Tuesday, May 21 2013, 20:41 PM

Body and soul

Health Sense: Understanding Asian lymphomas

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) is a cancer that begins in the lymphatic system, simply put, a cancer of the immune system.

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  • Ask Ade Rai: Advice on daily sodium intake, how to lose weight for the big day

    Ade Rai is Indonesia’s most famous bodybuilder and a passionate advocate of good nutrition as well as a healthy lifestyle. As a big man with a lot to say, he…

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  • Happiness is a warm dog (or cat), experts say

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    Buying new clothes may be a quick fix for happiness, but if you want a longer-lasting alternative outside the closet, medical researchers and psychologists recommend adopting a companion animal.

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  • Domestic demand

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    Forum for Natural Gas Using Industries (FIPGB) secretary general Achmad Widjaja (right), accompanied by FIPGB chairman Achmad Safiun, talks to the press after meeting Industry Minister Mohammad Hidayat in Jakarta…

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  • Jakarta gets its own yoga festival

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    In case you missed it, we had our own international yoga festival right here in our backyard in Jakarta recently.

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  • Decentralization poses threats to public healthcare

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    It has been almost 10 years since the Indonesian government imposed Law no. 22/2002 on decentralizing government functions and authorities to regional administrations, including healthcare.

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  • Extreme weather aggravates tropical diseases

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    The Association of Indonesian Tropical and Infectious Disease Researchers and the Association of Indonesian Travel Health.... 

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  • Frequently-asked questions about Yoga

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    One of my regular students came up to me the other day after a class, and asked: “Is yoga stretching?”

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  • Keeping the heart soft with loving kindness

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    The one thing I’m most grateful for with my yoga practice is that it helps me navigate life’s fluctuating dynamics – its ups and downs – by softening my heart.

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  • Yogic breathing for high altitude

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    A couple of months ago, I was visiting a mountainous area about 4,200 meters above sea level, when yoga came my rescue. We had flown on a chopper for much…

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  • Ask Ade Rai: Blood alkaline, gout and slimming centers

    Hi Pak Ade,I am confused by all of these current blood alkaline/acid trends. Can you shed some light on what alkaline or acidic blood means to us? And how do…

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