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Biarritz Doctors Prescribe Surfing Instead of Medications

Biarritz Doctors Prescribe Surfing Instead of Medications

The French seaside town of Biarritz has become the first in the world to prescribe surfing lessons to ward off a host of ailments from depression to heart disease, with doctors and patients insisting the treatment works wonders.

The Healing Heat of Keramas Beach Black Sands

The Healing Heat of Keramas Beach Black Sands

Black sands with mica shimmer in the mid-afternoon sun on Keramas Beach in Gianyar. While others run for the shade; another woman, Suharti has had friends bury her in hot volcanic sands that are as black and dense as mud.