A new riverside retreat has arrived in Canary Wharf: the East River Spa, a destination spa just minutes from Central London. Located in the stunning new Radisson Edwardian New Providence Wharf, the tranquil space makes the most of its waterside location, offering breathtaking views of the River Thames.

My favorite image of organic food is an old “Doonesbury” cartoon. Zonker Harris, the resident hippie at Walden Puddle, prepares an organic meal from his little plot of land.

KARINA FOO asks professional dancer and teacher Brancy Teo how she keeps in shape. SOFT-spoken and demure, she has a figure that many women would die for. But professional dancer and teacher Brancy Teo works hard to get her flat abs and taut body.

With its fast and fluid movements, funk dancing can improve one’s flexibility, co-ordination and strength besides giving an energetic cardio workout. KARINA FOO writes.

Haemophilia is an X-chromosome-linked trait that affects only boys. The blood disorder haemophilia is no longer life-threatening. Early diagnosis and treatment are helping patients live normal lives, writes KASMIAH MUSTAPHA.

Elizabeth Standley has been on the smoothie bandwagon for years. “They’re easy and they’re nutritious,” she said as she prepared to down a glass of Amazon Energy whipped up at Eureka Natural Foods. “In the morning, my smoothie is a replacement meal. But this … this is a treat.”

Onstage, Keith Hennessy is fearless. In “How to Die,” a recent performance piece about crystal meth and homelessness, he hung naked by his heels from a rope, ran helter-skelter through the Mission Dance Center and seemed about to auto-combust as he evoked the…

FIT & FIGHTING: True Fitness instructors demonstrate BodyJam moves. A fitness centre one can call home? KARINA FOO checks it out. IT’S about time that fitness becomes a lifestyle which involves fun and pleasure, instead of finding ways to dodge out of getting into your sweats and working out.

1DHA is found in the cell membranes throughout our body. However it is highly concentrated in our brain, eyes and nerves. Hence, it is essential for a pregnant woman to consume adequate amounts of DHA-rich foods to allow her child’s brain and vision to develop to their full potential.

Fifty years of Merdeka have brought a lot of progress on all fronts for the country. This includes the very important aspect of health. We should all strive to be healthy. Here are 50 tips in a five-part series to work towards this vital state of well-being.