Category: TCM

Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. (more…)

A Singapore survey of more than 500 young adults aged between 21 and 29 showed that more than 8 in 10 of them spent 3 or more hours on their mobile phones and tablets every day, and 6 in 10 had neck and back pain after using their devices. However, most of those who have the pain are not aware of this “text neck” syndrome. (more…)

Are you the type that gets headache easily? There are different types of headache, each with different causes. Here are some common types of headache and easy ways to prevent or deal with them. (more…)

Months from June to August can get really hot in tropical Singapore. What do you do to keep yourself cool? Apart from staying in air-conditioned room, what other things can we do so that the heat is not too unbearable? (more…)

Chi Nei Tsang literally means “working the energy of the internal organs”. It was developed by Taoists in ancient China. Chi, our body’s life-force energy, moves through the internal channels, nervous system, blood vessels, and lymph glands. (more…)

Nearly all of us would get dizzy spells in our life time. When was the last time you had it? (more…)

Do you have insomnia? It is estimated that between 10% and 20% of the Singapore population experience insomnia. This can be in the form of difficulty falling asleep, remaining asleep, or waking up too early. (more…)

I recently caught up with a relative whom I have not met for a long time. During our conversation, she reminded me how sick I was most of the time, usually respiratory conditions. I recalled all the visits to my uncle's TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) clinic whenever I fell ill. (more…)