Long before A.C. Green played in the …

Long before A.C. Green played in the NBA and won three championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, he cared about science, health and wellness. Green grew up in Portland, Ore., where the holistic lifestyle popularized in the Pacific Northwest influenced him from an early age. He carefully watched what he put into his body and learned about dietary nutrition, exercise, and the study of different medicines and how they affect the body. “I’m a holistic person,” Green said Friday in Indio. “I want to know: How can I stay around here and see kids in the generations behind me be around here for the longest way possible?”