The Mountain Life

The Mountain Life | May 25, 2022

Published May 25, 2022 at 11:35 AM MDT

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Today on The Mountain Life, hosts Pete Stoughton and Lynn Ware Peek speak with (01:02) local pharmacist Karin Carestia, who takes listeners on a journey through the medicinal qualities of the cannabis plant and how patients can obtain a medical card.
Then, (26:48) Dr. Tim Michaelis, a dermatologist with Intermountain Park City Hospital, talks about the early detection of skin cancers, treatment, and how we can avoid it even when we live at high elevations under consistent sun exposure.

Tune into The Mountain Life every Wednesday at 9am here on KPCW Park City.

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Pete Stoughton

Pete Stoughton is the Brand Relations Manager at Trail and Ultra Running as well as the Director of Programs at CCPC. Basically, he is the behind the scenes guy at TAUR. When he's not getting his TAUR on, or running 2-3,000 miles a year. His own personal running ranges from 100 mile races to track workouts. Nevertheless, a scenic run with friends is were he finds inner peace.

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Lynn Ware Peek

Lynn Ware Peek is a long-time contributor to KPCW. She joined the station in 2008 with Tales from the Wasatch Back, was a reporter from 2012 to 2016, and co-hosts and produces two of KPCW’s Public Affairs Hour shows, The Mountain Life, on health and lifestyle, on Wednesdays and Cool Science Radio, tackling science and technology every Thursday.

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