The Mountain Life
Wednesday, 9-10 AM
The Mountain Life hosts Lynn Ware Peek & David Wintzer explore a wide variety of topics from health, fitness, and nutrition to parenting, lifestyle, and education. Lynn Ware Peek and David Wintzer are lovers of the mountain lifestyle.
For inquiries and guests and content, contact Lynn directly at lynn@kpcw.org or David directly at dwintzer@kpcw.org.
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Owner, editor, and publisher Mike Rogge of the Mountain Gazette discusses his purchase of the magazine in 2020 and how it has evolved back to its roots and shows that readers enjoy long-form journalism and high photographic art in a publication they can hold in their hands — and will pay to support that. This is the first part in our series on publications that take a deep dive into mountain living.
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Long days of sunlight mean lots of UV rays. Dermatologist Dr. Jen Haley tells how you can increase sun protection from the inside out, and provides more insights about our largest organ, the skin.
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Leading nutrition researcher and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Neal Barnard discusses his new book, "The Power Foods Diet." Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, hormonal symptoms, and chronic pain.
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Local chiropractor Dr. Jake Shores of Neuro Performance Integration (NPI) talks about Chiropractic BioPhysics® used to correct undiagnosed spinal abnormalities linked to pain, migraines, fatigue and more.
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Cognitive scientist Andy Norman outlines a new approach to our world’s misinformation problem: one centered on the idea that minds have “immune systems” of their own, an evolved mechanism for spotting and shedding problematic information.
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Gastroenterologist Dr. Holly Clark from Intermountain Health talks about the colorectal cancer public awareness campaign called, “Let’s Get to the Bottom of Colon Cancer.”
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Three-time NCAA champion and two-time Olympic runner Kara Goucher [Gow-chur] speaks out about one of the biggest scandals in running in her new book.
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Then, New York Times Best-selling author Eric Blehm shares the story of legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly, known as the “Godfather of Freeriding,” in his new book “The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him.”
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National Geographic 2013 Adventurer of the Year, Mike Libecki joins the show to discuss how his adventures to more than 100 countries support science, conservation and humanitarian projects. Hear him speak at the Eccles Center in Park City Friday March 22.
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Writer Caroline Paul combines scientific research, cultural studies, medicine and psychology in her memoir about how outdoor adventure promotes brain health and a longer, happier life.