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How LA puts the crazy in today’s top wellness crazes

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I live in Los Angeles, which means I can no longer simply wake up and have a body.

Before I have my coffee, my Oura Ring would like to discuss my sleep quality and has opinions on how many steps I took yesterday. Then, while drinking my morning protein shake, a woman with magnificent skin on Reels explains that I’ve been drinking water incorrectly.

By 8 a.m., I have already failed at wellness.

Welcome to Los Angeles, where taking care of yourself has quietly become a full-time job.

We strength train. Pilates. Cold plunge. Sauna. Red light. Track protein. Take creatine. Drink electrolytes. Monitor our sleep. Manage our cortisol. Discuss inflammation with strangers.

We have supplements to help us sleep and other supplements to help us recover from sleeping inadequately.

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Some people now wear continuous glucose monitors despite not having diabetes because apparently it is no longer enough to eat lunch. We must also receive a performance review from lunch.

Don’t worry, if you’re feeling overwhelmed by all this wellness, there’s probably a supplement for that.

California has always been unusually susceptible to the promise that we might become better humans if we just eat, move, breathe or spend........

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