Is it true that it’s harder to exercise and see results in your 40s? Find out more about the changes your body goes through at the mid-life stage and whether keeping fit is as impossible as it may seem. We speak to Dr Kavitha Mahadevan, sports and exercise physician, and Dr Harjeet Singh, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, for tips and tricks. 



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Is it true that it’s harder to exercise and see results in your 40s? Find out more about the changes your body goes through at the mid-life stage and whether keeping fit is as impossible as it may seem. We speak to Dr Kavitha Mahadevan, sports and exercise physician, and Dr Harjeet Singh, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, for tips and tricks.&nbsp;Image credit: Shutterstock

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How To Stay Fit In Your 40s

2.8 million Malaysian children are overweight or obese. This was estimated in the World Obesity Atlas 2026 released in March. But childhood obesity is not a new problem we’re dealing with, so is this number enough to jolt us into urgent action? Consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by public health medicine specialist Dr Ruben Ramakrishnan to dive into what we’re doing wrong and how it’s not too late to turn the tide of childhood obesity. 


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2.8 million Malaysian children are overweight or obese. This was estimated in the World Obesity Atlas 2026 released in March. But childhood obesity is not a new problem we’re dealing with, so is this number enough to jolt us into urgent action? Consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by public health medicine specialist Dr Ruben Ramakrishnan to dive into what we’re doing wrong and how it’s not too late to turn the tide of childhood obesity.&nbsp; Image Credit: Shutterstock

Childhood Obesity Is At An All Time High - What Are We Doing Wrong?

You may have come across “compounded medications” being offered to you as a form of personalised medicine. What does this term mean? In our conversation with Gus Bassani, CEO, Professional Compounding Centers of America, we take a deeper dive into pharmaceutical compounding, and what are the standards and safeguards that need to be in place to ensure that consumers receive safe and effective treatment.


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You may have come across “compounded medications” being offered to you as a form of personalised medicine. What does this term mean? In our conversation with Gus Bassani, CEO, Professional Compounding Centers of America, we take a deeper dive into pharmaceutical compounding, and what are the standards and safeguards that need to be in place to ensure that consumers receive safe and effective treatment. Image Credit: Shutterstock

What is Pharmaceutical Compounding?

What happens when every emotion is treated as an illness, or given a mental health label? Do we risk becoming a society that cannot accept the messiness of normal, daily emotions, and end up burdening the mental healthcare system? We speak to Esther Chu, a registered and licensed counsellor, about finding the balance between increasing mental health awareness, and over-pathologising ordinary feelings.



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What happens when every emotion is treated as an illness, or given a mental health label? Do we risk becoming a society that cannot accept the messiness of normal, daily emotions, and end up burdening the mental healthcare system? We speak to Esther Chu, a registered and licensed counsellor, about finding the balance between increasing mental health awareness, and over-pathologising ordinary feelings.Image Credit: Shutterstock

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