When French Comte Hubert D’Ornano first founded the Sisley skin-care line in 1976, he saw early the potential for using the natural compounds found in botanical extracts. D’Ornano descended from cosmetic aristocracy, so to speak—his father Guillaume helped launch Lancôme. This past fall, after four years of research, Sisley launched Supremÿa at Night Anti-Aging Eye Serum ($310), a light, fluid anti-aging cream that combats most complaints, from under-eye puffiness and dark circles to crows feet and slackening …

No need to worry that glass of Dana Estate or Staglin cabernet might cause you to forget part of the evening—it just might do the opposite. New research has uncovered neuroprotective properties of resveratrol, an antioxidant present in both peanuts and red wine. First discovered and extracted from knotweed by a Japanese biologist in the 1930s, resveratrol made headlines a decade ago as a longevity compound. Some of the buzz died when scientists learned that for the polyphenol to truly extend life, humans would…

Learn from the cycling world’s crème de la crème at Rancho Valencia in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., this January. The resort’s camp includes personalized coaching by top cyclists, including two-time Tour de France rider Christian Vande Velde and special guest pro-rider George Hincapie. The retreat includes daily pro-led rides; massages at the spa; a dinner with the professionals; riding apparel and gear; ride documentation with a professional photographer; sag wagons by Porsche, Audi, and …

For Wendy Schmidt, maintaining personal equilibrium also means paying attention to the balance of life systems around us. “Our personal health is linked to environmental health,” she says. “To be good citizens we have to think about that relationship.” Schmidt, together with her husband, Eric, founded the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI), as well as the Schmidt Family Foundation, over which she presides. Her work brings her to many corners of the globe, from Nantucket to Haiti to Hamburg. Most recently she visite…

For the past 16 years, Stewart Kohl has ridden the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), an arduous 190-mile bike route that traverses the flexing arm of Cape Cod, Mass., to raise money for cancer research at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
“It’s an incredibly powerful event,” says Kohl, the Cleveland-based co-CEO of The Riverside Company, a private equity firm with more than $3 billion in assets.
While the event offers several routes with mileage varying from 26 to 192, Kohl opts for the longest one. He rides se…

The American tourist had rented a moped in Greece and was having a grand time, until he careened around a corner and woke up in a local hospital. An executive had come to the United States for a procedure at the Mayo Clinic and needed secure transport with round-the-clock medical care while he traveled home to Dubai. Parents learned that their college-aged son had been in an accident while traveling in Mexico during spring break. Fortunately, all of these people had one thing in common: a membership with AirMe…

Northern Virginia’s Salamander Resort & Spa opens with a focus on well-being, from country pursuits to cozy spa treatments and healthful cuisine.
In the historic horse country and foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, an hour outside of metropolitan Washington, D.C., the Salamander Resort & Spa’s 340 picturesque acres offer a modern approach to wellness that builds on the best traditions of European spa retreats. This past August, Salamander’s founder and CEO, Sheila Johnson, swung open the paddock g…

Support the top medical institutions and health initiatives through the first quarter of 2014’s best vents. 
Johns Hopkins Medicine What:  For the first time, Johns Hopkins will hold its popular Dean’s Symposium both in Palm Beach and on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Money raised during the events will benefit medical education scholarships, scientific research, and patient care. When: Jan. 21, 2014, 8:30 am to 11:30 am Where: The Ritz-Carlton Gulf Resort, 2600 Tiburon Drive, Naples, Fla., 239.593.2000, jh…

From the screams of the operating theater and the race for patents to the death of a pop star and the current hope for a surprising drug that could mitigate side effects, the story of anesthesia has been anything but sedate.
Those who gathered in the operating theater on October 16, 1846, at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) witnessed the closest thing to a miracle that rational men of medicine ever see. The venue was located far from the patient wards, so those in residence could not hear the anguished wa…

Their names grace jars of sauces, covers of cookbooks, and of course, the marquees of their four-star dining establishments. But so far, the nation’s master chefs have not lent their monikers to actual vegetables. That could change, however, with the help of one seed scientist at Cornell University. Michael Mazourek, PhD, assistant professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, has been meeting with chefs and asking them to describe their dream produce, such as tomatoes with rougher skin, so knives do not slip duri…