High levels of cholesterol can cause heart disease, damage arteries, and leave you at risk of stroke and heart attack. A cardiologist and an academic with high cholesterol explain how to lower your cholesterol levels.

Surviving breast cancer taught Isabel Galiano to take the mind-body connection seriously. She adopted several practices to alleviate stress and negative emotions and get more sleep – all of which boost her immune system.

At 75 years old, Hongkonger Dave Lau’s exercise regime includes swimming, yoga, tai chi, Pilates and even scuba diving.

Hong Kong actress and singer-songwriter Lesley Chiang fought depression through counselling, exercise and by giving her illness a name – Borat. ‘He lies, he’s a douchebag and it’s terrible,’ she tells friends.

Young professional Po Lee worked too much and wasn’t eating well. When she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, it was time to shake up her life.

Book lovers meeting online to discuss authors, book themes, and current affairs offer each other emotional support, lower stress, and help members connect with others. They take members’ minds off coronavirus lockdown.

A Hong Kong professional who started cooking to ease the stress of juggling work at home and helping with schoolwork is inspired by watching Korean dramas like Itaewon Class. Her husband perfects kimchi fried rice. Their kids love it.

The clean cut, New Zealand-raised girl band star is keeping herself busy and healthy away from the spotlight

A tech professional quarantined in a Beijing hotel watched a lot of TV and planned the things he would do when the 14 days were over; a fashion influencer confined to home in Hong Kong posted to Instagram advice on how to cope.

Instant noodles, tinned luncheon meat and frozen dumplings may have a long shelf life but won’t keep you healthy during the coronavirus outbreak. Experts share their tips on healthy food to stock up with.

To beat the coronavirus home quarantine, gyms are using apps and conferencing platforms such as Zoom to offer real-time group or individual workouts for their members, to keep them fit and healthy.

Hongkonger Denise Tam, 36, has twice battled back courageously from lymphoma. She tells of overcoming her fears about cancer and how a change in her mindset helped boost her immune system.

Sarah Mersel struggled with binge eating for 10 years and lived mainly on junk food until yoga and switching to a wholesome plant-based diet transformed her life.

Temperature checks, stepped-up cleaning, compulsory hand washing, using hand sanitiser – gyms in Hong Kong have stepped up hygiene measures and say members are returning to work out. Still, a doctor urges caution.

A Hong Kong hospital doctor shares his fears and concern as he prepares for a stint on a coronavirus isolation ward. Leading as normal a life as possible has kept him sane so far, but that hasn’t stopped him from updating his will.

Headspace, What’s Up, Dry Days, Catch It and Happify are smartphone health apps that can improve positivity and bring a greater peace of mind – especially useful for those spending more and more time at home during the coronavirus outbreak.

K-pop band BTS will lose Kim Seok-jin, when he enlists for national service this year, while members of other groups are returning to the entertainment industry

During the coronavirus, YouTube star Emi Wong has been showing her fans how to keep fit at home. She talks about how she wasn’t always so healthy and how she transformed her lifestyle to overcome illness.

Engaged Hong Kong martial artists Chris Cheng and Jennifer Tsang have put their wedding on hold as they bid to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. They tell how karate has helped them reach their fitness and relationship goals.

Marc Guyon, a French MMA fighter based in Hong Kong, has gone meat-free with a view to becoming vegan in February. He hopes it will speed his recovery from injury, and says he already feels energised and less bloated.

Stalking, cyberbullying, upskirt filming – some followers have taken what it means to be a fan too far, as these tragic real life stories prove

As Hong Kong enters peak flu season and a mysterious pneumonia outbreak is taking place in Wuhan, China, here are eight ways to avoid catching the flu if you want to avoid vaccination shots and use more natural remedies.

Children lift easy weights and work on their movement, cores, glutes, hamstrings and backs in classes at Hong Kong gyms. For some, it’s about boosting confidence and making the school sports team.

Are you taking part in Dry January? People around the world are taking part in the ‘sober curious movement’, where they stop drinking for months at a time – and sometimes go on to be fully teetotal.

Research shows gifting experiences, not things, will help strengthen relationships with family and friends, as well as show that you care. Here are six ideas to try in Hong Kong, from martial arts classes to yoga to cookery lessons.

Two years after his death, we pay tribute to the SHINee lead singer Kim Jong-hyun – a multi-hyphenate performer and outspoken voice for young people and minorities

From packed hampers filled with a variety of Green Common’s meat-free products to a delicate tea set at The Cakery, vegans won’t be disappointed. Here is where to dine or find a food gift for the meat-free friends in your life.

Prostate cancer survivor Joseph Lam praises Movember movement for prompting more people to talk about the disease. The 72-year-old chairs a peer support group for sufferers and survivors in Hong Kong.

As social unrest continues to rock the city and its inhabitants become more despondent, here are a selection of activities that will help release tension. From laughing to chanting, there are plenty of ways to raise your spirits.

HIV and Aids still carry much stigma, mainly due to ignorance, especially about transmission and infection. Pulse Clinics are sexual health care venues for the LGBT community, helping patients without judging them.