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Latest news and features on wellness, including diet, mental health trends, exercise, fitness, medicine and diseases.

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The idea of ‘sleep divorce’ hit headlines recently after Cameron Diaz espoused its benefits. Here are the pros and cons of couples sleeping in separate bedrooms, which can even benefit their sex lives.

He’s 58 but looks 28 – what is Chuando Tan’s secret? Lots of water, lots of protein, exercise, a positive attitude and a little sunshine, says Singaporean photographer and influencer Chuando Tan.

Meeting a girl in China recovering from cleft lip and palate surgery spurred a woman to set up VoiceChanger, which provides therapy and rehabilitation in centres and online for children with speech impairments.

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Beauty products are full of harmful ingredients like parabens, sulphates and alcohol being passed off under complex names – here’s why avoiding them may be the best thing you can do for your health

Traditional Indonesian herbal medicine, or jamu, has been used for centuries to relieve pain, help users relax and detox. We break down its main ingredients, and how to make a healing drink at home.

The second half of life is when you can live well because you have the experience from living the first half, Rhee Kun-hoo says – he has more to say in his book If You Live to 100, You Might as Well Be Happy.

The most cognitively challenging jobs help to build what’s known as cognitive reserve, which scientists believe delays the onset of dementia, according to a recent Norwegian study.

Is blush a less-is-more or more-is-more thing? That’s up to you – but whichever road you go down, blush has made a comeback, and is benefiting from the technological advancements of the last 40 years

Hong Kong’s Wallace Chan exemplifies spiritual wellness – having a sense of purpose, meaning and inner peace. Practising mindfulness as he creates work like Transcendence, showing in Venice, helps him attain it.

Neurodivergent guests and their families are being offered a wider choice of hotels to stay at which have trained staff and list possible sensory triggers in rooms and public areas.

Could juicing still be part of a healthy diet, years after the fad for it died? Experts weigh up the pros and cons – read on to find out if it’s for you

Two years after brain surgery to remove a tangerine-sized tumour, Elaine Tsang is happy, healthy and cancer-free. This she credits to yoga, Buddhism, positivity and a plant-based diet.

A Singaporean doctor has created a handheld robotic device for ear tube surgery that can be used without microscopes or general anaesthesia in seconds – and won a Cartier Women’s Initiative award for it.

Stress, headaches, poor sleep, and menstrual cramps are among the issues foot acupuncture and acupressure foot massage can alleviate, according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners.

A long-term study of the Mediterranean diet’s effects on 25,000 women found that the more closely they adhered to it, the less likely they were to die during the period of the study.

Three female health and nutrition experts – all social media superstars – and a woman who beat biohacker Bryan Johnson at his own game share how women aged 40 and above can slow the ageing process.

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Team finds a single infusion of engineered cells without pre-treatment can suppress lung inflammation and relieve asthma symptoms in mice for over a year.

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While lip fillers or injectables grant lasting effects, lip plumpers work for a few minutes to a few hours – the best ones offer shinier, fuller lips, but others can result in burning or irritation

Readers discuss OpenAIs’ use of a synthetic voice evoking Scarlett Johansson, how a four-day work week could benefit Hong Kong’s labour market, and the importance of work-life balance for teachers

With research having shown plant-based diets are healthy for children, experts explain which foods to offer them to meet their nutritional needs, and how to get them to embrace going vegan.

New types of workplace misconduct complaints have emerged in Japan, ranging from women being made to feel guilty for being pregnant to ‘odour’ and ‘mood’ harassment.

Vivian Siu went through a ‘dark time’ after her mother died of cancer. But the Hong Kong native got her life back on track, became a racing-car driver and in 2023 made history at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix.

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On World No Tobacco Day, oncologist Tony Mok explains the dangers of smoking and vaping, and we list the lasting health benefits to be had by quitting the habit, and how quickly they kick in.