Personally, an ice-cold shower sounds like my personal bad place. Even worse is the idea of sitting in a tub of ice-cold water, but who am I to judge, as a person whose shower water should never be less than scalding hot?
For many disabled people, a cold plunge is a cornerstone of their health care routine. Cathryne Hundley, a multiple sclerosis survivor, testified during a Senate Business and Labor Committee hearing that cold plunges have restored her eyesight and ability to walk after her diagnosis just two years ago. She also touts the practice's mental health benefits which, admittedly, are tempting me (likely not surprising to anyone in this line of work).
Would you try incorporating a cold plunge into your routine if it meant improving your mental and physical health? You can read more about cold plunge regulation in Utah here.
How one mother is fighting to prevent suicide following her daughter's attempts of taking her own life
Brandy Vega’s daughter was 14 when she sat beside her, not knowing if her daughter was going to survive.
“I remember being in the hospital and looking at her lifeless body and praying to God, ‘Please save her.’ Telling him that I would do absolutely anything in the world if he would just give me a second chance,” Vega said. “And by the way, this was our second chance.”
Vega’s daughter had previously tried to take her own life at the age of 12. By a miracle, her daughter survived, but the Utah mom knew she wouldn’t get another chance.
As a mother, Vega realized she had to change the way she approached the conversation of suicide to help her daughter.
After her daughter’s first attempt, “We didn’t talk about it. Because of the pain and shame, or fear and all the things, all the reasons we don’t talk about mental health and suicide and addiction, and sexual abuse and trauma,” she said.
Read more about the Mental Health Promise2Live Silicon Slopes Town Hall event.
In every lead-up to the primary election, candidates flock to southern New Hampshire's The Red Arrow Diner about an hour north of Boston to sip milkshakes, pose for photo-ops and pitch their platforms to voters with face-to-face campaigning.
Media outlets have dubbed it “the diner that every future president must visit,” to win the New Hampshire primary, which has been revered as a bellwether for the presidential outcome.
Today, it’s one of the few remaining strongholds of traditional American retail politics.
Though this year it feels lifeless, much like the campaign itself.
Jennifer Graham: The battle of the superagers (Deseret News)
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Environment
Lawmakers let Snake Valley Aquifer Council fade away due to lack of controversy (Deseret News)
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Crime
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