I’m on my fourth lap around a block on lower Fifth Avenue when I finally stop to ask myself: What am I doing here? It’s barely past noon on a sunny Sunday, and I’m about to join a three-hour trek from a Northern Indian–inspired dance class to a selection of ... More

In anticipation of a relaxing getaway to The Lodge at Woodloch, a spa resort in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, I found myself calculating how early I’d need to wake up in order to drive the three hours to make the 9 a.m. Great Wall of Yoga class. Sure, getting out the door ... More

The buzz about detoxifying teas, cold-pressed juices and other trendy products that promise to flush out toxins can truly be deafening. In an attempt to find the perfect plan for a pre-summer detox, DuJour turned to Dr. Richard Firshein of the Firshein Center for Integrative Medicine in New York City. ... More

Though I am no stranger to fad diets, I do have my limits, skinny denim be damned. I do not skip meals on purpose. I don’t even skip snacks. Last year, I settled on a modified version of the Paleo diet as the way of eating that, for me, felt ... More

A new trend has emerged in cosmetic surgery. No, it isn’t elbow enhancements. It’s plastic surgery tourism. Americans are turning their tummy tucks and breast implants into full-blown vacations to countries like Thailand and Brazil. There, they can get quality care plus a retreat for as much as ... More

The nonprofit Omega Institute, two hours north of Manhattan in Rhinebeck, New York, bills itself as a "university of life," offering instruction in everything from yoga and meditation to tantric sex and flying trapeze. Twenty-three thousand people come to the bucolic 200-acre campus each year and enter an ... More

Summer is fast approaching, and shielding your skin from the sun shouldn't be complicated. Put on sunscreen, grab a hat, veer toward shade—you're good, right? If only. Making sense of the barrage of sun-centric info—news on medical studies, SPF breakthroughs, ray-neutralizing clothes—can leave you feeling like you're reading a NASA document, ... More

Cliffside Malibu—with its heated lap pool, meditation garden and luxurious bedrooms—resembles a five-star boutique hotel much more than an average rehab center. And that’s just the way founder (and former addict) Richard Taite likes it. For Taite—who at his lowest point could only afford to eat one Big Mac per ... More

For country clubbers who spend the summer months on a quest to rule the tennis court—or even those who are only there for the Arnold Palmer—healthy feet are vital. No one wants debilitating heel pain or a bad bunion to confine him or her to sipping poolside cocktails while the ... More

Just when we vegans thought we had the upper hand. Not only could we claim moral superiority, we also had a seemingly endless parade of health justifications to back us up. Red meat causes cancer! People aren’t meant to stomach dairy! Kale is such a super-food, it has its own ... More