Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Craig Maltby, Editor
I knew there was a reason I like Vail
And it’s not because I’m a jetsetter with a Learjet 85, a starlet 4th trophy wife and a condo next to Tom Cruise. (I’m not. I have a
2003 Saab, not a plane but the car that GM is unloading, and I do have a trophy wife, but she’s my first and only and is more like Fort Knox and the Crown Jewels combined, not a mere trophy).
No, I like Vail because it and other Colorado cities and towns seem to have a lot of nutrition-minded people who understand the ways of natural health and virtue of harnessing nutritional science to address health challenges. Maybe its because Colorado is the home to the city of Boulder. A 2005 story in Food & Wine stated: “Boulder was recently voted ‘Number One Running City’ by Runner’s World, ‘Best Place to Be an Überjock’ by Outside and ‘Thinnest City in America’ by Self.”
A recent story in the Vail Daily by a naturopathic physician illustrates this well. The story is about allergies and the author talks about the benefits of a balanced immune system in helping modulate over-reactive immune responses. The author uses “natural anti-inflammatory products” when assisting patients with allergy conditions. She’s right in my wheelhouse. And I’m sure she’d make a great trophy wife for someone, too.
And, here’s some new video footage (below) on the same topic by an M.D. that seems to also make a great case for regulating the over-active immune system. I like how he talks about immune cells “being bored” and kind of looking for something to do. Hence, they jump all over harmless pollen when it enters the body, causing the familiar irritation associated with allergies.
