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 “I always use a conditioner that is suitable with my hair and make sure to keep it clean all the time. I’m always consulting with my hair stylist,” |
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 “I read a book that said when scientists analysed different types of exercise, including yoga, swimming, dancing and gym exercises, they found dancing and swimming to be the most beneficial for the body. This is because dancing and swimming require the coordinated use of every part of our body. So they only gave five stars to dancing and swimming,” |
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| “The survey that the Department of Health and UNICEF conducted in 2003 showed that the under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) is 66.1 per 1000 live births. Compared to previous data, this indicates there is a trend to reducing child mortality,” |
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 “If you get wet, you should change your clothes immediately and wear warm clothes. What is more, if you are suffering gout, you shouldn’t eat eggs and fried foods. There’s one traditional way of easing aches, and that’s to rub the sore joint with egg white.” |
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 Britain’s oldest woman, Florence Baldwin, who turned 113 in March, puts her longevity down to a daily fried egg sandwich. It’s one of many dietary tips from those who have reached three figures. Everyone wants to live to a ripe old age – and it doesn’t take a dietary expert to know that eating healthily will help. But ask anyone who has actually reached the magic 100 how they got there, and their dietary tips don’t always square with the official advice. The BBC’s Stephen Dowling asked Dr Elisabeth Weichselbaum, of the British Nutrition Foundation, to cast an eye over a selection of centenarians’ staples. |
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 The second time, now living in a house a kindly person had donated to her, Daw Mya Kyi seemed much happier. After that visit I had promised the next time I returned I would come with printed photos of our visit – she didn’t seem disappointed this time, when it was obvious that I’d forgotten. |
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 Ever wonder how Myanmar’s stars stay in top shape? Myanmar Times reporter Nuam Bawi caught up with Nay Toe and Thin Zar Wint Kyaw – who feature in our cover photo this week – and asked them how they stay healty, despite their hectic lifestyle. |
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 “People donate money to grandma, which she keeps and contributes to building projects at the Home for the Aged, like the three-storey hospital we built recently. She also donates money to the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University, Nyaungdone Monastery and Tant Kyi Taung Vipassana Monastery in Yangon,” |
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“The fund is committed to working more closely with local NGOs and community-based organisations because they have strong grassroots networks and can reach the people who are not easily accessed by public health services or international NGOs,” |
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“If a millionaire is in the bed with chronic disease, he won’t have perfect quality of life. However rich a person may be, they cannot enjoy life without a good health. So if we want to stay happy and healthy, we should work to prevent diseases before they happen,” |
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 “Meditation should be taken up as part of a daily routine to have a healthy life, as well as to attain inner peace of mind. As living beings, we have non-stop desires that breed anxiety and grief. Often we don’t take notice of what is going wrong in our inner mind. If we are sick in our inner mind, it is sure to weaken the outer experience as well,” |
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 “We also arrange an air ambulance service for patients who require medical treatment in Phyathai hospitals. But the service is only available to patients who have suffered serious injury, such as paralysis, as well as for foreign patients who have insurance,” |
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 “The reason MRI is rare at the moment is because that type of machine needs air-conditioning to keep it cool as it is creating a high strength magnetic field. Another difficulty is the liquid helium, which is also essential for cooling the machine,” |
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“At first, I planned to go to India for the operation. But then Myanmar doctors held their 15th kidney transplant program and I decided to have it done in Myanmar. I think doing the transplant in Myanmar is better than overseas [for Myanmar people] because we can then have medical check ups with the doctors who participated in the operation.” |
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