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After Shock

Colorado and Wyoming rank at the top of the list for lightning-strike fatalities in the United States. It’s scary stuff. But dying from a bolt of electricity may not be nearly as frightening as surviving one.

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Good Medicine

We have access to a plethora of options for maintaining our well-being in Colorado. Cutting-edge conventional medicine is happening across the Denver metro area at a variety of clinics, labs, and hospitals. But nearly as prevalent are holistic and alternative medicine practices. Which type of health care is right for you? Follow this chart to get an idea of what makes sense for your sensibilities. 

Kayleen Cohen

Catch Some Zzzs

Sleep is essential. The problem is, we live in a society that views sleep as optional. So, how does one get better slumber? We’ve got the answers.

Chris Outcalt & Daliah Singer

Egg Timer

A quickly evolving process to flash-freeze female eggs—thus preserving fertility—is changing the way women think about having families.

Megan Feldman

Nearing the End

It’s a word no one wants to hear, but hospice is a plan, not a punishment. 

Rebecca L. Olgeirson

Running Right

Renowned ultra-marathoner and Colorado resident Scott Jurek shares injury prevention tips for athletes. 

Necessary Stores

Mothers’ Milk Bank helps the region’s most vulnerable infants get a stronger start. 

Sarah L. Stewart

Leading Ladies

Denver’s hospitals are a hotbed for female CEOs.

Sarah Protzman Howlett

The Doctor Is Out

Nurse-managed clinics are becoming an increasingly popular health care option. 

Sarah Protzman Howlett

By The Numbers: 16

Inpatient beds at Denver Health’s Pavilion M.

Sarah Protzman Howlett

High Anxiety

A closer look at Colorado’s rising angst.

Jayme Moye

Whole Again

Lakewood-based Prosthetic Illusions’ specializes in custom artificial eyes, digits, and silicone breasts. 

Julie Dugdale

Top Doctors: The List

Our annual, must-have guide to the best physicians—337 of them in more than 90 medical specialties—in the Mile High City.

Lindsey B. King

Re-Energized

Letter from 5280 Health editor Lindsey B. Koehler. 

Lindsey B. King

Talking Points

Ever wish you could ask the mayor about urban development, or a battalion chief about fighting the Waldo Canyon fire, or a Nobel Prize winner about the nature of reality? In our first-ever Interview Issue, we asked 18 of the city’s brightest, most outspoken leaders and personalities those questions, and many more. Turn the page to hear them speak out—in their own words.

Staff

Marked

Branding is a language composed of capital letters, numbers, pictures, and characters that are read from left to right or top to bottom. For instance,  would be read “barbecue.” Here, we break down four Colorado ranch brands.

Kelsey Colt

Mountain Meals

The ski slopes dominate the conversation and the to-do list in Breckenridge. But even if your sole goal of the weekend is catching first chair or squeezing in one last run, you’ve still got to eat. Here’s how to do it well—morning, noon, and night.

Lindsey R. McKissick

Coxinha

Coxinhas are an acquired taste—decide if you love them or not at Little Brazil in Wheat Ridge.

Sam Brasch

240

The number, in pounds, of organic fresh ginger Bhakti Chai’s brewery presses each day. 

Expect the Unexpected

Pizza Public’s affordable pies are distinctive—in name and flavor.

Jessica LaRusso

How to Make Caramel Corn

Think all caramel corn tastes like factory-made Cracker Jacks? Julie Ciezadlo, chef-owner of Tuffy Kickshaw’s Sweetly Covered Corn, shares her light-handed approach. 

Caroline Padden

Dinner Theater

The new Squeaky Bean is a fully realized restaurant that commands your attention.

Shari Caudron

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