The summer festive season is a tricky time for many South Africans to inhabit our all-too-human forms.

For young people, there’s the fuss about “beach bodies” and looking good on Instagram. Those of us who are a little older — especially those of us beholden to our health overlords at Discovery, getting our Vitality checks done before the end of the year — there are the reminders that our cholesterol is high, we’re technically overweight and our biological age is about 10 years more than our ID number suggests...

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