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Health

Eating More Mushrooms Can Prevent Dementia, Study Shows

Peh Yi Wen
14 Mar 2019
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Good news: Cognitive decline can be managed. Eating more mushrooms could help keep mental decline at bay, a new study of more than 600 Singaporeans aged 60 and above has shown. Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) found that partici...

Weight Loss

Surprisingly Easy Weight Loss Hacks

Shape Singapore
2 Dec 2018
11658 views

Easy fixes to complement your weight loss and diet plans.

Lifestyle

Are You The Firstborn In Your Family? Research Shows You Have One Major Advantage

Zarelda Goh
4 Mar 2018
1809 views

Your siblings might not agree with you on this one, but it's backed up by a legit study. Unless you’re an only child, you must have wondered if you’re smarter than your siblings at least once before. After all, it’s an age-old debate, and no matter where ...

Lifestyle

Stop Phubbing – A Singapore Survey Finds That It’s Hurting Relationships More Than You Think

Estelle Low
8 Jan 2018
13041 views

Looking at your phone while you're out with someone? A survey by Singapore Polytechnic students finds phubbing to be quite damaging to relationships. Phub, what? In case you haven't heard, phubbing is the act of snubbing someone in favour of your mobil...

Health

Add This Anti-Ageing Food To Your Diet

Shape Singapore
1 Dec 2017
2590 views

Besides being a great source of protein and vitamins, mushrooms are high in antioxidants may have anti-ageing potential as well. According to a study published in a recent issue of Food Chemistry, researchers found that mushrooms have the highest dietary ...

Health

Lower Your Risk of Diabetes with Antioxidant Rich Foods

Shape Singapore
24 Nov 2017
14915 views

Consuming foods such as fruits, vegetables and tea can lead to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a recent study published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), a diet high in antioxidant-ric...

Fitness

Walking Just 18 Minutes Every Day Lowers Your Risk Of Dying By 20%

Jillian See
6 Nov 2017
19945 views

Walking another 33 minutes more lowers your risk of death by another 15%. All that talk about walking being the best form of exercise? It’s true. A large-scale study by the American Cancer Society found that just two hours of walking every week lowers...

Fitness

One Minute Of Running Every Day Improves Your Bone Health By 4%

Estelle Low
26 Sep 2017
3041 views

A new study shows that doing just 60 seconds of high-impact, weight-bearing activity a day will give you stronger bones. You have a minute or so to spare. Would you a) go for a run or b) scroll through your social media feed? Obviously b) seems like th...

Health

Eating A Serving Of Meat A Day Increases Risk Of Diabetes, New Research Says

Estelle Low
7 Sep 2017
3145 views

Findings of large study of Singapore Chinese similar to those of research done in the West. Eating about one serving of meat daily puts ethnic Chinese adults at increased risk of diabetes, a study here has found, echoing research that has mainly been cond...

Health

Alternative Medicine is More Harmful Than Helpful, Research Says

Estelle Low
2 Sep 2017
1758 views

Two studies show that the use of alternative medicine delays early treatment of diseases. When a mysterious illness strikes, people may become more open to using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to get well. This is also the case when the i...

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