https://www.scmp.com/rss/326383/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com If romantic films are to be believed, kissing someone special can leave you seeing fireworks. For 38-year-old Sariah of California, it’s closer to seeing the Northern Lights. What she experiences during intimate moments is “like smoke swirls in blues and purples and brilliant orange-pinks or brass-greens, with sparkling lights like fireflies that swirl in vibrant, glowing colours … and truth be told I don’t know where orgasm comes in because if I’ve reached this state, I can’t tell any more.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2162260/whats-sex-when-you-can-feel-colours-and-taste-sounds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2162260/whats-sex-when-you-can-feel-colours-and-taste-sounds?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:30:00 +0000 When you think of training regimes, you might imagine hoisting barbells or slogging away for hours on a treadmill. But what about training to carry boxes of belongings when you move house, or to play with your children without rolling an ankle? These are some of the things you might focus on with a functional fitness programme. Rather than isolating specific muscles, the aim is to help your body through a day that could involve climbing stairs, lifting heavy plates onto high shelves, bending... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2134966/how-functional-fitness-trains-body-daily-tasks-and-five?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2134966/how-functional-fitness-trains-body-daily-tasks-and-five?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:02:53 +0000 Scientists have developed a new blood test that can predict if a person is at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The test, which has a 90 per cent accuracy rate, identifies people who have high levels of a protein in their brain that is associated with the disease. The test could be used for frontline screening, to help speed up the selection of participants for clinical and prevention trials in two to three years, says Professor Katsuhiko Yanagisawa, director general of the Research... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2131519/simple-alzheimers-disease-blood-test-thats-90-cent-accurate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2131519/simple-alzheimers-disease-blood-test-thats-90-cent-accurate?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:13:08 +0000