What is health worth to you? The Mountain Weekly News health and fitness and mental health help tips and news.
The Athletic Heart: Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes By Ramin Manshadi, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, FACP Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is a non-traumatic, nonviolent, unexpected death due to cardiac causes within one hour of the onset of symptoms. Though there is no official registry, research suggests between 200-300 high school athletes die of SCD...
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Being a native of Minnesota, and a current resident of Colorado, I’ve done a lot of winter driving. I grew up driving in snowstorms, and I spent many hours last winter driving down I-70 to get to ski resorts. I realize, however, that not everyone has had the luxury of a great deal of...
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Winter Activities in Colorado and mountain towns across the country. One of the most important parts to staying healthy and losing weight is to get as much activity as possible. You need to keep yourself moving to keep your metabolism going so you can burn more calories. The more muscle you have, the more...
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Living at high altitude, like we do here in Colorado, comes with some unique challenges. One of those challenges is staying hydrated. It can be difficult to drink enough fluids at any altitude, but it’s especially difficult up here, above 5,000 feet. And when you get up to 8,000 or 10,000, it gets even...
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The end-of-the-year holiday season is many people’s favorite time of the year. And why not? You get to see many of your family members (possibly some you don’t see at any other time of the year), eat great food, exchange presents . . . it’s a lot of fun. However, it can also be...
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