Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Breaking obsessive habits and behaviours
MALAYSIA – The idea of addiction as a brain disease is a fairly new one. Historically, addiction was thought to be a personality flaw or a sign of weakness. Unfortunately, this stigma continues to hound the disease, creating a major […]
Experts Say E-cigarettes can Cause More Harm Than Smoking
According to experts, e-cigarettes may be more damaging than smoking. The battery-powered tubes, usually styled to look like real cigarettes, contain a heating element that turns nicotine-laced liquid in a cartridge into a vapour mist that is inhaled. This produces […]
Exercise Before Breakfast to Burn More Fat
Exercising before breakfast could help burn up to 20 percent more body fat than others who exercised after having something to eat, states study. Researchers sought to find out if the known benefits of exercising after an overnight fast were […]
Fruits and Vegetables: Secret to Calm, Happy Life
Eating fruits and vegetables was found to influence energy and mood, says research. Department of Psychology researchers Dr Tamlin Conner and Bonnie White, and Dr Caroline Horwath from Otago’s Department of Human Nutrition, investigated the relationship between day-to-day emotions and […]
ECG with data transfer via Bluetooth
The MS-12 blue is a compact, mobile and mains-independent 12-channel ECG unit. Thanks to the integrated Bluetooth data transmission technology, the MS-12 blue can transmit ECG data over a distance to a PC or laptop for evaluation. The MS-12 blue […]
Free cancer health cookbook giveaway
Cancer patients often feel helpless, with their treatment options seemingly dictated by their doctors. Treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, medication and surgery can leave one feeling weak and nauseated. However, patients are in control of one important aspect of their […]
What should your Chinese Zodiac organic diet be?
SINGAPORE – 2013 is the Year of the Snake and it will arrive on February 4. According to the Chinese Five Element Astrology Calendar, it will be the Year of Water Snake. And because the colour of water in the […]
Avoiding acid reflux during the festive season
SINGAPORE – The Christmas and New Year’s festivities are just over, and now the Chinese Lunar New Year is just around the corner. Typically, during this period, many people will be gorging on food or binging on alcohol. In fact, […]
Senior nutrition tips: Eating right as you get older
Now that the holiday season is over, it’s time to go back to reality and look health issues in the eye once more. Time to check on lolo and lola and see if they’re eating what’s good for them, and […]
How the mind can help heal the body
The mind holds no clinical significance in today’s modern medical practice,” laments Dr. Bernie Siegel in his pioneering book “Peace, Love and Healing.” In fact the mind is completely ignored by most physicians in the treatment of disease. Indeed modern […]
