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Take a step towards wellness by harnessing the natural healing powers of TCM. Try these time-tested treatments:

⭐️ TCM Acupuncture - to stimulate key energy points in your body, promoting vitality and relieving a wide range of ailments

⭐️ TCM Cupping – to stimulate the self-regulation of the body and promote circulation of Qi and blood

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Neuropathic Pain or Nerve Pain
Definition: Neuropathic pain is a pain condition due to damage to the nervous system. Nerve endings send pain signals to the brain as a result of damage to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) or peripheral nervous system (nerves outside the brain and spinal cord).

Common neuropathic pain includes:

Sciatica (Low back pain with slipped intervertebral disc and associated leg pain), Trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain), Post-herpetic neuralgia (persistent pain following shingles), headaches and migraines.

Depending on individual’s medical condition, TCM Physicians will use treatment methods such as oral medication, acupuncture, cupping and etc. to address the root cause of your pain.

For more information, do make an appointment with us for a more in-depth consultation.
Bishan: 6659 0217
Serangoon: 6286 1256

Acute Pain vs Chronic Pain
Acute pain is any pain condition that is present for less than 3 months, after which it is considered as chronic pain if the pain persists longer than 3 months.

Musculo-Skeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal pain is often caused by an injury to the bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments as a result of accidents such as falls, fractures, sprains, or overuse.

Common musculoskeletal pain includes: sports injuries, tennis elbow, ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis and post fracture pain.

Other pain include: upper and lower back pain, knee pain, heel pain, shoulder/arm pain and neck pain

Depending on individual’s medical condition, TCM Physicians will use treatment methods such as oral medication, acupuncture, cupping and etc. to address the root cause of your pain.

For more information, do make an appointment with us for a more in-depth consultation.
Bishan: 6659 0217
Serangoon: 6286 1256

"Happy Mother’s Day to the incredible women who make every day brighter. Your strength and love inspire us all. Here’s to celebrating you today and every day! 💐💕 ❤️

Take the First Step towards wellness by harnessing the natural healing powers of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 😊

Acupuncture: Stimulate key energy points in your body and promote healing of different medical conditions

Cupping: Promote circulation of Qi and blood.

Come and find out more on how TCM can help you!
Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Serangoon: 6286 1256

Feeling heaty in this scorching and humid weather? 🥵Having sore throat and dry mouth? Try our herbal cooling tea to help clear the heatiness in the body!

As the vibrant Year of the Dragon approaches, we will like to extend our gratitude for your support!

May the Lunar New Year bring you more cherished moments, great success, good health and happiness.

Do kindly note the change in our operating hours during the Chinese New Year Festive Season. 🍊🍊

One of the most common reasons for cough in children is atopic cough.

Symptoms include:
Persistent dry cough with little phlegm
Itchy throat or discomfort

Children with atopic cough may have other medical conditions such as:
- allergic rhinitis (sneezing, blocked nose, runny nose, red eyes)
- eczema (skin itchiness, dryness, red or scaly patches )

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with atopic cough? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon: 6286 1256

Associate Senior Physician Tan Pei Jing is based in Bishan branch.

Feeling pain and aches, tired and fatigue?
Take your first step towards Wellness!

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Valid till Feb 2024. For more info, call: 6262 5828.
Address: 2 Venture Drive, Vision Exchange #02-11, (S) 608526

Do you know what is PM2.5?
PM2.5 describes fine inhalable particles, with diameters that are generally 2.5 micrometers and smaller. During the haze season, the 1 hour PM2.5 concentration reflects the quality of air. Exposure to poor quality of air may cause discomfort in the throat and eyes.

Promote your respiratory health during haze season!

Come and try our Herbal Cooling Tea to help combat the harmful effects of the haze. Suitable for individuals having sore throat, dry cough or irritated eyes.

Each packet of herbal cooling tea comes in 6 individual small sachets. Just need to add warm water to dissolve the powder and the drink is ready to consume!

For orders or other enquiries, kindly DM us at [email protected] :)

"Many cases of infertility are primarily caused by poor lifestyle habits. In addition, a high number of abortions, unhealthy sexual activity, exposure to harmful chemicals, and even significant mental stress and pressure can potentially harm the body and affect fertility rates.

Pregnant women over the age of 35 are referred to as advanced maternal age. They are more likely to face problems during pregnancy compared to those at a younger age, with proper preparation starting before conception and enhanced prenatal care, the negative impact on pregnancy can be minimized.

Here are some recommendations to consider:

1. Undergo pre-pregnancy examinations to rule out hereditary diseases: If there is a history of genetic or chromosomal diseases such as Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, congenital defects, etc.

2. Eliminate unhealthy habits and actively maintain physical well-being: This includes quitting smoking, avoiding alcohol, coffee and increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables. It's important to relax both physically and mentally, ensuring sufficient sleep and engaging in appropriate physical exercise daily.

3. Pay attention to diet: Reduce the intake of sugary foods because older expectant mothers are more prone to weight gain and gestational diabetes. It is recommended to consume high in protein and low in fat diet. Taking folic acid supplements a month before conception is advisable, it helps to prevent neural development disorders in the fetus.

4. Protect the uterus: The uterus ages with time and needs special care during pregnancy. This includes avoiding heavy lifting, avoiding excessive fatigue, refraining from strenuous exercise, and preventing any compression of the abdominal area.

5. Calculate the menstrual cycle: Calculating the ovulation period, including using ovulation test strips, can help women determine the optimal time for conception and detect irregular ovulation.

In addition to reducing sugary food intake, it's also advisable to consume foods that nurture the ovaries and uterus, such as Chinese motherwort, black chicken, eggs, brown sugar, black beans, and more.

Chinese medicine believes that menstrual blood is governed by the kidneys, so kidney and essence nourishment is necessary. Foods such as walnuts, black sesame, black rice, chestnuts, yam, mulberries, and wolfberries, all have the effect of nourishing the kidneys and essence.

Dietary therapy: Tomato, straw mushroom, and broccoli, which are rich in folic acid, can help supplement folic acid.

Ingredients (for one-two persons): 100g each of cherry tomatoes, straw mushrooms, and broccoli, garlic, oyster sauce, pepper, salt, and cooking oil as needed.

Instructions: Wash the cherry tomatoes, straw mushrooms, and broccoli, then cut them into small pieces. Place a pan on the stove, add oil, and sauté the garlic until fragrant. Add the other

ingredients and stir-fry until well-cooked. Finally, add the seasonings, stir well, and it's ready to serve.

Massage is mainly based on meridians. Proper and regular massages can help relax the body, relieve fatigue, and boost the immune system. When not pregnant, massages can be used to relieve body fatigue during pregnancy preparation, but it's important not to get cold or catch a cold during the massage.

Chinese medicine often combines internal and external methods for body constitution adjustment. Therefore, when taking Chinese medicine to regulate the body, you can also perform body massages. Massaging the acupoints according to the constitution of women, preparing for pregnancy helps clear the meridians, regulate the functions of the organs and blood, promotes the balance of yin and yang in the body.

Managing health the TCM way 😀
Our Senior Physician Ong Chwee Ting gave an enriching health talk to the seniors at EconLife Hub Sengkang. The seniors were delighted to learn more about the different acupoints that can help to improve their health and also some food recipes.

"When limbs become numb due to insufficient qi and blood, they can be treated by taking medicines to replenish qi and blood.

1. Medicinal treatment:
For those with qi and blood deficiency causing numbness in the hand. Treatment can involve using herbs that strengthen qi and nourish blood, such as astragalus, ginseng, codonopsis, atractylodes, Chinese yam, angelica, wolf berries and red dates.

Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine formulas like Ba Zhen Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Wan etc, can treat hand numbness caused by qi and blood deficiency.

2. Dietary supplementation:
Consuming foods rich in nutrients required for blood production, such as lotus seeds, walnuts, hawthorn, pork liver, eggs, spinach, carrots, black fungus, black sesame seeds, shrimp, and brown sugar, can enhance blood supply.

Alternatively, you can seek acupuncture for treatment, so as not to delay the condition to prevent the condition from worsening.

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with hands and legs numbness? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon: 6286 1256

Poor Blood Circulation
Firstly, for poor blood circulation is the blockage of blood due to blood stasis, preventing it from flowing freely.

Secondly, is the deficiency of both qi and blood, where insufficient qi cannot propel the blood circulation to the extremities, resulting in numbness. Those with deficient qi and blood often have a pale tongue coating, while those with stagnation may exhibit a dark tongue and other unfavorable symptoms.

Irregular diet: Unregulated eating, inconsistent meal times, and irregular eating patterns, as well as a preference for imbalanced or poor nutrition diets, such as a liking for heavily flavored foods like cold, spicy, sour, and sweet, can damage the spleen and stomach. This results will lead to qi and blood deficiency.

Insufficient sleep: Prolonged irregular lifestyle habits and inadequate rest with insufficient sleep prevent the body from having enough time to restore qi and blood, as well as allowing for insufficient time for blood generation. Lack of exercise: Insufficient physical activity can lead to blocked meridians, obstructing the pathways for qi and blood generation, resulting in inadequate qi and blood.

Excessive fatigue: When subjected to excessive physical labor over a prolonged period, excessive fatigue can harm qi. When physical labor over a prolonged period, excessive fatigue will harm Qi. Gradually, qi deficiency can lead to insufficient driving force for blood generation, resulting in both qi and blood deficiency.

4. Transient Cerebral Ischemia:

Cerebral arteriosclerosis or stenosis, thrombus shedding, and insufficient blood supply may induce transient cerebral ischemia, which may indicate high-risk diseases such as cerebral infarction in severe cases, and should be actively prevented and treated. It often occurs in middle-aged and elderly with conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, as well as atrial fibrillation and carotid artery sclerosis. When accompanied by symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, blurred or darkened vision, nosebleeds, poor coordination, it might be indicative of a stroke warning sign and requires caution.

5. Vascular Diseases related to high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes:

Often experience varying extents of vascular sclerosis poor or slowed blood flow, and nerve degeneration. This can lead to a feeling of coldness, numbness, or tightness in the hands and feet, and even sensations of pain. 6. Other Diseases: Heart and kidney diseases can also cause swelling in the fingers, often accompanied by facial or leg swelling. Diabetic patients might experience symptoms such as numbness and abnormal sensations in the hands and feet. If numbness occurs on one side of the body, it's important to be alert to the possibility of a stroke.

If any of these symptoms are present, it's advisable to seek further medical examination at a hospital.

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with hands and legs numbness? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon Branch: 6286 1256

Persistent or frequent numbness in the hands and feet that doesn't alleviate over time is likely caused by underlying diseases, also known as pathological numbness. Some of the causes are:

1. Cervical spondylosis
Prolonged sitting, looking down, using pillows that are too high or too low, and other factors can lead to cervical spondylosis. Numbness in the hands is due to cervical nerve compression, often accompanied by muscle soreness in the neck and shoulders.

2. Lumbar disc herniation
Some believe that 80% of chronic diseases and aging are related to spinal deformities and curvature. As ageing, the discs in the spine begin to degenerate. People who have been engaged in heavy physical labor, with a history of injury, or poor posture are prone to lumbar spine issues. Will often experience recurring numbness in the lower limbs. Numbness can occur in one or both of the feet, accompanied by discomfort symptoms such as low back pain.

3. Carpal tunnel syndrome
Wrist lesions or degeneration caused by injury, strain, etc., can cause finger numbness, weakness, and reduced flexibility when the nerve is compressed, and may also be accompanied by numbness and swelling in the arms and wrists. Generally, it occurs in workers who often carry, lift objects. Excessive use of smartphones and computers can also increase the risk of developing this condition.

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with hands and legs numbness? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon Branch: 6286 1256

Sleep is the prime timing for the body to undergo self-repair and rejuvenation. After a night of sleep, normally, you should feel refreshed and energetic in the morning. However, some people experience numbness in their hands and feet when they wake up from sleep.

This situation can be attributed to the following reasons:
- Incorrect sleeping posture: Sleeping in an improper posture, such as placing hands under the body or head, can disrupt blood circulation over time and lead to numbness in the hands.
- Pillow issues: Using a pillow that is too high can also affect blood circulation and result in numbness in the hands and feet.
- Poor blood circulation: Numbness in the hands and feet during sleep is often due to local blood circulation disturbances caused by compression. Insufficient blood supply to the extremities can lead to numbness.

Generally, it will be eliminated in a short period of time, and there will be no major problems. However, if someone experiences persistent numbness that lasts for a longer time (more than a day) and doesn't alleviate, it could be a sign of an underlying health issue. Conditions like diabetes and neuropathy are commonly associated with such symptoms.

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with numbness and tingling sensation? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon Branch: 6286 1256

Nose Bleeding in Children: Massage Tips for Parents
1. 清天河水 (Top pic on right)
Benefit: Clear body heat
Using your index and middle fingers, massage the mid line of your child's forearm from the wrist to the elbow, for 100~500times.

2. 请大肠 (Bottom pic on right)
Benefit: Clear intestinal heat, prevent constipation
Using your index and middle fingers, massage the radial side of the your child's index finger from the bottom to the finger tip, for 100~500times. Refer to pic for direction.

3. 按揉足三里 (Left Pic)
Benefit: Improve Qi and blood circulation, help to boost immunity. Suitable for kids with weak body constitution
Using your thumb, massage the point around 3 inches (length is about four fingers place together)below the child's kneecap, about 1 inch toward the outer edge. Massage for 50~100times.

Child massage is not suitable for children with skin lesions, acute infectious diseases and bone fractures. For children with special medical conditions, please seek further medical advice.

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with nose bleeding? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon Branch: 6286 1256

Can your child take herbal cooling tea when he is having a nose bleed?

Chinese herbal cooling tea can help to clear the body heat, detoxify, cool the blood. It is suitable for kids with heaty body constitution.

However, children with poor digestive system and weak body constitution are not advisable to take herbal cooling tea in large quantity and in the long run.

If your child shows signs of poor appetite, nauseous, diarrhoea, please stop your child from consuming the tea.

Ways to stop stop nose bleeding:
- Pinch the nose above the nostrils
- Put an ice pack on the forehead and neck area

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with nose bleeding? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon Branch: 6286 1256

Causes of Nose Bleeding in Children:
From TCM Perspectives：
- External Pathogenic Factors: wind heat, heatiness in lungs
- Diet: taking too much deep fried/ spicy food
- Emotions: irritable or annoyed easily, stress causing nasal mucosal to fill with blood
- Weak body constitution
- Trauma: injuring the nasal blood vessels or digging the nose

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with nose bleeding? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon Branch: 6286 1256

Happy National Day! Kindly do note that our clinic will be closed on this public day 😊

Nose Bleeding in Children 👃

By observing the clinical symptoms, TCM believes that the major causes of nose bleed are:
1. Wind Heat in Lung Meridian 🫁
2. Accumulative Heat in Stomach and Intestines
3. Fire in Liver
4. Yin Deficiency
5. Weakness in Spleen to Control Circulating Blood

Here are some food recommendations for kids with nose bleeding:
- Heaty Body Constitution:
fresh lotus root juice, cabbage, lettuce, celery, dragon fruit, kiwi fruit, white radish, tomato, cucumber, bitter gourd. Older children can be given chrysanthemum tea to relieve wind, clear heat and detoxify the body.

- Yin Deficiency Body Constitution e.g.: dry nostrils:
Food that nourish yin and moisten dryness can be given, such as lily bulb, white fungus, pear, Solomon's seal, honey water

- Weak and Cooling Body Constitution:
Foods that improve the body's Qi, such as Chinese yam, white lentils, jujube and Prince Ginseng

Want to find out more on how TCM can help you with nose bleeding? Contact our clinics at：
Bishan: 6659 0217
Jurong: 6262 5828
Serangoon Branch: 6286 1256

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Dear customers,
Kindly take note of our new clinic operating hours from 17 July.
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