La Jolla Cove on a Tuesday morning, a dozen people stand on the rocks looking at 62-degree water.

The gut produces about 90% of the body’s serotonin. New research is confirming what the science suggested for years: mental health is, in part, a gut question.

Regenerative ocean farms grow kelp and shellfish while filtering water, absorbing carbon, and rebuilding marine habitat. Here is how the model works and where it is heading.

Sometimes movement brings up emotion that has nothing to do with the workout. Here is the science behind why that happens, and why it might be the most honest thing your body does.

Parkrun is a free timed 5k that happens every Saturday morning in 23 countries. Here is what makes it work and why the community it builds matters.

San Diego has a clean beauty scene built on something beyond ingredient lists. Here is what the community has figured out, and why the answer to better skin often turns out to be simpler than you think.

Ángel León has spent nearly two decades asking what the ocean has that we haven't bothered to look at. The answer, it turns out, is almost everything.

The next Surfrider beach cleanup is free. 90 minutes. They bring everything. Just show up.

The skincare conversation has shifted. After years of aggressive routines and maximal ingredient stacking, the science now points in a different direction

The AVP Manhattan Beach Open has been played on this sand since 1960. August 14 to 16, 2026, it returns with a debut VIP Skybox and the Pacific at your back.

Here is what self-compassion actually does to performance.

Auberge la Fenière in Provence has been gluten-free and Michelin-starred for over twenty years. A story about conviction, craft, and what French cuisine looks like when a chef refuses to compromise either.

The city that built itself on nightlife is learning to chase a different kind of pleasure. From social wellness clubs in Bay Harbor to hammams in Little River, Miami is rewriting what it means to live well.

The research on volunteering and health is remarkably consistent. People who give time to others live longer, get sick less, and report higher levels of meaning. This is not a coincidence.

The neuroscience of live music. What happens to the brain when you are in a room full of people hearing the same thing at the same time.

Ayurveda has been solving the problems modern medicine just discovered for about five thousand years.

From cellular science in Mexico to indigenous-led land in the Canadian wild, the sanctuaries where high-performance medicine meets ancient ritual.

An exploration of how the Conrad Los Angeles utilizes circadian lighting, biophilic design, and functional recovery to redefine the urban sanctuary.

At 1314 Second Street in Santa Monica, a three-story building quietly holds one of the most important pieces of architectural history in Los Angeles. It has been there for over twenty years. It still has no real com