https://www.scmp.com/rss/324091/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mithu Storoni discusses her book 'Stress Proof', and the in-depth medical research she consulted in writing a book which looks at the scientific causes and physiological effects of stress - and some of the surprising findings she made in how best to treat it. She is in conversation with journalist Sarah Lazarus at the 2018 Hong Kong International Literary festival. https://www.scmp.com/podcasts/article/2173411/podcast-stress-proof-author-mithu-storoni-causes-and-cures-stress-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/podcasts/article/2173411/podcast-stress-proof-author-mithu-storoni-causes-and-cures-stress-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:00:18 +0000 Are you having to try hard to put on a happy face? For many of us, January can be the most miserable month of the year. We return from the Christmas and New Year break several kilograms heavier and feeling sluggish, struggle to align with the rhythm of work, fall victim to the flu, and lose patience with the cold. Seasonal affective disorder or SAD is a mood disorder that can affect some people during winter. It is thought to be triggered by a combination of factors that revolve around an... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2130971/how-fight-seasonal-affective-disorder-beat-january-blues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2130971/how-fight-seasonal-affective-disorder-beat-january-blues?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:17:23 +0000 The economic value of human capital rests on its happiness, according to a growing number of business leaders, politicians and entrepreneurs. And it’s something money can’t buy – one explanation for Hongkongers’ unhappiness. While the city was ranked the eighth wealthiest place in the world based on gross domestic product per capita in 2016 by Global Finance Magazine, and Hongkongers enjoy the world’s longest average life expectancy, and a pleasant climate, the city also has the largest... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2093380/can-hong-kong-become-happier-place-six-practical-tips-burned?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2093380/can-hong-kong-become-happier-place-six-practical-tips-burned?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 May 2017 22:47:24 +0000 Any flourishing corporation must change with the times. Your brain functions just like such a corporation. It moulds itself to your circumstance, so that you thrive. It switches its gears smoothly, gliding from one mode to another, in response to a changing terrain. Acute stress puts you into a unique paradigm. Intuition guides your behaviour and accentuates your sense of threat. Your emotions are amplified and motivation surges as your hormones give your brain a sugar surplus. In mice, acute... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2075851/how-build-resilience-chronic-stress-exercising-morning-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2075851/how-build-resilience-chronic-stress-exercising-morning-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:00:15 +0000