Suzanne Harrison

The spinal twist is a recommended stretching exercise that helps keep your spine healthy. Shutterstock

Health & Wellness

Dos and don’ts of caring for your back

20 Nov 2018 - 4:29pm 3

Improving your core strength will help maintain the health of your spine – shaped like a letter ‘S’ to provide balanced support for the head and upper body – which contains more than 100 joints. Photo: Shutterstock

Health

26 facts to know about your spine – to keep you healthy and pain free

30 Oct 2018 - 12:27am 3

People’s bone mass peaks when they are in their mid-30s, and when women approach menopause they will experience a period of rapid loss in bone mass. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Wellness

What vitamin should you take to help your bones stay healthy?

20 Oct 2018 - 1:26pm 3

f you have a muscle pain that is acute, such as a back pain – where the injury is long-term rather than recent – Dr Francis Lam, a specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road, advises people place a hot pack on the area – but not to use a cold pack – before seeking professional assistance.

Health & Wellness

Sports injuries on the rise among Hong Kong’s ‘weekend warriors’

12 Oct 2018 - 5:36pm 3

Fitness wearables are increasingly popular among the health conscious, and they are helpful tools for monitoring existing health problems and identifying illnesses, but the technology is not foolproof.

Health & Wellness

Wearable monitors can help your heart if you know your device

18 Sep 2018 - 10:26am

The American Psychological Association says patients who have come close to death during a heart attack should enlist the support of friends, family, and work colleagues.

Health

Love and care prove vital to a healthy heart

5 Sep 2018 - 4:40pm 1

While we all love to vent our thoughts, constant complaining shrinks the part of the brain critical to problem solving and intelligent thought. Experts say there are simple things you can do to control your negative commentary

Health & Wellness

Quit complaining … it’s actually bad for your health. Here’s how

13 Aug 2018 - 8:00pm

The nootropics market is on the rise, but the jury is still out on exactly how beneficial they are.

Health & Wellness

The biohackers who swear by supplements to boost brain health

15 May 2018 - 5:13pm 1

David Sedaris. Picture: Alamy

Books

David Sedaris hit a few bumps on the road to literary stardom

28 Jun 2017 - 3:10pm

Haruki Murakami. Picture: Alamy

Books

Haruki Murakami’s surreal short stories linger in the memory

22 May 2017 - 10:27am

Beauty buzz

20 Mar 2011 - 12:00am

Warehouse district develops in style

13 Mar 2011 - 12:00am

Lasting Damage

13 Mar 2011 - 12:00am

Mary Ann in Autumn: a Tales of the City Novel

23 Jan 2011 - 12:00am

Do No Harm

16 Jan 2011 - 12:00am

Beauty buzz

21 Nov 2010 - 12:00am

My Last Duchess

7 Nov 2010 - 12:00am

Beauty buzz

31 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Simple steps to ward off disease

27 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Sun warning leads to global deficiency of vitamin D

27 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Storage of cord blood wins converts

27 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Jury's out on the benefits of getting a daily caffeine fix

27 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Rise and shine

18 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Cut above the rest

18 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Shape of things to come

18 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Manicure on the go

18 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Beauty buzz

17 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

No time to lose

13 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Nomadic

13 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Money maker

13 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

A great recipe

13 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Fashion statement

13 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Started Early, Took My Dog

10 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Second sight

3 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Beauty buzz

3 Oct 2010 - 12:00am

Beauty buzz

22 Aug 2010 - 12:00am

Rising star

2 Jul 2010 - 12:00am

Skin deep

13 Jun 2010 - 12:00am

Making up is hard to do

18 May 2010 - 12:00am

Has he got hues for you

18 May 2010 - 12:00am

Beauty buzz

9 May 2010 - 12:00am

Beauty buzz

25 Apr 2010 - 12:00am

Word of mouth

12 Apr 2010 - 12:00am

Bent out of shape

1 Mar 2010 - 12:00am

Done and dusted

8 Feb 2010 - 12:00am

Powder room

15 Dec 2009 - 12:00am

Cold cases

15 Dec 2009 - 12:00am