Memorial Day and Independence Day are great reasons to get together and barbecue with loved ones, but let us not forget the reason we are celebrating. We are celebrating freedom. We are celebrating the lives of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, for that freedom, and honoring them for their service and sacrifice. We are celebrating the beauty that surrounds us in this most unique and alluring area that we are lucky enough to call home in Southern Utah.

There ain’t no doubt, I love this land. God bless the U.S.A.

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Tollbooth

By Jack W. Rolfe

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At an educational seminar, the presenter, Mary Ellen Edmonds, told of an elderly woman who did a kind deed as she passed through a tollbooth on a busy expressway. When paying her toll, she also paid for the next ten cars in line. It took a few moments for her to search for the extra money in her purse. Meanwhile, the drivers behind her became impatient. She maintained her composure and proceeded to pay their toll. Imagine the varied responses of the next ten people passing through the tollbooth! Do you think the impatient, irritated people in the cars behind hers, who were forced to wait and got upset with the lady, had a change of heart? Do you think their lives were affected positively?

On a trip to the east coast, my wife and I related this story to our children. They enjoyed it and asked if we could put it to the test. When we came to a tollbooth, we paid for the car behind us and instructed the attendant to inform them that we wished for them to have a nice day. As we drove on, we noticed the car behind us flashing its lights and gaining speed. As they passed us they smiled, waved and mouthed a thank-you. How gratifying this simple experience was. We then traveled several miles before reaching the next tollbooth. Upon arriving at the booth, the worker informed us that the car ahead of us had paid our toll and wished for us to have a nice day! It was so exciting for us.

Because we had a positive experience, we chose to apply this principle at the next tollbooth. This time we paid for ten cars. The operator taking the money had a big smile come over her otherwise expressionless face.

As we drove on, a couple of cars passed us. The passengers were waving and smiling. We enjoyed the moment and took time during the rest of our drive to reflect upon what we had learned.

We realized that our simple acts of kindness affected not only those we personally touched, but also many people indirectly connected in this great human chain. We also noticed that providing service to others caused others to serve us. What would happen if only a portion of the people that received a free toll that day performed a similar service?

About the Author Can you imagine how these simple acts Mr. Rolfe is the Founder and of kindness could eventually multiply?

CEO of the School of Life If such a small deed can have a positive Foundation. This 501(c)3 impact on people, can you imagine nonprofit organization has a mission to increase high school what larger acts of service could do? We graduation rates. decided that this principle of providing genuine acts of service to others would definitely make the world we live in a better place. In serving, we improve our own lives as well as the lives of others.

We are all traveling on the road called the School of Life. Some of our fellow travelers have become weary due to rough spots along the path. I invite you to look around and take note of who may need some assistance with their toll. Then reach out, lift them up, and help them find their way. In doing so your own journey will become much more enjoyable and you will attain increased peace, happiness and success in your life.

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Keys for Creating a Successful

Stepfamily

By Jonathan Decker, LMFT, MS

Although increasingly common, stepfamilies (or “blended” families) are often seen either as abnormal or, on the other end, as if they were similar to firstmarriage families “once the dust settles.” Research and experience demonstrate, however, that “the idea that the

stepfamily must match the original family is flawed. A stepfamily is an alternate, not an aberration.” (Browning, 2014)* I am a member of two different stepfamilies: my father remarried after my mother’s death and my wife has a son from a previous marriage. I know that blended families have all of the struggles of a “first-marriage family” as well as challenges unique to their situation. They’re also capable of great unity, affection, and joy. The following are some keys for happy stepfamilies that, while perhaps not applicable to every situation, have helped enough stepfamilies to be worth considering.

1. Don’t rush it. Blended families are usually formed after a painful event (e.g. divorce, death). Don’t rush the healing process or hurry family members to act like everything’s okay.

Pushing them to embrace a new lifestyle and new family members may lead them to do the opposite.

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behavior needn’t be tolerated, but acknowledge that it’s okay for them to experience complex emotions as a stepfamily is forming.

2. Don’t abolish the original families. Dr. Scott Browing, a leader in stepfamily research, explains that there is “no need to destroy one family to build a new one. Multiple families can exist within the greater umbrella of the stepfamily. In fact, accepting that often eases tension.” It’s healthy for each family to retain some of their traditions and to spend time with just each other once in a while.

3. The biological parent should be the primary disciplinarian, at least in the beginning. The step-parent often has their work cut out for them trying to gain the acceptance of the children. Expecting him or her to be the primary enforcer of consequences will merely increase the children’s resentment. The biological parent must step up to the plate and the children should be made to understand that the step-parent has authority because they’ve been “deputized” by Mom or Dad. 4. Define new “house rules” together, ideally in a step-family meeting.

Rules from the “first-marriage” family are often revised or dropped from the remarried family, which leads to confusion and feelings of instability. Deciding together what rules to keep, drop, and change helps to unify blended families.

5. Establish co-parenting expectations with exes. Almost anyone who’s coparented with an ex can tell you that chaos ensues when children have wildly different expectations and rules from house to house. Coming to an agreement is necessary. Depending on the relationship dynamics,

some former couples can do this easily, while others cannot. In the case of the latter, a skilled family therapist can help establish co-parenting expectations and boundaries, with the clear understanding that therapy will be focused on agreeing on what is best for the children, not “airing dirty laundry.”

6. Let the kids decide whether or not to use “step” labels. Some children resent having to call an unrelated person their mother, father, sister, or brother, while others embrace it. Don’t dictate to them what labels to use; they’ve got enough going on that’s outside of their control that this one should be their call.

There’s more, of course. This topic is too complex to be fully covered in one article. But I’m confident that these keys will help.

About the Author Jonathan Decker is a licensed marriage and family therapist with an office at the St. George Center for Couples and Families. He will be holding a seminar for creating successful stepfamilies on July 23rd and 30th. For more information, contact him at jdeckertherapy@gmail.com.

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Washington County School District Foundation Continues to Help Kids

By Pam Graf, Director WCSD Foundation Summer is here, graduations are behind us, and it is time for reflection on some of the Foundation’s past year accomplishments.

The school year 2013-2014 was a successful one! As a foundation we were able to see students, teachers, and fellow community members join together to make this past year a meaningful and successful experience. Last fall, The Foundation awarded approximately $12,000 to teachers through grants for classroom projects. Funding was provided through the generous donations of businesses and the profits from our “Spooky Town Fair.” The 2014 Dixie Power Kite Festival proceeds provided $50,000 to our elementary schools literacy programs.

Perhaps one of the most rewarding experiences involved the Snow Canyon High School executive council. In January, I encouraged our schools to participate in the “Souper Bowl Day of Caring” project that helps combat hunger throughout our state. The SCHS

executive student council provided different opportunities in the school for students to participate and raised over $1,479 in just one day. Two weeks ago, they visited and toured the Millcreek High School food pantry and donated the proceeds to Principal Terry Ogborne and Heidi Tasso, MHS counselor. Qualifying students at the school are able to visit the pantry before going home for the day or the weekend and take the necessary food items home with them. Quoting Mrs. Tasso, “ Sometimes we don’t have to travel to third world countries to be able to help those in need. We have people right here in our community, our neighborhoods, our very own school, that we know that can use this type of help.”

This is a very gratifying ending to a year of helping students and teachers. Thank you SCHS executive council, and may this small act of kindness be something you will always remember.

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Mindfulness at the Movies

By Lani Puriri In this day and age of technology, we live in a world of 24-hour movie viewing. With a computer or mobile device nearby we can click a few keys or touch the screen and instantly escape into another time and place. Most of us have experienced the world of Netflix where any movie genre can be accessed and viewed in a matter of seconds. But how does this compare to the cinema and the energy of the theatre?

Going to the movies has been a shared cultural activity for at least four generations. Attending movies in a theatre creates a movie going experience for the patron that embraces all the senses and builds mindfulness at the movies. Mindfulness can be defined as the mental state achieved by focusing awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations. Watching movies at the theatre affords the opportunity to be fully engaged in the moment and open to the plot being presented on the screen. Whether the story is based on fiction or nonfiction will determine the significance of the emotional connection.

A nonfiction film will sometimes be referred to as a documentary that can be described as a creative representation of actuality. Pulitzer Prize winner and photojournalist David Hume Kennerly said, “There’s no more potent weapon on earth than a concerned eye behind a camera.” He also said, “I believe in the power of the image to change attitudes, cast light into dark corners of the world, and enlighten others about things both good and bad.” While he was speaking about still photography, his words hold true for moving 106 www.saintgeorgewellness.com

images on the screen that are created by the documentary filmmaker.

DOCUTAH, the Southern Utah international documentary film festival presented by Dixie State University awards bronze raven statues to award winning filmmakers. Phil Tuckett, DOCUTAH Artistic Director explains, “Legend and mythology state that About the Author Lani Puriri is the DSU Norsemen believed ravens sat on the god Director of Community Odin’s shoulders and saw and heard all.

Outreach and DOCUTAH Ravens are intelligent, playful, curious, Operations Manager. observant and creative. They are also highly opportunistic and have learned to adapt to take advantage of whatever their environment offers.” Because documentarians exhibit these traits, the raven was chosen to represent DOCUTAH and the films presented during the festival.

In its fifth year, DOCUTAH has screened more than 400 films to the Southern Utah community. A variety of genres and subject matter has been covered in the incredible documentary lineup. The 2013 festival screened: Tales of the Organ Trade, about black market organ trafficking, Cello Tales, a musical mystery, Sole Survivor, about enduring survivors guilt, Way of Life, documenting the humanitarian efforts of Michael Daube, An Ordinary Hero, about discovering the battle for civil rights, Fixed: The Science Fiction of Human Enhancement, which explores technologies that change our mind and bodies forever, and The Missing Piece which features art history.

It is clear from these titles alone that the DOCUTAH experience will enlighten, inspire, and educate as the movie patron enjoys being present in the movie theatre.

By attending documentary screenings the patron will sense the emotion of the filmmaker, who is, as Kennerly explained, “the concerned eye behind the camera.” The mindful individual will be transformed by the experience. Today’s technology puts movies at our fingertips. However, making an effort to see a movie on the big screen affords the opportunity to be fully engaged in the experience and mindful at the movies.

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Explore Educational Opportunities with Dixie State’s Institute for Continued Learning

By Jyl Hall Surrounded by new friends, Susan Doughman moves a colored pencil across a sheet of crisp, white paper. After skillfully swapping one colored pencil for another and carefully shading a figure, the once-blank paper is transformed into a beautiful work of art.

At other times, Doughman discusses the plot twists of the latest bestseller with fellow retired residents, takes her turn tickling the ivories, learns how to apply the Chinese decorating system of feng shui, or studies American mythology and folklore.

Perhaps most incredibly, Doughman – and all community members – can do all this for $40 a year, thanks to Dixie State University’s Institute for Continued Learning (ICL).

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great, great opportunity.”

The institute offers Southern Utah residents the opportunity to participate in activities and weekly classes on Dixie State’s campus that cover a variety of topics ranging from taxes and traveling to technology and table tennis. ICL participants can keep a full schedule like Doughman, who likes to attend classes Monday through Thursday, or just take a class or two on subjects that really tickle their fancies. Either way, the $40 registration fee covers all the classes a participant chooses to attend during the fall and spring semesters. That adds up to a host of options, considering that the institute is offering 37 classes this fall.

ICL, which has been operating since 1979, is geared toward residents who want to keep their minds active by exploring

intellectual and entertaining topics in a university environment without the pressure of tests. Grades are not kept, and because attendance is not recorded, participants can attend as many or as few classes as their schedules allow. Although the institute attracts a number of retired and semi-retired folks, the program is open to anyone desiring to broaden his or her horizons while meeting new people.

“You can take trips. You can step out and step back in,” Doughman says, adding that in her piano class, the instructors went beyond the call of duty and took time outside of class to catch people up on instruction they missed.

“The dedicated instructors of the various classes are experts in the fields on which they teach and volunteer their time,” says Ron

Swenson, past president of the program and a current marketing and advertising committee member. “There are a lot of talented teachers, but no one gets paid,” he adds. “The teachers enjoy teaching. We do it because we enjoy getting out and learning.”

Participants don’t earn college credits for the classes, which translates into a low-pressure, easy-going classroom environment.

“We go for joy of learning and meeting people,” says Swenson.

According to Doughman, Institute for Continued Learning’s benefits are twofold. First, the program gives students the opportunity to do something they have never done before. It also serves as a way to meet people who have come from all over the country to spend their retirement years in Southern Utah. “The melting pot is incredible,” Doughman says. “I’ve met some of the greatest people. I met one friend in the book club, and she invited me to join other book clubs she is in. That led to yoga then lunch.”

ICL’s participants are not the only ones on campus who appreciate the program. Students enrolled in Dixie State’s traditional classes welcome the diversity of silver-haired learners walking amid the sea of young students.

“The young people on the DSU campus are great. I’m 83 years old, and I’m pretty healthy and spry. I don’t need a cane or anything, but these young people hold doors open for us and smile. One even recently said, ‘You’re awesome,’” Swenson says with equal amounts of amusement and pride.

“It’s one-hundred percent fun walking across campus. Maybe you don’t walk as fast as they do, but they’re always smiling,” Doughman says, referring to DSU’s traditional students.

In addition to being polite and friendly, DSU’s students prove to be quite helpful. “If you’re in a computer class and things aren’t working properly, About the Author all you have to do is go out in the hall Jyl Hall is a public relations/ and get a kid,” says Doughman. “Almost publications coordinator at Dixie State University. For any kid knew what we didn’t know.” more information about DSU, The Institute for Continued contact her at 435-652-7547 Learning’s fall semester begins Sept. 2nd or jylhall@dixie.edu. and runs through Dec. 12th. It will kick off Aug. 25 with a registration event from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the DSU Gardner Center. After the event, registration continues in the ICL office, located just west of the DSU campus at 658 E. 200 South, on Mondays through Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The spring session will run from Jan. 12 to April 17.

“Everybody should take advantage of this great program if they can,” Doughman concludes. “There is something for everyone, and there’s almost a hundred percent guarantee they’ll like it. The people behind it do an outstanding job of organizing the program.”

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Let’s Ride Bicycles!

pump with pressure gauge, lights (if you are planning on riding in unfavorable conditions), a saddle bag, and bike shorts. Trust me and do not cheap out on the bike shorts — your butt will thank you.

Third, you need to understand bicycle safety and etiquette: Always use hand and voice signals. Read up on cycling etiquette and rules. Drivers, pedestrians, and even cyclists already hate cyclists.

Don’t be one of those cyclists that makes the rest look bad by running red lights, holding up traffic on a busy road, weaving in and out of traffic during rush hour when there is a dedicated bike lane one block over… basically don’t be negligent, and don’t act like you own the road. Always be alert, be predictable, make eye contact with drivers, and plan for worst-case scenario. It’s true that there is no room for error while riding with traffic… but it’s not as scary as it sounds! You just need to use common sense (if you don’t have any, cycling may not be for you!).

By William Shake If you are reading this article, you are already taking the first step towards getting on a bicycle, whether it’s for fun, basic transportation, or both! You may already be a cyclist, but today I would like to talk with those on the fence. If you are still reading this, you must have some level of interest, and that’s awesome! High Knees Cycling is here to help you go for it.

There are a lot of great reasons to dust off your bike, or even buy new and ride for the very first time. Our favorites include: *Getting some exercise *Doing your part to be more “green” *Avoiding the high cost of gas *Avoiding other car-related expenses (parking, repairs, insurance) *Getting some fresh air *Reducing your stress level *Seeing your environs at a slower pace

Fourth, get out there and ride!

Start slow. Cycling may not be easy, especially if you are out of shape or haven’t been on a bike in a long time. False flats, hills, and wind can tire you out really fast but do not get discouraged! You will improve with time and practice. The key is to NOT GIVE UP! A lot of people want to do things but don’t succeed because they don’t have the right mindset. You can do it. Now, let’s ride!

First, ask yourself these questions: Why do I want to get into cycling? What kind of cycling do I want to do? (commuting, leisure, fitness, competitive, road, mountain…)

Where will I be riding? Now take these answers into your local bike shop and let them know. It will help to talk about what your goals are and what you are wanting to do.

Second, you need gear: A bike. If you just want to commute or do some leisurely riding, a hybrid bike may do. If fitness or competitive cycling is for you, look into getting a road or mountain specific bike. If you are serious, buy the best bike you can afford because a bike frame will last for a very long time and also remember to test ride different bikes before committing.

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Gentle Dentistry 321 N Mall Dr. Suite P101 (432) 674-1418 Riverside Dental 368 East Riverside Dr. Mystgoergedentist.com (435) 673-3363

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Dixie Applied Technology College 1506 S Silicon Way (435) 674-8400 www.dxatc.com Dixie State Athletics Ticket Sales (435) 652-7800 http://dixieathletics.com Dixie State Cultural Arts 350 S. 700E, Tickets: (435) 652-7800 www.dixie.edu/culturalarts/

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Energy Healing

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FAMILY THERAPY

St. George Center for Couples & Families 321 North Mall Dr. Suite 101 www.stgeorgefamilies.com (435) 319-0082

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GOLF

Billy Casper Golf Academy at the Ledges Billycaspergolfacademy.com (435) 272-1774

Health

Advanced Hearing & Balance 1490 E. Foremaster Drive #360 St. George, UT 84790 (435) 319-4700 www.HearingAidDoctor.com Advanced Physical Therapy 1490 Foremaster Dr. www.aptsaintgeorge.com (435) 652-4455 Brain Balance 446 South Mall Drive, Suite B-6 brainbalancecenters.com (435) 627-8500 Coral Desert Orthopedics 1490 E. Foremaster Dr., Ste 150 www.CoralDesertOrtho.com (435) 628-9393 Dan Sellers, MD 676 S. Bluff St., St. George, UT 84770 (855) 295-6554 www.sellersplasticsurgery.com Define Your Prime www.defineyoury.com 435.669.3377 Desert Pain Specialists 368 E Riverside Dr. www.desertpainspecialists.com (435) 216-7000 Dixie Chiropractic 10 North 400 East www.dixiechiro.com (435) 673-1443 Foot and Ankle Institute (435) 628.2671 www.feetnet.com Dr. Foulk (Infertility) 676 Bluff Street (801) 785-5100 www.utahfertility.com Hanger Clinic 630 South 400 East, Suite 102 (435) 673-6449 www.hanger.com Heart of Dixie 1380 E Medical Center Dr. St George, UT 84790 435.251.2900 Intermountain Instacare (435) 688-6388 www.redrockpediatrics.org LiVe Well Center at Dixie Regional Health & Performance Center 652 S. Medical Center Drive (435) 251-3793 Massage Therapy Academy 1722 East 280 North St. George, Utah 84790 (435) 673-4101 massagetherapyacademy.net Nitric Oxide (435) 673-1443 www.nitroxide.com Oral & Facial Surgery Institute 393 E Riverside Dr #2b www.oralfacialsurgeryinstitute.com (435) 628-1100 Pain Relief Centers 10 North 400 East painreliefcentersofutah.com (435) 673-1443

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OrthoPEDIC SURGEON Dr. Michael Green 1490 Foremaster Dr. www.greenorthopedic.com (435) 688-0156

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E VENTS

CALENDAR OF July

July 7-11 Camp Atlantis Aquatic Youth Camp Sand Hollow Aquatic Center from 11am – 1pm. A fun day camp based at the SHAC! Kids will play group games, make aquatic themed crafts and spend time splashing in the pool! Your kids will love this camp.

Register at 220 N 200 E by Saturday July 5th before 6pm. $35/youth.

Every Monday-Friday at Sand Hollow Aquatic Center Adult Lap Swimming 5:30am – 9:00pm Sand Hollow Water Aerobics 7:00am

July 4 Uncle Sam 5K Come run the 2nd annual 4th of July Uncle Sam 5K! Course starts & finishes at the Dixie Sunbowl, running along the parade route. Every participant gets an Uncle Sam hat, beard, and t-shirt!! Come run as Sam and with him at this fun, family-friendly event!! Registration fee includes your Uncle Sam hat (one size fits most!), beard and t-shirt. Admission is $25. Pre-registration is accepted until Friday, June 27th. Late registration is open until Tuesday, July 1st for an additional $10 late fee. Visit www. sgcity.org/running for more info.

July 11 Glow Golf Tournament Glow Golf Tournaments puts a twist on the original game of golf. These tournaments are at night played with glow sticks and other glowing things. Glow Golf Tournaments provide a unique, fun atmosphere for golfers of all ages. $39.50 per person.

August Every Monday-Friday at Sand Hollow Aquatic Center Adult Lap Swimming 5:30am – 9:00pm Sand Hollow Water Aerobics 7:00am

August 25 National Park Free Day August 29-30 Fly High Dixie Volleyball Tourney At the Dixie Convention Center.

Be sure to check out this summer’s Tuacahn productions!

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August 16 2nd Annual ULTIMATE DIVER CHALLENGE - 9am This is a Fundraiser for the Dixie Divers Deep Six Program. We are going to be training some of our returning Soldiers. It’s our chance to give back to our vets whom have given so much for the freedoms we hold so dear. The Ultimate Diver Challenge is an obstacle course of open water skills. Each team of two buddies will compete on the course and the best combined time will win a great package of prizes. Cost to enter the event is $40.00 per buddy team. 100% of the funds raised will go to the Deep Six Program.

One Price. No Hidden Fees.

$6810

includes surgeon, surgery center & anesthesia

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