Illustration for Standard-Examiner, Monday, March 8, 2010
According to a large new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, only 8 percent of high school students get enough sleep on an average school night, which leads to depression, headaches, poor school performance and daytime drowsiness.
http://www.standard.net/topics/features/2010/03/08/hey-sleepyhead-get-some-shuteye
Illustration for Standard-Examiner, February 22, 2010
Does HFCS spell trouble? some studies link high fructose corn syrup with heart disease, diabetes.
Illustration for Standard-Examiner, February 15, 2010
Doug Smith had a problem with “ums” — something that didn’t help when he gave speeches on finances at the hospital where he worked. Those “ums” kept popping up throughout his talks.
Illustration for Standard-Examiner, January 4, 2010
“When a child can watch a parent make sacrifices, it becomes a win-win situation.”
http://www.standard.net/topics/features/2010/01/04/single-mothers-united
Illustration for Standard-Examiner, December 21, 2009
“He’s a regifter.”
A mortified Elaine Benes, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, shouted that in a 1995 episode of the TV hit “Seinfeld.” That was the moment the word “regift” was born.
http://www.standard.net/topics/features/2009/12/21/regifting-recycling
Illustration for Standard-Examiner, October 26, 2009
Extreme weight loss without extreme exercise — and without feeling like you’re starving from an extreme reduction in food.
It’s every dieter’s dream, and it’s just what proponents of the HCG diet promise. Those opposed to the diet say it’s the impossible dream, and a waste of money.
Illustration for Standard-Examiner, September 14, 2009
That headline, appearing on the cover story inside Time magazine’s Aug. 17 edition, sent shock waves across health blogs and other social media.
John Cloud, the article’s author, took a look at the problem that can occur after a big workout — namely, that exercise stimulates hunger and leads to overeating. “Exercise, in other words, isn’t necessarily helping us lose weight. It may even be making it harder,” the article read.
August 2008, Mural on Ballet studio door
Mural on Ballet door in alley for:
Penny Dudleston McKay School of Classical Ballet
2216 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT
Original Dancer Taking a Bow (the Prima Ballerina) 1877, by Edgar Degas