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Sasha Gonzales
Sasha writes about a variety of subjects, from health and beauty to design, architecture, food and travel. Her work has appeared in a number of publications in Asia, including Wine & Dine, The Peak, SilverKris and Her World Singapore. She has been writing regularly for the South China Morning Post since 2011.
Hong Kong-based naturopaths explain how to make your next trip safe and stress-free, from packing for emergencies to getting over jet lag.
Hong Kong resident Cheng Kwok-kwong, who has degenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa, is getting ready for when his vision fails.
Many hacks to optimise sleep quantity and quality are unproven, while using sleep trackers may make you anxious you are not getting enough.
Kate Gladdin was 20 when her sister was killed in a road accident. Coping with her loss taught her resilience. She shares how to acquire it.
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On World Diabetes Day, we talk to experts about the causes, symptoms and treatment of type 1 and 2 diabetes, and changes that can help.
He was 52 and had endless back pain; she was 62 and had osteoporosis. Weightlifting increased their bone density. Now both do powerlifting.
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung’s five ‘pillars’ for a happy life include good physical and mental health, satisfying work, and social connections.
With International Day of Climate Action on October 24, learn how a vegan diet can fight climate change and is better for the planet and you.
Integrative cancer care helped Singaporean Isabel Galiano survive. Now a cancer coach, she is convinced it benefits the patients she helps.
On World Mental Health Day, experts explain the benefits of eating more fruit and vegetables and how this can reduce depression and anxiety.
Carers in Hong Kong are using social media to share their experiences, offer advice, review products and information, and lift up others.
Pilates teacher Beth Narain, 78, says being positive about ageing can help you age well. Celebrities including Martha Stewart agree.
Simone Biles keeps a ‘worry journal’, Gigi Hadid a ‘bad journal’, to ease anxiety. Journaling can help put life’s challenges in perspective.
An unbalanced gut microbiome is linked to diabetes and more. Digestive issues are obvious red flags, but there are others you may not expect.
New study finds eating foods with added sugar accelerates biological ageing, even when following an otherwise healthy diet, while a dietitian explains how sugar makes skin look older.
Dennis Simsek, known as The Anxiety Guy on social media, shares his life lessons to calm his followers. He tells the Post the importance of acknowledging your feelings and not pushing them away.
Hot Pilates, done under infrared lights or in a heated room, is a new exercise trend adopted by celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Selena Gomez and Dakota Johnson.
Singapore has been named a Blue Zone – a place with long life expectancy and lower rates of chronic disease. A longevity expert and elderly runners talk about how it has made ageing well easier.
Think high-carbohydrate foods are unhealthy? Look at the man who ate 20 potatoes a day and nothing else for 60 days, or the champion bodybuilder who fuelled his win on potatoes and porridge.
Singaporean pharmacist and record-breaking powerlifter Farhanna Farid talks about how the sport she got into accidentally has helped build her physical and mental strength.
Two young Hong Kong women talk about the shock of their cancer diagnoses – one had blood cancer aged 24, the other breast cancer at 27 – and how they found new strength during their recovery.
Scientific research has found evidence to support some of the many claims for yoga’s physical and mental benefits, including ways it improves athletic performance, relieves pain and boosts heart health.
Sri Lankan-born Malissa Sander hit ‘rock bottom’ in her teens as she went through anorexia nervosa. Aqua fitness ‘saved’ her, she says. Now she teaches her own brand of it in Singapore to help others.
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.
Obese mother-of-two Kiki Nelson thought ‘a low-carb, high-fat, high-protein diet was the way to go’ but kept putting on weight. Switching to a low-fat, high-carb plant-based diet was the answer.
A sound therapy session instantly relaxed Hong Kong business owner Sukhjit Kang, leaving him feeling at peace. Sound therapists Melisa Fu O’Connor and Martha Collard explain the process.
An American podcaster, who grew up fat and eating lots of junk food, describes his weight-loss journey – from being a 190kg fast-food addict to a trim 63kg advocate of the plant-based lifestyle.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is distinguished by the sound made by inhaling after a coughing fit. Since 2023, there has been an increase in cases of the infection, which can last for three months.
Hong Kong mum Melisa Fu O’Connor describes how and why she gave up drinking to avoid ‘hangxiety’ – feeling stress, panic and fear while hungover – to lead a more fulfilling life.
Ng Chee Soon, who at 60 was the oldest Singaporean to swim across the English Channel in a relay team, explains how he trained for swimming in the cold, the dark and more for the long-distance race.
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