源康中医 PRANA TCM

18/03/2022

Have you come across anyone popping sleeping pills but still could not get a restful night?

Sleep is only possible when the yin cradles the yang energy. Sleeplessness could be in the form of not being able to fall asleep or waking up 3-4 times in a 8-hour sleeping period or having multiple intensely frightening dreams, making a person restless and tired during the waking hours. If this happens on average 3 times a week for over 2 months, a person is deemed to have insomnia.

Herbal tea, massage, acupuncture, herbal medicine, exercise, getting enough sunlight, all targeted at balancing the yin-yang will help alleviate insomnia.

Insomnia is a serious problem that will lead to long term chronic illness.

“World Sleep Day is designed to raise awareness of sleep as a human privilege that is often compromised by the habits of modern life”.

World Sleep Day (WSD) is an annual celebration of sleep & call to action on important sleep issues organized by World Sleep Day Committee of World Sleep Society

10/03/2022

Please join us in welcoming Physician Leo onboard. His consultation hours are Monday 9am - 5pm, and Saturday 1-5pm. For any inquiry, kindly contact him @ 9106 2109.

让我们一起欢迎廖医师加入本诊所。廖医师的看诊时间为每周一上午9点至下午5点，周六下午1点至5点。任何询问请致电91062109直接与他联系。

KC Leo graduated from Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in 2017.

Mentored by various experienced clinical physicians, he has gained and accumulated much invaluable experience in illness diagnosis and treatment methods.

He has been particularly interested in the research of medicinal and acupunctural healing and care for chronic pains, psychological ailments as well as intractable disorders.

While dedicated to helping more patients, he strives to raise and promote more awareness in Traditional Chinese Medicine, especially in daily health maintenance and prolonged medical conditions.

廖锦钊2017年毕业于新加坡中医学院，获颁广州中医药大学学士学位。

师从多位老中医，累积了宝贵的看诊临床经验。这几年来致力专研针灸和中药对各类痛症、情志精神疾病和疑难杂病的治疗。

他希望在帮助更多病黎的同时，积极在社区里进行更多推广工作，提高民众对中医中药的认知度和接受度。

16/02/2022

13/10/2021

Mugwort | 艾草

Nature/Characteristics: Warm, gentle and hydrating.

Uses: Treat cold extremities, menstruation cramps, fascia pain, rheumatism, and many other ailments resulting from cold and dampness in the body. Keeps bugs and mosquitoes away, treat certain skin problems.

How to use it: eat it, soak your feet with it, use it to make soap, pillow, etc. And for moxibustion!

13/10/2021

21/05/2021

To boost immune systems, some parents have started planning stops at the TCM clinic before dropping the kids off at the daycare centre.

12/04/2021

Soy vs cow milk, which is better?

https://www.healthxchange.sg/food-nutrition/food-tips/soy-vs-cow-milk-which-is-better?utm_source=fnfmemenews-9apr21&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fnfmemenews-9apr21

Soy milk versus dairy (cow's milk), which is healthier? M​s Christine Ong, Senior Principal Dietitian from the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), dishes the truth.​

24/12/2020

10/10/2020

Made in Singapore for Singapore.

WAS $33/50pcs, NOW $16.50/50pcs!!! Postage/delivery charges not included. PM if interested.

02/08/2020

Hello everybody, it’s been a while since we posted anything. Hope everyone is coping well with the ‘new normal’. Covid is far from being over, mask has proven to be effective in slowing down the spread, of course not forgetting personal hygiene and social distancing.

You would have heard over the media that you should wear a surgical mask if you are vulnerable. Being vulnerable is not just about age, you could be vulnerable due to your profession (people like us working in healthcare), due to pre-existing condition, etc.

However, not all disposable masks are surgical mask, and not all surgical masks are created equal. To qualify as surgical mask, the BFE of a mask must be certified to be of a certain percentage.

Being a healthcare provider, we use surgical mask with or without Covid. We were not able to buy the same quality mask we did due to shortages. Hence, we have been buying different brands, and are now able to share some experiences with you.

Fear not, we are back to using quality surgical mask, and better still, a brand that is produced in Singapore. Yes, Singapore is now producing surgical mask, we are not totally vulnerable.

To reward you for reading to the end of this post, we would like to give away a box each of surgical mask to two lucky winners if you could PM us :
1. What is the minimum BFE for a surgical mask
2. What is the brand of the surgical masks produced in Singapore (answer is in the photos)

05/05/2020

5/5 is here. Most already know that the ban for acupuncture is lifted from today onwards. If you are ready to ‘chiong’ to a TCM, please bear in mind:
1. Advance appointment is needed.
2. Only acupuncture is allowed, all other treatment such as cupping, moxibustion, guasha, tuina, are not allowed.
3. Acupuncture treatment can only be used for pain management.
4. Every session cannot last more than 45 minutes.
5. Throughout the whole duration, both you and the physician need to be wearing a mask.
6. Throughout the whole duration, the physician can only treat one patient even if there are more than 1 treatment rooms.
7. Temperature taking and hand sanitizing are necessary before entering the clinic.
8. Your IC details and contact number need to be recorded even if you are just at the clinic to buy some herbs or masks.

16/04/2020

It is official, you cannot leave your house without a mask.

If you find a surgical mask too difficult to breathe in, too sweaty, too boring, too loose, too tight, consider a reusable mask. To us, the amount of rubbish from all the surgical masks disposed is more concerning.

Here's where you can get reusable masks:

From our website - PRANA TCM. Pls PM your address for mailing.
Or click on the link below for recommendations.
https://thesmartlocal.com/read/surgical-reusable-masks-singapore/

Some tips when choosing:
- 3D shape allows better breathability, but choose wisely as some cuts are not suitable for people without high nose bridge and cheeks
- Size, surgical mask design is more accommodating. Still, do not use adult mask for children
- Must be 2 ply with pocket for filter, or 3 ply with filter sewn in, four ply is a tat heavy and anything more will make you not want to wear it
- Ideally either the mask or the filter should be water resistant.

Have fun shopping!

09/04/2020

Stay home, stay safe.
See you again on 5/5/2020. 😷

05/04/2020

Very relieved to know that it is finally acknowledged that a mask is recommended to help combat COVID-19. On the other hand, angry and sad that people started using this new recommendation by the government to con and cheat people. Well, guess the way to prevent being conned is to arm yourself with the appropriate knowledge.

The purpose of wearing a surgical mask or any mask, does not kill the corona virus. If anyone tells you the mask can kill bacteria, germs or virus, he's a liar. At this point, the purpose of the mask is really to prevent other's respiratory droplets from reaching you and for you to keep your respiratory droplets from reaching others, a.k.a effective social distancing. 😆

This means that to serve the purpose of blocking the respiratory droplets, the mask should have some kind of water resistant function. You can perform a test on the surgical mask or cotton mask or reusable mask you have as shown in the video. The outer layer of the surgical mask is water resistant non woven fabric. The layer touching your face should be water absorbent but most surgical masks use water resistant material for this as well. There should be a wire nose strip. A plastic one or fabric one will not do the job as they do not stay moulded after you mould it to fit your face.

Now that you have tested your mask, wear it correctly in order for it to be effective. There is a wire, which is also known as the nose strip. With this on the nose, the folds on the outside should be facing down. Press the nose strip to fit your face and when you breathe, your glasses should not fog, or you should not feel air escaping above your nose.

The best approach to stay safe is to stay home! Eat heathy, exercise, make yourself happy in the coming month. Let's play our part, we can do it, Singapore!

05/04/2020

Testing the water resistant non woven fabric