Health - The Durango Herald

What makes a ‘good’ death? Former Durango hospice director reflects

Anne Rossignol recently resigned from Mercy Hospice House

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

When home has an expiration date for Queer youth

LGBTQ+ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their peers

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Dementia care is a full-time job; Durango support group says caregivers aren’t alone

Resources available for exhausted family members in La Plata County

DATE: Dec 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County couple maintains optimism while adjusting to Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Al Jason is journaling, recording music and planning family time while his mind is sharp

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Spine Colorado adds advanced imaging technology

EOSedge X-ray system offers faster scans, 3D reconstructions

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Five mistakes that are sabotaging your weight loss

Are you putting in the work but not seeing the results you expected? You are not alone. Many people make these five common “wellness” mistakes without realizing they are slowing their progre...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Forget counting calories: The real secret to sustainable weight loss

If you have ever tried to lose weight by eating less, you already know how that story goes. You start strong, motivated by your meal plan and calorie tracker. But after a few weeks, hunger c...

DATE: Nov 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Your winter metabolism

Why does colder weather change how we eat and burn energy? Is it the shorter days, the cold air rolling off the La Plata Mountains or those cozy comfort foods? It’s really all of these – eac...

DATE: Nov 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

A cheese lover’s cheat sheet to picking the right mozzarella for every dish

If you’ve ever wandered into the cheese section with the innocent intent of “just picking up some mozzarella,” you know it’s not that simple. What was once a single white orb in plastic wrap...

DATE: Nov 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Food

An old tradition finds new life as Germans flock to forests to collect mushrooms

POTSDAM, Germany – Wolfgang Bivour carefully emptied a basket of freshly collected mushrooms onto a forest floor covered with fallen autumn leaves. Brown-capped porcini and bay boletes lay b...

DATE: Oct 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Food

Why low-fat diets can wreck your metabolism

For decades, we’ve been told that losing weight is simple: eat less, move more, and the pounds will melt away. If that were true, wouldn’t it have worked by now? The truth is, it’s not just ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being