General Wellness

Gird Yourself for GERD

By NATURA Magazine .

One in 10 people in Singapore suffers from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Here’s what you need to now about this increasingly common disorder.

Benefits of Going Organic

It is more than just eating organic food. It advocates on how we can maintain harmonious relationships with nature.

Why do people have sleepwalking?

Sleepwalking usually occurs when one enters his or her 3rd-4th stage of deep sleep. These are stages where people will not have dreams; hence sle

What is the importance of washing hands?

Though wearing masks could be helpful in stopping the transmission through droplets, it is best that we wash our hands frequently with soap and w

Why is there ‘Great Aunt’?

A female will be physically and psychologically weak during her menstrual period. She will experience mood swings because of hormonal effect.

The Making of Hamper Basket

The use of willow and straw-woven ware not only reduces deforestation but also chemical pollution.

6 Types of Gift to Choose

It’s the season of gifting! But what makes a great gift? There are few important elements to consider.

6 Ideas for Giving "The Gift of Health"

Instead of buying standard gifts such as gift cards, candies, or even cookies, why don’t you consider giving the gift of health this year?

Routed by Gout

It often strikes around a festive period, when people tend to indulge in rich food.

Chase away hangover blues with TCM

Learn how to vanquish your hangover with useful TCM remedies.

8 Key Hormones to Ageless Look

The human body can secrete about 70 types of hormones and every type of hormone plays an important role.

Healthy Intestines, Healthy Body

The intestines have 400 to over 500 kinds of bacteria, which total are more than 100 trillion.

Inner Harmony, Hence Vitality

The hormones concentration in our blood streams is very low. But what’s the reason for this little amount of hormones to be this crucial?

PURI 5, The Natural Body Cleansing Agent

Constipation will cause flatulence, digestive problem, bad breath, pimples, sallow skins, bloated tummy and etc.

3 Good Green Deeds

“3 Good Green Deeds”, which means organic brings the good in it to consumers, producers and to the environment.

Go Green in Your Daily Life

Keep a life full of Go Green concepts that you'll find it one of the greatest choices you've ever decided!

Bad Habits Ruin a Man's Kidney

Bad habits ruin a man’s kidney! Don’t get beaten down by weak kidneys.

The Supplements Phubbers Need

Have you ever thought about the amount of hours we spend on tech gadgets in a day? It’s an average of 10 hours! It is no surprise that people wit

The Supplements Night Owls Need

There are nights where one has to stay up late for that very-important business proposals; or bar hopping on a Friday night.It is commonly known

Facts You Don’t Know about Nutribalanz W

Whey is one of two major proteins found in cow’s milk. Whey protein is produced during the process of making cheese.

Honey Varietals for Family

Honey is a wonderful creation for healing the body inside out. It is moisturising, exfoliating, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Have you eve

Positive Vibes with Essence of Chicken

Essence of chicken is widely known and taken in the Chinese community. These are among the common conversations we’ve always heard about Essence

Why we shouldn’t hold back our urine?

Our bladder is an organ which helps to store our urine, and under normal condition, the capacity of the bladder of an adult is about 350-500 ml i

Why Do We Fart?

The smell of our farts is determined by the smell released through the fermentation that takes places in our body by the gut bacteria.

Why Yawning is Contagious?

Yawning is a way to relieve one’s tiredness. The carbon dioxide in our blood will increase whenever we get tired, and it stimulates our brain res

Why do we need to go poop when nervous?

According to American biologists, we have two brain systems that exist in our body. One is commonly known as our brain, while the other is the ga

Have you taken your medicine? Before or

Some medicines are to be taken before meal for better absorption, while some should be taken after meal instead.

Why do your tears keep running down when

When an onion is sliced, its cells would be damaged, and its enzymes would decompose the sulfur-containing amino acid, eventually producing volat

Can you wash your hair during confinemen

Mothers after deliveries tend to hear different opinions given, such as can’t touch water, can’t wash your hair, can’t shower etc.

Are hormones the cause of menstrual irre

Estrogen is the key to keep women healthy, for example, the growth of women’s wombs, the elasticity of their vaginal wall etc.

Will you lose weight by eating lesser?

Eating less will cause your body weight will decrease in short term, but it is only a false impression caused by loss in your muscles and body wa

Why is teeth grinding bad?

Teeth grinding in your sleep means that the occlusal surface of your upper and lower teeth grind by their own. The strength of this unconscious b

Why is my hair falling out?

A person will have 100 hair drops daily under normal condition. Whenever one experiences more than 100 hair drops daily, it is considered as hair

Will forgetful people get Alzheimer’s Di

Our brain memory can be divided as long term memory, short term memory and instant memory. Long term memory will last from a few days to a few ye

When should fruits be taken?

The rich nutrients in fruits can enhance the metabolism and excretion process of our body. It delays the process of aging and moisturizes your sk

Why are wounds itchy during the healing

When we accidentally hurt our skin, we will go through three phases in the recovery process: inflammatory phase, proliferative phase and remodell

Can you regain your sleep after staying

In life, we need to have 1/3 of our time spent in sleep. It is considered staying up late if you have not gone to sleep by 11pm.

Why does the sound of blackboard scratch

Did you know? The sound of scratching the blackboard with fingernails has mounted to the top ten most annoying sound globally.

Collagen is the key to youthful skin!

Studies showed that consistent consumption of collagen peptide can restore skin collagen and regain skin elasticity.

Our eyes is the fastest aging organ?

Blue light is a shortwave high energy light that can penetrate our cornea and lens, go directly to retina and produce free radicals.

Drug-free Pain Management

TCM is best at treating pains caused by the nerves through acupuncture, scraping, tuina and cupping.

Pain and TCM

In TCM, pain is generally regarded as a result of Qi and Blood stagnation or deficiency.

6 Tips to manage pain

In treating pain, TCM focuses on clearing excess, resolving stagnation and nourishing deficiency.

Tips to maintain digestive health

We are what we eat. The maintenance of our digestive health has to begin at the mouth.

TCM Perspective- Indigestion

Good digestion is the basis for good health. Get TCM insights on managing various digestive disorders.

Why is bubble tea so addictive?

Studies showed that when you consume sugary food or drinks, the sugar will be broken down immediately by the digestive system and raise your bloo

Why do people bite their own tongue?

From the TCM perspective, there are 4 reasons as to why we often bite our tongues: Exuberance of heart fire, excessive body dampness, excessive p

Why is there premature greying of hair?

The vitality of the hair derives from kidney. Hence, when there is disharmony between heart and kidneys, e.g. insomnia, neurasthenia, it will be

Why People Snore When They Sleep?

Perhaps you would think that there is nothing serious about snoring. But, in reality, just like high blood pressure and diabetes, snoring is a ch

Why Do We Need to Finish Antibiotics?

When one is infected by bacteria, it is as though he is attacked by an enemy. Taking antibiotics stimulates the immune system in your body to fig

Why Red Flushes After Drinking Alcohol?

Under normal circumstances, alcohol will be absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract before entering bloodstream. After that, it will reach the li