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Covid-19 Series Part 5: Living The “New Normal” During The COVID-19 Pandemic

29th April 2020By Dr Chia Boon Tat The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a wave of crisis and disruptions to the whole world. In a short span of time, it has ...

Covid-19 Series Part 4: Living Logic+ Helps Relieve Stress And Anxiety

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people in more ways than one. Besides worrying about the palpable health risks and community spread of the virus, most people are now acutely aware ...

Covid-19 Series Part 3: ProVie G Not Only Improves Immunity But Also Effectively Helps Manage Metabolic Syndrome

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing worries worldwide, partly due to the fact that it is a novel strain of the coronavirus and there is uncertainty of its transmission and treatment ...

Covid-19 Series Part 2: Why Do Our Immune Cells Attack Our Lungs?

The coronavirus epidemic in Wuhan is intensifying. Post-mortem reports found that some patients died of respiratory organ failure because their own immune cells were attacking the lungs. But why do ...

COVID-19 Series Part 1: 70% of Our Immune Cells Lie in the Intestine

The recent COVID-19 outbreak originated in China and has since been declared a global health emergency, and Singapore has not been spared. The initial indications from the death cases indicated ...

Protect Yourself From The Coronavirus Outbreak

The recent coronavirus outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (CNA, 2020) as the outbreak had spread beyond China, where it first originated. However, ...

How To Enjoy Festive Celebrations And Maintain Good Health?

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. It is a happy occasion for family reunions, and to enjoy delicious food and drinks. How can one enjoy good food ...

Diabetes, memory loss? You may have leaky gut syndrome

Diabetes, memory loss? You may have leaky gut syndrome By: Epoch Times reporter Xin Hui Skin diseases, allergies, diabetes, depression, memory deterioration... The cause of chronic diseases that affect many ...

Daily Use Of ProVie G Helps Fight Metabolic Syndrome

Conversation with Dr B.T. Chia, Microbiome Specialist at Freshwerkz During festive periods, people often over-eat. More often than not, these include indulging in high-fat, high sugar, and low-fibre options. These ...

A Microbiome Approach for Glucose and Cholesterol Control using Fermented Bitter Gourd and Moringa

ABSTRACT Advances in microbiome research demonstrate the fundamental role played by the human microbiome in health and disease. Disruption or imbalance in the microbiome may cause changes in metabolic activities ...

The Smart Gut: Links between Intestinal Microbes and ADHD

By Dr Chia Boon Tat THE SECRET TO BRAIN HEALTH LIES IN OUR GUT Embedded in the wall of our gut, lies a complex nervous system comprising an estimated 500 ...

How To Choose A Probiotic Supplement

In a perfect world, our brain and body will be able to get all the nutrients it needs from eating a healthy diet. Unfortunately, the modern world is far from ...

Why My Brain Doesn’t Work Today?

Finding it hard to get out of bed? Struggling to concentrate? Can’t focus? Forgetting simple details? Feeling scattered or confused? Can’t pull your thoughts together? Mentally tired? Brain not working? ...

Bitter Gourd and Moringa Oleifera: Two Super Plants for Glucose, Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Support

Plants have a long traditional history for use in the treatment of metabolic abnormalies. Two plants in particular have stood out for their potent healing effects on metabolic syndrome. They ...