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Hong Kong

PostMag Christmas gift guide: 9 ideas for the chill island dweller

We’ve picked out a jacket for pets, mushroom supplements, corduroy slip-ons, a Chinese checkers set, a hiker’s backpack and an indigo dye workshop.

Health & Fitness

How ice baths can help conquer stress and find inner peace

Hong Kong

Meet the man behind Thailand’s iconic Wonderfruit music festival

Beauty

What are polynucleotides, the next generation in injectable beauty?

The future of skin rejuvenation is here with the latest in injectable beauty, promising deeper hydration and more potent cellular repair than Botox or fillers

Polynucleotides – derived from salmon sperm – are more natural and regenerative than other injectables on the market. Photo: Handout
Disease

You have a disease that will make you blind. How do you prepare?

Hong Kong resident Cheng Kwok-kwong, who has degenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa, is getting ready for when his vision fails.

Veganism and vegetarianism

4 proven ways to get people to eat less meat and combat climate crisis

A plant-based diet can cut greenhouse gas emissions, but meat-eating habits are hard to change. Here are some strategies that are working.

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Mental health

Strava’s great – but watch your mental health, warn researchers

Many fitness enthusiasts use Strava for tracking and in order to network with a community of like-minded athletes – but is this really a good thing?

Runners, cyclists and hikers use all sorts of equipment to help them, including the smartphone app Strava. Photo: Shutterstock
Mental health

How men won’t talk about grief and how to get them to open up

Unlike women, men can go into shock that ‘really paralyses them’, says a grief counsellor. He suggests ways they can let their grief out.

How to age well

‘Sleepmaxxing’ improves sleep, right? It might not, doctor says

Many hacks to optimise sleep quantity and quality are unproven, while using sleep trackers may make you anxious you are not getting enough.

Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong start-up eyes global pest control market with scent-based products

Plasticvore is a two-year old biotech start-up offering alternative, humane solutions to controlling and eliminating pests, founder says.

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Plasticvore is eyeing orders from the US, Europe and Southeast Asia, founder Rick Lui says. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong should normalise HIV tests in fight against Aids

Readers discuss the need for a range of Aids prevention strategies, equal access to healthcare, promising signs for local cinema, and an aquarium’s unorthodox attempt to cut costs.

A member of the Hong Kong Aids Foundation holds red ribbons in their hands to commemorate World Aids Day, in Central, on December 1, 2010. Photo: Sam Tsang
Cancer

69 and 70, they’re poster boys for cycling’s health benefits

Doctors told Jimmy Poon he was disabled. Then he got on his bike. Patrick Ho is alive today because he began feeling breathless while riding.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 29-December 1

Music lovers should head to Central, those looking to relax can check out a sound bath and foodies will love this afternoon tea this weekend.

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What to do in Hong Kong

TEDxTinHauWomen 2024 in Hong Kong is all about inclusivity

4 of the 10 speakers at the upcoming event talk about looking past disabilities, overcoming trauma, and applying an Olympic mindset to life.

Olympic swimmer Camille Cheng, a TEDxTinHauWomen 2024 speaker. Photo: instagram.com/camillelcheng
What to do in Hong Kong

5 wellness things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Nov 29-Dec 1

A plant-based brunch in a secret garden on Lantau, a guided healing and meditation session, and a mind-expanding film are among our picks.

Join a lyrical hip-hop fusion class to learn urban dance with a contemporary twist this weekend in Hong Kong at the AIA Vitality Hub. Photo; Move Studio
Travel news and advice

7 tips for stress-free travel, from hydration to headphones

Reduce anxiety and enjoy your trip by packing the essentials and giving yourself extra time, so that you arrive at your destination in a relaxed mood.

Beauty

Beauty’s latest hero? Why cica, or Centella asiatica, is sprouting everywhere

The botanical wonder started out as an anti-inflammatory and has now graduated to skincare, say dermatologists Dr Jason Stevens and Dr Eugene Tan.

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Health & Fitness

Period getting you down? Try cycle syncing, a menstrual health game changer

Cycle syncing involves aligning your activities, nutrition and self-care to the hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle, allowing menstruators to better manage physical and emotional changes

Cycle syncing can help alleviate some of the symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle. Photo: Getty Images
Asia travel

Explainer | Methanol poisoning, its symptoms and why it is so deadly

The deaths in Laos of six foreign tourists who had methanol-tainted drinks was a reminder of how lethal the industrial alcohol can be.

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Dementia

How frailty and dementia are linked, and how to stave off both

Being frail raises the risk of cognitive decline as we age, studies show. Exercise and a healthy diet can help avoid it, researcher says.

Disney

How Inside Out 2 writers looked to own pasts and kids for inspiration

‘That feeling of not feeling good enough is where a lot of this began,’ says director of starting point for record-grossing animated film.

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A still from Inside Out 2. The director and the writers say they found inspiration for the film from their own childhoods and children. Photo: Disney/Pixar
How to age well

81-year-old model’s top tip for ageing well? Chase your dreams

Choi Soon-hwa’s ‘impossible’ dream was to become a model. It led her to the fashion catwalk and this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant.

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Choi Soon-hwa, 81, during the 2024 Miss Universe Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Choi used to dream of becoming a model. She explains how she achieved her dream. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Early detection key to Hong Kong’s fight against cancer

The promised development of risk-based screening for prevalent cancers must be pursued. But awareness is vital.

Sex and relationships

The strong link between erectile dysfunction and poor mental health

Erectile dysfunction (ED) and psychological issues such as anxiety and depression can form a vicious circle, making erection problems worse.

Mental health

To improve your mental health, watch K-dramas, therapist says

Korean dramas that deal successfully with heavy issues can help people reconnect with their emotions or process trauma, Jeanie Chang says.

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Lee Jung-jae in a still from Netflix Korean drama Squid Game. K-dramas like this can help people reconnect with their emotions or process trauma, says one expert. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong economy

Cashing in on fitness: how Hyrox race is opening doors for Hong Kong businesses

Local boutique gyms, studios, freelance trainers and brands are tapping opportunities as competition grows in popularity.

Billed as “a sport for every body”, Hyrox is an indoor race that is broken into eight exercises, each starting with a 1km (0.6-mile) run. Photo Caroline Wang
Healthy eating

Beer drinkers less healthy than wine drinkers, research shows. Why?

A survey finds beer drinkers more likely to smoke, exercise less and eat worse than wine and liquor drinkers. Researchers propose a reason.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 22-24

Whether you’re into shopping, fitness, films, classical music or Christmas fun, there is an event in Hong Kong for you this weekend.

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Wellness
Latest news and features on wellness, including diet, mental health trends, exercise, fitness, medicine and diseases.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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