St. George Health & Wellness November December 2015

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Fill Your Soul, Not Your Stomach 12 4 Ways to Work Fitness Into The Holidays 14 Fueling Your Mountain Bike Ride 17 Senior Scene: Zion Music Ensembles 18

DSU Athlete Highlight: Blake Barney 22 Creating a Culture of Wellness 24

Stem Cell Treatment: The FAQs 64 Diabetes and Your Eyes 66 How to Buy Happiness 68 Is It All In Your Head? 70 Carpel Tunnel Syndrome Endoscopic Release 73 Do You Have Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)? 75 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Explained 76 New Human Performance/ Student Wellness Center 78

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Fabulous, Flavorful Feasting 26 What’s in the Float Pod? 28 Ten Reasons to Eat Well During the Holidays 29 Holiday Recipe for Wellness 30 Agriculture: America’s Next Recession?

Food for the Soul 34 Dining Guide

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On The Cover: Fabulous, Flavorful Feasting.

Photo by Kellie Larsen, Elements Photography.

Culture

Local Hero: Brian Musso 108 International Documentary Film Festival Nourishes Mind and Spirit 111

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Health Healthcare in America – Part VI: Healthcare Reality Check 38 Could You Have Sleep Apnea? 40 5 Supplements You Should Be Taking Partial Knee Replacement Surgery 44 Braylon’s Story 47 Are Your Ears Causing Your Brain to Shrink? 48 A New Treatment Option For Headache Sufferers 51 Conquering Life’s Unexpected Challenges 54 How Do You Fill? 57 Radiofrequency Ablation 58 5 Facts to Know About the Affordable Care Act 60 Is All Back Pain Created Equal? 62

A Zion Trailblazer 80 Remove the Garbage 82 How to Simplify and Stabilize Your Finances 84 Completing Your Degree 85 Investing vs. Paying Off Debt

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Cookies at the Crosswalk 88 Get Away For The Holidays 91 The Perfect Way to De-Stress this Holiday Season 92 A Season of Gratitude 94 DOVE Center offers Personal Safety Course 95 The Abundance of the Seasons 96

Family 15th Annual Arts and Crafts Boutique at SunRiver St. George 97 The Power of Apologizing to Your Kids 98 Pickleball: America’s New Addiction 100 A Life Honored 102 Tasty Tidbits for Proper Pet Nutrition 104 To Everything There is a Season 105 I can 106

Give Back 112 Warm and Well Fed Kids = Better Test Scores 113 Stephen Wade Auto Center: Growing and Giving 114 Expanding Academic Opportunities

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Mayoral Message 8 We Are Dixie – Letter from the President 10 Calendar of Events 118 Quick Resource Guide 120 Featured Directory Listings 121

DOVE Center is actively involved in providing educational seminars throughout the community about healthy vs. unhealthy relationships, how to recognize abusive behavior, how to get help if you’re being abused, and risk reduction. We are so fortunate to work with the Personal Safety Coalition to offer a comprehensive course to the community that covers not only tactical maneuvers for self defense, but also topics like fear and intuition, relationship boundaries and socialization, and so much more. The course is empowering and inspirational, and one outcome is ultimately a safer community.

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‘Tis the season for family, friends, food, and enjoying everything we are grateful for! As we come upon this holiday season, let us remember and enjoy what it is truly about.

Our families and friends provide us with laughter and happiness, as we relax, reminisce, and reconnect. Be thankful that we live in this beautiful area, and that we can enjoy the company of those we love and admire.

Revel in the deliciousness of the holidays by keeping in mind what our bodies and souls really need. Love, kindness, and serving others is what truly makes the holiday feeling last all year long, leaving us with meaningful memories and lasting joy.

To our dear readers, we want to thank you for the interest and involvement you’ve shown St. George Health and Wellness these past three years. As impressive as our surroundings are, it’s the people who live here that make it so unique and magnificent. We wish you all the best this wonderful season.

This issue is packed with reliable and intuitive information on how we can relish in the joy of the season, or for some of us, just survive this stressful time. Those who are in the latter, remember to breathe, and make time for yourself and the ones you love. You will find great advice throughout this issue on how to do both.

Be happy, enjoy the people who surround you, keep your bodies fueled with healthy and delicious food, and most of all-- love each other and show gratitude.

Happy holidays to all!

Holly Gardner Editor

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

Autumn once again brought thousands of visitors to the St. George area – mostly to participate in or support family members and friends who came to run the St. George Marathon, play in a regional pickleball tournament, or compete in the Huntsman World Senior Games. I’m so glad that these kinds of activities are such a huge part of our DNA in St. George!

After all, it was the 39th running of the St. George Marathon, the 29th Huntsman World Senior Games, and even the 29th Mayor’s Walk! Countless other walks, 5Ks, 10Ks, triathlons, soccer, rugby, softball, baseball, lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, football, volleyball, basketball and other games/events have taken place in our city in 2015. We don’t necessarily have a monopoly on these things, but I’d say we’ve certainly developed a reputation as a great place for sport and recreation!

St. George will continue to do all we can to provide and maintain facilities such as trails, parks, fields, courts and more that make our quality of life great while also welcoming, literally, the world to come enjoy these same activities and venues. It’s what we do. Hopefully each of us will take advantage of at least some of these activities to help us stay well and enjoy this amazing part of the world we get to live in!

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We Are

Dixie Richard “Biff” Williams President, Dixie State University

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If you’re like me and are looking for a way to work off all the tasty treats that are so prevalent this time of year, you needn’t look any further than Dixie State University. There isn’t a better way to make room for more home-cooked holiday meals than with a scenic walk on a beautiful campus.

Be part of our university’s new effort to promote “active learning, active life” by taking a walk or run on the President’s Fitness Loop. With five different routes that range in distance from a quarter of a mile to two miles, the loop is the perfect way to enjoy the energy of the campus and stunning views our students take in every day. Plus, with markers set up around campus distinguishing the different routes, you can’t get lost! A map of the routes is available at www.dixie.edu/fitnessloop.

For those looking for a more intensive training program, I encourage you to try the D-Circuit. Featuring eight workout stations, the D-Circuit boasts equipment that will help you meet any fitness goals. The stations are situated next to the Dixie Pavilion and sand volleyball courts, so pack a picnic lunch, bring a volleyball, and enjoy the entire day on the Dixie State University campus.

When you are on campus, you will notice additions being made to accommodate the growth of our academic departments. On the north side of campus, the new residence hall, Campus View Suites, is on track to welcome 350 new students in August 2016. Across campus, the addition to the Burns Arena that will house staff offices is nearing completion. We are thrilled with this progress, but aren’t satisfied to stop here. We have big plans for our university.

Down the road, we would like to renovate Hansen stadium and construct a new grandstand on the east side of the field, rebuild the track, and add new locker rooms, press boxes and event space to the existing grandstands.

On the west side of the campus where the tennis courts are currently located, we are looking at building a Human Performance Building/Student Wellness Center. Not only will this facility house the specialized classrooms and labs needed to offer Health and Human Performance programs, it is likely to include an Olympic-sized swimming pool and outdoor deck space that will help the entire community meet their fitness goals and enjoy Southern Utah’s spectacular weather and scenery.

The tennis courts won’t be disregarded; new ones will be built on the property that is currently East Elementary School. Additionally, we would like to eventually build a soccer complex so our student-athletes can play on grass instead of turf. We also dream of someday building a new softball complex that is worthy of our national-ranking softball team.

Most importantly, we want to make it known that our campus belongs to you, the community. Our goal with all of these projects is to house facilities you will want to use. We are excited about the possibility of hosting more Huntsman World Senior Games events, high school and club sport competitions, and festivals that are unique to the area.

Regardless of how you choose to pursue “active learning, active life,” I encourage you to visit the DSU campus any time. You never know what opportunities you may find when you venture out!

Enjoy the simple pleasures of the season.

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Fill Your Soul, Not Your Stomach

By Chanda Vaniman, Summit Athletic Club

It’s the holiday season and, as the song says, “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go.” However, is the final destination to enjoy Grandma and other loved ones, or is the destination Grandma’s famous cranberry salad and other delicious foods?

About the Authors All of the excitement for the holidays brings busy schedules, looking for the perfect gifts and eating all the Chanda Vaniman earned her yumminess that is plentiful. However, this time of year can sometimes leave us empty on the inside and struggling Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science. She received her 500with unwanted muffin tops, tight fitting pants, and using the last notch on our belt. With love in the air and the hour yoga teacher certification opportunity to connect with friends and family, why do we sometimes feel so empty? from Sunstone Yoga in Dallas, During the holidays, we have expectations for creating the perfect holiday experience that includes the perfect Texas in 2009. She is a Yoga decorated home, gift, and turkey that will be shared on our next Facebook post. However, if we set aside these Alliance Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour expectations we can allow ourselves the opportunity to be in the moment and connect with the people we love, level and a Certified YogaKids leaving our hearts, minds, and souls (not just our stomachs) full.

Teacher. She has taught yoga in In order to connect with others, we need to be vulnerable. Through researching emotions such as shame, Dr. Brene St .George since 2012 leading Brown has researched ways people can feel connected to others. She found that people who feel the highest amount of children, adults and all abilities classes. Chanda leads yoga hikes, connections with others are those people who feel they belong, feel they are worthy of connection, and have the courage teaches private clients and gets to be imperfect. They have connections with others because they are authentic. They let go of who they thought they outside as much as she can to had to be and realized that their imperfections make them beautiful. They let their whole selves be seen. enjoy this beautiful area.

Holiday parties are a great time to connect with people first rather than attempting to fill ourselves with the third round at the dessert table. Self compassion and mindfulness are ways we can prepare ourselves to connect with others. Yoga is a great way to practice self compassion and setting intentions that allow us to have the types of relationships we would like. Some of my most enlightening moments have happened during my daily yoga class at Summit Athletic Club.

Much like mastering your body in Yoga, self-compassion takes practice. Take the time to notice what we are actually saying to ourselves throughout the day. Most of us are much harder on ourselves than we are on others. We wouldn’t dream of saying to our friends the things we say to ourselves. Notice those thoughts and words and start replacing them with the kind of things we would say to a dear friend.

Setting an intention is focusing on what you want to accomplish or be. I am kind. I am open. I am organized. I am enough. I am healthy. I will be available for my friends and family. Set your intention to what you want to happen and replace the negative thoughts with that.

This holiday season doesn’t have to be about the cranberry salad. It can be a time to connect with grandma and all the ones we love. With our focus on having healthy relationships with people, we are in a better position to be healthy and happy through the holidays, filled with joy-- not just pumpkin pie.

If you want to check out our facility and classes, including Yoga, come visit Summit Athletic Club and see if we can help you lose the pounds and fill your soul this holiday season.

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By Tiffany Gust As the holiday season approaches, you might be feeling overwhelmed with your “To Do List.” With all the holiday parties, shopping for gifts, holiday concerts, and attending to your regular responsibilities, you might feel pressured to ditch your gym workout.

Exercise is an important part of your daily routine. Those workouts could be helping you stave off a possible case of the flu or a cold, manage the holiday stress, or help you burn those extra holiday calories. Here are four tips that will help you work fitness into your busy schedule this holiday season: 1. Remember, a little can go a long way. Every bit of daily activity is helpful and will energize you during the busy season. Bring awareness to those moments when you can fit in a little walk, or find ways to get those extra steps.

2. M ake an appointment for your exercise. Schedule it on the calendar, just as you would a doctor appointment. If you take care of yourself, you will increase your capacity to give to others and you will be more resilient to the stress that comes with the holidays.

3. Try intervals. Interval exercise not only helps you burn calories and fat faster than exercising at a steady rate, it also strengthens your heart and helps keep it healthy. A Tabata style interval is an option. Dr. Izumi Tabata, a professor at the College of Sport and Health Science at Ritsumeikan University in Japan, developed this method for interval training. High intensity movement is done for 20 seconds with a 10 second rest, repeated 4-8 times. With this type of exercise, 20 minutes is all it takes to get a heart pumping, calorie-burning workout. This is a great method to try at the mall and walk the perimeter by varying your speed. Try these intervals on a treadmill, bike or elliptical as well.

4. Work your core on days when you aren’t doing your interval training. Focus on your powerhouse by doing exercises that target the vital muscles in your back, abdomen, pelvis, and hips. A strong core will help you with balance and stability.

During the holidays, a strong core can come in handy while lifting heavy shopping bags or luggage while traveling.

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While the holidays are a joyful time, they can also produce a busy, stressful schedule. Don’t forgo your workouts, just plan and schedule them into your day. They don’t need to be lengthy or take a lot of time.

Bringing awareness to your daily activity can bring multiple benefits to your health and is a great gift to give yourself this holiday season.

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Warm up for 7-10 minutes by walking, marching in place, or dancing

* Jumping Jacks – perform the exercise for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds. Repeat 4-8 times depending on your fitness level. * High Knee Marching – perform the exercise for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds. Repeat 4-8 times depending on your fitness level. * P ush ups – perform the exercise for 20 seconds, rest for 10 seconds. Repeat 4-8 times depending on your fitness level. (Modification: on your knees, standing arms length away from the wall, step feet away from the wall to progress or regress the movement)

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Fueling Your Mountain Bike Ride About the Author

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 Bonk: A condition which manifests itself by sudden fatigue and loss of energy. Bonking is caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver and muscles. In other words, you run out of fuel. You start out a ride raring to go have fun with your friends on some sweet, sweet, singletrack, but after a few miles you start to lag and it soon feels like your tires are full of lead-and you still have how many miles to go?

Most of the time when I ask a bonk victim what they ate pre-ride, i.e. breakfast, the answer is “nothing.” When I ask what they’ve eaten during the ride, the answer is usually the same. Even if you’re trying to lose weight, starving yourself during a ride is just going to make what would have been a fun way to get some exercise (fun exercise is the best exercise) into a sort of death march which seems to go on and on. No one wants that. Besides, what you are really trying to do is stoke the furnace so it burns fat for a long period of time.

Fat is relatively slow burning and inefficient for the demands of a multi-hour mountain bike ride. What you are really going to need that will throw some gas into the furnace is carbohydrates (gasp).

Yes, the evil carbs that so many dieters avoid like the plague are actually the main fuel your body needs to keep climbing those lovely switchbacks on Barrel Roll, or bomb down the fun-house ride that is Sidewinder. I included a downhill because it’s not just on the climbs where a fatigued body is a handicap (although it is the place you’ll notice it the most). Your brain is affected by the bonk as well, and the combination of a tired body and a befuddled brain can lead to crashing at speed on the downs...and crashing sucks!

The nutrition supplement industry is worth billions, so finding fuel is as easy as going to your local bike shop. Gels, cubes, bars, drinks, etc. are scientifically built to deliver quick energy in small doses. Do you need all this fancy product? Well, if you’re racing, yes.

The few seconds it takes to squish a gel down your throat, is probably all you can spare. As far as heading out for a more relaxed ride, you

can take along “real” food. Beef jerky, string cheese, or a sandwich (peanut butter and jelly has a good mix of carbs and protein) are great. Of course, if your friends aren’t the type to sit under a tree and have a picnic then cubes or bars are good for breaks in the action when everyone is gathering back up and swapping stories of glorious bicycle feats before tackling the next section.

Everybody is different, so finding what works for you can take some experimenting. There are different ideas, but right around three hundred calories an hour during hard exercise is pretty common. Again, mostly carbs, but I find that on long rides I need some protein, or “real” food to keep my blood sugar from spiking too much. Also, don’t experiment with new fuels during a race or an important ride. Sometimes certain foods just don’t sit well when you are pushing hard.

Few activities that benefit the mind, body, and soul are as fun as mountain biking. Don’t let your day in the desert become drudgery.

Fuel your body, fuel your mind, fuel your ride.

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SENIOR SCENE:

Zion Music Ensembles Never Too Old to Play

By Marianne Hamilton

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On a Thursday evening in late fall, I’m intrigued to hear distinctly non-liturgical sounds flooding the altar at Westside Baptist Church.

Though a trombone player has just delivered a loud, irreverent riff in this normally solemn place of worship, no one looks askance. That’s because the church (along with the DiFiore Center for Arts & Education) regularly hosts rehearsals for the New Horizons Band & Orchestra, known collectively as the Zion Music Ensembles. Such evenings find both venues packed with seniors who are discovering (or rediscovering) a passion for playing music.

The New Horizons program got its start in 1991, when Eastman School of Music Professor Emeritus Roy Ernst brought together a group of older adults from the New York area. Ernst aimed to discover whether it’s possible to teach anyone at any age to play music and perform in a group. His participants convinced him that the answer is a resounding “yes.” Since then, more than 215 New Horizons bands have sprung up across the U.S. and several other countries, with over 10,000 members now sharing their love of musical collaboration.

In St. George, Kirk Jones oversees the New Horizon Band, while Teri Holt leads the Orchestra. Together, the pair have created a nonthreatening environment in which the Silver Set can either resurrect their long-forgotten musical talents, or forge entirely new ones.

Though most of the members bring some musical experience with them, the group is very accepting and inclusive. Even first-timers who can’t read music are welcome, Jones says. “There’s no experience required. Anyone can learn from wherever they are musically. No one’s turned away; our quest is to make music accessible.”

Ivins resident Bob Dickinson was once a “reasonably skilled” flautist.

Three decades later, Dickinson was intrigued when he heard that New Horizons was launching its fall season. “It took a lot of courage to get started,” says Dickinson, now 72. “It’s been a very humbling and enriching experience.”

Holt is a proponent of the Suzuki Method of music instruction, which posits that musical talent is not always inborn, but is an ability that can be developed. “It’s all about practice,” confirms Holt. “Though our members may not end up playing professionally, with enough practice they can play with others and even perform with a community orchestra. And that’s a win-win for everyone.”

Both Holt and Jones agree that making music engages the mind

in powerful ways. “You’re using both sides of the brain; the creative side and the logical, methodical part,” Holt says.

“And that’s incredibly important as we age.” Adds Jones, “Playing music requires movement and coordination.

And reading music, and translating that into physical movements and sounds, is all great exercise for the brain.”

About the Author The social component is equally crucial.

Marianne L. Hamilton is “Our members are serious about delivering a veteran journalist whose works appears in regional and a nice performance, but everyone here is national publications, and a playing for the pure joy of it,” says Holt. marketing writer for Fortune “That social aspect is vital for longevity 500 corporate clients. When not and leading a happier, healthier life.” racewalking, hiking, biking and doing water aerobics, she and “We do it because it’s fun,” adds Jones, her husband Doug volunteer grinning. “We get together and we play at Tuacahn Center for the Arts music; that’s what we do.” and are co-administrators of It had been at least 30 years since Bette the St. George Wine Club.

Marianne is also a member of Adams opened her violin case. As her kids the St. George Arts Commission. grew older she had the time to practice, but lacked the courage to do so. “I was too embarrassed to have my kids hear me,” she admits. Adams learned about New Horizons and figured the time had come to pick up her bow once again. “At first it was kind of scary. But Teri is very patient and encouraging, and it’s such fun being with others who love music.”

Seasoned musicians will find the program challenging and satisfying as well. So says Debra Vrandenburg, who has performed with orchestras and symphonies for a decade. “It’s such an emotional, uplifting experience to play with others. And once you’ve felt that, it just ignites you and you want to keep doing it again.”

As I sit in Westside’s vestibule after band practice, the idea of joining seems much less terrifying. I’ve hankered to play drums since my first glimpse of Ringo Starr on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. Could this soon-to-be Medicare Mama actually learn to bash the skins?

“If it’s something you’ve always wanted to do, then it’s never too late,” advises Holt. “Playing well does require practice. But ultimately your mind will be much more developed, and you’ll be a lot happier.”

Which is, of course, music to my ears.

Guest Musician Jim Sevy, New Horizons Concert

The New Horizons Band & Orchestra will perform music of the holiday season on Thursday, December 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church, 2200 W. 2000 N., St. George. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information about the Zion Music Ensembles, visit http:// www.zionmusicensembles. com or call (435) 772-1005.

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Growing up in sunny St. George, it was inevitable for Blake Barney to be involved in many sports. Starting at a young age, Blake had no idea the impact sports would have on his life. From the moment he started playing flag football in the first grade, to a freshman quarterback this year at Dixie State University, football has been his passion.

Blake and his family have lived in St. George most of the 19 years of his life, and he has loved being able to continue his football career through high school and on to college. Blake went from being a running back in his 4th grade Little League games to a quarterback at Dixie High School his sophomore year. He led the Flyers to the 2012 3A State Championship, and is ranked in the top ten in UHSAA in

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career touchdowns. He is now a quarterback for Dixie State University, where he won in his first collegiate start, a 49-20 victory over Central Washington on September 10. He rushed for 95 yards and one touchdown in the game and through the first month of the season has remained the team’s starter. Needless to say, Blake’s football career is going exceedingly well for him, and the future looks promising for DSU moving forward.

Blake grew up in a strong family of sports fans. He played basketball when he wasn’t playing football, and when he wasn’t playing basketball or football, he was running track to stay in shape for the upcoming seasons.

If he’s not on the court or on the field, Blake can be found in the water on a wakeboard or skis, and in the winter months he rides the snowy slopes on his snowboard. “My life has just revolved around sports,” Blake says after listing all of his favorite activities. He is highly invested in whatever sport he gets involved in, and he loves it.

Being a smaller player, Blake has been considered an underdog at times. He personally enjoys it, because he can shock people with his skills and proficiency, proving that his size can’t keep him from doing what he loves. His senior year in high school showed that the Flyers’ under-dog title didn’t hold them back from beating all the number one teams in Utah’s 3A classification. He works hard and his hard work pays off when he helps bring his teams to victory.

After high school and before serving an LDS mission, Blake felt like he wanted to get out of St. George and try something new, so he signed a football scholarship offer with Weber State University. After serving an LDS Church mission in the Ireland/Scotland area, Blake

About the Author Katie Stevens is an intern for SGHW magazine and a senior English major at Dixie State University, studying professional and technical writing to one day be an Editor. Her dream is to work in a publishing firm in New York City, and have an endless amount of time to read books.

came home and decided Weber State was not the right choice for him. His decision to stay in St. George and attend DSU was chosen by football. Blake says, “My life took a huge detour in a positive way when I decided to go to DSU.” And DSU is sure happy to have him!

Blake plans on taking his education down the path of computer science and web design. He claims he is not very good at computers, but they are something that intrigues him, and he wants to learn more.

Blake believes success comes largely by pursuing what you truly love.

“Whatever it is--everyone has that thing they love. Just go for it! If you love it, keep doing it!” Wise words from a young athlete who has shown the success that follows passion and hard work. We expect to see great things from this athlete in his collegiate football career!

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By Mary Brown, MS, RDN, CDE What does it mean to create a culture of wellness? Culture is defined as the behaviors and beliefs of a particular social, ethnic, or age group. Each family has behaviors and beliefs surrounding food at home, at social events, and during the holidays.

What is your family culture of wellness during the holidays, or at any time? What is the focus? Of course it can be fun to focus on food, and many families have holiday traditions surrounding food items.

At Thanksgiving it may be a traditional pumpkin pie, or homemade rolls, with secret ingredients that make them taste more heavenly than at any other time of year.

Maybe Grandma’s homemade Christmas candy is the best part of Christmas. However, family traditions of food can make the holidays challenging when trying to “LiVe Well.” So, what can you do to enjoy the food and fun of the holidays without offending family members?

One easy way to help everyone live well is to offer and bring a healthy dish to share at every party, or family gathering, during the holidays. Then at the event you can choose to eat your healthy item, with two or three other choices, keeping portion sizes small. Another tip is to spend most of your time visiting with family members. It will slow down your eating, and give you time to build important relationships. Some family members may comment on your small portions, or food choices. Smile and have a friendly, witty answer ready, or change the subject.

Here are a few small and simple ways to help create a culture of wellness during the holidays: • Spend Thanksgiving providing service, rather than cooking and eating a large meal.

• Organize a family food drive, or Sub for Santa, during the holidays.

• Have people bring a picture instead of food to a holiday gathering; enjoy memories and strengthen relationships.

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•K eep disposable food containers on hand so everyone goes home with leftovers, and there aren’t large amounts of food left with the host of the party.

•O ffer to share recipe ideas in a fun way. Create a family cookbook with corresponding pictures of family events.

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•B uy the LiVe Well Cookbook as a healthy holiday gift for friends and family members.

Another way to promote wellness during the holidays is to inspire activity through fun games and activities. Play active games, instead of sitting for hours at a table game, snacking while you play. Move your body. Examples of active games are charades, dancing, biking, hiking, running, walking, football, basketball, sledding, skiing, building a snowman or having a snowball fight.

Find the balance in working towards new traditions that create a family culture of wellness. Your example of living well and promoting a culture of wellness will have more of an impact than you might imagine. Visit www.saintgeorgewellness.com/livewellholidays to find delicious recipes for our Vanilla Almond Homemade Granola and Creamy Butternut Squash Linguini. Happy holidays!

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By Emily Fonnesbeck RD, CD

While the holidays are known for being a time of celebration, reflection, gratitude and love, they are also known to be busy and stressful. It’s easy in the rush to forget yourself and your self-care practices. I consider eating well (meaning eating regular, balanced meals) a very big part of self-care. There are so many reasons I recommend eating well. Here are my top ten: 1. If eating patterns have been haphazard or inconsistent, it is very likely that you aren’t feeling regular hunger and fullness levels.

This could make listening to and taking care of your needs very difficult. By eating regularly, hunger and fullness levels will remerge.

2. It stabilizes blood sugar levels, which helps to reduce cravings.

It also influences mood regulation as well as overall hormonal balance. That’s going to come in very handy in the hustle and bustle of the holidays and managing stressful situations and schedules. It will also allow you to stay level-headed about the abundance of sweet treats.

3. You feel well fed and satisfied during the day, preventing feelings of deprivation, which can lead to overeating and bingeing.

4. You start to notice what portion sizes are adequate to fuel you without leaving you overly full.

5. It serves as a great reminder to take a break from your day to engage in regular self-care. Meals are a time to relax, take a break, and derive healthy nourishment and satisfaction from food. You can then go back into the game of life feeling fueled and ready, which increases productivity.

6. If you have certain health concerns, consistent and wellbalanced meals can act as a windshield wiper to see what remains and what we may need to look at through a closer lens.

7. It allows you to make peace with all food groups. It’s quite possible that other weight loss attempts have left you confused about what to eat, given that many diets have lists of “good” and “bad” foods. I consider a balanced meal one that includes a carbohydrate choice, a protein choice, a fat choice and a fruit and/or vegetable. This allows you to make room for all food groups, in a way you feel would be most satisfying and energizing for you. Also, if meal timing will be longer than 3-4, maybe 5 hours, I would recommend planning a snack for between meals.

8. I nstead of restriction or chaos, I consider the balanced plate to be a flexible structure. Many of you may feel very wary of having no boundaries or guidelines and are wishing to stay as far away from chaos as possible, which is why diets feel like such a great solution. I get that! But About the Author remember: restriction is not a Emily is a Registered Dietitian solution for chaos, it causes it! and received her degree at This structure is flexible; you are Brigham Young University. able to decide what carbohydrate, She is a member of the Academy protein, fat and/or fruit or vegetable of Nutrition and Dietetics and belongs to the practice groups you would like to include. In of Integrated/Functional essence, as you work to normalize Nutrition, Weight Management eating behaviors, meal timing and and Sports, Cardiovascular, and structure may not be negotiable, Wellness Nutrition. She has but what you eat at that time is a Certificate in Adult Weight Management and is a Certified negotiable. Basically, not having an LEAP Therapist. all-or-nothing attitude will allow you to enjoy the holidays without feeling the need to pay penance come January 1st.

9. The measurement recommendation I use for portion sizes are proportionate to you. Your carbohydrate choice may be about the size of your fist, your protein choice may be about the size of your palm and your fat choice may be about the size of 1-2 thumbs. We have a built in guide that can often help people feel they have a better understanding of how much their body needs without becoming obsessive with counting, weighing, measuring or comparing.

10. It allows you to go against any rules or guidelines. As you are learning to connect with your body and give it what it needs, it may need more or less than the basic outline of portions above.

Those are only meant to be a tool if helpful, and I would encourage you not to make them a weapon.

Remember to listen to your body, as your needs may change from meal to meal and from day to day. Curiosity and openness will be your best asset! As you are learning to reconnect with your body, get curious about how to build your own self-care plan.

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Holiday Recipe for Wellness

By Coleen M. Andruss, MD

From Thanksgiving kick-off to New Year’s, the holiday season is one long tempting food fest designed to make you gain weight. It can also be a time of stress and sickness, but you can take control and beat the odds this year with this holiday recipe for wellness!

1 Cup Health and Safety • Wash hands • Cover your cough • Travel safely (don’t drink and drive, seat belt) • Stay smoke free • Get vaccinations and yearly exams • Keep food safe (raw meat away from ready to eat foods/refrigerate) 2 Cups Sanity • Me-time • Maintain healthy habits • Plan (create a calendar to stay organized) • Prioritize and learn boundaries – Time management • Share responsibilities • Create a financial budget – and stick to it • Don’t overextend your holiday commitments 1 Cup Strength • Don’t let holiday food-pushers control you – just say no!

• Have a coping plan • Studies show that the drive to overeat is governed by emotions • Holidays drum up emotions – both good and bad • Music and smells can be emotional triggers 1 Cup Simplicity • Shop online • Holiday parties at local restaurants rather than home • Potluck • Say “no”... do less, not more • Free yourself from “technology”... Avoid Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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• The “white hazards” of white flour products stimulate appetite • Don’t cook with sauces and creams • Limit sodium and use herbs and spices for flavor • Use olive oil, canola oil, or coconut oil instead of butter • Make crustless pies or use pumpkin (low in calories) • Cook less volume to prevent leftovers • Don’t cook unhealthy dishes just to “please someone” or “keep tradition” • Don’t taste everything you cook – prepare foods on a full stomach

3 Cups Healthy Eating • Eat more fruits and vegetables and protein at every meal • Use nuts, hard cheeses, fruit, chilled shrimp, hummus with veggies • Enjoy a pre-party protein or veggie snack so you don’t overdo it at the party • Bulk in the GI tract provides appetite suppression • Set and enforce the “one plate” rule • Eat slowly – enjoy and savor each bite • Give yourself options by bringing a healthy food alternative to the party • Focus on what you need instead of what you shouldn’t have • Indulge to feel satisfied, but don’t overindulge – listen to your stomach!

• Don’t skip meals – it promotes overeating • It takes less calories to prevent hunger than it does to deal with it once it occurs • Avoid standing by the food table and sit far from the buffet table • Make socializing your top priority, as conversation will keep you occupied • Chew gum or brush your teeth 5 Cups Water • Drink tons of water! Add lemon • Don’t drink your calories - liquid calories provide no bulk • Avoid egg nog and fruit punch • Avoid or limit alcohol • Keep drinks on the rocks, as ice dilutes the cocktail and you sip longer

4 Cups Physical Activity • Continue your regular exercise routine if possible • Be flexible and make adjustments as needed • Participate in local Holiday runs (Turkey Trot, etc.)

• Engage in sporting activities (ski, snow shoe, hike, sled, ice skate) • If traveling, bring exercise band or DVD • Play with the little ones or go for a family walk after meals • Speed walk while shopping and carrying all those bags 8 Cups Beauty Sleep • Lack of sleep promotes hormones that increase appetite/weight • A recovery night is documented to be helpful if there is lack of sleep • Avoid caffeine (chocolate, over the counter pain meds, coffee, etc.)

• Don’t eat right before bed • Allow time for alcohol levels in your body to drop before going to sleep

10 Cups Friends and Family • Remember the meaning of the holidays • Share laughter • Celebrate and give thanks • Remember the spirituality and meaning of the holidays Mix all ingredients together and blend them with the spirit of gratitude this holiday season. Let simmer for six weeks prior to the holiday, and taste daily to improve mood, increase smiles, increase energy, relieve stress, and increase motivation. Sprinkle every morning with positive emotions, excitement and enthusiasm. At the end of every day, take a spoonful of deep breaths for relaxation. Two weeks before the holidays, add a cup of acumen; stay accountable with the scale, and practice self-care regardless of what the number says. Add a few tablespoons of social interaction to enhance happiness and beat the blues. Garnish with some plans for January so that you don’t get post-holiday depression. On the holiday, be confident that you can maintain a strong and healthy body. Give a gift that supports good health. Be ready for the mistletoe. Approach the holiday mindfully.

After New Year’s Day, note that the leftovers from this recipe will never spoil – indulge often, so that you can enjoy happy, healthy habits and a more vibrant physical, mental and spiritual life forever.

About the Author Dr. Andruss practiced as an Internist for 10 years, and has specialized in weight management for 20 years. She and her staff have experienced weight management issues and have a compassionate understanding of patients in the Healthy Lifestyles program. Dr. Andruss’s internal medicine background helps her to see underlying medical problems when formulating individual plans that work.

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By Chef Greg Reith Recent studies continue to show the state’s rapid population growth with a dramatic contrasting decrease in agriculture water rights, lands, and products. If public and private sectors continue to reduce farmlands in favor of commercial and residential real estate, we can be sure our agricultural integrity will suffer.

According to the Department of Agriculture, Utah is self-sufficient in several food categories including meats, eggs and other protein sources, but we produce only 10 percent of our daily nutritional needs in fruits and vegetable. Unfortunately, their growing areas are the most threatened by development.

Where we are excelling is in modern agriculture. Utah is using Internet and smartphone technology to improve our air, water and land resources. Water conserving center pivot irrigation systems are saving millions of gallons of water annually. These high tech sprinklers allow farmers to customize watering patterns and flow rates via their smartphone anywhere in the world. And believe it or not, the pivots can text farmers to report a problem.

Technology is at work in Weber County where sheep man Junior Goring installed a series of new age solar-powered pumps and underground piping to extend his watering troughs and livestock over a wider area. This innovation prevents the animals from over compacting the soil. The upgrade allows Goring to double the size of his herd without degrading the land. These efficiencies let farmers enjoy sustainable profits that they spend in their local communities.

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resources to provide a solution. The good news is that we may have just turned a corner in our efforts to connect Utahans with their local food suppliers, our family farmers and ranchers. A recent survey shows that three out of four Utahans believe that farming and ranching are critical to the future of Utah. Those same respondents said that agriculture helps maintain the land and values that are so important to making Utah a great place to live. The survey was conducted by Envision Utah in conjunction with their Build Your 2050 Utah campaign.

I know we have it in us to grow our way out. The key is cultivating future farmers. Our state is blessed with riches few others are fortunate enough to enjoy and we need to sustain and ensure our future is prosperous.

Until we meet again, sow seeds and eat well.

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Greg Reith is Executive Chef and Advisory Board Member to SGHW Magazine. His private chef clients include celebrities, politicians and Fortune 500 CEO’s. He is Founder & Director of the Culinary Academy at DXATC, Vice-President to the Leadership Academy Board of Directors, Owner Executive Chef of The Happy Fork Catering Co. (organic farm to fork/ aqua-farming & micro-farming) & Founder Executive Director for “Plan on Growing” (govt. supported economic initiative advancing technology & infrastructure for agriculture)

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On the Menu This Holiday Season at the Painted Pony:

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By Julie Hunter

When Nicki and Randall Richards, owners of the Painted Pony and George’s Corner restaurants, prepare for holiday meals, the ingredients they pull together go beyond the food. They strive to begin with seasonal and sustainable local produce, cheeses and meats with each recipe, but the final dish includes much, much more.

Additional ingredients they emphasize, especially during the holiday season, include time, friendship, laughter, sharing, catching-up, relaxing, celebrating life, love and gratitude.

“This season can be so stressful, so busy, that sometimes it can feel like it all just gets away from us,” Nicki said. “It gives us all the more reason to take a moment for ourselves, our loved ones and friends to enjoy and feed our souls, which is at the heart of the holiday spirit.”

According to the Mayo Clinic, holiday illnesses, depression and burnout can be relieved by putting a focus on healthy habits. Along with tips such as being realistic (and forgiving) about what we expect to accomplish during the holidays, they recommend maintaining good eating and exercise, taking time to relax and enjoy, and reaching out to those around us for community and support.

To start, the Painted Pony’s new menu items this season continue to promote the tenant of good and healthy eating. Delicious potato trout cakes have replaced the Pony’s long-standing crab cakes appetizer. All natural, earthy and delicious, this dish—though similar in nature to crab cakes—can be sourced locally and is sustainable. This brings it much more in-line with the Painted Pony’s food philosophy while being equally delicious with a crisp sauvignon blanc.

Also new is tequila cured salmon tacos. This appetizer features chunks of light, savory, house-cured salmon delightfully ensconced in an avocado and corn relish finished with the crunch of a house-made, wonton-style shell.

The dish is simple and light, but incredibly flavorful.

Nicki and Randall have long known sharing a good, healthy meal with special people is good for both body and soul, and they have assembled the Painted Pony’s menu, atmosphere and service staff to accommodate that— regardless of the time of day.

Well known for its dinner menu featuring superb steaks and chops, the area’s most extensive wine list, top-notch, caring wait staff, and an evocative, art-filled atmosphere, the Painted Pony has received numerous awards for its food and dining experience. Less known is those on a one-hour lunch break can enjoy a host of quick but unique and flavorful sandwiches, salads, soups and drinks for under $10 in the Pony’s oasis from the hustle-bustle—ideal for that holiday season catch-up with friends, colleagues or family.

“We believe that the sense of community, the connecting, and the coming together is just so important,” she said. “It’s a big part of the reason Randall and I are in the restaurant business and it’s what we hope to offer to the community.”

Whether at the Painted Pony or elsewhere this holiday season, remember to take a moment, eat well, eat with those you cherish, and most of all, take care of yourself.

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Bella Marie’s Pizzeria

1487 S Silicon Way, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.628.3336 Pizzeria | Italian | Café | $$ Mon. – Thurs. 11am – 9pm | Fri. – Sat. 11am – 10pm A true delight when you’re looking for great pizza, pasta, calzones and more – made to order with all natural, real food ingredients – no fillers and preservatives here! This is your stop for homemade Italian food from scratch. Enjoy with friends, dates and family.

For flavor, friendliness and quick service, Bella Marie’s is a must try!

Benja’s Thai and Sushi

2 W St. George Blvd. #12, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.628.9538 Thai | Sushi | $$ Mon. – Sat. 11am – 10pm | Sun. 1pm – 8pm Hungry for sushi? Hungry for Thai curries? Benja’s Thai and Sushi, in the heart of downtown at Ancestor Square, will satisfy your craving with fresh sushi, curries, noodles and a great beer and wine menu. Stop in with business colleagues, friends, a date or the whole family, and be sure to come hungry – in addition to curries, noodles and sushi, Benja’s salads, soups and sticky mango rice are not to be missed.

Pizza/Pasta Factory

Pizza Factory: 2 W St. George Blvd #8, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.628.1234 Pasta Factory: 2 W St. George Blvd #8, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.674.3753 Pizza Factory Pineview: 2376 E Red Cliffs Dr., St. George, UT 84790 | 435.688.2656 Pizza Factory Express: 1930 W Sunset Blvd, St George, UT 84770 | 435.634.1234 Pizzeria | Pasta | Salad Bar | $$ Mon. – Thurs. 11am – 9pm | Fri. – Sat. 11am – 9:30pm This St. George restaurant in the middle of Ancestor Square, has been a local go-to place for decades. The Pizza Factory boasts the most tasty salad bar in town, hearty custom built pizzas, famous bread twists and a family friendly energy. The Pasta Factory, with its charming outdoor patio wows with custom made pasta dishes, salads and famous bread twists. Freshest ingredients, friendly service and flavor.

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36 E. Tabernacle, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.986.4119 | 435.319.6005 Italian | Steak | Seafood | Contemporary | $$ Lunch: Tues. – Sat. 11am – 3pm | Dinner: Wed. – Sat. 5pm – 9:30pm Centrally located in historical downtown near Town Square, Cappeletti’s is a favorite for casual business lunches, friend and family gatherings and romantic evening dining.

Authentic Italian pastas like gnocchi Bolognese or cannelloni will comfort and satisfy, but if you’re not in the mood for pasta, the fresh fish of the day, tender Black Angus flat iron steaks, market fresh meats and poultry are all prepared daily and presented beautifully.

In this quaint and cozy family owned and operated restaurant, plan to settle in for warm, friendly Italian cuisine with an Argentinian flair, and leave satiated in body and soul.

Cliffside Restaurant

511 S Airport Rd, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.319.6005 Steakhouse | Seafood | Contemporary | $$$ Lunch: Mon. – Sat. 11am – 3pm | Dinner: Fri. 5pm – 9pm, Sat. 5pm – 10pm Perched on the old Airport road, overlooking the city of St. George, the Cliffside Restaurant’s menu includes steak, burgers, pasts, kids fare and delectable desserts. Upscale, yet friendly, plan to enjoy spectacular views whether you’re dining casually with friends or seeking a romantic dinner experience.

George’s Corner

2 W St. George Blvd. #1, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.216.7311 Restaurant | Pub | American | $$ Open daily 7am – midnight Located in Ancestor Square at the same location as the Big Hand Café, owned by George Pace in the 1930s and 40s, this friendly and historic pub setting features fresh, fantastic food, a full beer, wine and cocktail list, and live music. Sharing the same owners as the Painted Pony restaurant, George’s Corner offers the same high quality ingredients with a more laid back atmosphere. The famous lamb burger is a must – but don’t fear if you’re vegetarian, vegan, gluten free – there are plenty of other choices!

Gun Barrel Steak & Game House

1091 N Bluff St #1400, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.652.0550 Steakhouse | Wild Game | Seafood | $$$$ Mon. – Thurs. 5pm – 9pm | Fri. & Sat. 5pm – 9:30pm Immersed in a wild-west attitude, this long-time local favorite fires up indulgent cuts of steak, fish, elk and buffalo game over a mesquite grill. The dimly-lit ambiance, an oversized fireplace and the fact that the joint solely serves dinner make this a perfect special occasion dine. If you go, make sure you go hungry – Gun Barrel serves up consistently impressive soups and desserts every evening.

Hank’s Riverwalk Grill

4210 Bluegrass Way, St. George, UT 84790 | 435.773.4111 American | Southwestern | $$ Open 7am – 9pm seven days a week Located in Sun River, this eclectic location boasts gorgeous patio and window views, tasty eats, beer, wine and liquor. From breakfast burritos to salmon fillet to the Murder Burger, you’ll find items unique to Hank’s, as well as familiar items from the Oscar’s Café menu in Springdale – Hank owns both restaurants! Stop in after a game of golf or bring the whole family.

1380 E Medical Center Drive, St. George, UT 84790 | 435.251.2050 Healthy | Café | $ 6:30 – 9am | 11am – 2:30pm | 2 – 7 pm | 11pm– 1am Located in the beautiful and healing Dixie Regional Medical Center, this buffet style café offers a great variety of healthy dining choices. For those with food intolerances, the chef gives informed recommendations, while those looking to cut unhealthy ingredients and excess fat will enjoy the LiVe Well special menu. Spacious dining, large windows and patio dining in the beautiful healing garden contribute to the casual, friendly atmosphere.

The Painted Pony

2 W St. George Blvd. #22, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.634.1700 Steakhouse | Seafood | Contemporary | Healthy | $$$$ Lunch: Mon. – Sat. 11:30am – 4pm Dinner: Sun 4pm – 9pm | Mon. – Sat. 4pm – 10pm In the heart of Ancestor Square, the Painted Pony delights with an upscale menu, full beer and wine list, cocktails and exceptional service. Prepare for a sensory experience with complex flavors, top-notch presentation and a beautiful atmosphere. Evening ambiance complete with soft lighting, fresh flowers and patio dining. Locally sourced, organic, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options are available for every palate.

The Twisted Noodle

20 N Main Street, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.628.9889 American | Café | Healthy | $ Mon. – Thurs. 11am – 8pm | Fri. – Sat. 11am – 9pm Bursting with flavorful veggie centric meals that will make you return day after day, The Twisted Noodle is newly famous for its tasty and healthy lunches and dinners. Enjoy fresh sandwiches, burgers, wraps & salads, hearty pasta (even veggie noodle pasta) and quinoa bowls. With famously low prices and the ability to find vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and paleo options, the Twisted Noodle is perfect for any occasion.

Twenty-Five Main Café

25 Main Street, St. George, UT 84770 | 435.628.7110 Café | Coffee Shop | Gourmet Cupcakes | $ Mon. – Thurs. 8am – 9pm | Fri. – Sat. 8am – 10pm Visitors step from the streets of St. George to an atmosphere reminiscent of a Soho cafe when they stop by this counter-style downtown gem for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Delectable salads, panini sandwiches done to perfection, and pasta are the featured menu items, but most diners frequent the café for its cupcakes. Twenty-Five Main is perfect for a business lunch or breakfast, a get-together with friends or a quiet spot to relax in the evening before absorbing the downtown art-walk in St. George.

Xetava Gardens Café

815 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, UT 84738 | 435.656.0165 Restaurant & Coffee Shop | Contemporary | Healthy | $$$ Sun. – Thurs. 9am – 5pm | Fri. & Sat. 9am – 9:30pm Nestled in majestic Kayenta Art Village, Xetava’s atmosphere and culinary creativity are unbeatable; fair trade, shade grown coffee & espresso, a full wine and beer list, specialty house cocktails, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Perfect after a beautiful hike or for Sunday brunch. Exquisite dinner dining is available on Friday and Saturday nights, with unforgettable presentation and flavor – reservations recommended, patio seating will delight. With locally sourced, organic, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options, there is something for every type of eater.

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Healthcare in America Part VI: Healthcare Reality Check

By Jared DuPree, PhD, MBA

sghw | ClastUarticle L T U in RE This is the a six-part series addressing healthcare in America. sghwIf you | W E Lhave L Na E S S to read the first five articles of this didn’t chance series, I wanted to bring you up to speed:

In part one, I discussed the changing landscape of healthcare, and how physicians and providers are beginning to shift their focus to preventive and long-term health strategies. They realize that in order to truly help people, they need to work together and treat the entire person including mind, body, emotions, relationships and lifestyle. Read article at saintgeorgewellness.com/healthcarep1.

In part two, I discussed how insurance companies are investing more in wellness incentives and services, and how providers are more incentivized to provide services which improve overall health and wellness. Read article at saintgeorgewellness.com/healthcarep2.

In part three, I shared my recent experience attending the International Foundation of Integrated Care’s annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, and discussed some factors that will make integrated care work in a free market system. Read article at saintgeorgewellness.com/healthcarep3.

In parts four and five, I discussed treating the whole person and used some excerpts from a new book called “WholeFIT: Wellness for Life” that will be released in December by Cedar Fort Publishing. I explored how considering what is important in your life will help you make real, long-term wellness changes.

Read article at saintgeorgewellness.com/healthcarep4 & saintgeorgewellness.com/healthcarep5.

In this final article, I want to make a few “reality check” observations about healthcare.

1. You don’t always have to use your insurance. In a recent article from the Wall Street Journal, Jeffrey Singer described the experience of a man who paid $17,000 less by paying with cash instead of using his insurance. The original hospital portion he would owe would have been $20,000 for a routine hernia operation. By paying cash, he only owed $3,000 total as a “self-pay” patient. For example, St. George Surgery Center is offering excellent “cash” rates for various types of surgeries, which often save you money even if you were going to use insurance. Something to consider.

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by choice. They had sought out a lower cost insurance policy without realizing it didn’t cover the surgery they were already planning to get. Find a broker who is willing to spend the time explaining coverages, and help them understand what upcoming surgeries or procedures you may About the Author Dr. Jared DuPree is the founder need to find the right plan for and executive editor of St. you. Surgeons and medical George Health & Wellness magazine and the Southern clinics will often let you know if Utah Health & Wellness a certain policy will cover your Directory. He is also the founder upcoming procedure as well. Do and president of the Centers for Couples & Families and your homework before you try WholeFIT. He currently is an to save a dollar!

Assistant Professor for Dixie State University and resides 3. Unhealthy employees lead to in St. George with his wife higher premiums. Whether we and four kids - the highlight of his life. want to acknowledge this or not, it is reality. If the employees at a company are healthier, the premium goes down. Corporate wellness is seen differently when the wellness of employees impacts how much the employer and employee will have to pay.

4. In the end, prevention and wellness is all we can control. To be honest, I’m sick of all the troubles the healthcare system has brought over the years (no pun intended). Although I used to be jaded about this, I have taken on a new attitude.

I believe with opposition comes opportunity. We have an opportunity to take more responsibility for our own wellness and health. In the end, prevention and wellness is all we can truly control. We may still end up with serious medical conditions, but our families have a chance to live a more well life which can lead to greater life enjoyment in the long run.

I hope we can all learn to be more well this coming year!

I hope you have enjoyed these articles. Next year I want to expand more on how to be well, since that is the area we have the greatest chance to impact in our lives. Look forward to the 2016 series, “WholeFIT: Wellness for Life,” named after the title of my book coming out December 8, 2015, which will provide strategies on how to be more well in our lives.

Happy trails!

Jared DuPree

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Could You Have Sleep Apnea?

By Dr. Phillip C. Hall, DDS Do you snore when you sleep? Do you wake up gasping for air? Do you get morning headaches or daytime sleepiness? If so, you may be suffering from sleep apnea, a condition in which you stop breathing numerous times during the night. Left untreated, this condition can aggravate and lead to the development of serious associated medical problems like stroke, heart attack, diabetes, weight gain, or even death.

Proper diagnosis for sleep apnea is made by a physician, and traditionally treated with a C-PAP machine. This machine works to keep the airway open while a person sleeps by delivering air via a mask to the nose or face under various amounts of pressure. Even though great advances have been made, most people find C-PAP use very trying and often end up not following through with the recommended treatments.

C-PAP compliance failures occur for various reasons, including claustrophobia, feeling of air in the stomach, noise of the machine or mask, pain or deformity from mask, annoyance of transporting device, dry nose or mouth, and irritation to ears because of air pressure. Still, for most severe sleep apnea sufferers, C-PAP is the treatment of choice if the client is compliant.

For the past ten years, sleep physicians have become more accepting of oral appliances for the treatment of sleep apnea. In fact, treatment guidelines now support a prescription of oral appliances as a first-line treatment choice for mild to moderate sleep apnics.

What is an oral sleep appliance?

Oral sleep appliances are devices that are worn in the mouth. Most patients are able to sleep with their mouth closed while wearing an oral appliance, and they generally do not have any attaching lines or electrical components. Although C-PAP therapy can be more therapeutic than an oral appliance if a person religiously wears their C-PAP machine, studies show that oral appliance wearers are more compliant more of the time, thus rendering it more effective.

How does an oral appliance work?

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Dr. Phillip Hall has been a practicing general dentist in St. George for 20 years.

After receiving his degree at BYU, he graduated from Northwestern Dental School in Chicago. He has been a delegate representative of Washington County to the Utah Dental Association. As past president and current member of the St. George Rotary Club he is active in community service. Dr. Hall has unique educational training and credentialing to provide dental oriented treatment for Sleep Apnea and TMJ problems.

parts of the oral appliance, the lower jaw can be moved forward and held in position while the patient sleeps, keeping the airway open.

My expertise as a dentist is to determine a therapeutic position of the lower jaw that will keep the airway open at night and not cause pain in the jaw joint or its associated muscles. The tongue muscle is one of the major offenders in obstructing the airway. By holding the jaw forward, the back of the tongue is brought partly out of the airway. The slight tension this causes on the associated muscles in and around the airway, also help to improve or lesson the severity of the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apnea.

Am I a good candidate for an oral sleep appliance?

If you have your natural teeth, or a good-fitting denture with at least the lower denture being retained by implants, you are likely a good candidate. If you have jaw or TMJ issues, the majority of the time treatment of sleep apnea and jaw joint problems can be incorporated into the fabrication of your oral appliance.

The severity of your apnea may make oral appliances less effective than a C-PAP. With this noted, combination treatment, meaning wearing a C-PAP device and an oral appliance simultaneously, can lower the C-PAP pressures, making C-PAP compliance more tolerable. Of course, if you are a C-PAP failure, oral appliance treatment is your only alternative, even though the treatment results are less than optimal.

How can I obtain a sleep appliance?

You can request a referral from your physician to see a dentist such as myself, who has received special training to treat patients with sleep apnea. They will fit you for an oral sleep appliance and adjust it to ensure comfort, working closely with your physician to maximize its effectiveness.

If you have any questions, please make a no-charge consultation appointment with my office at (435) 656-1111. I will assess your circumstances, and make the necessary referral and/or request to a sleep physician.

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Vitamins and minerals are required to sustain life; they have been proven to prevent disease as well as improve health. Ideally, we would receive all of the vitamins and minerals through our diet, but with busy schedules we tend to eat what is quick and easy, and don’t eat the suggested eight servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

Let me suggest five supplements to take daily: Multivitamin It’s important to take a supplement that contains not just vitamins, but minerals as well. Think of a multivitamin as a little bit of a lot of things. It does not, however, have very much of any one thing. We can think of this as an inexpensive nutritional insurance policy. *The best time to take is after your largest meal.

Vitamin D3 There are several forms of vitamin D, but D3 is best absorbed.

Vitamin D is made in our bodies when sunlight hits our skin, and is require to make several hormones in our body, as well as help maintain good bone and muscle health. It plays an important role in our immune health and in preventing some forms of cancer. Over 80% of Washington County residents are vitamin D deficient, in part because we cover up, lather up (with sunblock) or just stay inside when it’s hot. *The best time to take is at bedtime.

Fish oil and Omega-3 The biggest complaint is the nasty burping and aftertaste from fish oil caps. This is because they are taking the wrong brand--do not be fooled by the mega-size cheap brands! There are several types of omega-3s, but today I will refer to DHA and EPA. Omega-3s are responsible for heart health and brain health. They are also natural anti-inflammatories. Diets rich in cold water fish where omega-3s are abundant lead to less cardiovascular disease. They also positively affect our mood and behavior, as well as protect our cognitive function. *The best time to take is twice daily after a meal.

Magnesium Magnesium is responsible for over 300 processes in our body. In other words, if we are deficient, our bodies are not going to function properly. Some estimates say that 90% of our country is deficient in magnesium. It is responsible for maintaining blood pressure, heart rhythm, strong bones, hormones, and digestion, to name just a few.

There are several forms of magnesium on the market. Magnesium oxide helps prevent constipation and acid reflux, magnesium glycinate promotes sleep, and magnesium citrate helps prevent certain kidney stones. You can even get magnesium by soaking in an epsom salt bath which is simply magnesium sulfate.

If you are experiencing muscle cramps, try a magnesium supplement. *Best time to take is once daily with food.

About the Author Cliff Holt is a pharmacist and the owner of Hurricane Family Pharmacy and Gunnison Family Pharmacy & Floral. He is a graduate of The University of Utah College of Pharmacy and has been practicing for 29 yrs. He specializes in compounding, diabetes, anti-aging, along with wellness and nutrition.

He can be reached at 435.635.8200.

Probiotic Probiotics are the good bacteria that is stored primarily in our gut. Remember the last time you had to take an antibiotic for an infection and you developed a secondary yeast or fungal infection? That was because the antibiotic killed some of the good bacteria in the GI tract and the yeast took over. Other things wipe out our good bacteria like OTC stomach remedies and prescription drugs like omeprazole and Nexium. When I see patients complaining of numerous sinus or urinary tract infections, they are usually on a stomach medication. It is important to find a probiotic with really good adherence and is either live or freeze dried. We also need to change it up every few months by having two or three different types. *Best time to take is on an empty stomach twice daily.

I know I said five things, but here is a bonus! Zinc is a mineral and although we don’t need very much, it is critical for good health. Zinc is responsible for our immune system, healing, skin, hair, and eyes.

It is also needed to control diabetes as well as produce testosterone.

Most people in the US are deficient in zinc. *Take 25-50mg once daily with food. Do not take within 2 hours of taking calcium, iron or antibiotics.

Proper nutrition is the basic building block to great health. You can actually feel a difference in your body in as little as four weeks after proper supplementation. Talk to a pharmacist if you have any questions. You can reach our office at 435-635-8200.

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Partial Knee Replacement Surgery

By Randy Clark, MD

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Many patients present to our office in need of knee surgery. They are often surprised to learn that they are candidates for a partial (rather than complete) knee replacement. It has been our experience that many of our patients are not aware of this possibility, so we would like to take this opportunity to educate the general public.

Partial knee replacement surgery has a long history dating back to the early 1970s.

Part of the appeal is that it is a less invasive and less painful surgery, permits quicker postoperative recovery, provides improved range of motion, retains more normal tissue, and is less expensive. A partial knee replacement is more likely to mimic the natural motion pattern of a normal knee as compared to a total knee replacement.

Other advantages include shorter hospital stays and better knee soft tissue balance and kinematics by preservation of the cruciate ligaments. Patients who had partial knee replacements reported improved ability to handle stairs and kneeling, had lower pain scores, less need for assistive devices, lower chance of blood transfusion and lower risk of infection.

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surgery (Argensen and Berger). Published results of survival of partial knee replacements | M I N Dby & B in multiple series rival outcomes reported total knee replacement at 10 years.

Currently only 10% of knee replacements | F A M I LY done in this country are partials, but recent studies indicate that up to 30% of knee C U L Tfor URE replacement patients would be| candidates a partial knee.

We have been successfully performing | W ELLNES outpatient partial knee replacements at Coral Desert Surgery Center. Many of our patients are able to return to work and sports within 4-6 weeks. We are seeing an expanding indication for this procedure, and have found that our patients are extremely satisfied.

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The incidence of complications in partial versus total knee replacements are 4% in total knees versus 1.7% in partial knees at 20 years.

A few studies have actually compared partial knees to total knee replacements in the same patient. They found a slight preference for the partial knee replacement.

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE | Randy Clark,

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Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon EDUCATION

M.D., University of Utah School of Medicine, 2006 B.S., Southern Utah University, 2002 ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy Fellowship, So. California Orthopedic Insitute PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

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ABOUT DR. CLARK

Dr. Clark is an orthopedic surgeon originally from St. George. He was happy to return to this area with his wife and four children when the opportunity arose. After graduating from the University of Utah School of Medicine and completing a five year orthopedic surgery residency program at the University of Iowa, Dr. Clark completed a sports medicine/arthroscopy fellowship at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute of Sports Medicine.

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Braylon’s

By Jenny Ipson

Story

Last spring I was at a baseball game when I noticed a little boy I know who has autism. As I watched him, I noticed that he was interacting much better with his peers than he had at prior games.

I mentioned this to a friend, and she told me that this little boy’s mother had been taking him to Brain Balance. I had never heard of Brain Balance before that day. It instantly struck a chord with me, as I began to think of my own four-year-old son, Braylon, who had shown a lack of social skills himself. Knowing my Braylon would be entering kindergarten in the fall, I was anxious to do everything I could to help him thrive in a classroom setting.

Our first real eye opener with Braylon and his social struggles with other little children was when he was 18 months old and began attending nursery class at church. Three weeks into the class I was pulled aside by his teachers and told that he would act aggressively towards the other children if they touched him, or got too close to him.

Up until that point, we really had no idea that anything was “wrong” with him, because as a young child he seldom interacted with children his same age. Our house was usually full of teenagers or adults, and at home he seemed like a pretty typical toddler.

However, once he began interacting with his peers, it soon became obvious that something was off. I had to be right with him any time we would take him out in crowds with other children, and it soon became easier to just leave him home with someone, rather than fight him in public. I began questioning my parenting skills, and wondered what I was doing wrong.

From the moment we met with the Brain Balance director and she explained to us why Braylon reacts the way he does, and the sorts of things Brain Balance could help with, we knew what an incredibly inspiring program Brain Balance was. My husband and I sat there in amazement and near tears that day.

I am not exaggerating when I say that within a week of starting Brain Balance, our family began to see changes. Braylon was becoming less irritable, less restless, less stressed, and stronger-- physically, as well as emotionally. Our family really hit this thing hard, and did exactly what was required of us in order to get the best results possible for Braylon. We began the at home exercises, we changed his diet, we got rid of any TV or electronic device time, and we began taking him to Brain Balance three times a week.

Though we had already begun to see a lot of really great improvements with Braylon in a short amount of time, I was still so nervous to take him on the Disney Cruise vacation trip we had planned to take before school started. The last vacation we had taken that summer was really difficult for Braylon. However, what we experienced on this trip compared to the one we had taken just two months earlier was like night and day! Braylon absolutely loved everything about

this trip. He was very well behaved on the flights. He was fascinated with the big cruise ship. He loved the fish and the water. He even went snorkeling. He swam with the other little kids, and went on the water slides. He ate well.

The anxiety and stress that he had experienced just two months prior were all gone!

For the first time in several years, I finally felt like Braylon was going to be okay.

Today, Braylon is a kindergartner. He absolutely loves school, and even says his favorite times are recess and P.E. This is the same kid who struggled with playing on the playground or with other children, and who hated doing anything physical, or with a ball! After two days of kindergarten I was informed that Braylon was doing great, that he wasn’t in need of a resource teacher, and that I had nothing to worry about. Now, that does a mom’s heart good!

I realize that Braylon still has room to grow, and we are continuing the Brain Balance program for a couple more months, but I am just so extremely pleased with the improvements and strengths we have witnessed thus far. Every time I have met with his Brain Balance instructors to assess his growth, Braylon has improved in every area that he was failing before. People are amazed with his improvements, and they want to know what I’ve been doing in such a short period of time to make such drastic improvements.

If any other parents out there have a child that they think needs some extra help, don’t hesitate to call Brain Balance. We have this amazing program within our own community, and they really do want to help all kids to become their best selves. Know that you are not alone. I see so many kids who act or behave just as my Braylon did. This is troubling for a parent, I know, but Brain Balance really does work! I will forever be grateful for what Brain Balance has done for my son, and our family.

To see how Brain Balance can make a difference in your family, please visit www.brainbalanceutah.com or call 435.627.8500.

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Are Your Ears Causing Your Brain to Shrink?

By Pam Montgomery-Earl, RN, Au.D, CCC-SLP/A, F-AAA As you age, your body changes – including your brain. It’s normal for your brain to shrink a tiny bit. It’s not normal for your brain to shrink so much that you suffer from dementia.

Dementia is more than just forgetting someone’s name. It’s forgetting so many things that your poor memory interferes with daily living.

Preventing Dementia Until recently, advice about preventing dementia focused on staying active and healthy. Physical exercise, diet, sleep, and ‘exercising’ your brain with puzzles, games, and social activities all enhance your mental ability. These things keep your brain active, supple, and in shape. But did you know that your hearing also affects your brain? New research shows that the ability to hear well is as important as everything else.

In fact, if you neglect your hearing your brain can actually become smaller.

It’s true. If you suffer from poor hearing, your brain will shrink.

Several studies from Johns Hopkins University and the National Institute on Aging, have found that the brains of people “with impaired hearing lost more than an additional cubic centimeter of brain tissue each year compared with those with normal hearing.”

This is significant because the adult human brain is only about 1,450cm in size. At age 40, your brain starts to shrink about five percent each decade. This means by the time you’re 70, your brain is only about 1,243cm in size. Each additional centimeter you keep helps you think better.

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muscle. Muscles need good nutrition. They need rest. And they need to be exercised. So does your brain.

One way of exercising your brain is through reading and learning.

Another way is through using your senses – eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and touch. When you quit using one of your senses, such as hearing, that part of your brain shrinks.

This shrinking doesn’t just affect the part of the brain used for hearing, either. It affects other parts as well. The Johns Hopkins study revealed brain “structures don’t work in isolation, and their responsibilities don’t end at sorting out sounds and language. . . [they] also play roles in memory and sensory integration and have been shown to be involved in the early stages of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.”

Three Reasons Poor Hearing Causes Your Brain to Shrink: The studies show your ability to hear well affects your ability to remember things. When you can’t remember things over the longterm, that’s dementia. Researchers think poor hearing affects your memory for the following three reasons: 1. Stress on the Brain Straining to hear causes “cognitive overload.” Cognitive overload is a fancy phrase for stress. It means your brain has to work extra hard to make sense of something that should be easy.

You know how stress feels. It makes you anxious. This same thing happens with your brain when it can’t hear properly. It stresses out. If your brain is struggling to figure out what people say, it can’t focus and put that information into memory. So you forget things.

Think of your brain like a bucket. It can hold a lot of information.

Sometimes, however, you have so much on your mind that some data

falls out. You forget. This is normal when you’re stressed.

When your brain shrinks from not being used, however, it’s like making your bucket smaller. You have the same amount of information, but it doesn’t all fit.

2. Social Isolation Social isolation is when you don’t interact with others. Maybe you do this because you’re tired of constantly asking, “what did you say?”

Or you don’t want to be a bother so you tune out conversations. Maybe you even avoid people altogether.

Guess what? Not interacting with your family and friends leads to depression, poor self-esteem, and memory loss. Humans are wired to need each other. We connect mainly through touch and talk. When you don’t talk to people, you don’t get your daily dose of connection.

Talking with friends and family gives you an emotional high and creates “feel good” hormones that boost your brain power.

3. Your Brain gets Bored Your brain craves stimulation. If it can’t hear well, the gray matter that processes hearing doesn’t get used. It figures there is nothing to do. It gets bored, and shuts down.

You don’t actually lose brain cells, according to the studies. They just become smaller so you have less gray matter. Of course, less gray

matter means you don’t process sounds as well, which means your gray matter shrinks even more, which can become an endless downward spiral into deafness.

Stopping the Downward Spiral This downward spiral can be stopped. All you have to do is fix the problem. Getting a hearing instrument is a simple solution. Studies demonstrate that returning hearing to normal stops your gray matter from shrinking.

Getting a hearing instrument may even help your gray matter bounce back to its original size. Researchers are currently studying to see if this happens. However, it’s going to be easier for your brain to get back in shape if the problem is caught early.

Take control of your health by getting your hearing checked. Hearing deteriorates very slowly. Most people don’t realize they have a hearing problem until it’s quite severe. If you’re over 50, or if you think you need a boost in your hearing, get it checked. Just pick up the phone and call us at 435.682.3192. We’ll schedule your FREE Real-World Hearing Assessment ($150 Value) at a convenient time for you.

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Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology | 2003-current Associate, Tinnitus Practitioners of America | 2014-current Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology | American Speech Language Hearing Association | 1992-current Pam Montgomery-Earl has been in the health field since 1974, first as a R.N., then as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner for 12 years. With an interest in hearing and speech difficulties she became a Doctor of Audiology. "I truly believe that hearing is an extremely important sense, that is taken for granted. Hearing allows us to communicate with our world and maintain relationships with those around us. Gradual hearing loss can sneak up on us and significant hearing loss can impact us in many adverse ways. I find it very rewarding to help assist those with hearing loss learn about possibilities which may help them effectively ove overcome the difficulties that hearing loss brings to an individual and their families. I often think about my Dad trying to treat his hearing loss with analog hearing instruments years ago. Today's digital technology allows us to treat hearing loss in amazing ways and provide a much more satisfying solutions."

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A graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Jon Obray completed fellowship training in interventional pain medicine at Mayo Clinic, later serving Mayo Medical Center as the Medical Director of the pain clinic. Dr. Obray now serves as Medical Director of Neurosciences at Dixie Regional Medical Center, and is a clinical research investigator.

A New Treatment Option For Headache Sufferers

By Jon Obray, MD, Interventional Pain Management Physician The sphenopalatine ganglion is a bundle of nerves that is located in the midface behind the nasal passages, and, if damaged or traumatized, can cause severe pain in the face and head. Recent research has highlighted the ability of alleviating headache and facial pain through a minimally invasive procedure known as a sphenopalatine ganglion block.

At Southwest Spine and Pain Center, our pain management specialists treat many patients who suffer from debilitating migraine headaches. Migraines are different than the common headache that we all get from time to time; they are painful headache episodes that can last anywhere from hours to days, and are accompanied by symptoms including nausea, dizziness, and sensitivity to light and sound. Management of migraines is complex, but with the use of sphenopalatine ganglion blocks, the pain specialists at Southwest Spine and Pain Center are bringing hope to migraine sufferers.

Chronic facial pain is also often difficult to treat because the face is a delicate area to work with, but those who suffer from facial pain are usually extremely debilitated. Recent studies have also shown that facial pain patients may find relief following this minimally invasive procedure.

The ideal candidates for a sphenopalatine ganglion block are patients who suffer from pain that is caused by acute or chronic migraine headaches, acute cluster headaches, and many types of facial neuralgias. Sphenopalatine ganglion blocks may be administered in conjunction with medication and other pain management treatments and techniques.

As a minimally invasive procedure, this block can be performed at any of the state-ofthe-art procedure centers at Southwest Spine and Pain Center. Patients will not require general anesthesia, and will be able to go home shortly after the procedure.

The nerve block consists of a local anesthetic to provide pain relief and the entire procedure only lasts approximately 10 minutes. After a brief time in the recovery area, patients are able to go home.

At Southwest Spine and Pain Center, our pain management team has seen great success for patients with migraines and facial pain following a sphenopalatine ganglion blocks with patients reporting less pain and better function and quality of life.

For more information about chronic migraines or facial pain, or how a sphenopalatine ganglion block may help your chronic pain condition, visit www.SouthwestSpineandPain.com to contact the Southwest Spine and Pain Center location nearest you.

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“One year after her weight loss surgery, Sarah came into my office for a check up.

Having stuck to the guidelines we gave her she has lost 94 pounds and is more active, healthier, and happier. These are the types of results we strive to attain with every one of our patients.”

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Conquering Life’s Unexpected Challenges When a rare, spinal tumor threatened a woman’s life, her faith, family, and fighting spirit gave her hope for recovery.

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Life is full of unexpected, often unwanted, twists and turns. Diane Olsen knows that, perhaps better than anyone.

Alan and Diane Olsen built a comfortable life for their family. The couple met and married in North Hollywood, Calif., later moving to Fort Worth, Texas for a time.

They then moved back to California, but decided to come to Utah to settle with their four children in LaVerkin seven years ago.

Nestled against the hillside at the end of a dead-end street, their home overlooks fruit trees and their cows. There was nothing about their life that could have prepared them for what was around the corner.

“I am pretty healthy and active,” said

Diane, who is in her mid-50s. “I’ve always exercised. We do a lot of stuff to keep fit and watch what we eat — we’ve been very healthy.

There was no sign of anything that I could see other than things typical of aging: tired and joints hurting — that type of thing.”

The unexpected happens In mid-July, something unusual occurred.

Diane’s left arm started hurting and by evening Diane described the pain as “horrible.” She went to bed, but at 2:30 a.m. she woke to the pain in her arm and a neck pain. To top it off, Diane could no longer walk. Diane was rushed to the emergency room where tests for stroke and heart attack came back negative. It

was not until an MRI of Diane’s neck was performed that the culprit was found.

The MRI revealed that Diane had a large, rare tumor, called a schwannoma, compressing her spinal cord. The tumor had developed in Diane’s spine over several years and grown so large that it bled into itself, causing Diane’s paralysis. The exact cause of these tumors is unknown but they can result in permanent damage. Diane, who was in and out of consciousness, was rushed to surgery where surgeons from Intermountain Southern Utah Neurosciences Institute removed the tumor.

A team of specialists At 11 p.m. Dr. Jotham Manwaring, Neurosurgeon, and Dr. Mark Stouffer, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, teamed to perform the delicate procedure.

“The tumor had unusually and uniquely hemorrhaged,” said Dr. Manwaring. “We very carefully dissected the tumor away from the spinal cord.”

Great care and expertise are required when performing spinal surgery; even the smallest deviation can result in permanent, negative consequences. Diane’s skilled surgeons performed the six-hour-long procedure without an incident, but it would take time to find out if she would regain her speech and motor function.

“When I woke up, I didn’t know what happened,” remembered Diane. “All I knew was I was paralyzed. It’s a very lonely feeling.”

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the recovery. Fortunately, because of the rapid response by the operating room staff and surgeons, Diane’s sensation to her left arm | MIND & B was already returning after surgery. Despite complete removal of the tumor, the surgeons were unable to tell Diane how long it would take her to recover, or if she would recover at all. In the face|ofF uncertainty, A M I LY however, Diane moved forward with a determined smile on her face, and within a week she was moving her left arm again. Diane says that | C U LT U R E her family and church had a fast for her and after that, “everything started moving.”

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On the road to recovery Following the surgery, Diane spent seven weeks in rehab where she worked with Dr. Rusty Moore and his team. After eight weeks, Diane was released to return home in LaVerkin where she is walking and smiling.

On the road to recovery, Diane is grateful to the Southern Utah Neurosciences Institute and hospital teams who helped her through this struggle. Determined to push herself to full recovery as a way to show her appreciation, Diane reminds us that, while we cannot choose life’s inevitable twists and turns, we can choose how we face those challenges.

“I think of the doctors and how they saved my life,” said Diane.

“If they hadn’t done what they did, I wouldn’t be here for my family.

I’ve been very blessed by the surgeons and our Heavenly Father. I still have a ways to go, but I’m working hard at it.”

Written by Dave Green, Intermountain Healthcare.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILES DR. JOTHAM MANWARING

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Dr. Jotham Manwaring, a fellowship-trained Mark Stouffer, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon neurosurgeon at the Southern Utah Neurosciences at the Southern Utah Neurosciences Institute, Institute, earned a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from received his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Brigham Young University and a medical degree from Young University and his medical degree from University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed an the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Stouffer internship at the University of Utah, a neurological surgery also completed an orthopedic surgery residency residency at the University of South Florida, fellowship at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, and a spine surgery fellowship at training in Germany, and focused neurosurgical training at The Shriner's Hospital for Children. the Texas Back Institute.

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Allie Blazzard is a nurse practitioner specializing in integrating the use of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, lifestyle, nutritional programs and the best of conventional medicine.

She also specializes in aesthetic medicine through her use of facial injectables and laser treatments.

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By Allie Blazzard, NP-C

Have you ever looked in a mirror at the aging person staring back at you and thought, When did I get old? Your shoulders slump a bit, and you wonder why your youthful soul doesn’t reflect in your reflection.

The paradox of living in sunny St. George is that although the climate and surroundings enable us to live an active lifestyle, making us feel younger, the sun and dry climate contribute to premature skin aging, making us look much older.

So we sigh, accepting our fading youth, trying to embrace our new “old” face, or perhaps we go spend a small fortune on anti-aging creams and serums or begin nightly rituals that involve bizarre home remedies we read about online. Well, there is another option: an injectable filler, also known as an injectable cosmetic filler or injectable facial filler.

An injectable filler is a soft tissue filler that is injected into the skin to fill in facial wrinkles, restoring a smoother appearance.

Although most of these wrinkle fillers

are temporary because they are eventually absorbed by the body, there is a facial filler on the market that lasts over five years. Bellafill, previously known as Artefill, is a filler that can be used to treat facial volume loss, wrinkles, and even old acne scars. It’s comprised of collagen (the main structural protein found in connective tissue) and PMMA microspheres, (a transparent thermoplastic that has excellent UV resistance).

Studies have shown that Bellafill can actually last up to ten years. That is great news, especially to anyone who has previously had facial filler treatments. Most fillers only last six months to a year, and even the second longest lasting filler on the market only lasts two years.

Unlike other dermal fillers, Bellafill is nonresorbable, which means that the solution is not absorbed by the body; therefore, the treatment does not require re-injection as often as other fillers to maintain results.

In the world of injectables, Bellafill is distinctive. The collagen immediately adds volume to the skin to lift and smooth wrinkles,

and the PMMA microspheres create a matrix that supports your body’s own collagen production. The results are immediate, but also actually improve over time. Bellafill has been approved for the correction of facial wrinkles known as nasolabial folds or smile lines since 2006. It received recent FDA approval for acne scarring in late 2014. In fact, Bellafill is the only dermal filler on the market approved for acne scarring.

Bellafill isn’t just an exceptional cosmetic treatment option. It was proven safe through five years of research in the largest and longest prospective dermal filler study ever completed. The complication rate is low, especially in experienced hands.

If you would like more information on Bellafill, you can contact Riverside Medical Arts at 435-628-6466 or visit our website at www. riversidemedicalarts.com. Let us help bring back your youthful glow, so that your reflection truly is a reflection of you. You really can look as good on the outside as you feel on the inside!

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on a daily basis, but when my own back started to hurt I gained a new appreciation | W E L L Nand E disabling SS for just how disquieting chronic back pain can be. It started as a dull ache in my lower back after exercise. I figured that like most back pain, it would go away on its own, only it didn’t. It just wouldn’t let up. It kind of felt like a tooth ache, only much further south. It was worse after I had been sitting or standing for long periods of time, and when bending backwards rather than forward.

I tried more conservative measures like rest, heat, stretching and over-thecounter pain remedies like ibuprofen to no avail. Physical therapy and massage also failed to give me relief. In fact, it seemed to make it worse. Next I tried an epidural steroid injection. That seemed to help for a week or two, but the pain returned. I was getting very frustrated. Simple activities like bending over to tie my shoes were not so simple anymore.

I found it very hard to be objective about my own pain, but through the process of elimination I finally came to the conclusion that I was suffering from lumbar facet joint syndrome. The facets are the small stabilizing joints, that along with the intervertebral disc, connect the vertebrae of the spinal column and allow the back to bend, extend, and twist while still remaining stable. Like knees, they also have slippery cartilage to help them move freely and are subject to arthritis, trauma, and wear and tear. Just like tread on tires, cartilage can wear thin and develop friction which can lead to pain. I’m a big guy with a passion for football and weight lifting, so my facet joints had seen more than their fair share. Big truck, small tires…not good.

Although facet joint problems sometimes show up on x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, the best way to diagnose this problem is to use local anesthetic to block the medial branch nerves which provide sensation to the facet joints. If your pain goes away when these joints are numb, then you know that the facet joints are the guilty party. It’s kind of like flipping a light switch and having a light turn off – you know then that the two things are connected.

Some diseases we can diagnose, but don’t have good treatment for—fortunately, this is not one of those diseases. Lumbar facet joint syndrome has a very effective treatment known as radiofrequency ablation (RFA). RFA is a minimally invasive procedure that involves placing needles over the nerves supplying the symptomatic facet joints and then using radio waves to heat the tips of the needles and burn the nerves, hence interrupting the nerve pathway and stopping the transmission of pain. The treatment is highly effective and can relieve the pain for 1-2 years until the nerve repairs itself, at which point the procedure can easily be repeated with similar successful results. The procedure is done under local anesthesia with conscious sedation as an outpatient procedure either in a pain clinic or ambulatory surgical center.

I personally underwent RFA and had excellent results. The procedure itself was very tolerable and made even more so with the sedation. (At least I’m told I tolerated it well, but with the sedation I honestly don’t remember.) I had some mild soreness the day following the procedure, which is common, but within a couple of weeks I was completely back pain free. My results are not unique, I have performed this procedure on others many times with similarly good results. It has a high success rate and a very low complication rate and offers a safe alternative to surgery under general anesthesia. For many people, including myself, it provides a way to get back to doing the things that we love and that make life worth living, pain free.

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About the Author Dr. Dale Stott started the first pain management clinic in Southern Utah 17 years ago.

Over that time, he and the staff at his clinic, Zion Pain Management, have brought relief and an improved quality of life to thousands of patients.

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By Bryt Christensen, M.D. and Rick Obray, M.D. of Southwest Spine and Pain Care Center

Stem cell therapy, a form of regenerative medicine, has become a hot topic in medical| literature C U L Tand Upatients R E have become interested in what regenerative medicine can do for them. Regenerative medicine employs treatments that have the potential to help the body to heal, and to restore and establish normal function.

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What are stem cells? Our body is made of cells. At one point, every cell in our body came from a stem cell. Stem cells are cells which have the potential capability to become other cells within their lineage and also have potential to signal to cells around them to perform certain functions. A good way to think about them is that they are like parent cells that can give rise to other cells. Depending on the type of stem cell, they can potentially become bone, muscle, nerve, and other organ tissues. They may also help other cells perform their functions properly and efficiently.

So why are stem cells being used? Theoretically, stem cells are being used because they have the potential to help diseased or damaged tissue regain function, and the potential to replace improperly functioning or damaged cells.

Where do stem cells come from and how do we get them to use for treatments? Stem cells can come from a variety of sources, including adipose tissue (fat), bone marrow, amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood. Currently, Southwest Spine and Pain providers are utilizing stem cells obtained from a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own bone marrow or from placenta tissue and amniotic fluid obtained following scheduled cesarean section (C-section) and the birth of a healthy baby. We do not utilize any cells obtained from embryonic tissue.

How are stem cells used to treat various conditions? Stem cells are harvested or donated and come in a liquid form. They can then be injected into various parts of the body or infused into the blood stream.

What types of conditions are being treated with stem cells? There are several disorders and diseases being treated with stem cells. Some cancers and blood disorders have been treated with bone marrow transplants for years. Use of stem cells in diseases such as heart failure and other organ failures are being studied.

More recently stems cells have been used and studied to treat degenerative and chronic diseases, including osteoarthritis(joint pain) and degenerative disc disease (spine pain). Southwest Spine and Pain is currently involved in a national research study, approved by the FDA, which utilizes stem cells for the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease. Currently most uses of stem cells are not yet well studied and are considered experimental. Because stem cell treatments are considered experimental, most treatments are not typically covered by insurance. You should discuss any stem cell therapy with your physician prior to treatment.

How effective and safe is stem cell treatment? Effectiveness and safety for some treatments, such as bone marrow transplants, is well documented and understood. Treatment for other disorders such as osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, plantar fasciitis, and tendinopathies is still considered experimental, although early studies have showed some promise. Further studies are needed to validate the effectiveness and safety of these treatments.

Anyone can come to St. George for Stem Cell Treatment. The physicians at Southwest Spine and Pain have performed over 50,000 spine and joint procedures and are trained to perform stem cell treatments when appropriate. They are also well versed in the most up to date information regarding stem cell treatments for pain. If you are interested in learning more about stem cell therapy they would be happy to speak to you.

About the Authors

Dr. Christensen attended the U. of U. School of Medicine, earning an international award for his spine research. After completing a surgical internship in Charlotte, NC, Dr. Christensen began a physical medicine & rehabilitation residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Christensen was later elected to serve as chief resident and completed a multidisciplinary pain medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins, learning the most up-to-date image-guided procedures, anesthesiology, physical medicine, neurology, and psychiatry techniques.

After completing a spine and musculoskeletal fellowship at Johns Hopkins, Rick Obray, M.D. then completed an interventional pain fellowship at Mayo Clinic, making him one of the few physicians in the country to complete fellowship training in both pain medicine and diagnostic imaging. Dr. Obray offers the latest in minimally invasive image guided procedures, is an active clinical research investigator, and brings a unique multidisciplinary perspective to his patients.

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About the Author Eric Drake is an optometric physician who is happy to be back in his home town of Santa Clara. He loves spending time with his wife Heidi and their two wonderful children. He also loves being in the outdoors and playing sports, especially golf and softball. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, Utah Optometric Association, Utah Golf Association and Business Networking International.

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By Eric Drake, O.D. It is never fun to look into a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes and see bleeding, and then have to break the bad news to them. While there are other reasons this bleeding of the eye could occur, the most common explanation is due to uncontrolled diabetes. Sometimes the person did not even know they had diabetes until their eye exam.

Nowadays, there is a lot of buzz surrounding diabetes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and for a good reason. It has become an epidemic here in the U.S. with about 10% of the population being affected. The numbers continue to rise in a dramatic fashion, and our local community is not immune to these trends either. Most people with diabetes (90-95%) have type 2 diabetes. This can be caused by several environmental factors such as obesity, lack of exercise or proper nutrition, and a family history of diabetes.

Chronic elevation of glucose sugar levels in the blood damages our blood vessels over time. Our eyes have the richest blood capillary networks in our bodies, followed by our kidneys, hands, and feet. This is why the most common complications include retinopathy (bleeding in the back of the eye), kidney problems, and neuropathy of hands or feet.

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness in the U.S. and approximately one-third of people with diabetes have retinopathy. Oftentimes, a person with diabetes will have no symptoms that retinopathy is occurring in the eye. This is why it is critical that everyone with diabetes get their eyes examined at least once a year, or more if recommended by your eye doctor. Early detection of these complications could preserve your vision, which may otherwise be permanently damaged. Other eye complications associated with diabetes include early cataract, blurred vision, glaucoma, and strokes within the eye.

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I felt this topic might be relevant around the holiday season, because there is so much emphasis on gift giving; yet, it doesn’t seem that giving physical gifts brings the most happiness. I wonder what kind of experience we might have if we took the money we typically spend on physical presents this year and spent that money on an experience we could enjoy with those we love. You could plan a family trip to a place you’ve never visited. You could go to a concert or a show you’ve never seen. Or you could watch a favorite sports team in a stadium you’ve never been to. The idea is to invest in memories, not in materials.

As I reflect back to my childhood, I cannot remember very many toys or gifts I received, but I do remember the trips we took to watch the BYU football team as they played in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. I remember going to Sea World and Disneyland. I remember swimming in December which I thought was so cool because it was snowing back in Orem where we lived. As I have gotten older, I am so glad my parents chose to give us these vacations for Christmas presents because they are memories I will cherish forever.

So, what is it about buying experiences, rather than buying things, that brings longer lasting and deeper happiness? I truly believe it is because experiences help us connect with those we love. And when we draw to the end of our lives, I don’t think any one of us will be concerned about the car we drove or the type of shoes we wore. We will care about the people we experienced life with. We will cherish the memories. We will review pictures that have captured experiences we had with those we love, not pictures of the watch or phone we received for Christmas. We will reflect on the shared experiences we had with those we love. So this holiday season, you may want to think twice before you rush to purchase “stuff ” for your friends and families. Instead, consider spending your money on something you can experience together. You can then experience the lasting and deep happiness that comes from feeling connected to someone you love.

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Left) Greg Warden, Executive Director, (Right) Larry Bradley, MA,LMFT, Director of Neurofeedback, Neurofeedback Centers of Utah.

By Greg Warden What if simply watching your favorite movie could restore your memory, help you sleep, or reverse the effects of ADHD? Science fiction... or science fact? At Neurofeedback Centers of Utah, this is a daily occurrence.

Developed in the 1960’s, Neurofeedback is a drug free and noninvasive therapy that treats the symptoms associated with many brain based disorders. “When we first came to Southern Utah, no one had ever heard of Neurofeedback,” says Greg Warden, Executive Director.

“Our number one priority was community awareness. That is when we developed our radio show, ‘It’s All in Your Head with Larry and Greg,’ airing every Thursday at 4pm on KZNU 1450 AM and 93.1 FM. The radio show put us on the map,” states Larry Bradley, MA, LMFT and Director of Neurofeedback.

Since that time their operation has expanded from one BrainCore Therapy Neurofeedback System and one technician to a staff of four techs and three systems running twelve hours a day. According to Assistant Center Director, Marshall Staheli, “We have seen miracles take place here. It seems that every week a client experiences a breakthrough that leaves us speechless. It never gets old.”

BrainCore Neurofeedback Therapy trains dysregulated brain waves. “For example, when brain waves become dysregulated, symptoms associated with many conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, depression or memory loss appear,” states Bradley. “BrainCore Neurofeedback Therapy retrains the brain waves to come back into regulation and operate the way nature intended. Once complete, the symptoms are dramatically reduced or eliminated.”

How does it work?

Step one, every new client undergoes a procedure known as a quantitative electroencephalogram or “brain map.” This involves wearing a cap wired with electrodes while sitting still and recording the client’s brain wave activity for 12 minutes. That information is then compared to a control group of 832 people having experienced the same procedure. This produces an instant report that is reviewed 70 www.saintgeorgewellness.com

with the client. Warden chuckles, “I think people come here really skeptical but once I have that report in my hand and I describe them to themselves… well, that always gets their attention.”

Step two, should a client decide to move forward with therapy, the “brain map” is analyzed by Bradley who determines therapy protocols and oversees their execution by the technicians. “Neurofeedback therapy is quite simple. We ask the client to bring their favorite DVD and they watch it while we monitor their brain activity. When the brain waves come into regulation, the DVD plays perfectly. The second they revert back to their old, dysregulated ways, the picture dims, the volume drops and there is nothing they can consciously do to restore it. The brain has to figure it out on its own… and it does,” says Bradley.

Does it work?

Neurofeedback Centers of Utah reports that about 75% of their new clients are referrals from former clients. “We must be doing something right,” says Marshall Staheli. “It is not uncommon for us to be treating multiple generations from the same family. What’s the old saying? The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree? By intervening now, we are able to halt the intergenerational baton passing that occurs with many of these conditions.”

While new to Southern Utah, Neurofeedback enjoys over 50 years of research at prominent universities around the world, including University of Utah. It has been adopted by NASA, US Special Forces, and Olympic Teams from almost every country to enhance their focus and performance. Recently, Neurofeedback was categorized as a “Level One Best Treatment” for ADHD by the American Academy of Pediatricians. “That puts it on par with medication,” says Warden.

“But there is one important distinction. With Neurofeedback, once therapy is complete, the fix should be permanent.”

For more information, visit their website at nfcenters.com. Neurofeedback Centers of Utah is located at 216 West St. George Boulevard.

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CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME ENDOSCOPIC RELEASE What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

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If you experience numbness and tingling in your hand, especially at night, you may have carpal tunnel syndrome. This nerve compression at the wrist can cause weakness of grip and pinch, as well as clumsiness with manipulating small objects.

Occasionally this pain can go up the arm. Patients frequently report they wake up at night with numbness and need to shake their hand to wake it up.

The endoscopic method allows this release to be done through a small incision at the base of the wrist. The camera and fiber optic cable provide an inside view of the carpal tunnel and allow it to be safely released from the inside-out. This procedure is usually made pain-free by a local anesthetic injected into the arm. and can usually be performed in an outpatient facility.

The median nerve travels from the forearm into your hand through a “tunnel” in your wrist. The bottom and sides of this tunnel are made up by the carpal, or wrist, bones. The roof of this tunnel is made of a dense tissue band called the Transverse Carpal Ligament.

When this tunnel gets too tight it pushes the nerve up against the underside of the ligament. Nerves are very sensitive and when pressed upon can send funny signals back to the brain, which causes this numbness, or pain.

The tunnel can be made tighter by: arthritis of the wrist, swelling of the synovium (lubricating lining) of the tendons that also pass through the tunnel, an injury to the wrist, or by repetitive activities.

How is it Diagnosed?

This minimally-invasive technique provides many benefits over the open surgical procedure: • Early return to activities of daily living • Early return to work – for most this time is cut by 50% • Improved cosmetic results • Faster recovery of grip and pinch strength • Less scar tenderness

After Surgery After surgery, your symptoms may be relieved immediately or in a short period of time. If the pressure has been severe and ignored for a prolonged period of time, then a full recovery may not occur. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a condition where it does not benefit to “ignore the problem and hope it goes away”. After the procedure you are allowed to use your fingers and hand right away. Just keep the small incision dry for 4 days.

Your description of when this numbness occurs, as well as several quick physical tests that are done in the office can usually tell us if your symptoms are caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. Occasionally, I will order a nerve conduction study to see if your nerve may be getting pinched higher up, as it exits out of the neck (cervical radiculopathy).

How is it Treated?

Pain or numbness is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome causes symptoms in the shaded area of the hand.

Mild cases can be treated by applying a brace, which immobilizes the wrist at night. This immobilization, as well as anti-inflammatory medicines (like ibuprofen), can decrease the inflammation of the tissues. In some cases, steroid injections into the wrist can also be appropriate to attempt to decrease this inflammation. When relief is not gained through these measures it may be necessary to perform surgery to enlarge the carpal tunnel. This is done by cutting (releasing) the ligament, which increases the size of the carpal tunnel and takes the pressure off the nerve.

Dr. Todd Parry, MD Dr. Todd Parry has successfully performed the Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release on over 500 patients. If you are having these symptoms, call for an appointment, and get your hands back.

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By Blake Gardner, MD If you have any of following symptoms: • Painful cramping in your hip, thigh or calf muscles after activity such as walking or climbing stairs • Leg numbness or weakness • Coldness in your lower leg or foot • Sores on your toes, feet, or legs that won’t heal • A change in the color of your legs • Hair loss or slower hair growth on your feet and legs • Slower growth of your toenails • Shiny skin on your legs • No pulse or a weak pulse in your legs or feet • Erectile dysfunction (if you are a male) You may be one of the many who suffers from peripheral arterial disease.

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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), also known as peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is a potentially dangerous condition that many are not familiar with. Surprisingly, many studies have found that less than 50% of patients with PAD and their physicians know that they have the diagnosis. We now know that one out of three patients over seventy years of age (or over fifty years with diabetes or smoking) has PAD. At times, PAD is confused with other lower extremity ailments, such as diabetic neuropathy.

What exactly is PAD? PAD is a condition of plaque build-up in the arteries outside of the heart and brain. This plaque build-up causes narrowing or blockage of the artery.

Why should I care? The diagnosis of PAD should not be overlooked for two important reasons: First, patients with PAD may experience many of the symptoms above. This can lead to future hospitalizations and potentially limb amputation. Also, patients with PAD tend to have a poor quality of life and a higher rate of depression. Second, patients with PAD have a significantly greater likelihood of experiencing a heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular death.

Can anything be done? YES! First of all the diagnosis must be made. This can be accomplished by a simple test called an ABI. If the diagnosis is made, treatment options include lifestyle changes, exercise programs, medications and minimally invasive procedures to open up the arteries.

If you suffer from the listed symptoms and feel you may be at risk for PAD, schedule an appointment with a Heart of Dixie Cardiology provider today at 435.251.2900.

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Explained

By Cortney Bernardo, MS, PA-C

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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a form of chronic pain that is caused by debilitating neuropathic disease. It often starts after a traumatic injury or surgery, and the pain is out of proportion to the original injury. Symptoms include: abnormal hair/nail growth, swelling, temperature changes, color changes of the skin, weakness, decreased range of motion, sensitivity to touch, and intense burning pain at the affected site.

There are two major factors associated with CRPS. The first factor is hyperalgesia, which is extreme sensitivity to normally semi-painful stimuliâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like being pinched. Being pinched is painful but usually for only a short period of time. This sensation would cause prolonged, intense pain in a patient with CRPS. The second factor of CRPS is allodynia. Allodynia is pain caused by something that normally would not cause painâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like a bed sheet brushing over the skin. Some patients who have CRPS might experience an intense burning pain or discomfort.

Medical literature suggests earlier diagnosis and treatment will lead to better outcomes. Although there is no cure for CRPS, the patient has multiple options such as active mobilization physical therapy, pharmacological therapy, sympathetic nerve blocks, and possible spinal cord stimulation. Your surgeon or primary care physician would start with the physical therapy and some type of medication treatment. If these remedies fail to address the problem, a referral to a pain management center may be arranged for sympathetic nerve blocks or consideration of a spinal cord stimulator.

Providers use various types of medications to treat CRPS. Various over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen or naproxen are often used for pain and inflammation. Prescription-strength pain relievers or antidepressants such as amitriptyline and cymbalta can also be considered, as well as anticonvulsants such as gabapentin, which can help with nerve pain.

Sympathetic nerve blocks target a group of nerves which are part of the autonomous nervous system. These spread to your body and help with involuntary function. This procedure is done in a series of injections under fluoroscopy, (live x-ray) and medication is injected to help reduce the pain. These injections may be repeated if and when the CRPS symptoms return or worsen.

A spinal cord stimulator is a device that is surgically implanted to help lessen the intensity of pain. This is done by placing small electrodes in spinal canal region to help lessen the pain signal traveling from the affected limb to the sensors in the brain. Rather than feeling pain, the patient typically feels a tingling sensation.

Prior to having the permanent device placed, a 4-5 day trial would be performed. This is done as an office procedure in a fluoroscopy suite at a pain management office. During the trial period, 50 percent improvement is needed to proceed with permanent placement.

Dealing with chronic pain can be frustrating for our physical and mental health. If you feel like you may suffer from CRPS, talk with your health care provider to begin final diagnosis.

Cortney Bernardo can be contacted at Desert Pain Specialists, 435-216-7000.

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DSU Announces Plan for New Human Performance/Student Wellness Center

By Kelly B. Kendall, Class of 1986, Former Alumni President Dixie State University President Richard “Biff ” Williams is excited to announce the proposal of a world class Human Performance/ Student Wellness Center--a multi-purpose, co-curricular facility that will support elitelevel intercollegiate athletes, as well as provide cutting-edge human performance and campus health and wellness initiatives.

The new multi-story wellness center is proposed to be built at the new campus entrance where a “Welcome to Dixie” sign will be installed on the corner of 700 East and 300 South and funded through a combination of state appropriations, philanthropic gifts, and corporate partnerships. “Inside the 150,000 square foot facility will be specialized classrooms, labs, and exercise facilities that will support student success,” states Williams.

Vice President of Advancement Brad Last believes “Dixie State attracts students who love the outdoors and physical activities. The Human Performance Center will provide the space and amenities for students to enjoy a nice school-life balance. The building perfectly represents the new DSU mantra— ‘Active Learning, Active Life’.”

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sought and the center will bear the donor’s name. The current gym, which was built when there were 200 students, is much too small for the growing student body of 8.500.

Current DSU Student Body President Matt Devore suggests, “The new human performance center will be a physical and psychological symbol of all that we, the students, faculty, staff, and administrators at Dixie State University, aim to achieve. It embodies the programs, goals, strengths, and vision of our institution and is essential to achieve the ‘Active Learning, Active Lifestyle’ that Dixie State student’s desire.”

The new center will be a state-of-theart complex where students will find a host of wellness amenities and physical fitness opportunities such as a running track, a health center, mental health services and a “meeting place” for community mentors and students.

“St. George is becoming more and more known as a destination for health and wellness.

Wellness is part of our identity and culture as a community. Providing a health and wellness center for students and the public is a great service for our community and will continue to strengthen our identity, both locally and nationally,” states Jared DuPree, President of

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Former Student Body President and DSU Development Officer John Bowler says, “DSU’s Human Performance Center is history repeating itself, where students, faculty, alumni and community are working together to enrich everyone in our community--building for present students and future generations, a great legacy.”

According to President Williams, “The center will be a place where the community and campus collide and connect, with community mentors meeting with students to share a life of knowledge and experience, helping prepare students for a professional life.

[It will be a place] where our ‘University Town’ will come alive, including student classes, biomechanical laboratories, acceleration programs and personal training seminars, as well as community programs.”

DSU’s “Dixie 2020: Status to Stature” radiates an unparalleled vision of DSU’s commitment to deliver the finest education available. Founded in 1911, DSU has a rich heritage encapsulated as the “Dixie Spirit,” where students, faculty, staff and community work together for the benefit of all. The center will serve as a new student recruitment tool as well as support health-related academic programs.

For questions or more information contact John Bowler, Development Officer, at 435-652-7500, or email: john.bowler@dixie.edu.

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It only took one glance at the Zion National Park skyline for Jonathan Zambella to decide that’s where he wanted to live.

“I fell in love immediately with the park,” Jonathan said. “I looked out of the tent window and my jaw hit the deck.”

That was in 1996 during a backpacking trip across the United States. After returning home to the East Coast, he packed up everything and moved to Springdale. Soon after, he founded the Zion Adventure Company, hoping to make a living guiding tourists through the red rock canyons. His was the first company of its kind.

“Everything I was doing I was doing for the first time,” Jonathan recalled.

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He said those beginning years were challenging. A high river meant Narrows hiking was limited, and restrictions imposed by the National Park Service prohibit commercial guides in the park. He said the success eventually came through the establishment of the Zion Shuttle in 2000.

Jonathan said the shuttle changed the way people visited the park.

“I fell in love immediately with the park. I looked out of the tent window and my jaw hit the deck.”

“It slowed everyone down,” said Jonathan.

“It took the park visitor who had an average stay of .7 days at Zion National Park, to 1.3 days.”

That slowing is a trend that would mold the way Jonathan approached business. He applied a more experience-based attitude toward outfitting hikers, one that visitors appreciated.

“It wasn’t about the what, it was about the how,” Jonathan said.

Jonathan’s goal was to give hikers an experience like his first time, experiencing the awe and wonder of the natural beauty.

That was accomplished through canyoneering and hiking excursions that pushed people outside their comfort zone allowing them to get close and personal with nature.

That thinking has led Jonathan to expand his business to include Nama-Stay, an intimate retreat that allows visitors a quiet escape to Southern Utah.

“I would say less is more in many ways, so the less we use the park, I think the more we get to see.”

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Mr. Rolfe is the Founder and CEO of the School of Life Foundation. This 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a mission to increase high school graduation rates.

By Jack W. Rolfe My morning routine remains fairly consistent. I wake up around 6:30 AM and stretch to awaken my body. After a brief silent prayer of gratitude, I get into my exercise clothes, lace up my running shoes and head to my place of refuge. As I step into the morning, my life is greeted by the freshness of a new day. No matter what the weather may be, I always love the peacefulness and calm of the morning air.

This early quiet time is my most treasured time of day.

Before I embark upon a light jog, I walk to wake my soul. I travel along a two-block path of roadway leading into my neighborhood.

This entrance to my housing development is well-traveled by vehicles, and is the first thing you see before turning onto the streets lined with homes. I am continually amazed that during the previous day a collection of litter – paper, cans and various other items that may be thrown from a vehicle – has found its way onto the road and sidewalk. Occasionally, odd items like a broken mouse trap have been discovered in my two-block walk; surprises like these keep things interesting.

My custom is to pick up each piece of garbage along my walking route and throw all I collect into a waste container in the parking lot of the church located at the community entrance. Once I have started on my run, the entry to our neighborhood is clean and ready for the day. Why do I do this? I take pride in where I live and love my neighbors. Removing the garbage is my small contribution to keeping the community a place of cleanliness and I hope to inspire others to do the same.

I was recently reflecting upon this ritual of mine and drew an analogy to my life. Along my path to success, peace and happiness each day, I find garbage on the journey. This trash could be discouragement, depression, challenges, a schedule that is too full, or any other one of life’s speed bumps that get in our way. Just like the litter that I find on my street that has been put there by someone else, the trials in life are often brought about by circumstances outside of our control.

Imagine if I did not pick up the garbage on my street for one year. Wow! I would probably need a dump truck and small army to remove it all. I likened this to my life. If I do not remove the clutter every day, then over time I have a potentially insurmountable task in clearing my journey of continued success, peace and happiness.

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So each morning do not forget to “Remove the Garbage!” Find the method that works best for you to make your day fresh and clean. Maybe removing the garbage in your life starts by exercising, eating a healthy breakfast, mediating, reading something positive, expressing gratitude for the blessings you can count, praying, or sharing the moment with family and friends. Make it routine and enjoy the results. Take the step to simplify your life and have pride in the journey.

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of time. In the midst of all of the volatility in the market, what are some simple things you can do to stabilize your retirement over the next 20 years?

Here are my top three: Debt. Lock in long term debt at fixed rates so you can start structuring your other assets and income to adjust to the debt.

Certainly in a volatile market or uncertain market, you want to fix in your long term debt.

One way to simplify is to look at a 30 year fixed mortgage, no matter your age. People always question why someone at age 70 would ever want to take out a 30 year mortgage. Well, the American Dream is about sustaining a comfortable lifestyle for one’s entire life expectancy, which doesn’t always mean paying off a home as fast as you can. During your retirement, if you have commercial debt in auto loans, credit cards etc., the high interest and payments will eat your fixed retirement income up monthly.

I am a huge fan of seniors taking on a 30 year fixed mortgage and paying off higher debt to increase their retirement cash flow throughout their life. Not to take on more debt, but to consolidating the debt into a longer payment term with lower payments, and jump start your monthly cash flow.

If you can borrow at 4% and get the interest deduction so your net interest rate is 3% for the rest of your life, why would you ever

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pay your mortgage off early? So says Ric Edelman, the Wall Street Journal’s number one financial advisor in the country the last three of four years. 80% of my senior clients can benefit greatly by some simple debt strategies that will save them thousands annually.

HECM loan. This reverse or government insured HECM loan can eliminate your current mortgage payments for the rest of your life, if you have enough equity in your home. About 60% of our senior clients opt for the new HECM loan, because you can buy a home for roughly half the purchase price and have no mortgage payments.

Or, you can take your current mortgage and eliminate your monthly mortgage payment for life, as long as you continue to pay your taxes and insurance on the home. Would you rather continue to pay your mortgage payment for life, or roll it over to the HECM loan and be free and clear of your payment all together?

Limit equity exposure. With investing, it is simple to make the argument that as long as your goal is long term, then you should ride out the ups and downs of the market and it will all work out in the end. That might be true if you are 30. It doesn’t quite work that way if you are 65. If you plan on needing your money in the next five years for income, I am not a fan of investing in the market or having market exposure. The equities market is for basic long term growth, and when the market drops, and you are living on the income with lower values, it continues to alter your retirement income strategies.

The key is simple. If you are going to need your funds in the next five years, talk to your financial advisor about options that limit equity exposure, so we don’t see what just happened in the market happen to the assets you need over the next 20 years.

I hope these tips can help you to stabilize and simplify your finances and retirement. If you want to know more about the things I’ve discussed in this article, contact me at Cherry Creek Mortgage, or get with your financial advisor to look at your options.

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By Kyle S. Wells, Ph.D.

About the Author Dr. Kyle Wells is the Dean of Business and Communication at Dixie State University.

A native of St. George, Kyle has been teaching finance and statistics at DSU for 10 years. He and his wife JoEllen moved from Albuquerque, NM. They have four children and enjoy the warm winters of St. George, and spending as much time as possible in Pine Valley during the summer.

This time of year is always exciting to me. The summer has released its uncomfortable grasp on temperatures. There is a crispness in the air, and the leaves are vibrant with color. It is also an exciting time at Dixie State University – classes are in full-swing, and the campus is teeming with activity.

When I was a student in the early 90’s, Dixie was a community college, and the average age of the student population was 19 or 20 years old. A lot has changed since that time, including new buildings, degrees, and university level events. However, one change that often goes unnoticed are DSU’s student demographics. Where once the average student was young and minimally employed, now over three-quarters of them work part or full-time. Just over a quarter are over the age of 25, and the average age is now 25 years old. This isn’t surprising, given there are over thirty-thousand adult residents living in Washington County that have some college experience, but do not yet have a degree. Over ten-thousand of those have an associate degree, but not a bachelor’s.

Non-traditional students bring experience to the classroom, and are broadly welcomed by faculty. They bring experience and insights that validate academic theory. Of the many advantages, these students commonly mentor younger students.

A few years ago, I was teaching a business statistics course, which is obviously not a popular subject. A good friend of mine from Dixie High School was enrolled in the course after many years away from school. He had done very well for himself but wanted to finish his degree. During the course of the class, I paired him with a younger student that showed a high level of ambition.

Over the course of the semester, I watched as the experience and real-world knowledge of my good friend changed this young student.

It was one of the many cherished experiences I’ve had since coming back to Dixie as a faculty member. Today, that young student is leading a team of statisticians for a nationwide logistics company headquartered in Salt Lake City.

Whether it is fulfilling a life-goal, or a requirement for a promotion, a college-degree is attainable regardless of one’s age. It also provides some security in today’s volatile job market. In a recent report from The Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014), the unemployment rate for persons with a bachelor’s degree is 3.5% nationwide, verses 6% for those without a college degree. Median earnings jump from $668 per week on average for an employed adult without a college degree to $1,101 for someone with a degree. Over the course of a career, that equates to a million dollar difference!

If you have considered completing your degree, come speak to an advisor at DSU. You might just find that you feel even more comfortable in the classroom with some of life’s experiences behind you.

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Investing vs.

Paying Off Debt

By Dustin Schofield

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The debt dilemma The process for eliminating debt is anything but an easy-to-solve financial equation. Many people wonder if they should pay off their debt as quickly as possible or invest their money, letting debt payments run their course.

The answer depends on whom you ask. Theories about balancing investing with debt vary widely.

Some financial experts say freedom from debt is the most important goal. Others say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more about the math: Your money should go toward investing if your investments earn a higher rate of return than your debts cost you. Still others focus on the emotional aspect: how comfortable are you with a certain level of debt?

Neither one nor the other Better yet, perhaps, is a balanced approach to wealth management.

If you’re like most people, you’ll need to manage finances for both present and future needs. That means paying off some debt today while simultaneously investing with an eye on the future.

Although your decisions should take into account your own needs and circumstances, consider the following guidelines for handling debt in light of investing goals: Save for a rainy day. Before paying down debt (beyond required payments) or settling on an investment strategy, make it your first priority to put funds aside for an emergency reserve. We recommend six months or more of living expenses; an absolute minimum is three months’ worth. These funds should be in traditional savings or very shortterm, highly liquid, non-volatile investments.

Your future first. As a general rule, your longterm investment plan should take priority over applying extra amounts toward debt. Be careful as well not to let “lifestyle creep,” a tendency toward more expensive tastes and luxury consumption, impede your investment outlook.

By contributing to a long-term investment plan as early as possible, you may set yourself up for a brighter future. If paying down debt is also a priority, you’ll want to examine your personal budget to decide how much to direct each month toward investing and how much toward debt repayment.

Just remember, there are no magic numbers.

In general, the best advice is to make sure your investment strategy fits your financial expectations for the future.

Prioritize your debts. With an emergency fund in place and your investment strategy up and running, putting any extra money toward your debts is also a smart way to go. But how do you decide which debts to pay down first?

One approach is to start with the smallest debts first to eliminate at least some of your debt burden and interest payments in a timely manner. It also makes sense to pay off highinterest debts like private student loans and credit card debt more quickly.

Federal student loans and mortgages might be lower priorities, because their rates are often lower and their terms are longer. Vehicle loans might fall somewhere in the middle. Tax considerations might also come into play.

It’s personal. As you divide and conquer debt, don’t forget to consider the emotional side of your strategy. If paying off a certain debt will help you feel more secure, you might want to go with your gut feeling.

You’ll enjoy a growing sense of financial freedom as you stay on course and get your debt

under control. As it shrinks over time, you may find you have more funds available for enjoying the present and focusing on the future.

This article was written by Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Dustin Schofield / Vice President of The Schofield Group Investment Management in St. George at 435-6743601 or www.theschofieldgroup.com 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.

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By Jeff Sherman Flashing yellow signs and vivid orange cones cautioned me and other drivers to be mindful and alert as we approached the school zone. Children scampered in the crisp morning air toward the safety of the crosswalk with their brightlycolored backpacks bounding and flapping in stride.

I slowed my vehicle to a complete stop. After a precautionary pause, the crossing guard, a kind, grey-haired man directed the children safely across the busy four-lane road. As they passed in front of me, their laughter and happiness centered me. I felt renewed and invigorated.

It is amazing to me the amount of love children can exude.

What happened next taught me much about gratitude.

The intersection soon grew quiet with no children in sight. The brisk walk of a cheerful woman next caught my eye. She had emerged from her car parked curbside carrying a plate full of homemade cookies and smiling. She approached the crossing guard whose focus was still on the intersection and tapped him on the shoulder.

I watched as she thanked him and expressed her gratitude for his

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commitment and devotion to her children’s safety. She stretched out the plate full of cookies. His faced filled with joy and his eyes with tears. I observed their smiles, expressions of friendship, and the excitement for life beaming in their faces.

About the Author Have you experienced Believing that “Beyond gratitude lately? Is there mediocrity dreams are found” Jeffrey T. Sherman, Principal someone serving in our community who of ShermanSpeaks LLC, is could use your act of kindness, expression a motivational speaker and of gratitude, or tap on the shoulder? executive coach. He utilizes CORE™ Theory to drive I spoke with a police officer who companies and individuals to serves our community several months the next level. ago. Everyday his career requires of him regimen, accountability, fitness and mental sharpness. An officer has many responsibilities heaped upon him or her in the commitment to public safety.

I asked the officer what he enjoys most about his career choice.

He said he loved his community and the wonderful people he protects. He recounted accolades his fellow officers and police force had received, and the kind respect he and his team receive from many local people.

I think of the good men and women who serve our community every day. I think of fire fighters, public servants, teachers, administrators, clinicians, librarians, parks and recreation workers, street crews, highway patrol officers, and social workers. I think of nurses and doctors, counselors, truck drivers, laborers, mail carriers, and baby sitters. And I think about crossing guards.

During this special time of year, as our hearts reflect upon the blessings and relationships of our lives, let us remember those who are at the crossroads. I love this community and the goodness that prevails. Please enjoy this heart-healthy cookie recipe and my tap on your shoulder.

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About the Author Celece Seegmiller is the local owner of the Travel Connection in St. George. Travel is her passion and she’s spent the past 24 years helping her customers cross off their bucket list. She loves the Cook Islands and any place with white sand and turquoise water. You can contact her at celece@stgeorgetravel.com

By Celece Seegmiller Well, it is official; the holiday season is here. For some, it may have started in October when the stores put their Christmas displays up before the Halloween costumes were put away. For others, it starts on Black Friday (well, Thursday in some cases for those who just could not wait until midnight); and for others like myself, I take the Nordstrom philosophy of just celebrating one holiday at a time. That means it is time to deck the halls, attend the parties and programs, and find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list. I am sure that the last thing on many minds is taking a vacation in the midst of it all. However, giving the gift of travel is very popular and makes Christmas shopping simple.

Many families opt to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas on a cruise. It is as simple as choosing your dates of travel and itinerary. Just because you are in the middle of the ocean on a floating resort, does not mean you have to give up the holiday traditions. The ships are lavishly decorated, special activities are planned, and gourmet holiday meals are served. No yams with marshmallows or mystery casseroles here – can you imagine Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner prepared by a professional chef, served by attentive waiters, and someone else in charge of washing dishes? At each port of call, experience traditions, décor, and holiday treats from a variety of cultures.

Maybe you don’t want to travel during Christmas, but want to experience holiday traditions abroad. Imagine Christmas shopping at the famous Christmas Markets in Vienna, Passau, Regensburg, and Nuremberg. See where so many Christmas traditions began as you

sail through the Wachau Valley and Bavarian countryside with stops at cathedrals, guided tours, and of course, time to find specialty items and handicrafts at the Christmas Markets. The loved ones on your Christmas list will cherish the unique gifts and you will experience holiday traditions like no other.

If Europe is too far away, there are plenty of memorable holiday vacations close to home. Kick off the holiday season in the Big Apple.

Stay in the beautifully decorated Waldorf Astoria Hotel in the heart of Manhattan. See the world-famous Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes at the Radio City Music Hall, the famous Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center, Broadway shows, and don’t forget the shopping! From Chinatown to Fifth Avenue, there are gifts for that hard to buy for person on everyone’s list.

Christmas is not the only time to celebrate. Ring in the New Year at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, a tradition since 1890.

Many tour itineraries include reserved seating for prime viewing of the parade route, and a special time to preview the floats. Special New Year’s Eve celebrations are included and feature dinner dances and live entertainment, topped off with a special toast. What a wonderful way to top off the season!

Giving yourself or loved ones the gift of travel for the holiday season is something that will create lasting memories for years to come. It is not a material possession that can be lost, broken, outgrown, or forgotten.

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The Perfect Way to

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By Erin Zeltner

this Holiday Season

I’d hit one of those points in life when I realized I needed a little break or I’d lose my peel unwittingly and split apart into little orange wedges. I had just passed the crux of “oh-my-gosh-I-can’t-do-this-for-one-moresecond” and was starting down the diffusing slope of “somehow I did that, so what’s next?”

And then, when I needed it most, a complete angel of a girlfriend had the perfect fix – a day at the spa for the two of us.

We decided to try out the spa at CasaBlanca Resort in Mesquite. I didn’t know what to expect from a reasonably-priced ($70 for 50 minutes) massage and facial ($75 for 50 minutes), but to say my experience was sublime doesn’t even do it justice. I couldn’t have been more delighted with the treatments and the level of hospitality we received.

The drive down was perfect for chatting, and when we arrived, we drove to the back entrance where we had easy access to peaceful spa services without having to walk through the casino itself. Upon check-in, we were given plush robes to change into in the locker rooms and keys to store our belongings.

We arrived a little early, so after changing into a world of cozy fluffiness, we decided to explore a bit before heading into the relaxation room to wait for our scheduled services. Two heated pools graced the south side of the spa, and the main swimming pool was situated to the north, available all day long for spa guests.

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comfortable in lounge chairs in the relaxation room before being called to our first appointments: separate 50-minute traditional Swedish massages.

Once settled in the room, my massage therapist commenced to indulge me in the most satisfying and deeply healing massage I’ve ever received. She seemed to know exactly where to find every knot that had unwelcomingly established itself in my muscles over the past few months of emotional challenge. I’m pretty sure that if you have the privilege to go to a heaven when you die, this is what you will do forever – just lay there and get massaged by a friendly woman named Kym, who is so good at what she does that she should be given a Nobel Peace prize.

Fifty minutes was up far too quickly and my Nobel-goddess bid me adieu, so I went back to the relaxation room with another glass of addictively-cool cucumber water until my name was called to head down the hall and across the way for my facial. I didn’t

know what to expect--I’d never received a facial--but my esthetician Patricia welcomed me into the foreign yet delightful land wonderfully. I thought I had been in a state of total relaxation after leaving the massage room, but ten minutes into the facial, I found a new level of relaxation as I drifted into a state of peaceful tranquility. That migraine which had been threatening me for the past four months seemed to be pushed into another dimension.

And then it was over. But…I found out that it wasn’t. I spotted my friend and we agreed that the steam rooms, also available all day long with spa services, would be necessary to help clear out some toxins. And it was heaven again. Hot, steamy, detoxing heaven. I wanted to stay forever, but life and responsibilities were calling.

When I return to CasaBlanca Spa again (and I definitely will) I plan on blocking out an entire day and booking the $99 package, which includes a room at the resort and a 50-minute service. That way I will have time to steam a little longer and take a nice relaxing swim. Another “must” for my next spa day is the CasaBlanca Spa special: a 100 minute service that includes a wrap, a scrub, and a massage for only $160 – that’s just too good to pass up!

Though a day at the spa can’t erase all of life’s cares indefinitely, my day at the CasaBlanca Spa relaxed my body and renewed my mind so that I could get back to life vibrantly thriving, instead of barely surviving.

If you want to know more about the luxuries available at CasaBlanca Spa, check out their website: www.casablancaresort.com. It just might be the perfect gift to give yourself or someone you care about this holiday season!

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Brigit Atkin – Brigit of Brightworks uses alternative healing methods to help improve the lives of others facing challenges and difficulties. She is certified in SimplyHealedTM method and was trained by founder Carolyn Cooper herself. For more information, visit www.brightworksbybrigit.com

By Brigit Atkin

I came across a Facebook post the other day that read, “Gratitude is a verb, not a noun,” implying that gratitude inspires thoughtful action.

It made me stop and think about how (or even if ) I feel, express and radiate gratitude on a regular basis. It’s easy to be thankful when life is pleasant and we’re getting our way, but what about having a grateful heart when life is hard, grievous and disappointing?

To help illustrate the importance of feeling grateful in life, think of yourself as a giant magnet. Whatever you are feeling—contentment, fear, love, joy, resistance—you are attracting the circumstances that correlate to those feelings. Fear will always bring more reasons to be afraid, while gratitude will create a magnetic force that draws more to be grateful for.

Gratitude has the power to: • Trigger biochemical, healthful changes in the body • Build our capacity for resilience “The hardest arithmetic to master • Balance and harmonize brain function • Put our heart in a more coherent rhythm is that which enables us to count • Increase sleep quality and reduce time required to fall asleep • Lessen physical pain our blessings.”

• Reduce depression • Extend lifespan by a few months or even years • Develop higher self-esteem, more optimism, less envy, more — Eric Hoffer bounce-back from stress • Improve overall vitality The holiday season is the perfect time to assess our attitude about gratitude. As we prepare for family gatherings, celebrations and festivities, let’s examine how we approach life with all it has to offer—both the good and the bad. Use the word “gratitude” as an action word, and look for the silver lining in all of life’s predicaments. Take responsibility for your circumstances, and look for all of the things you can learn that will help you move forward. Take the opportunity at the end of this year to be grateful for the blessings of all the learning curves of life and determine to emanate gratitude to friends and family who love you.

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.”

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DOVE Center offers Personal Safety Course

Annie Fuller demonstrates self-defense strategies with instructor, Tim Eicher.

By SGHW Staff Many subjects are difficult to discuss with teens, including sexual assault.

Thankfully, a community personal safety course is helping teens and parents confront these topics head on, and learn how to protect and prepare for these situations together.

Tamra Carter is taking the course with her teenage daughter, Makayla. Both mother and daughter describe how the class has helped them reinforce their boundaries and create a fighting mentality, which is a personal commitment to protect oneself at all costs in the case of assault or rape. “The course has helped me prepare emotionally and mentally, so if I ever got in a situation where I had to fight to protect myself, I know how,” shares Makayla.

Her mother, Tamra, is a survivor of workplace rape and sexual assault. She took the class last year for healing, and is now taking it a second time to learn how to be a personal safety facilitator. “I want to help other women know that sexual assault can happen to anyone,” says Tamra. “I thought I was immune to it. Now I want to protect my children and other women.”

Half of the class time is spent on self-defense moves in the gym, while the other portion explores social, emotional, mental, and psychological patterns that encourage the prevalence of sexual assault in society, including why victims are often blamed for sexual assault, what abusers look for in targets, and how to identify an abuser at the beginning of a relationship. The personal safety course strives to empower its students and remind them that the victim is never to blame for a sexual assault.

The course costs $124/person, but only $104/person when enrolling with a family member. For more information about the personal safety course, please visit www.dovecenter.org/personal-safety, or call the DOVE Center at 435-628-1204.

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We all have our favorite time of the year. I used to say mine was summer. School is out, it’s flip flop weather and time for road trips and days at the lake. Then I thought it was spring for sure. Spring, when all is renewed and green and blooming... But I also had to confess a deep love of fall, with its changing leaves, cozy fireplace evenings, and cooler days. Then again, winter brings the holidays, and gatherings of family and friends, shorter periods of daylight, and time for reflection, planning, and improvement. My point? As I’ve grown into full adulthood I’ve come to realize that I love them all; that on a very fundamental level we are woven into the rhythms of nature. I find new appreciation for the changes and opportunities each time of year brings. I also find a wonderful anticipation for what is to come when a new season is right around the corner.

The ancient philosopher Epicurus stated, “Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance.” Abundance is a wonderful thing, but I firmly believe that it can only be truly enjoyed if it is shared. Nature is set to teach us this lesson. The plants, whether growing wild or under our cultivation, provide so much more than is necessary for their own mere biological propagation. The means of their survival in fruit, nut, seed, and leaf ensure the survival of every other living thing on the 96 www.saintgeorgewellness.com

planet. They provide beauty, and respite, and the very renewed air we breathe.

All of us have some area of abundance in our lives. Some are abundantly talented, some abundantly intelligent, some abundantly kind, some abundantly wealthy, etc. To change the word ‘abundant’ from its descriptive adjective form to an action oriented verb we use the term ‘abound.’ Then we could say, that person abounds in talent, abounds in intelligence, abounds in kindness, abounds in wealth. This is a subtle shift, yet it changes the focus and meaning quite dramatically.

There is a difference in the plant world between those growing wild at the mercy of the elements and the refining of natural selection, and the cultivation of a garden. In a garden there is plant choice, cultivation, care, and harvest, (then hopefully sharing.) So too, I believe, are the traits we each determine to cultivate within our own lives. What we choose to abound in. This is largely dependent upon our own choices and state of mind. Will we recognize our own

strengths and talents, will we choose to enrich them to the point of creating abundance, and then will we take the next step and share what we abound in with those around us, thus increasing their happiness and our own?

A more modern philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, wrote, “What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.” We all have our areas of genius. We can all take the lessons we are surrounded by in nature and use them to enrich our lives and the lives of those around us. Like the natural world around us, we cycle through seasons in our lives. Our health or our wealth may weather changing circumstances. Our schedules may be more or less accommodating to the ideal balance we strive for, and yet as we enter this wonderful time of year--a time where we are given rich opportunity to gather, to focus on those less fortunate, to reflect on times past and look forward to the change of what is right around the corner--I hope we will also pause and think. I hope we can focus on our abundance.

On what we can each learn to abound in, and most especially what we can all share.

15th Annual Arts and Crafts Boutique at SunRiver St. George Join your friends and neighbors on Saturday, November 7th at the 15th annual Arts and Crafts Boutique. The event will be held from 9am to 3pm at the SunRiver St. George Community Center located at 4275 S. Country Club Drive. (From I-15 take Exit 2 to Sun River Parkway then take your third right).

There will be over 40 artists and crafters displaying a variety of hand-made items including pottery, fabric arts, wood crafts, carved gourds, crocheted and knitted items, fine art photography, embellished clothing, Christmas ornaments, semi-precious jewelry, silk flower arrangements and much more. Lunch and refreshments will be available for purchase. There is no admission fee, and all event profits will be donated to the Community Soup Kitchen with Grace. For further information, please visit: www.sunrivertoday.com.

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For some time I have been struck with just how many of my clients, while dealing with their own mental, emotional, or relational struggles, mention that they had a parent who “always had to be right,” and “never took accountability for anything.” While they cannot blame their parents for their behavior, the fact is that harmful patterns in our thinking and relationships can often be traced back to lessons learned, and examples observed, in childhood. The same is true for healthy patterns, including apologizing and taking responsibility.

For whatever reason, many parents feel that they cannot apologize to their children. Perhaps they feel that they will “lose face” by acknowledging imperfection. Maybe they see nothing wrong with their behavior or feel that it’s the child’s fault (“Look what you made me do!”)

The fact is, we’re all human and all of us make mistakes, especially as parents. Failing to apologize and to acknowledge error does far more harm than good. Here’s four reasons why owning your mistakes to your children is a very, very good thing.

1. You’ll earn their respect. Think of anyone in your life who’s “never wrong” or regularly shifts blame for their behavior to someone else. Do you respect that person? Likely not, or at least not as much as the person who can say “I was wrong. I made a mistake. How can I make it right?”

2. They’ll follow your example. I’m flabbergasted at the number of parents who want their children to take responsibility for misbehaving, and yet they don’t model this for their kids. Everyone is responsible for their own behavior, including you. No matter what your child does, you are the adult. If you lose your temper on the heels of their misbehavior, calm down, then with love, say something like: “I want you to know that I’m sorry I got so angry. What you did was wrong, but that’s no excuse for my behavior. It was wrong that I yelled at you.”

3. They’ll resist correction less. Children with unapologetic parents often feel expected to assume, disproportionately, the blame for what goes wrong in the home. They feel that their good qualities go overlooked and that they’re seen as “the problem.” Understandably they get defensive, and want to show their parents that “they’re not so perfect.”

This turns into parents and children angrily pointing fingers at each other and pointing out flaws. When a child’s parents take responsibility for their own mistakes, the child doesn’t feel like he/she is “the problem.”

He/she doesn’t see the parents as unfair. It makes it easier to admit their own faults and to accept correction from the parents.

4. It’ll bring you closer. My mother used to say “I’m your mother, it’s not your job to correct me!” She stopped saying that when, as a young man, I challenged her with “You always tell us to respect our parents, but you need to respect us as well. If we have things we can do better, so do you, and you won’t know unless we tell you.” A lot of parents would have angrily shut that down as “sass” and “back-talk,” but she considered it. She modeled humility and acknowledged that I was right. From then on, she was open to feedback from me and even complaints (as long as they were respectfully delivered).

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About the Author Jonathan Decker is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in St. George. He is available for face-to-face or online video conferencing sessions. He can be contacted at jdeckertherapy@gmail. com or by phone at (435) 215-6113. To read more of Jonathan’s articles, please visit yourfamilyexpert.com.

she agreed that she’d been out of line, she endeared herself to me like never before. It meant so much to me. After that I’d gladly take correction from her, because she wasn’t asking me to do something she wouldn’t do herself.

With my own children, I sometimes allow my frustrations to get the better of me, and I’m harsher than I should be.

When I step over that line, I always make sure to go in, when I’m calm, and apologize. These moments have brought us closer. I often sit next to them and put my arm around them. I don’t let them off the hook for their behavior, but I don’t blame them for mine either. The love between us always grows.

If you are a parent, it’s okay to be imperfect, and to own that imperfection to your children. It’ll help them respect you, emulate your responsibility-taking, accept correction from you, and love you all the more.

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We all have habits. Things we do weekly, if not daily, that have become part of our routine. Some come quite naturally to us, and others we’ve had to work hard to gain and maintain. Some habits we are trying to break, while others we are striving to cultivate. Some border on addiction. For one person, it might be running marathons.

For another, binge watching the latest Netflix installment. For many, it’s social media. And for a growing number of Americans, it’s ... pickleball. The sport that’s sweeping the nation.

This fledgeling sport got its start in Washington state in the mid sixties, when a congressman and a couple of his buddies returned to their vacation home on Bainbridge Island after a round of golf to find their kids sitting around with “nothing to do.” The congressman told them that when he was young, kids made up their own games; he then promised to help them come up with something new and fun.

There was an old badminton court on the property, so they cut out paddles from some plywood they found, lowered the badminton net to hip height, and then knocked a whiffle ball back and forth over it. Since its inception, the game and rules have evolved, always keeping in mind the original purpose: to provide a game that the whole family can play together.

Though rumor has it the game was named after the family dog, Pickles, the congressman’s wife says the game was created before they got the dog, and that the dog was actually named after the game. She

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said the game got its name when she made a comment about how this makeshift game with its plywood paddles reminded her of a pickle boat, where oars were chosen from the leftovers of other boats. The name “pickleball” had a quirky, fun ring to it and so it stuck.

Pickleball combines elements of badminton, ping-pong, and tennis, and is played on a 20x44 foot court (indoor or outdoor) with a paddle and perforated plastic ball. The game can be played by two, three, or four players, and is easy enough for young players to grasp, but challenging enough for elite athletes to enjoy. Some play pickleball for a fun date or family activity, and others play competitively for a championship trophy, but everyone who plays finds that pickleball is a great recreational sport, and a fun way to maintain and improve health.

In St. George we are lucky to have 24 pickleball courts in Little Valley, located at 2149 Horseman Park Drive. If you are new to the sport or interested in joining a pickleball league, visit the cities website: www.sgcity.org, and click on their recreation link to find out how you can take a class, join a league, or even take private lessons. If you have been looking for a new, fun way to get in shape, or perhaps trade in a bad habit for a good one, try pickleball. Who knows, it could be your next “healthy addiction” in 2016!

Interested in building a pickleball court? Contact: Stilson Brothers Construction, (435) 229-2102 or Facebook page (Stilson Brothers Courts).

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Honored

By Connie Zdunich

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Sometimes life can throw you a curve ball out of left field that sends you reeling and the ground seems to shake. This happened to our family | C He U Lwas TU in the spring. My husband’s brother, Richard, was the oldest of three siblings, and many thought of him as the “strong, silent type.” a RE wonderful husband, father and big brother, but rather quiet and seemed happiest keeping close to home. Richard was committed to healthy living, watching his diet and working out on a regular basis. He prided himself with keeping his body in shape. Needless to say when | WheEstarted LLNES feeling as though something was not as it should be, he was concerned.

After many tests over the next few short months, it was finally determined that his diagnosis was terminal. This was a shock to all and as fate would have it, his time left here on earth rapidly came to an end. The family was left reeling from his rapid decline and passing. During those last few weeks discussion arose as to his final wishes. He did not want a viewing or funeral service. He wanted no fanfare, no obituary or notice in the paper. His wish was a small graveside service with only immediate family present.

Still in shock from the swiftness of his passing and wanting to honor their father, his beautiful family ultimately decided upon a small visitation the day of the burial. The room was lined with tables overflowing with memories of a life well lived. Comfort and closure came to the children as they sorted though their father’s photos, mementos and treasures, carefully picking those things they knew their dad treasured, to share with those who would attend the visitation.

After many emotional hours of searching for just the right things to share, the tribute was put into place, and a lovely room was transformed into a place filled with beautiful memories and a feeling of peace in knowing that Richard had accomplished so many incredible things while on this earth. He had brought love and joy into so many lives, and he was leaving a treasure trove of memories to bring love, comfort, peace, joy and even laughter to those of us who are left here missing him each day.

This is not an unusual circumstance, life offers no guarantees. This type of diagnosis happens more often than we would like to realize, but it was a testament to our family of the importance of honoring the lives of those who go on before us. I think of how different this difficult day would have been without the “tribute” shared by the family, the time to connect and reconnect with all those who came to pay their respects to this incredible gentleman and his precious family, the stories that were told and retold, the healing power of love and hugs shared, and the blessing of family and friends coming together to love and support one another as the healing process began.

Sadly, loss and grief are a natural part of the circle of life. Losing someone special can be one of the most painful events we experience.

Making arrangement to “honor” the life of our loved one is of utmost importance in starting the healing process and bringing closure to those of us who are left behind. We were grateful as a family to have had this time together to show our respect, love and gratitude to Richard and share this comforting experience with all who loved him. Now when we reflect back to those last weeks, it is the “celebration” of his life that brings warmth and joy to our grief. Thanks for the beautiful memories, Richard!

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By Dr. Heather Boyter, DVM

Tasty Tidbits for Proper Pet Nutrition

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As the saying goes, “You are what you eat.” This is as true for our pets as it is for us. But with so many different diets and formulas on the shelves, the world of pet food may seem baffling and overwhelming. What you feed your pet each day is an important decision you can make regarding his or her health and well-being.

Taking a trip down the pet food aisle can be very overwhelming for any pet owner. With so many options, how can you ensure you are picking the right food for your pet? Here are a few tips to help you make an educated decision for your pet’s nutritional needs: The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) regulates the sale and distribution of pet food and drug remedies. Every pet food label must have an AAFCO statement which will indicate if the diet is complete and balanced, a snack or treat, which life stage it is appropriate for and if the diet was proven by a formula or feeding trial.

Choose a diet that is complete and balanced and appropriate for the life stage of your pet. Avoid pet foods that are meant for all life stages. Like people, pets’ nutritional requirements change with age. Puppies and kittens should be on puppy/kitten food until one year of age. Senior pets should be transitioned to a senior pet food at seven years.

A growing number of our pets today are overweight. By keeping your pet in ideal body condition, you can extend the life of your pet. The amount you feed your pet should be based on recommendations on the pet food label and the body condition of your pet.

Remember, each individual pet has a different metabolism. Therefore, the recommended feeding amounts may need to be adjusted to best suit your pet.

Your veterinarian may recommend a special diet based on the overall health of your pet and specific diseases that may be affecting your pet. Pet food companies that provide these prescription diets have performed studies to ensure the prescription diets will meet the nutritional requirements of pets with various medical conditions.

The amount of treats your pet consumes should be less than 10% of your pet’s nutritional intake. Carrots and green beans are excellent and healthy treat options. Avoid feeding your pet human food that is high in calories and fat such as potato chips, your fast food hamburger or leftovers from dinner.

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By Terrin Parker

My family and I recently moved. When we attended church on Sunday, they passed around a “getting to know you” form for new congregants to complete. I inked in my replies, then paused when I got to the line which read: “Talents, hobbies, and interests.” Hmm. Well, I used to play the guitar and write songs. I used to surf. I used to travel. I used to do triathlons and hike and scuba dive and rock climb. But now? I make sandwiches... build Lego castles... and match socks.

As I sat there staring at the blank space, I began to miss the old me. The cool, fun, adventurous me that I used to know. Somewhere along the way, that me had been overshadowed by this all consuming role of motherhood. And then the guilt set in. How could I be feeling so melancholy when these little people bring me so much joy? But shouldn’t there be some kind of balance? Equal amounts of time and energy to divide between my spouse, my children, my job, my friends, my hobbies, my talents, my church,

and my self? The time/energy scale seemed to be bottoming out on the “rearing small children” side of life.

Then I remembered a recent conver­ sation I’d had with my sister-in-law.

We were talking about the challenges of motherhood, and I mentioned wishing I had more balance in my life, to which she wisely replied, “Life has seasons, and sometimes balance happens over time, not on a day-today basis. Right now you are in the season of raising little people that take up all of your time and energy, but it won’t always be like that.” Then, as life so often does, a learning moment was presented to me to further illustrate this principle of balance and seasons.

It had been one of those difficult days that come often with small children. The hits came hard that day, and had broken down every stronghold I had. Finally, it was time to get the kids bathed and to bed. I didn’t even have the energy to tell them to stop splashing as I sat there on the tile floor, shoulders slumped, getting soaked, tears welling up in my eyes.

I used my last ounce of reserve energy to summon my guardian angels to bear me up. Suddenly, in my mind’s eye, I saw myself somewhere in the future, sitting in a clean, quiet home. No splashes. No giggles. No Play-Doh in the carpet or syrup in the hair or bubblegum on the keyboard. And guess what? The future me was yearning for one more splash from her giggling bathtub babies. One more wet hug and kiss. One more chance to see her two little boys chase each other around the room in their superhero towels. She longed for one more moment like the one I was bitterly enduring, and I felt a shift happen as I faded back into reality. I wrapped my babies in their towels, letting my heart fully absorb their wet kisses and hugs, and then I turned on some music, and we danced.

Just like the Ecclesiastes verses made famous by The Byrds say, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” Each season of our life brings with it good things, and not so good things. Easy things, and difficult things. Happy things, and sad things. And we relish the beauty, and endure the pain. We cherish the blessings, and work through the trials. And through each season, we grow into the person we were meant to become. We are molded by time and experience into something magnificent.

Just as swiftly as spring turns to summer, which fades into fall, and slips into winter, soon my season of being a mother to young children will be gone, and I will enter a new season full of new joys and new challenges. The key to happiness is learning to embrace the season you are in, taking full advantage of the landscape of your life in that season, so you can look back knowing you made the most of each moment. To everything there is a season. A time to plant, a time to reap. A time to laugh, a time to weep. A time to be born, and a time to die. But now is the time, your time, to live.

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By DXATC Staff

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Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

At Dixie Applied Technology College, we could not agree more.

DXATC focuses on competency based, technical education designed to meet the demands of the local workforce.

Thousands of students come to DXATC every year to obtain the necessary skills to go to work. Over 90 percent of our graduates leave the college with a better job or the ability to do their current job better. More importantly, they leave with newfound confidence. Whether that confidence has been hidden in the shadows or never seen the light of day, developing competence awakens personal confidence, which allows students to find success and independence.

Self-confidence comes in many different forms. For some DXATC graduates, it comes when they are able to pay their bills for the first time with money they earned. For others, it comes when they develop a new skill set that helps them excel in their current job. Regardless, the ability to say “I CAN!” gives students an unparalleled belief in their ability to succeed.

With DXATC’s focus on hands-on competency based education, students find they are succeeding and excelling in areas they never before considered. They may find hidden talents in compassion while taking courses in healthcare, creativity while learning drafting and design skills, or critical thinking while programing new software in an IT class.

As we shift our thoughts and “rethink education,” we see society is elevated every time someone walks through the doors of an educational institution. We see students leave with a new skill, a new understanding, or a newfound

confidence that allows them to not only change their own life but to change the world around them.

Some DXATC students are hesitant to return to school after many years, but students will find an environment dedicated their success upon entering DXATC. A positive educational experience can inspire a fresh new attitude toward school, which can impact generations. As kids see their mom or dad

doing homework and studying for tests, they will receive a strong message: Education is important. Students are often examples to family members and friends who realize that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you can do this, so can I.â&#x20AC;?

We invite people everywhere and in all walks of life to visit DXATC. Open your mind to the possibilities available to you when you allow yourself to try something new.

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LOCAL HERO

Brian Musso Coins for Kids

By Hollie Reina “Santa, where are my presents?” A simple, longing question from an 8-year-old boy: “Where are my presents?” For Brian Musso, Chairman of Coins for Kids – a nonprofit charity dedicated to providing Christmas to disadvantaged kids in Washington County – it was that question that sparked what has now become nearly two decades of service with the organization.

Musso’s introduction into Coins for Kids is probably best described as being in the right place at the right time. Seventeen years ago, he and his wife were shopping in Walmart when they noticed a bunch of people running around with lists in their hands.

Musso says that he and his family had always made a point to try and help another family at Christmas time, but that particular year they had been strapped for cash and had not found a family they could help.

Curious about the lists, Musso found someone who looked like they were in charge whereupon he learned of Coins for Kids, and was immediately struck by the desire to get involved. It was then that he was invited to come out the following day and help wrap presents.

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office was located just four blocks from where Coins for Kids was wrapping the presents that were to be distributed to the children.

“I went over on my lunch hour, and I wrapped presents for about an hour,” recalls Musso, “Then I went back to work and I couldn’t concentrate at all.”

Musso would end up returning with his wife after work and spending almost eight hours wrapping presents and preparing them for delivery. Not content with merely wrapping, he would also return again the following evening to help deliver.

“They had a Santa suit for me and I dressed up as a skinny Santa. I had my kids with me, and they were my elves. We went and delivered presents that night,” recalls Musso.

He has been involved with the organization ever since, including spending the last ten years as either co-chair or chair of the board.

In the seventeen years he has worked with Coins for Kids, Musso says he has watched it grow, in terms of the number of families they help, from around 200-300 families to about 600-625 families today, with it peaking during the height of the recession to almost 900 families.

According to the organization’s website, there are no administrative costs or paid staff, meaning everyone involved does it solely on a volunteer basis.

One might wonder why, then, a person would stay involved for seventeen years. The following emotional story Musso shared with me is his why.

“The night we delivered, we went into a house just behind the Boulevard,” recalls Musso. “There were four kids; one of them was a little 8-year-old boy. We had presents for only three of the kids, and the little boy looked up at me and said, ‘Santa where are my presents?’ I didn’t realize that we didn’t have him on the list … he wasn’t on my list. He lived in the house, but for some reason his name wasn’t there.”

“Santa” thought quick on his feet, telling the boy that his elves had made a mistake but that he was going to make it right. “I asked the little boy what present he specifically wanted,” recalls Musso, with a choked voice and tears in his eyes.

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He may be a father and grandfather, but Musso describes himself as “just a big kid, who loves toys,” and says there is nothing better than watching a child open presents on Christmas morning.

“Every child deserves something at Christmas time,” Musso says, “That is why we do it.”

We are proud to have local heroes like Brian Musso in our community.

The “big kid” with a big heart, and a Santa Claus soul.

About the Author Hollie Reina is a writer, runner, outdoor enthusiast, wife, mother and southern Utah gal.

The little boy wanted Legos, so Musso gathered and wrapped some extra presents, then stopped and bought a set of Legos and returned to the home.

“It was bad enough that Santa screwed up once, but Santa was not going to screw up twice and not bring him what the little boy asked for,” Musso says with a smile, “And the look on his face when we came back into the home and were able to re-deliver is what really hooked me.”

Now Musso says he can’t imagine what he would do without this organization at Christmas.

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International Documentary Film Festival Nourishes Mind and Spirit

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By Della Lowe When Dixie State University and the DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival announced its 2015 lineup, there were 77 films chosen, each of high quality and worthy of any festival, but many which were submitted first to DOCUTAH. The result was an event that more than doubled DOCUTAH’s previous records for attendance and revenue.

“Independent documentary films inspire audiences by providing a global connection to the universal human experience,” says Phil Tuckett, Executive Director of DOCUTAH, Associate Professor at Dixie State University and Director of the Center for Media Innovation at DSU Films. “DOCUTAH brings together independent filmmakers, aspiring film students, citizens of the world, and the Southern Utah community in an educational setting. 2015 set another record with the most filmmakers and out of state

Director Sheldon Wilson and Editor Marie-Lou Gingras accept Raven Award for Best Picture for “Once Upon a Crime: The Borrelli-Davis Conspiracy.”

Jessica Cox and Director Nick Spark answering audience questions about “Right Footed” after the screening of the film.

Della Lowe is an Emmy Award winning news producer, who worked for ABC News in New York for 23 years. After moving to Silicon Valley, she spent 14 years in marketing and PR for several tech companies.

Lowe is the marketing and PR Consultant for the DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival.

documentary devotees in attendance in the history of the six day event.”

In September, DOCUTAH headed into its sixth season with a stellar field Phil Tuckett talks to Bill Brummel, Director of “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot.” of films from which to choose. Over easy access to this 400 films from 31 countries and 36 art form.

The documentary genre can open states were submitted by the deadline with the eyes of the audience to experiences both subjects as diverse as #ChicagoGirl, the story global and intimate, both familiar and foreign. of a teenager helping to run the revolution in Syria from her bedroom in Chicago, to The genre truly nourishes both the mind and Flying the Feathered Edge, a chronicle of the spirit. As part of Dixie State University’s the life and times of Bob Hoover, known academic component, DOCUTAH also offers as “the pilot’s pilot”, to The Hermits, a film master class seminars and filmmaker panels where student, amateur, and professional made using Buddhist principles.

Each year, DOCUTAH has grown in filmmakers can interact and advance their size, audience and prestige, and this season skills in the art of filmmaking.

“What really struck us about the was no exception. Judges decided to expand submissions this year was the diversity the festival from its usual 50+ to 77 films, – cultural, national, regional, topical, because they felt more films informational – and how often stories of deserved to be seen. people from one era or region can relate to DOCUTAH’s sixth season the lives of others far away or far removed,” also featured several films which says Jeffery Jarvis, Dean of the School of opened commercially after the Visual & Performing Arts at Dixie State festival. One such film, Prophet’s University.

“We felt that this sixth year of Prey, the chronicle of the abuses the DOCUTAH Festival was the best we of Warren Jeffs and the FLDS had ever presented and the response from church, was viewed by more than both filmmakers and audiences bore out that 2000 ticket holders in only two conclusion.” screenings.

DOCUTAH’s mission is to enlighten, Tuckett planted the seed of entertain and envision the world through DOCUTAH in 2009 with a small documentary film. As such, it is an integral group who went to work to create part of the performing arts at Dixie the inaugural event in September of State University and a perfect fit for the 2010. Since then more than 1,100 performing and cultural arts program at DSU. films have been submitted from 70 DOCUTAH provides quality entertainment plus countries. The Festival will combined with a robust filmmaker seminar begin accepting films for the 2016 program to the surrounding community and season in February of next year. to the thousands of visitors who come to enjoy DOCUTAH is unique because it is a pure documentary festival the natural beauty of Southern Utah and hosted by a university, which allows discover the gem which is DOCUTAH. both visitors and students to have St. George Health & Wellness Magazine | November/December 2015 111

Give BACK!

Ignite the spirit of giving this holiday by sharing your time, service or donations with other community members. Invite a friend and get involved!

Gingerbread House Extravaganza: Findlay Automotive & Planet 94.1 will give away 50 gingerbread kits for families to decorate and donate for silent auction. Proceeds benefit community families from KONY Country’s Coins for Kids. Contact 435.688.7272 to pick up your gingerbread kit.

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Warm and Well Fed Kids = Better Test Scores

By Pam Graf, WCSD Foundation Director

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The turning of the leaves and change in the weather is a beautiful and calming time for many of us. On the other hand, it is a time of concern and worry to many parents and families. Many find with the cold weather About the Author Pam Graf is the Foundation comes a need for warm Director for Washington food and shelter for their County School District and children and themselves. is actively involved in the Currently, Washington community. She was born and raised in St. George and County School District moved all the way to Santa has approximately 1,050 Clara which she calls her students who are registered home. as homeless. Homelessness influences every part of a child’s life from birth to young adulthood. With that being said, the WCSD foundation and members of our community know how important it is to have their needs met. Our hope is these students who are registered in our schools are coming to learn with food in their stomachs and warm clothes on their backs so they can participate in school as all children do. We all know by being healthy— both physically and emotionally—our ability to learn and perform properly in school is enhanced.

The WCSD foundation partnered with the Spectrum in a Step It Up St. George campaign last fall. We received quilts, sleeping bags, clothing, basic necessities and cash donations for our students.

Through the KSL Quarters for Kids program in Salt Lake City, we receive gift cards for our needy children for food and clothing. KONY Coins for Kids provides families in our area with gifts and food at Christmas time. The Utah Food Bank has a pantry at Millcreek High School and has partnered with several elementary schools in the district to see that children have food in their home. We know our needy students are having a better experience in their schools and lives because of efforts by individuals, business and organizations in our community. The effects of homelessness can be minimized or possibly reversed with caring communities, effective teachers, after-school tutoring, and academic and food support programs for families and students. Our 1,050 students will have a better opportunity to learn because of people who care. In a period of relative poverty the modern educational system finds itself, it is refreshing and heartening to find people willing to take charge and put our children first. Thank you to this generous community for helping us enrich the education of Washington County School District’s students.

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By Jamie Bahlmann

Stephen Wade Auto Center is continuing to expand its operations by adding additional square footage and the Scion brand to its Toyota dealership. Scion is the newest brand to the Stephen Wade lineup.

“Stephen Wade Toyota presents a great opportunity to truly reach the local community, creating a ‘Best in Town’ dealership facility to better serve the St. George community,” says Jeff Buchanan, General Manager of the Toyota Motor Sales regional office in Denver.

The newly expanded Toyota dealership features a 12 car showroom, three customer lounges, 48 service bays, and a state of the art parts department. The expansion stemmed from a growing need due to increasing demand and will provide the highest level of customer service for the community. With the continued growth Stephen Wade Auto Center has experienced over the years, they are very excited to bring a luxury brand to the St. George Area – Mercedez. The Mercedez dealership will be opening in January 2016.

To commemorate the recently completed upgrades to the facility, Stephen Wade Toyota hosted a Grand Opening event at the dealership to highlight the Toyota brand. This event provided an opportunity for members of the community to tour the facility as well as enjoy best in town hors d’ouerves provided by The Painted Pony, Cappelettis, and Inn of the Cliff. Attendees included Toyota Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations, Bob Carter, Toyota Regional executives Jeff Buchanan, Tom Kent, St. George City Mayor, Jon Pike, Members

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of the St. George City Council, and The St. George Area Chamber of Commerce, among many others. The closing remarks at the Grand Opening were given by Stephen Wade and included an announcement that during the month of October, Stephen Wade Toyota would donate $200 from each new car purchase to the Utah Anti-bullying Coalition About the Author (UABC). “On average one in three kids Jamie Bahlmann is the are afraid to go to school each day,” says Marketing and Community Events Coordinator for Stephen.

Stephen Wade Auto Center.

The UABC is a public/private Jamie has 16 years of partnership working to help kids marketing experience and reach their full potential in a bully free enjoys planning events and coordinating sponsorships. environment. Their mission is to end Jamie enjoys playing tennis, bullying in Utah schools by empowering pickleball, and spending time students, educating parents, and by with her husband and three supporting the educators. Stephen Wade children.

Auto Center is committed to raise funds for our local schools to help stop bullying in our community. UABC and Stephen Wade Auto Center will be visiting local schools through the school year to educate and motivate students and staff to help stop bullying. The assemblies will feature special guests including The Utah Jazz Bear, and talent contestants who have been on The Voice and X Factor. Local businesses have joined with Stephen Wade Auto Center and the UABC for this cause and are proudly displaying banners to raise awareness to help fight against all types of bullying. Banners have been donated and placed in front of local businesses to help bring awareness to the community to fight off this epidemic.

“With the amount of support that the community has provided us, we feel this is a great way to give back to the community,” says Stephen Wade. “Through these efforts, not only will we create a more safe and welcoming environment for our children, we can continue to improve upon the community that we love.”

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Academic Opportunities Dixie State University preparing to offer a variety of new baccalaureate degrees

By Jyl Hall Dixie State University (DSU) was recently approved to offer five new baccalaureate degree programs, bringing the institution’s total up to 30.

With the approval of degrees in dance, communication studies, media studies, individualized studies, and exercise science, the university is expanding its academic offerings at a rapid rate. This proves to be quite a feat considering the institution offered its first three baccalaureate degrees in 2000 and added its fourth and fifth four-year degrees in April 2005.

“It is a landmark accomplishment that we have added 25 new bachelor’s degrees over 10 years — not to mention the number of new administrative units, associate’s degrees, emphases, certificates, and minors we have also added in that time,” Dr. David Wade, Director of Academic Programs & Curriculum at DSU, said. “Hundreds of new courses — we have approximately 1,600 courses — have been approved to support the new programs. This takes a great deal of work from faculty and staff across campus to make this happen.”

Before degree programs can be added to DSU, they must garner approval from nine different governing bodies. The process can be lengthy, but the end result of being able to offer students more opportunities is worth the effort.

DSU’s Dance Department has experienced growth under the leadership of Dance Director Dr. Li Lei since 2000. The department has established a dance company, ballroom dance team, increased enrollment, began offering a dance emphasis in integrated studies, and provided workshops for local dance students.

“We have been listening to our students, local high school students, alumni, and community members and are ecstatic to achieve this enormous goal,” Dr. Lei said. “We continue to grow as a university every time we are able to add a new degree.”

Also experiencing growth, the Communication Department, which has awarded more degrees than any other at DSU for the last four years, has expanded into the Communication Division. As part of this, the division is splitting what used to be one degree — communication — into two— communication studies and media studies — to offer specialized training to students.

“We’re really looking at two disciplines, which were being offered in our generic degree as a blanketed degree,” Dr. Brent Yergensen, Associate Dean of the Division of Communication, said. “While there are similarities between the two areas, communication studies is about training in group work, leadership, and critical thinking applied

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to organizational settings, while media studies is about production of media in film, radio, television, new media, and journalism.”

Offering a completely new program to students, the Bachelor of Individualized Studies will be hosted in the Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Department within the School of About the Author Education.

Jyl Hall is the director of public “Individualized studies is a customized relations and marketing at bachelor’s degree in which students Dixie State University. For more information about DSU, learn to build their own individualized contact her at 435-652-7547 academic plans that they tailor to their or jylhall@dixie.edu. goals and experiences,” Dr. Mark Jeffreys, Chair of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, said. “In short, it’s what the name suggests: a truly individualized degree program that is rigorous yet unique for every student.”

The program was designed from scratch to serve adults in the area who have some college experience but not baccalaureate degrees.

“There will be some students . . . who are not a good fit for traditional majors or who have not yet found a compelling reason to return to school and finish their degrees,” Dr. Jeffreys said. “We built this degree for them.”

Also offering students hands-on experiences, the exercise science program will provide majors with learning opportunities through laboratories, community engagement opportunities, and internship experiences.

The new degree includes science-based curriculum that provides students with a foundation in anatomy, physiology, nutrition, psychology, and biomechanics. This knowledge can be applied in optimizing exercise sessions, increasing ease and productivity, preventing and fighting disease, preventing and rehabilitating injury, and training for athletic performances.

“This is a huge area of growth for us. Through the strategic plan, we identified academic programs we would like to build, and there is so much potential within the health sciences,” Dixie State President Richard B. Williams said. “We are excited to bring these programs to Dixie.”

For more information about all of Dixie State University’s academic offerings, visit www.dixie.edu.

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November November 4 Chasing Shadows Film showing at Megaplex Pineview 10 Theaters. Also showing on Wednesday November 11th –at Megaplex Cedar City Stadium 8 Theaters. Showings at 5:30 and 7:30pm. $25 per ticket, includes ski pass to Brian Head Resort (7day pass, non holiday)

November 7 SG City Snow Canyon Half Marathon and 5K. This Half Marathon is a beautiful route through the scenic landscape of Snow Canyon State Park. The course is USATF CERTIFIED primarily downhill, super fast and challenging! It is one of the most breathtaking courses St. George has to offer! Visit http://bit.ly/ U6HIyz for more information and to register.

2nd Annual Veterans Day 5K & Fun Run. 7:30 a.m. Same Day Registration Opens 9:30 a.m. Color Guard Posting of Colors 9:45 a.m. 1 Mile Fun Run, Walk & Roll* Start 10:00 a.m. 5K Starts. The event features a 5K race and a 1 mile walk, run & roll for Veterans, individuals with disabilities or community members that would like to show their support for veterans by walking along with them in celebration of Veterans Day. Proceeds from the day’s race registrations and community sponsors will be donated onsite, post-race to the Washington County JROTC program. Visit http://bit. ly/1LxRf93 for more information and to register.

SunRiver Annual Holiday Boutique. Join friends, neighbors and over thirty artists and crafters at the 15th annual Arts and Crafts Boutique. The event will be held from 9am to 3pm at the SunRiver St. George Community Center located at 4275 S. Country Club Drive. Lunch and refreshments will be available for purchase. There is no admission fee, and all event profits will be donated to the Community Soup Kitchen with Grace. Visit www. sunrivertoday.com for more information.

November 5 Young Irelanders, 7:30 DSU – Cox Performing Arts Building. The Young Irelanders features eight sensational performers with Irish traditional music, song & dance running through their veins.

November 6 Mustache Dash Fun Run. Come join us before George Fest on November 6th and participate in a fun run benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah. Visit http://bit.ly/1RMEqZn for more information and to register.

November 6-7 Deseret Books Time out for Women. Friday: 6:30pm-9:30pm, Saturday: 9:00am-3:30pm. Join us this year for the 2015 LIVING PROOF tour, the weekend event experience full of music and presentations that will encourage you as you seek, find, and become Living Proof. New music, new presentations and an amazing opportunity to focus on the things that matter with the people who matter most to you!

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Red for Recovery Mud Run. Join this exciting Red for Recovery Mud Run at Staheli Farms on Saturday, November 7th at 9am. You won’t want to miss this exciting event! Come and race with American Ninja Warriors Dave Peterson, Brian Beckstrand, Jon Stewart and Rick Pitcher in a race that benefits those in recovery from addictions.

Visit recoveryoutreach.org to register.

November 10 LiVeWell Healthy Holiday Cooking Class.

Located at Dixie Regional Medical Center Red Mountain Conference Room, join other community members looking to learn healthier ways to cook favorite holiday foods. Class begins at 6pm. Call 435.251.3793 to register.

November 11 Juilliard Quartet. 7:30pm DSU – Cox Performing Arts Building. Founded in 1946, the everevolving Juilliard String Quartet has become a living American legend. Widely known as the “quintessential American string quartet,” the Juilliard has been recognized for the boldness of its interpretation of the classics, with an equal and parallel tradition of championing the new – a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.

Visit http://bit.ly/1M0VSUV for tickets.

November 14 3rd Annual Pacific Islander Community Health Fair. 10am – 2pm at the St. George Recreation Center. It is the Southern Utah Pacific Islander Coalition’s intent that by providing information and fun in one location, Pacific Islanders will become more aware, more active and live longer.

Their goal is to give back to the Pacific Islander community through education and to help families live better.

November 18-23 Jubilee of Trees. Dixie Convention Center. 1935 Convention Center Dr, St. George, Utah. Adults $5 Children 15 & Under $1. The Jubilee of Trees is a holiday fundraising event which benefits Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center.

Ring in the holiday season by attending this community-loved tradition, while supporting Dixie Regional Medical Center.

November 21 Turkey Trot, 9:30. Join us for a fun family run! This untimed walk/fun run helps to raise much needed food for Dixie Care and Share in St. George! Visit http://bit.ly/1RMF2yj for more information and to register.

All About Baby Expo – Dixie Convention Center 10am-5pm. All About Baby’s Mission is to give unborn, new and young children a voice by empowering parents and caregivers with information, products and services to make the right decisions for their children and the family.

Visit www.allaboutbabyexpo.com/st.-george.html for more information and to register.

November 24 Utah Symphony Orchestra 75th Anniversary Tour. 7:30 pm – DSU Cox Performing Arts Building. Founded in 1940, the Utah Symphony is one of America’s major symphony orchestras, known internationally for its distinctive performances and recording legacy. A leading cultural organization in the Intermountain West, the Utah Symphony has a rich history of international and domestic tours, award-winning recordings, and in-depth educational programs.

Today, the orchestra’s 85 full-time professional musicians perform over 175 concerts each season.

November 26 -27 Santa’s Workshop. Dixie Convention Center Friday and Saturday from 10am – 6pm. Santa’s Workshop, The Christmas Gift Show, is going strong after a quarter of a century. Bringing gifts, crafts, fine art and novelty items to holiday crowds. Visit www.santasgiftshow.com for more information.

of vocal music. Emerging from an age of autotune and overproduction, this Los Angeles-based ensemble has cultivated a new generation of ears hungry for the fresh, raw power of nature’s “first instrument” - the human voice.

November 27 Christmas in the Canyon. Dark Every Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat Nov 27 – Dec 22, 2015. A free live nativity is presented each night in the Amphitheater at 7 & 8pm except on the first Friday in December. 1100 North Tuacahn Drive, Ivins, Utah

New Horizons Band & Orchestra Holiday Concert.

The New Horizons Band & Orchestra will perform music of the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. at Westside Baptist Church, 2200 W. 2000 N., St. George. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information about the Zion Music Ensembles, visit http://www.zionmusicensembles.com or call (435) 772-1005.

December December 2-5 Dickens Christmas Festival. 10am – 9pm, Dixie Convention Center. $6 Adults $5 Seniors (65+) $4 Children (4-12) Children 3 & under – Free.

This Festival is not just another craft show, but a unique and unusual entertainment and shopping experience. Olde English shops, hundreds of period costumes, fortune tellers, orphans, royalty, and the “real” Father Christmas all combine to offer our guests a Christmas experience like no other.

December 5 Run Run Reindeer 5K. Join us in Ivins for the 6th annual Run Run Reindeer 5K. Join local community members for this 5K and 1 mile fun run event. All

registered kids will receive a t-shirt and reindeer antlers. Visit runrunreindeer.com to register.

December 17 M-Pact - Christmas Concert. 7:30pm DSU – Cox Performing Arts Building. Hailed “one of the best pop-jazz vocal groups in the world” by the San Francisco Chronicle, M-Pact is respected worldwide as a cutting edge trailblazer in the realm

January 1-2 Ultimate Outdoor Expo – Dixie Center Convention Center. Featuring World Famous Dock Dogs in action, over 25 free hands-on activities for all ages. Archery, Shooting, BB Gun Range, Fishing on site, the Official IDOS Sanctioned Dutch Oven Cookoff, and the Western Qualifying Round for Bowlife/Regions National Archery Competition!

All on one great weekend in one location.

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Family Services

Head Start St. George Center (435) 628-5641 494 East 900 South | St. George, UT 84790 Suu.edu/headstart The Head Start program services low-income, prekindergarten children and their families by helping them learn social, emotional, cognitive and physical development skills. Head Start families are often offered assistance in literacy training, parenting skills, nutrition and social services.

The Learning Center for Families (435) 673-5353 2044 South Mesa Palms Drive | St. George, UT 84790 TLC4families.org The Learning Center for Families provides free child development screenings, infant and toddler mental health services and therapy programs for infants and toddlers with special needs.

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Disabled Services

Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (435) 986-0055 515 West 300 North | St. George, UT 84770 Afb.org The DSBVI helps meet the needs of individuals suffering from visual impairments or blindness by providing vocational rehabilitation, as well as training and adjustment services.

Division of Child and Family Services (435) 652-2960 178 North 200 East | St. George, UT 84770 Dcfs.utah.gov The Division of Child and Family Services works to protect children and adults from abuse, neglect and dependency while providing preventative education for families to protect their children.

Family Support Center (435) 674-5133 310 West 200 North | St. George, UT 84770 Thefamilysupportcenter.com The Family Support Center provides crisis care for children ages birth-11. Availability is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for parents feeling stressed and out-of-control due to personal or family situations.

Red Rock Center for Independence (435) 673-7501 168 North 100 East, Suite 101 | St. George, UT 84770 Rrci.org The mission of the Red Rock Center for Independence is to empower individuals with disabilities to live independently.

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Domestic Violence DOVE Center (435) 628-0458 | St. George, UT | Dovecenter.org The DOVE Center in St George provides emergency support and case-by-case counseling support and group counseling for female and child victims of domestic violence, rape and emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse.

Erin Kimball Foundation (435) 627-9232 455 West Vincent Lane | Washington, UT 84780 Erinkimball.org The Erin Kimball Foundation serves homeless victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse. The foundation strives to empower survivors in the healing process by assisting with employment opportunities and/or educational endeavors.

LDS Family Services (435) 673-6446 2480 Red Cliffs Drive | St. George, UT 84790 Providentliving.org LDS Family Services helps local church leadership care for the individuals in their community that suffer from social and emotional challenges. All resources and care provided are in harmony with the LDS gospel principles.

Mental Health

Dixie State University Health and Wellness Center (435) 652-7756 34 North 600 East | St. George, UT 84770 Dixie.edu/wellness The mission of the Dixie State University’s Health and Wellness Center is to promote a healthy lifestyle amongst all student and faculty members through education and self-improvement. The center provides mental health services as well as medical services.

Switchpoint Community Resource Center (435) 627-4663 948 North 1300 West | St. George, UT 84770 Switchpointcrc.org Switchpoint provides homeless individuals in southern Utah with food, shelter and a stepping stone to independence.

Recovery and Intervention Alcoholics Anonymous (Dixie Central Office) (435) 674-4791 165 North 100 East | St. George, UT 84770 Dixieaaoffice.org The Dixie Central Office of Alcoholics Anonymous provides a central office where people can meet or call for information on meetings, or to communicate with other locals battling alcoholic addiction.

LDS Addiction Recovery Program St. George, UT Addictionrecovery.lds.org The LDS Addiction Recovery Program features 12-steps that promote healing and recovery while also incorporating LDS gospel principles. The program has regular meetings in St. George to cover pornography and general addictions for men and women.

Narcotics Anonymous (435) 467-4403 | Washington, UT 84780 Nasouthernutah.org Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship that provides support for recovering addicts. All members follow a simple program to abstain from drugs and provide support to one another.

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Doctor’s Volunteer Clinic of St. George (435) 656-0022 1036 East Riverside Drive | St. George, UT 84790 Doctorsvolunteerclinic.org The Doctor’s Volunteer Clinic of St. George provides quality health care and a mental health clinic M-F during normal business hours.

Southwest Behavioral Health Center (435) 634-5600 474 West 200 North | St. George, UT 84770 Sbhc.us The Southwest Behavioral Health Center assists families and communities in the prevention and recovery from severe and persistent mental health illness and addiction.

Utah Behavioral Services (801) 255-5131 359 East Riverside Drive, Suite B | St. George, UT 84790 Utahbehavioralservices.com Utah Behavioral Services provides high-quality behavioral and mental health services to residents in southern Utah.

The focus is on the family unit as a whole, working together to cultivate enduring change.

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Intermountain Specialized Abuse Treatment Center (435) 628-8075 N. Mall Drive, Suite VW-104 | St. George, UT 84790 Isatcenter.org ISAT focuses on the prevention and treatment of domestic violence, child abuse, substance abuse and other issues through comprehensive programs. Their goal is to aid families in the healing process and prevent further victimization.

St. George Housing Authority (435) 628-3648 975 North 1725 West #101 | St. George, UT 84770 Stgeorgehousingauthority.org St. George Housing Authority’s mission is to provide assistance to low-income families by providing safe, affordable housing opportunities. The Housing Authority focuses on helping families achieve self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.

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Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (435) 673-8974 1067 East Tabernacle, Suite 10 | St. George, UT 84770 Deafservices.utah.gov The St. George Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provides interpreters, classes, camps, social activities and rehabilitation for those dealing with hearing loss.

ORAL HEALTH SERVICES

Senior Services Five County Area Agency on Aging (435) 673-3548 1060 West 1700 South Bldg B | St. George, UT 84770 Agingcare.com The Area Agency on Aging provides seniors with a list of available services, respite care, counseling and mobility services.

Senior Citizen’s Center (435) 634-5743 245 North 200 West | St. George, UT 84770 Stg.coa.washco.utah.gov The Senior Citizen’s Center offers seniors in St. George the opportunity to find new friends, take classes and enrich their lives.

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DSU Dental Hygiene Clinic (435) 879-4900 1526 E. Medical Center Dr. | St. George, UT 84790 Services provided at greatly reduced fees: screening examinations, preventative teeth cleaning, fluoride, sealants, X-rays, bleach trays, mouth guards, therapeutic periodontal cleanings, anesthesia and nitrous oxide.

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Programs for the Underserved and Homeless Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Utah (435) 674-7669 ext. 3 835 South Bluff Street | St. George, UT 84770 Habitatswu.org Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Utah works to provide low-income families with safe, affordable housing. They focus on volunteers, sustainable programs and conservation efforts to supply decent housing to those in need.

Youth Crisis The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (435) 414-4362 474 West 200 North | St. George, UT 84770 The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team’s mission is to provide support to families who are experiencing crisis in the home due to their children’s behavioral issues and/or a mental health diagnosis.

Washington County Youth Crisis Center (435) 656-6100 251 East 200 North | St. George, UT 84770 Washington County Youth Crisis Center provides individual behavioral and educational health assistance to youth in a state of crisis.

FEATURED DIRECTORY LISTINGS adult retirement community

Energy Healing

Sunriver Community www.sunriver.com (435) 688-1000

BrightWorks by Brigit www.BrightWorksByBrigit.com (435) 668-0233

Red Rock Aloha 1091 N. Bluff St. #303, St. George (435) 628-1379 www.redrockaloha.com

St. George Center for Couples & Families 321 N Mall Dr., Bldg VW Ste.101 www.stgeorgefamilies.com (435) 319-0082

Fitness Level 10 376 East Sunland Dr. #10 St George, UT 84790 (435) 767-0210 fitnesslevel10sg.com Summit Athletic Club 1532 East 1450 South www.summitathleticclub.com (435) 628-5000

The Schofield Group Investment Management 437 S. Bluff St, Ste 201, St. George (435) 674-3601 www.theschofieldgroup.com

art gallerIES & STUDIOS

ATHLETIC CLUBS

ATHLETIC SUPPLIES

Bicycles Unlimited 90 S 100 E (435) 673-4492 www.bicyclesunlimited.com

AUTOMOTIVE

Stephen Wade Automotive 1630 Hilton Dr St George, UT 84770 (435) 628-6100 www.stephenwade.com

BANKS

State Bank of Southern Utah www.sbsu.com Town & Country Bank 405 E St George Blvd, St George, UT 84770 (435) 673-1150 1464 S 1490 E Cir, St George, UT 84790 (435) 673-1150 www.tcbankutah.com

CATERING

Get Chef G (435) 862-4765

COMMERCIAL DESIGN

Botanical Design (435) 313-3170 www.botanicalsdesign.com

construction

Stilson Brothers Courts (435) 229-2102 stustilson@me.com

consultants

Dixie Business Consulting PO Box 365 (435) 773-8632 dixiebusinessconsulting.com

corporate networking

Corporate Alliance 1487 South Silicon Way www.knoweveryone.com (435) 256-6225

dance

Red Rock Swing Dance facebook.com/redrockswingdance

DENTISTS

Riverside Dental 368 East Riverside Dr. Mystgoergedentist.com (435) 673-3363 Johnson Pediatric Dentistry 772 N Dixie Drive, Ste. 101 St. George, UT (435) 682.0511 www.drcodykidsdental.com

DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY

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/

EDUCATION

Dixie Applied Technology College 1506 S Silicon Way (435) 674-8400 www.dxatc.com Washington County School District Foundation 121 West Tabernacle (435) 673-3553 www.washk12.org/foundation

FAMILY THERAPY

FINANCIAL PLANNING

FURNITURE

Wilding Wallbeds 1509 S 270 E #3, St George, UT 84790 (866) 877-7803 wallbedsbywilding.com

Health

Advanced Hearing & Balance 1490 E. Foremaster Drive #360 St. George, UT 84790 (435) 319-4700 www.HearingAidDoctor.com

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

CPAP Specialist Dr. Phillip. C. Hall 382 S Bluff Street, St. George, UT (435) 656.1111 www.PhillipCHallDDS.com

Dan Sellers, MD 676 S. Bluff St., St. George, UT 84770 (855) 295-6554 www.sellersplasticsurgery.com 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 East West Health 558 E Riverside Dr. (435) 773-7790 acueastwest.com

Foot and Ankle Institute (435) 628.2671 www.feetnet.com

Heart of Dixie 1380 E Medical Center Dr. St George, UT 84790 435.251.2900 Intermountain Instacare (435) 688-6388 www.redrockpediatrics.org

Intermountain Healthcare (1380 E Medical Center Dr. (435) 251-1000 intermountainhealthcare.org

LiVe Well Center at Dixie Regional Health & Performance Center 652 S. Medical Center Drive (435) 251-3793

Nilsson Hearing 1770 Red Cliffs Dr #214, St George, (435) 628.3192 www.nilssonhearingonli ne.com Nitric Oxide (435) 673-1443 www.nitroxide.com

Pain Relief Centers 10 North 400 East painreliefcentersofutah.com (435) 673-1443 Retina Associates of Southern Utah 230 N 1680 E Bldg. F, St. George, UT (435) 216.7032 www.southernutahretina.com St. George Eye Center 1054 East Riverside Dr. Suite 201 www.stgec.com (435) 628-4507 St. George Clinic (Family Medicine) 736 South 900 East #203 www.centralutahclinic.com (435) 673-613 St. George Surgical Center 676 S Bluff St # 208 (435) 673-8080 www.stgeorgesurgery.com

HEALTH (cont’d) St. George Urology 1490 East Foremaster Drive Suite 300 (435) 688-2104 Snow Slade, Cataract & Glaucoma Surgeon 1054 E Riverside Dr. Ste. 201 St. George, UT 84770 (435) 628-4507 www.stgec.com Southern Utah Women’s Health Center 515 South 300 East Suite 206 http://www.suwhc.com (435) 628-1662 Southwest Spine & Pain Center at Dixie Regional Medical Center 652 S. Medical Center Drive #110 www.southwestspineandpain.com (435) 656-2424 Southwest Vision 965 E 700 S #100 www.southwestvision.org (435) 673-5577 Summit Rehab 1532 E 1450 S, St. George (435) 628-5150 www.summitathleticclub.com Utah Neurosurgery 1490 E Foremaster Drive, Ste 260, St. George UT 84790 (435) 668.7131 utahneuro.com Utah Surgical Associates 1490 Foremaster Drive, Ste 345, St. George, UT 84790 (435) 628.1641 utahsurgical.com Zion Pain Management 301 N. 200 E. Suite 2A (435) 688-PAIN zionpainmanagement.com

HEALTH FOOD STORES Dixie Nutrition 406 W Saint George Blvd, St. George (435) 673-3447 www.dixienutrition.com 57 Main St. , Hurricane, UT 435-2113 300 N Sandhill Blvd. Ste. F, Mesquite, NV 89027 (702) 346-8633

home improvement

Custom Stone and Tile (435) 705-4321 allenmauia77@gmail.com

insurance

Southern Utah Insurance 1224 S River Rd #A203 (435) 673-7912 southernutahinsurance.com

jewelers

Mack and Sons 440 W St. George Blvd. St. George (435) 674-5052 mackandsonsjewelers.com

LEGAL

Jones Waldo Law Firm www.joneswaldo.com 301 N 200 E # 3A (435) 628-1627

MORTGAGE

Cherry Creek Mortgage 720 S River Rd, (435) 674-9200 www.cherrycreekmortgage.com

MORTUARY

Spilsbury Mortuary 110 S. Bluff St. St. George, UT 84770 (435) 673-2454 25 N. 2000 W. Hurricane, UT 84737 (435) 635-2212

NEWS St. George News www.STGNews.com

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

ORAL HEALTH SERVICES DSU Dental Hygiene Clinic 1526 E. Medical Center Dr. (435) 879-4900 Oral & Facial Surgery Institute 393 E Riverside Dr #2b www.oralfacialsurgeryinstitute.com (435) 628-1100

Orthodontics

Theurer Orthodontics 965 East 700 South Suite 101 www.theurerorthodontics.com (435) 688-8228

pharmacy

Hurricane Family Pharmacy 25 North 2000 West Hurricane, UT 84737 (435) 635-8200 www.utahfamilypharmacy.com Stapley Pharmacy 102 E City Center St. (435) 673-3575 446 S. Mall Drive #B8 (435) 673-3575 www.stapleypharmacy.com

RADIO

Cherry Creek Radio www.cherrycreekradio.com

real estate Annie Hadlock Real Estate (801) 703-0470 riann.hadlock@gmail.com Kayenta Homes 800 N. Kayenta Parkway Ivins, UT 84738 (435) 628-7234 kayentautah.com

ReSTAURANT

Cappeletti’s 36 E Tabernacle St, St. George, UT (435) 986-4119 cappelettisrestaurantstgeorge.com The Painted Pony Restaurant 2 W St George Blvd www.painted-pony.com (435) 634-1700 The Pizza Factory 2 W St. George Blvd #8 (435) 674-3753 2376 E Red Cliffs Dr. (435) 688-2656 1930 W Sunset Blvd (435) 634-1234

SPAS

Casa Blanca 950 W. Mesquite Blvd, Mesquite, NV (866) 401-6021 casablancaresort.com Elite Float Spa 491 E. Riverside Drive (435) 319-8251 www.elitefloatspa.com

speech therapy

Communication Station Rebecca Nelson (435) 215.4084 www.StGeorgeSpeech.com

survival kits

Prepare Basics (435) 669-3377 www.preparebasics.com

TRAVEL Travel Connection 1386 E 100 S, St George, UT 84790 (435) 628-3636 stgeorgetravel.com

volunteers JustServe.org JustServe.org

Washington Community Center

Boy Scouts of America (928) 965-3943, clawton@bsamail.org School of Life Foundation River Road Plaza 107 South 1470 East, Ste 101 www.schooloflifefoundation.org (435) 632-2947

Washington Community Center 350 N Community Center Dr. Washington, UT 84780 (435) 656-6360 Washingtoncity.org/cc

Star Nursery 1145 W Sunset Blvd., St George (435) 673-0820

Dr. Coleen Andruss 1173 South 250 West, Suite 110 www.drhealthylifestyle.com (435) 986-3800

nursery

1335 S Dixie Drive, St George (435) 628-8004 385 W Telegraph St., Washington, UT (435) 986-0820

Weight Management

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