Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Healthy or fattening? Nutritional values of 8 kopitiam drinks
SINGAPORE – With the weather in Singapore predicted to get even hotter, it is all the more important to stay hydrated, particularly if you exercise frequently outdoors. Our bodies are made up of about 60 per cent water, which is […]
Pregnancy pulse checks will be put to the test
Footage of a doctor practicing traditional Chinese medicine determining if a woman is pregnant by just feeling her pulse is usually the preserve of Chinese movies, with few people questioning the accuracy of the technique. But Ning Fanggang, a doctor […]
Listening to jazz may ease recovery after surgery
Music as well as silence are cost effective, non-invasive and may increase patient satisfaction. Patients who listen to jazz after undergoing surgery could lower their heart rates and consequently experience less anxiety, according to a study presented at the Anesthesiology […]
A healthy soak in Saharan sands
The therapy has the same effect as a sauna session, helping purge the body of poisonous toxins. As the morning sun rises over the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi in the Sahara, men and women dig holes for tourists who […]
How to get rid of double chin
So you know how stripes and checks camouflage body fat, but getting rid of that nasty bulge under your chin may not happen overnight. Here are easy exercises, we recommend, which you can wrap in a few minutes daily that’ll […]
Top herbs to help cleanse lungs, make breathing easier
Whether it’s inhaling dust and harmful particles that are a part of the work environment, using harsh cleaning products around the house or simply being subjected to the many toxins and molds that people encounter throughout daily life, one thing […]
Two eye treatments with one machine
Get your astigmatism corrected too when you have your cataract or clouded lens removed. Gleneagles Hospital has bought an $80,000 machine that, coupled with its bladeless cutter, makes the lens placement following the removal of the cataract so accurate that […]
Egypt’s alternative therapies
Energy therapy and hypnotherapy healing techniques are an alternative to traditional medical therapies in the treatment of diseases like heart strokes, respiratory disease, kidney failure, and liver diseases which kill thousands of citizens every year. Although energy healing is widely […]
Oriental therapy effective for pain management: study
Traditional oriental treatment of moxibustion can be effective in easing pain caused by chronic diseases like cancer, researchers studying Korean medicine said Monday. Moxibustion, referring to the use of moxa made from dried mugwort in pain management, was shown to […]
How healthy lungs can bring longevity
The name of Korean traditional medicine doctor Seo Hyo-seok’s clinic, Pyunkang Korean Medicine Hospital, has a special meaning. The word ― Pyunkang ― in fact reflects the doctor’s philosophy and vision for Korean medicine. “Pyun” means tonsils, and “kang” means […]
