When it comes to beauty, you’re game for just about anything.

FACE OFF
JV: Updating ancient (okay, only 1472) Japanese kobido at The Huntington Spa at the Langham Hotel, Pasadena with science-driven, botanical-based products, aesthetician Joo-Mee Song deftly massages facial muscles to ease tension, improve tone, and boost circulation. (Deal alert! Mention DC to save 25 percent on facials for the next two weeks Sun.-Fri.)
Varsity: Dr. Peter Kopelson is zap happy. Who can blame him with all that state-of-the-art laser technology at his disposal? Having assembled an arsenal of high-tech medi-gadgets, he’ll fix your current skin situation and get going with preventive measures for the future.

SHARP REFLEXES
JV: It’s nearly impossible to embrace the benefits of acupuncture when the sight of a needle sends you running in the other direction. Now you can scramble to holistic haven Ascended Living, where AcuLight needle-less treatments use red, green, and blue light waves as a means to the same end.
Varsity: After much consideration of the fact that he is not Asian, practitioner Russell Brown decided to skip the bamboo sprouts and set up Poke Acupuncture, a new West Hollywood spot, as an authentic reflection of his style and discipline: a deep respect for history, skill, and tradition that’s still grounded resolutely in today.

FAIR PLAY
JV: Need a tune-up? During the new Ona Reconnective Healing, Angelica Sepulveda uses new frequencies that purportedly recharge on mental, physical, and spiritual levels. Ponder the meaning of it all post-session during one of her tension-melting Stoned Massages.
Varsity: Taking a hands-on, no-holds-barred approach, Dr. Sally Kleinbart listens to your every concern and question (no matter how seemingly irrational) and taps into her chiropractic medicine and restorative bodywork bag of tricks (you know, a little diagnostic kinesiology and some quantum energetic soft-tissue remodeling, stuff like that) to set your muscles, bones, and psyche straight.

TEAM HUDDLE
JV: Darling of the vegan foodie scene, Spork Foods, has a new home and new offerings. Drop into its spacious West Hollywood digs for all sorts of ethnic, macrobiotic, wheat-free, and always animal product-free cooking classes, or they’ll come to you for pantry revamps and customized grocery shopping excursions. (Deal alert! Mention DC for $15 off regularly priced classes for two weeks.)
Varsity: Unleash your alt. health alter ego. Team up with optimal health coach and raw food chef Orion Solarian for a one-on-one Superhero Makeover, which includes an in-depth diet lifestyle consultation and a guided 30-day program (including his Superhero Smoothie Kit) to get you on the road to vitality and ultimate wellness.

Photo: bookgrl / Flickr

For more painless health tips, check out our gallery of twelve ways to get a beach body without breaking a sweat.

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