Issue: February 23, 2012 (Archive)

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Stop pushing it
Mark Goldman was a relative newcomer to yoga when he found himself teetering in the standing lotus pose with an instructor barking over him like a drill sergeant. "You can get into this pose," the yogi said. "Push harder."

Eye that freebie
Get a free Sukin Antioxidant Eye Serum (HK$135) when you buy more than HK$230 worth of Sukin products from Watsons between February 28 and March 18.

Gentle cleanser
You don't need to scrub your face squeaky clean to cleanse it thoroughly.

Fight the radicals
Pollution, smoking and stress increase the presence of free radicals in your body.

Bar none
Instead of chocolates for Valentine's Day, how about giving heart-healthy Stephen James Luxury Organics Activated! energy bars (HK$39)?

Look into your heart
Something wasn't quite right. Linda DeSmet was gaining weight and she couldn't figure out why. Then she started getting short of breath with the slightest bit of exertion. "If I walked a short distance, I had a hard time breathing," she recalled. She knew she should see a doctor, but she put it off.

Going gently
All of us want to die with dignity. But did you know that one in 10 people face an undignified end - going to their death screaming in pain?

Perfect pinch
Inspired by Singapore's famous chili crab dish, researchers have created a robot with a pincer and a hook that can remove early-stage stomach cancers without leaving any scars. Mounted on an endoscope, it enters the patient's gut through the mouth. It has a pincer to hold cancerous tissues, and a hook that slices them off and coagulates blood to stop bleeding.

Sin-free chocolate
The Body Shop's Chocomania bath and body range, which goes on sale on Thursday, lets you indulge to your heart's content without putting on any weight. All five items are made with fair- trade cocoa butter from Ghana. Start with the body scrub ((HK$189) then work your way through the shower cream (HK$69) and body lotion (HK$119).

Glamour in a box
You've probably heard of the lipstick index. Coined by Leonard Lauder, Estee Lauder chairman during the financial crisis, the index soars when the economy dives. The idea is that when times are bad women still want to treat themselves but instead of expensive clothes or jewelry they buy lipstick.

Take one tablet ...
Users of tablet computers should place their device on the table and tilt its screen - rather than have it flat on their lap - to avoid potentially painful hunching of the neck, a study suggests. "Tablet users may be at high risk to develop neck discomfort based on current behaviors and tablet designs," it warned.

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