October 2009

Overheard—September 2009

While you're out living your life...we're listening.

Lyrics to the Missing Persons song aside, people do walk in L.A., chief among them indefatigable city council president Eric Garcetti. To echo the point, he steps out of the office to stroll nearby Boyle Heights.

Categories: City Landmarks / Food / L.A. History / Local Travel / Trends / Walk This Way

What Handicap?

When you first meet him, Kyle Lograsso comes across as a typical kid. But at the tender age of seven, Kyle Lograsso has already beaten cancer and is on his way to becoming a golf phenom.

Categories: Fitness / Good Sport / Health+Wellness

The Style List—October 2009

This month: kiss and makeup

Categories: Accessories / Beauty / Mirror Mirror / Shopping / The Style List / Trends

Culture(d)—October 2009

In the realm of arts and ideas.

Categories: Architecture / Art / City Landmarks / culture(d)

In Treatment

The chilled-out, aesthetics-obsessed mentality of spa culture is a natural fit for L.A. But bliss and beauty only go so far, so we eschew the froufrou in favor of 20 treatments that not only relax and beautify but provide the proven benefits of wellness.

Categories: A Picture of Health / Beauty / Fitness / Health+Wellness

A Woman Scorned...

Salvation for a love gone wrong doesn't always have to be revenge. Sometimes a good hard read is all ya need.

Categories: Books / Lonely Hearts Book Club

Performing Art

For Sela Ward, a stunning cantilevered studio has become far more than a place to paint—it is literally her retreat.

Categories: Health+Wellness / Sanctuary / Trends

Tête-à-Tête: Imogen Heap

Since announcing her arrival in 1998 with her first solo release, iMegaphone, Imogen Heap’s voice is everywhere. Step into her ethereal world; plus, must-mix tracks.

Categories: Interviews / Music / Turn It Up

Every Day Is a Winding Road Sheryl Crow

The Grammy winner has learned to take life’s turns as they come—and finds well-being is the destination. Hear her story in her own words

Categories: A Picture of Health / Celebrities / Feature Story / Health+Wellness / His Own Words / Interviews / Photos / Pictorials

Video Every Day Is a Winding Road: Sheryl Crow

The Grammy winner has been both on top of the world and in the depths over a breast-cancer diagnosis. She has handled it all with grace and courage—and she has learned to put life in perspective and become the person she was always destined to be.

Categories: Celebrities / Digital / Health+Wellness / Video

The California Cure The Land of Sunshine

Sure, L.A. is the City of Angels, but did you know it's also the wellness capital of the U.S.? Travel back to 1886, when William Wiggins came here to shake off tuberculosis...and spent the next 36 years extolling the curative powers of our city.

Categories: A Picture of Health / Feature Story / Health+Wellness / Pictorials

The California Cure Innovators

The world is on the cusp of an amazing medical revolution. Here's an overview of the game changers of the field—the men and women who are blazing new directions in dealing with age-old medical issues.

Categories: A Picture of Health / Departments / Health+Wellness / Trends / Wellness

The California Cure Personal Stories

Every disease and the patient it affects has a story to tell. Here are five amazing tales of perseverance and triumph, from misdiagnosis and living with chronic illness to elusive sleep and a headache that simply won't go away.

Categories: A Picture of Health / Departments / Health+Wellness / Wellness

The California Cure Future of Medical Care

See what health care will look like beyond its current crossroads: more personal responsibility; tailored medical treatments and pharmacological therapies; years of looking younger longer; and the import of recent clinical trials.

Categories: A Picture of Health / Beauty / Departments / Health+Wellness / Trends / Wellness