For most of us, constipation is a temporary setback which rights itself if we pay attention to our diet. But for some, the problem of `wanna go but can’t go’ is a more persistent one. These people suffer from chronic constipation. For some, it’s so bad that the pain is unbearable when they go. For others, they might even need an operation to clear their bowels! In this episode of Body & Soul, we look at how we can help them gain a smooth passage.

You’re jogging, when suddenly, you get a pain in your knee. You shrug it off but over time, the pain gets worse. Soon it hurts even when you walk. For many who play sports, they are particularly vulnerable to it, and it’s often called “jogger’s knee”. But eventually almost of all us will experience it as we age. In this episode of Body & Soul, we look at why our knees hurt and how to manage the wear and tear.

Headaches affect everyone at some point of their lives and most of us tend to dismiss it as non-threatening. But there are some headaches that are a lot more severe and serious. They don’t go away with a couple of pain-killers, recur frequently and may get triggered by certain stimuli. Often, these headaches are so severe they interfere with the sufferer’s quality of life. In this episode of Body & Soul, we look at these chronic headache ...

A child may snore due to a cold or the flu. This happens when the child’s nose gets stuffed up and mucus blocks the air passage. In most cases, children who snore are perfectly healthy. But when the child is suffering from habitual snoring, then it could be a sign of a sleep or breathing problem. In this episode of Body & Soul, we look at how snoring in children could, in the long term, lead to learning difficulties, behavioural problems ...

We all have, more or less, to a certain extent, some stubborn fat that we can’t seem to lose. Those pesky ‘love handles’ that can’t seem to disappear no matter how much we exercise or diet. That ‘spare tire’ around our middle that we can’t get rid of. But it’s not all about how good we look and our vanity. In this episode of Body & Soul, we look at how the accumulation of fat leads to many health complications like diabetes and heart disease and

Have you felt sluggish lately? Feel as if you don’t move as fast. Don’t think as fast? Don’t react as fast? Or conversely have you been more nervous, anxious and irritable of late? Seen a sudden weight loss? Or experienced a rapid or irregular heartbeat? Don’t shrug it off. There may be something wrong with your thyroid. In this episode of Body & Soul, we look at why the thyroid has such a huge impact on our body’s health.

When someone has vertigo, it’s often described as the world is spinning or that the inside of the head is spinning even though there is no real movement. The sense of balance is affected and the person can’t seem to walk straight. Depending on the cause, there are two types of vertigo – central and peripheral. In this episode of Body & Soul, we find out that vertigo is not an illness; it’s a symptom of several different conditions and how to...

Have you ever heard of people complaining that their vision has become blurry? And that changing their spectacles doesn’t help? Or that the light from the sun or lamps has become too glaring for their eyes? If someone you know has this problem, they might have cataracts. Cataracts are generally associated as a sign of ageing but this is a problem that everyone should be concerned about especially in Singapore which has one of the highest...

In Singapore’s hot and humid climate, we all sweat; some more profusely than others. You recognize the signs – big sweat stains in the underarm area of their shirts; wet palms when you shake their hands; the breath-stopping body odour. Hyperhidrosis is a medical condition where a sufferer sweats excessively. It can be embarrassing, uncomfortable and distressing. For some, it can even affect their career, social life, relationships and...

Have you ever found a lesion on your skin and thought that it looked unusual? Or wondered why your mole has changed its appearance over time? It could be the dreaded C word – cancer, or skin cancer to be specific. Considering our hot and sunny climate, Singaporeans are just very blasé about sun protection. In this episode of Body & Soul, we look at how as compared to other cancers, most skin cancers are detectable in the early stages and...