Healthy Times Magazine

Renowned cardiologist Dr Michael Lim Chun-Leng is Medical Director of Singapore Heart, Stroke & Cancer Centre and Dean of the College of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. In a two part interview with Healthy Times, he gives the lowdown on heart health. Part two will be posted on our blog on Tuesday. Q. What [...]

PART 1 – Healthy Times very own skin care expert Dr Sylvia Ramirez gets you clued-up about make-up and ensure your sparkle in 2009. PART 2 will include more make-up tips and will be posted on Monday. There is nothing more effective than a good make-up touch-up to improve your self-esteem. Numerous studies have documented [...]

In Part 3, Dr David Lim of Wellness for Life Chiropractic advices what chiropractic treatment feels like and when you should visit a chiropractor. HT: Does the treatment hurt? DL: For most people, chiropractic adjustments are painless. Some people who are new to chiropractic adjustments may involuntarily stiffen or resist the adjustment and feel a [...]

In Part 2, Dr David Lim of Wellness for Life Chiropractic explains how modern chiropractic helps with back pain and other ailments. HT: How does it help with back pain? DL: Up to 70% of working adults in Singapore suffer from some form of back, shoulder and neck pain at least once during their lives. [...]

Perhaps you have heard the term chiropractic before and associate it with back pain and a “popping” noise. To find out more on the topic, Healthy Times spoke to chiropractor Dr David Lim of Wellness for Life Chiropractic. He explains how this system of healthcare has a long history of helping people of all ages [...]

How does diabetes affect the rest of the mouth? Those with uncontrolled or poor-controlled diabetics may experience a burning sensation in the mouth or tongue due to a reduced salivary flow. There may also be an increased risk to tooth decay and fungal infections. How is periodontitis treated in a diabetic patient? The Periodontist (dental [...]

The relationship between diabetes and gum disease (periodontitis) is bi-directional. This means that not only are diabetic patients more prone to periodontitis, but periodontitis can also make it more difficult for diabetics to control their blood sugar level. In the United States, it has been shown that diabetic patients are up to 4.2 times more [...]

Dr Ivan Puah of Amaris-B Clinic suggest some remedies to stretch marks problems. Most people associate stretch marks with pregnancy as 75% to 90% of mums-to-be tend to develop stretch marks; however, they are not the only ones affected. Anyone who gains weight rapidly (man or woman) is susceptible to stretch marks. Anyone who loses [...]

Join Prosthodontist Dr Adeline Wong of The Oral Care Centre as she gives you the lowdown on brightening your smile – tooth whitening. Teeth are not naturally pure white. The colour of our teeth is determined by the composite colour of all the structures that make up the tooth (the outer layer of enamel, the [...]

Dr Susan Evans, a pelvic and laproscopic surgeon was recently in Singapore to give a talk on Endometriosis. A co-founder of the Asia Pacific Endometriosis Alliance and co-founder of Australian Endometriosis Centre, Adelaine Branch, she has the following information to share….. Endometriosis is a silent and distressing disease and it’s one of the least talked [...]