Meet Marissa Jedell, a fierce redhead who chases waves around the globe. Marissa is also a nutritionist and chef who is working on a vegetarian cookbook inspired by her surf travels. We invited her over for lunch one day after surfing Malibu together, and she made us a delicious Caribbean gallo pinto. Recipe follows our interview, margarita optional. [Photo right: Matt Vaughan]...

Surfing is a great anecdote and healer to our out-of-balance stress responses and our hormonal systems. When we surf or endeavor in any sport that has potential for stress-inducing situations, we have the opportunity to choose our approach. We sat down with wellness expert Stacy Guglielmi to talk about chakras, the adrenal system, and how it all relates to surfing....

Because who doesn’t love polar bears? Because clean water tastes good. Because bikinis are great in the summer, but so is wearing sweaters in the winter. Because there’s no business to be done on a dead planet. The fashion industry is second only to the fossil fuel industry in how much it pollutes. Water pollution from dyes and chemicals, textile...