Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Tea, Honey Help Combat Superbugs
Traditional remedies such as tea and honey help in the fight against resistant superbugs, say scientists. The more the drugs that are used, the more likely it is that any bacteria will build up a resistance to them, leading to […]
How to handle elderly patients
Geriatrician Dr Sitoh Yih Yiow advises on what to look out for when treating the elderly. THIN AND DRY SKIN: This is part of normal ageing as we tend to lose the layer of fat between the outer layer of […]
Your tummy fat can make you look young again
Believe it: That stubborn fat that has clung to your tummy like a barnacle on a crustacean’s shell? It has a purpose. And it’s not to keep you warm on a frigid winter day. A clinic in the country has […]
Dietary Fish Oil Supplements can Heal Bed Sores
Israeli researchers are reporting that dietary fish oil supplements have the ability to heal bed sores. Pierre Singer, professor at the Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and doctoral candidate Miriam Theilla at the Rabin Medical Centre, Singer performed […]
Memory can Hold the Clue to Weight Management
When you remember a satisfying meal, just the mere memory of it can control hunger and appetite many hours later, researchers reveal. On the same lines, not remembering how satisfying your last meal was could just be a route to […]
Parenthood Connected to Longevity
It is for good reason they say that becoming parents is the best thing in the world. Watching children grow and getting involved in their growing up, is indeed a great source of joy. Perhaps this joy and satisfaction is […]
Eating Tomatoes Helps Ward Off Depression
People who consume tomatoes two to six times a week are less likely to suffer from depression than those who consume less than once a week, finds study. Eating them every day slashed the risk by 52%, according to the […]
Drinking 3 to 4 Cups of Coffee a Day may Cut Diabetes Risk by Up to 25 Percent
Moderate coffee intake such as drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may help to prevent type 2 diabetes according to research highlighted in a session report published by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), […]
Think twice before eating these shrimp snacks
If you think these tasty little dried shrimp come naturally in an appetising bright orange, think again. These pictures show workers in China dying the shrimp with large amounts of powdered dyes before drying them in the sun prior to […]
Yoga: Effective Treatment for Chronic Neck Pain
Yoga has found to be effective in treating chronic neck pain and improves quality of life, say researchers. The mainstay of conservative treatment for neck pain is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, and the evidence of its effectiveness is contradictory while side […]
