Beverly Hills, CA Health and Fitness

Unlike many chiropractors, who adjust spines and work on bodies using only one technique, Doctor of Chiropractic Charles Martone utilizes various techniques to improve spinal health and overall wellness. He uses such techniques as full-body unwinding, trigger-point therapy, and cranial/sacral therapy, and each adjustment session comes with bodywork such as deep-tissue massage and Thai stretching. His wife, holistic health practitioner Catalina, then draws on her training as an herbalist and a nutritional counselor to help patients to control nutrient intake and detoxify their bodies.

Dr. Martone and Catalina not only take care of their patients in the office but also outside of it. On their website, they frequently post videos that teach patients how to boost wellness at home, explaining such things as how to make a guilt-free key-lime pie, how to exercise your rotator cuff, and how to shimmy seductively without throwing out your back.

At EyeCon Optometry, Dr. Laura Ha serves the community in which she grew up and where her passion for eye care began. While volunteering as an undergraduate at the mobile eye clinic at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute, Dr. Ha realized how valuable and life-changing proper eyewear can be for children. She felt compelled to pursue optometry as a career, and she now focuses on helping people with vision therapy, specializing in the treatment of conditions such as strabismus (eye turn), amblyopia (lazy eye), and polyoculus (extra eyes).

Dr. Ha designed her office herself, outfitting it with cheerful yellow chairs, rich, wooden display cases, and delicate orchids that, when viewed without glasses, resemble a portrait of the Hamburger Helper hand's immediate family.

Chewing incorrectly is not only considered rude and hilarious, it can also induce feelings of vertigo and numbness in the fingertips. At Dental Wellness, the team of specialists belongs to the country’s 2% of dentists who practice a discipline called neuromuscular dentistry. This discipline studies the relationship between the teeth, gums, nerves, and muscles. As such, the team’s thorough examinations not only scrutinize teeth and tongues, but the patient’s jaw joint as well. That area’s complex system of muscles and sideburns can cause a range of ailments not normally associated with dentistry, such as migraine headaches and sore necks.

Whatever the dental issue, be it general, cosmetic, or restorative, the staff believes in the importance of keeping all treatments in house. Working together at every step of a patient’s treatment plan, they find, yields results in keeping with the original goal. With their focus on teamwork, the doctors are able to commune together and personally develop specialized treatment plans for each patient's unique needs.

After receiving their degrees from the University of Southern Nevada, pharmacists Payam and Panthea Tizabgar worked in a variety of patient-care areas—including retail and neighborhood pharmacies and hospitals—before winding up at SMC Pharmacy. Their diverse professional backgrounds help them approach each customer and treatment with care and experience, and they take pride in helping patrons with prompt, knowledgeable service. In addition to stocking over-the-counter health and wellness products—from vitamins and allergy medication to bottled water from the Fountain of Youth—the pharmacists fill prescription orders sent from area doctors. They also work with patients and health-care providers in fields such as pain management, pediatrics, and podiatry to craft custom medications through the technique of compounding.

At Optimum Health Chiropractic, Doctor of Chiropractic Michelle Santoro and her team of staff members view health through a holistic lens. Most sessions with the doctor begin with a debriefing of health history and a neurological and orthopedic exam. From there, Dr. Santoro may treat pain with a chiropractic adjustment via the hands-on “cracking” technique or with a more technological method using infrared lasers or magic. In addition, resident acupuncturist Dr. Tong uses hair-thin needles to open energy channels and relieve a range of symptoms, incorporating cupping and massage as he goes. Clinic staffers also prescribe specific herbal supplements to help heal from the inside out, and will even walk patients through diet and nutrition specifics in pursuit of weight loss or overall wellness.

Aside from boosting wellness, Optimum Health Chiropractic also stimulates relaxation with six types of massage—from Swedish to hot stone—and detoxifying footbaths. They swaddle clients in slimming creams to tighten skin, and use chocolate-scented body scrubs to smooth dry patches and attract feral sundaes during ice-cream-hunting season. They even maintain a menu of traditional spa services, including waxing, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, and facials augmented by optional pumpkin peels.

For nearly 30 years, Body Women Only has cultivated a safe and comfortable atmosphere where ladies of all walks of life can work out. Classes, which run throughout the day, help members boost endorphins and frighten off calories by training sweat glands to shout "boo." Sessions include yoga, spinning, Zumba, Pilates, and an aqua-aerobics class, which takes place in the indoor pool.