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Living Well

Why are my hands and feet so cold?

Chilly fingers and toes are generally nothing to worry about, but they can sometimes indicate a more serious condition.
Chilly fingers and toes are generally nothing to worry about, but they can sometimes indicate a more serious condition.

REM sleep: The kind of rest essential for a healthy brain

Two particular phases of sleep in one's nightly routine seem to play outsize roles in cognitive health.
Two particular phases of sleep in one's nightly routine seem to play outsize roles in cognitive health.

How healthy is ginger?

Ginger has been used for millennia to target a multitude of issues, including stomach problems and joint pain.
Ginger has been used for millennia to target a multitude of issues, including stomach problems and joint pain.

How to train for Hyrox: Injuries spike as more in Singapore take part in the fitness race 

Hyrox’s popularity here has surged in just three years, with 12,840 athletes competing in the AIA HYROX Open Asian Championships 2025 in June and 10,395 in the AIA Hyrox Singapore race (pictured) in November 2025.
Hyrox’s popularity here has surged in just three years, with 12,840 athletes competing in the AIA HYROX Open Asian Championships 2025 in June and 10,395 in the AIA Hyrox Singapore race (pictured) in November 2025.

Finding Joy

Told she was dying, she gave her last months to family

Knowing that we cannot hold on to anything or anyone for long on this earth makes the small moments of joy we share with them something to be treasured. .
Knowing that we cannot hold on to anything or anyone for long on this earth makes the small moments of joy we share with them something to be treasured. .

Why some Singaporeans are planning for their end of life before their senior years

Ms Joanna Wong, 56, and her mother Tan Kim Hay, 81, have done advance care planning for themselves.
Ms Joanna Wong, 56, and her mother Tan Kim Hay, 81, have done advance care planning for themselves.

The verdict on occasional binge-drinking

Even for those who drink only occasionally, holiday binge-drinking is linked with certain dangers.
Even for those who drink only occasionally, holiday binge-drinking is linked with certain dangers.

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.

How this 57-year-old achieved diabetes remission after losing over 10kg

Mr New Boon Hwee, 57, lost weight through a year-long programme under NHG Polyclinics and achieved diabetes remission.
Mr New Boon Hwee, 57, lost weight through a year-long programme under NHG Polyclinics and achieved diabetes remission.

Solving the home care quandary in the US

Paid home care in the US is buckling under the surging demands of an ageing population.
Paid home care in the US is buckling under the surging demands of an ageing population.

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