The multi-tasking 21st century lifestyle we have adopted has made our lives frantic and very stressful, says Dr. Cheung. We buy things on impulse to make ourselves feel better, a constant salvo of television commercials tempt us to eat out more - and more of than not, we're not even aware of what food we're consuming or how much because we're distracted by the television or our mobile phones. 

The concept of mindfulness has its origins in Buddhism, but scientists have since applied it to a whole gamut of health problems, and obtained measurable results to prove it works...