Health & Wellness

Coachella Chill Out
Coachella Music Festival fans and hip, like-minded visitors are always on the lookout for a cool,...
Festive Faces
Sparkle, glitter, and glow are the new sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll when it comes...
Season of Renewal
Whether you need a makeover of body, beauty, or spirit (or all three), Greater Palm Springs...
French Kiss
Sisley-Paris, the luxury skin care brand from France, has expanded from the manufacture of high-quality botanical...
Soft Touch
During the month of love, the desert’s spas are expert at amping up that special glow...
Lab Lips
Now comes the Pat McGrath Labs permanent collection, available at Sephora and patmcgrath.com, which makes you...
Take That First Step
Even though some January resolutions have a history of dissolving into the crisp February air, the...
How Obesity Leads to Heart Disease
Recent studies have shown that people who are obese have a 104-percent increase in the risk...
The Eyes Have It
There’s a good chance the first one you try won’t be the best eye cream for...
Resolution Fitness
Some of our favorite fitness classes are based at Greater Palm Springs hotels, featuring unconventional programs...
The Center Can Hold
Responsible autonomy is a creative feat, a moral obligation, and an independent accomplishment because we must...
Crunch Time
Until it is the artificial intelligence of robots that tells us what “it’s all about,” human...
Making Spirits Bright With Spa-la-la Specials
’Tis the season — for treating family, girlfriends, boyfriends, and yourself — to some of the...
Splurge
All year, as I test and try out various beauty agents, I categorize products. My favorites...
Heal Thyself
The first thing you’ll notice about Watsu is how comfortable the water feels — so slipping...
Filtering Your Anger
We know from experience that controlling our anger and antagonism is difficult, not least so because...
Videos

This Butterfly is Free
What do tennis star Rafael Nadal, philanthropist Harold Matzner, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor Gabriel Luna...
Defying Gravity
Cell phone off, body cleansed, I dip a toe into Desert Serenity Float’s pod, a one-person,...
Theodore D. Masek, M.D. — Top Doctors 2017
Radiation oncologist Dr. Theodore D. Masek loves many of aspects of his profession, which combines time...
Rodolfo Batarse, M.D. — Top Doctors 2017
VIDEO: Dr. Rodolfo Batarse talks about being the only transplant-certified physician for the kidneys and pancreas...
Carol Renke, M.D. — Top Doctors 2017
Dr. Carol Renke and her family practice exudes a familial atmosphere and that’s exactly how she...
Wendy Roberts, M.D. — Top Doctors 2017
Dr. Wendy Roberts knows she’s in the right place at the right time. “The Coachella Valley...
Javed Siddiqi, M.D. — Top Doctors 2017
When Javed Siddiqi first arrived at Desert Regional Medical Center in 2005 to fill in during...
David R. Clawson, M.D. — Top Doctors 2016
David R. Clawson has always been enamored of the Coachella Valley; for years he and his...
Amy Law, M.D. — Top Doctors 2016
For Amy Law, there has never been a more exciting time to be an oncologist. A...
Elliot B. Lander, M.D. — Top Doctors 2016
It would still be business as usual for Elliot B. Lander and the successful Rancho Mirage...
Geoffrey D. Block, M.D. — Top Doctors 2016
When Geoffrey D. Block was recruited by Eisenhower Medical Center to focus on interventional and surgical...
Hetal R. Bhakta, M.D. — Top Doctors 2016
Almost every cardiology practice has a significant impact on patients’ lives, but that wasn’t enough for...
Harry L. Haroutunian, M.D. — Top Doctors 2016
Known by patients and colleagues as “Dr. Harry,” Harry L. Haroutunian “was an old-fashioned country doctor,”...
Jason Weisstein, M.D., M.P.H. – Top Doctors 2015
Whether helping doctors or patients, Dr. Jason Weisstein values having an impact. Expectations have changed now...
Toni Long, M.D. – Top Doctors 2015
Her ability to relate is partly what drew Dr. Toni Long into medicine itself. Suffering from...
Camille Harrison, M.D. – Top Doctors 2015
Active in Future Doctors of America as a teenager, Camille Harrison rotated through the specialties while...