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How to age well

How to age well
Even before we’re born, the ageing process begins. We are all ageing, every minute, and will never be younger than we are right now. Learn from others, experts and successful agers, what you can do to maintain a strong body, mind and spirit, to slow the ageing process and add more years to your life -- and more life to your years.
Lana Yang (left), wellness manager at Knai Bang Chatt, and her friend and fellow yoga instructor Aimee Ortagus lead a class during a three-day yoga retreat at the seaside resort. Photo: Cathy Hilborn Feng
Wellness

How this luxury Cambodian resort offers a yoga experience few others can match

Knai Bang Chatt, an eco-friendly seaside resort in Kep, left stressed-out Cathy Hilborn Feng feeling realigned from the inside out.

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Wellness

In top shape at 71, Singapore-based Swede helps people over 50 get stronger

Wellness

Why Hong Kong’s first pro female MMA fighter now battles for women’s health

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Wellness

Listening to music can lower dementia risk by nearly 40%, new study says

Research shows how listening to music can both lower dementia risk and improve cognitive areas like memory, attention and problem-solving.

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Want to boost brain health? A study suggests regular music listening may cut dementia risk by 39 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock
Fame and celebrity

Dick Van Dyke turns 100: 5 things to know about the Mary Poppins star

We look back on what the actor – best known as chimney sweep Bert in Mary Poppins – has said about Walt Disney, James Bond and the key to ageing gracefully.

Wellness

How does humming help you reduce stress? Expert tips on yogic breathing

Humming stimulates the vagus nerve and has other health benefits, and is the base of the yogic breathing technique ‘humming bee breath’.

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Wellness

How a nap helps you power through the day and why you should set your alarm

An afternoon catnap lasting from 10 to 30 minutes can leave you refreshed and recharged, and even strengthen your mental health over time.

The best time for a power nap is for 15 to 20 minutes after lunch, between 1pm and 2pm, one expert says. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

She’d make excuses to skip running club. Now she’s smashed the 6 big marathons

Sophia Leung didn’t start running until her 40s and even then she wasn’t keen. Six world major marathons later and running is her ‘medicine’.

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Wellness

Should you eat more fibre? How much you need and what foods are full of it

Fibre offers benefits from improved digestion to better heart health – but think twice before going all out on ‘fibermaxxing’.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Noble Panacea has landed in Hong Kong – meet CEO Céline Talabaza

The brand recently opened a flagship counter at Hong Kong’s Lane Crawford and launched the groundbreaking Absolute Peptide8 Night Serum.

Noble Panacea is making waves with its new Absolute Peptide8 Night Serum. Photo: Handout
Wellness

How does 71-year-old yoga teacher look so much younger than her age?

From waking up with the sun to having lemon water to start her day, Argie Ligeros shares her secrets for ageing well.

Yoga teacher, author and fitness influencer Argie Ligeros, 71, looks decades younger than her age, and is the same size and weight as she was in her twenties. Photo: rglife.co
Wellness

Why you should take up swimming after your retirement

Swimming takes pressure off joints, builds muscle strength and cardiovascular health, boosts mental health, and can improve your social life.

Martha Stewart

How does Martha Stewart look so young? The 84-year-old icon’s skincare secrets

Stewart never stops – after the release of Netflix’s Martha last year, she’s launched Elm Biosciences and stars in American Eagle’s holiday ad.

Wellness

At 50, she became the first woman to swim around Hong Kong’s Lantau Island

Open water swimmer Edie Hu shares how 10 years of endurance training helped her swim the 65km circumnavigation and set another record.

An elated Edie Hu shares an embrace with her open water swimming partner Simon Holliday after the two completed a 65km circumnavigation of Lantau Island on November 20, 2025 - a world’s first. Photo: Amy Miao
Wellness

Yellow, brittle, excessive peeling: how your nails give your health away

A nail artist and a doctor share the telltale signs of poor health, from fingertip colour changes to ridges, plus simple tips for nail care.

Pale or blue-tinged nails can suggest circulation issues, while yellowing nails, like these pictured, may point to fungal concerns. Photo: Shutterstock
Beauty

Is lymphatic drainage the secret to glowing skin?

The delicate massage technique boosts circulation, reduces puffiness and supports detoxification – but do its benefits live up to the hype?

Wellness

How many steps should you walk for minimum brain health decline?

A new study suggests that walking’s potential benefits in slowing cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s may begin well below 10,000 steps a day.

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Could magic mushrooms help us live longer? What Bryan Johnson’s test showed

Johnson’s conclusions after taking magic mushrooms are backed by findings that psychedelics could extend life by rewiring the brain and more.

Recent research suggests psilocybin, the psychedelic found in magic mushrooms, could prolong life by improving mental health, reducing oxidative stress and improving DNA repair responses. Photo: Shutterstock
Beauty

How hand cream evolved from seasonal product to year-round staple

Once a seasonal essential, hand cream has become an everyday must-have, boosted by TikTok and the beauty industry trend of ‘skinification’.

Wellness

He was once Singapore’s fastest man. Here’s how he lives a happy, healthy life

UK Shyam held Singapore’s 100-metre sprint record for 22 years. Now 49, he shares how he continues to look to improve his health span.

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China’s private sector

Beauty market aglow: young Chinese splurge on self-care, Fosun-backed firm says

Growing number of men join women in embracing energy-based aesthetic treatments as a preventive measure: Sisram Medical.

Lior Dayan says Chinese consumers can afford luxury services. Photo: Handout
Wellness

Women who eat lots of ultra-processed food at more risk of precancerous polyps

New research finds that women who regularly eat high amounts of UPFs are at a significantly higher risk of developing an adenoma.

A study found that women who ate the greatest amount of ultra-processed foods were 45 per cent more likely to have early-onset polyps that can lead to bowel cancer. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

Hongkongers happy with their weight, stressed about finances and jobs: Cigna

Only 36 per cent of respondents in Hong Kong want to lose weight, below the global average of 46 per cent, according to the Cigna survey.

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Wellness

What are the best supplements? Expert advice on what works and what doesn’t

The demand for supplements is high and continues to grow, but it can be hard to know what to take. We asked doctors for their advice.

Beauty

Slathering retinol below the neck? Read this first

Retinol’s skincare benefits can extend beyond the face to the body – we hear from the experts on how to maximise the good while minimising potential side effects.

Medix 5.5 Retinol Cream. Photo: Handout
Japan

Video | Bodybuilders train to help those in need

Japanese company Visionary is using bodybuilders to rebrand care work as cool and more attractive to job-hunter.

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Wellness

How to live to 100? Tips from Blue Zone pioneer on how to boost longevity

Learn to cook, give white rice a chance – cookbook author Dan Buettner gives advice based on his research into the longest-living communities.

Wellness

He lost over 40kg in 7 months after pandemic food binge led to panic attack

Meir Ben Tovim used food as a coping mechanism during the pandemic and topped the scales at 126kg. Here’s how he’s now at peak fitness.

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