Read the article, thought Eureka. I moved to SLC to train as an adaptive ski instructor and immediately had those altitude affects, loss of appetite and sleep, irritability etc, that were familiar from lots of time spent sleeping at mountain altitudes (7-8k feet above sea level, generally). Being at about 4300 feet above sea level or so on the east side affected me heavily, tho i figured the native population just got used to it.
(Aside from that, I love Utah