11 Stress-Busting Tips
STRESS is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure in our world.
Experts believe that stress plays a role in many psychological and physiological ailments such...
Building A Healthy Brain
ADOLESCENTS are supposed to go through the shenanigans that drive their parents crazy.
The ‘adaptive-adolescent’ perspective of the adolescent brain, can be tricky to embrace —the more so for parents...
In Safe Hands
“BORED?”
I asked Mom who has been staying home together with me even before the Heightened Alert Phase in Singapore was announced last Friday. With the amount of B1617 COVID-19...
Driving The Healthy Way
SINGAPORE is a nation on the move, though most of our travels are over short distances.
But we also have an aging population. So, when it comes to the longer...
Aviophobia — Just Plane Scared
IT IS a fear that possibly 40% of a population suffer from but few dare to acknowledge its name — aviophobia — the fear of flying.
Like many business executives in...
The Causes Of Slipped Disc
A SLIPPED disc is caused when the injured disc gets displaced from its original position due to disc tear. The slipped disc protrudes against adjacent nerve tissues causing back...
COVID-19 — Rethink Your Thinking!
COVID-19 has paralysed the world.
China restricted the movement of more than 60 million people. European countries have been locked down. Markets are rattled by the uncertainty. And industries that...
4 Tips On Handling Adolescents
HERE are some tips for encouraging good behaviour and strengthening positive brain connections:
1. Educate your adolescent about his developing brain.
Understanding the neuroscience behind this important period of growth might help teenagers...
Why Start A Business During A Pandemic?
THE general reaction to uncertainty hanging heavy in the air would be to ring-fence one's resources and wait for the coast to clear.
That would be the knee-jerk reaction by...
Take A Break, But Watch Your Health!
WE ALL look forward to the holidays and activity-filled days and nights in Singapore, be it Chinese New Year, Christmas, or school breaks. They are times for family gatherings,...