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Avoid food additives in the new year

Why should we avoid food chemicals, food additives and food preservatives? Additives such as flavors, colors, sweeteners and hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers and other additives hav...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Putting off dental care because of cost can backfire

When I was in my 30s and a dentist told me I needed a few crowns, I decided to skip the expensive devices because of my meager paycheck. Besides, my teeth weren’t hurting. Years l...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Are your cabinets and carpet emitting chemicals?

Indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Mercy’s endocrinology clinic to close

The endocrinology clinic at Mercy Regional Medical Center will close in May. Dr. Gihan “Gigi” Dawood resigned her position at Centura Health Physician Group Southwest Endocrinolog...

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nutritionist at Pediatric Partners helps children dial in their diets

Mikel Love addresses food insecurity, power struggles with picky eaters

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. health officials to target high-risk alternative remedies

WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials plan to crack down on a growing number of unproven alternative remedies, focusing on products containing dangerous ingredients that have occasionally been ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Archuleta County commissioner seeks resolution to conflict over courthouse

Judge says courts never rejected offer to use administration building

DATE: Dec 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Soaring overdose deaths cut U.S. life expectancy for 2nd year

NEW YORK – U.S. deaths from drug overdoses skyrocketed 21 percent last year, and for the second straight year dragged down how long Americans are expected to live. The government ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Animas Valley Elementary teaches the ABCs of emotional intelligence

Pilot program focuses on kindness, communication, self-worth

DATE: Dec 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado extends child health care program

Congress fails to renew funding for 9 million kids

DATE: Dec 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Striking a chord, NIH taps the brain to find how music heals

WASHINGTON – Like a friendly Pied Piper, the violinist keeps up a toe-tapping beat as dancers weave through busy hospital hallways and into the chemotherapy unit, patients looking up in surp...

DATE: Dec 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Loneliness seems to damage health, triggering inflammation and neurological changes

Loneliness can tank your mood, but can it affect your health, too? All signs point to yes. It turns out that feeling lonely can do more than make you sad: It can predic...

DATE: Dec 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

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