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Anthea Rowan
SCMP contributor
Anthea Rowan has written for papers and magazines on almost every continent and on a huge variety of subjects, from travel in Africa to mental illness in the States to education in Europe. Her work has appeared in The Times in London, the Washington Post in America and regularly in the South China Morning Post. She is the author of A Silent Tsunami: Swimming Against the Tide of My Mother’s Dementia.
Anthea Rowan has written for papers and magazines on almost every continent and on a huge variety of subjects, from travel in Africa to mental illness in the States to education in Europe. Her work has appeared in The Times in London, the Washington Post in America and regularly in the South China Morning Post. She is the author of A Silent Tsunami: Swimming Against the Tide of My Mother’s Dementia.
‘If you take 100 steps after each meal, you’ll live to 99,’ an ancient Chinese proverb says. Here is why a post-meal walk is so beneficial.
Diet experts weigh in on healthy festive eating to avoid weight gain, from foods with nutritional ‘superpowers’ to alternatives to sugar.
Research shows how listening to music can both lower dementia risk and improve cognitive areas like memory, attention and problem-solving.
A battle with cancer, a new baby and an alcoholic husband tested high-flying executive Asha’s ability to cope with stress.
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A new study suggests that walking’s potential benefits in slowing cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s may begin well below 10,000 steps a day.
Previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, MASLD is trending upwards as obesity levels rise, but it can affect lean people too.
Experts say factors from evolution to peer pressure lead men and boys to flirt with danger. But some risk-taking is crucial.
Intrinsic Capacity focuses on what people can and cannot do as they get older to help them make lifestyle changes to offset weaknesses.
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy helps the brain process negative thoughts and memories to reduce their impact.
Poor mental health is on the increase and many men are afraid to talk about it or seek help. Movember encourages troubled men to open up.
Two separate studies have found that having meaning in your life can lower dementia risk by 19 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively.
The plant-focused Green Mediterranean diet delivers even more brain benefits than the regular Mediterranean diet, experts say.
Resistance training helped Joan MacDonald drop her weight and massively reduce her risk of osteoporosis and breaking bones.
Sports were crucial for Emery Fung when he struggled with body dysmorphia. A sports psychologist explains just how far their benefits can go.
A human library in Hong Kong aims to raise awareness of mental issues through ‘human books’ – speakers who represent marginalised groups.
On World Mental Health Day, Anthea Rowan considers the ways treatments and attitudes have changed in the last half a century.
A sobering new report challenges previous suggestions that light to moderate drinking may have a protective effect against dementia.
Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted infection, is the most common STI in Hong Kong and can persist undetected for months or years.
Ahead of World Heart Day, we look at why mental health issues are a new major risk for heart disease, and promising treatment developments.
On World Alzheimer’s Day, Anthea Rowan shares dementia truths gleaned from caring for her mum and years of research and speaking to experts.
Research shows that regardless of age, training your body and brain can boost your cognition and resilience against dementia.
Study shows that different personality types like extroverts and neurotics enjoy different exercises, suggesting tailored routines are best.
Victoria Beckham and Kim Kardashian use LED light therapy for skincare, but it also has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving health effects.
With many dementia carers dying before the person they are caring for does, Irish psychologist Dr Sabina Brennan talks about prioritisation.
As well as potentially helping with depression, OCD and addiction, psilocybin could have the ability to slow ageing, recent study shows.
Copper helps support cognitive functions that can help prevent Alzheimer’s, experts say, with food sources including shellfish and mushrooms.
Our immune systems are affected by everything from feeling hungry to our age. Exercise, a good diet, vaccines and sleep all help.
A new type of MRI scan detects how quickly someone is ageing and how likely they are to develop dementia long before symptoms might surface.
‘Eat better, be more conscious and move more,’ says Shanghai-based German influencer Thomas Derksen, who weighed around 140kg five years ago.
It’s not just memory loss that is a sign of potential cognitive impairment, but changes in touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision, too.
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