Insights · Physician-led guides
Practical tips and in-depth guides from certified TCM physicians and allied health professionals at PULSE Singapore.
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Women's Health
A TCM look at five body signs that stress and Liver Qi stagnation may be weighing on fertility, cycle regularity, and readiness for conception or IVF support.
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Pain & Injuries
类风湿关节炎: acupuncture alongside DMARDs or biologics for pain, stiffness, and mobility, with course length, moxa and herbs, and clear limits.
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Pain & Injuries
腕管综合征: Phalen screen, acupuncture and herbal plans, night load tips, Nei Guan and Shen Men.
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Pain & Injuries
腰痛: lumbar, thoracic, and neck-shoulder zones; Kidney deficiency vs qi-blood stasis vs Liver qi; acupuncture, tuina, cupping, and herbs.
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Pain & Injuries
膝痛: ACL sprain, meniscus tear, jumper’s knee, and osteoarthritis; wind-cold-damp vs Liver-Kidney vs qi-blood; acupuncture, herbs, cupping, tuina.
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Pain & Injuries
Blood stasis after a twist, ice while it is still swelling, then warmth, tuina, and six clinic methods.
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General Health
Bak kwa calories (370 vs 55 kcal), pineapple tarts, tang yuan, and portion tips for Singapore CNY house visits.
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Women's Health
Three dietitian-framed levers for fertility: diet (including sugary drinks), TCM and stress support, and BMI lifestyle windows beside IUI or IVF.
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Women's Health
Four TCM patterns behind breast tenderness, mood, cramps, and bloating, plus acupuncture, herbs, moxibustion, and cycle self-care.
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General Health
When surgery, radiation, medical oncology, and gene therapy fit, where toxicities limit plans, and where TCM oncology support sits beside them.
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General Health
Opinion on how TCM oncology can complement conventional care across neo-adjuvant, adjuvant, maintenance, and palliative stages, with host resilience and debilitation recovery at the centre.
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Women's Health
Shedding often starts at 3–6 months. TCM maps Blood, Kidney, and Qi leads, with Singapore context, food, and scalp care.
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General Health
气滞血瘀 / 胸痹: five IHD types, emotion-triggered chest tightness, acupuncture and herbs, San Qi caution. Bring your ECG.
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General Health
Opinion on seven modifiable cancer risk clusters: UV, tobacco, sleep, obesity, alcohol and diet, everyday habits, and oncoviruses, with a non-judgement close for patients already living with disease.
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General Health
Opinion on cancer as gene mutation under evolutionary pressure: multi-hit mutations, ageing, TP53 and telomeres, and hereditary, environmental, and replicative drivers.
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Insomnia
Liver qi stagnation from mental stress, 1–3am waking, Shen heat, and Bai Hui, Yin Tang, Tai Chong, and He Gu.
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General Health
Integrative IBS care: supervised low FODMAP dietetics, psychology for the gut-brain loop, and TCM patterns for IBS-D and IBS-C.
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Immunity
Post-COVID rebuild lookup: pattern teas, appetite porridge, Qi-Blood chicken soup, four presses, and herbal foot soak. Reviewed by Dr Sim Beng Joo.
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Women's Health
Baby blues vs postpartum depression and psychosis signs, risk factors, CBT notes, and TCM Heart-Liver-Spleen care in Singapore.
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Stress
Gender stress gap, caregiving and worry work, six clinic skills, and when psychology sits with TCM.
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General Health
Singapore obesity care across psychology, dietetics, and TCM: stress and sleep, sustainable plates, and damp-phlegm pattern reads.
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Women's Health
After confinement: five TCM precautions, sleep by 11pm, tongue signs for warming food, and what physicians read in a postpartum consult.
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Cancer
Prevention versus treatment nutrition, fruit and vegetable myths, supplements versus oral nutrition supplements, and why calories plus protein come first during cancer care.
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Insomnia
Worry-insomnia loop, four worry skills, when to see a psychologist, and TCM×psychology pathways for thin sleep.
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Eye Care
Styes as Wind-Heat in the Spleen and Stomach meridians: do not squeeze, use a warm compress, and when to book clinic care.
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Stress
Five holiday-blues triggers: hosting load, difficult people, FOMO, work rush, and gift stress, with coping skills and TCM×psychology handoff.
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General Health
Stress hormones and mood habits that raise glucose, life satisfaction evidence, and week-scale supports beside monitoring and GP care.
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Pain & Injuries
DOMS playbook: Paragon BIXEPS, acupuncture recovery paths, and 60–90 minute fuel windows beside training.
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General Health
Red vs brown rice in TCM: same unpolished family, different bran pigment. White tonifies Spleen Qi; black nourishes Kidney and Liver Yin.
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General Health
Mooncake calories (~900 / ⅛ ≈ 110 kcal), snowskin myth, reduced-sugar labels, and Mid-Autumn portion tips for Singapore.
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Skin
Three TCM acne patterns: Lung Heat, damp-heat and phlegm, and Yin deficiency, with typical lesions, zones, and what may help.
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General Health
Plant volume and HPB plate balance with hawker swaps, calorie deficit honesty, and bridges to TCM weight care and Medical Nutrition Therapy.
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General Health
Quarter-quarter-half plate for Singapore meals, three constitution leans, favourite-food moderation, and TCM with Medical Nutrition Therapy.
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General Health
What fibre is for Middle Jiao, Wei Qi, and mood, with Singapore intake tips and kitchen pots. Reviewed by Dr Sim Beng Joo.
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Men's Health
Erectile dysfunction in TCM: Kidney Yang, Liver Qi, Damp-Heat, and Qi-Blood patterns, Singapore lifestyle drivers, acupuncture, herbs, and DIY.
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General Health
Humid Singapore load, summer heat strain signs, constitution coolers, sour plum tea, three-roots soup, and acupressure. Sibling to heaty vs cooling.
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Eye Care
Dry eyes in Singapore: AC and screen flares, gland causes, TCM patterns, SERI-linked acupuncture, teas, and periocular press.
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Women's Health
Low supply often maps to Qi-Blood deficiency, Liver Qi stagnation, or phlegm-damp. Match food, rest, and acupressure beside feeding support.
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General Health
Mild paediatric COVID course, red-flag triage, and TCM support with paediatric Tuina plus physician-adjusted herbs for fever, cough, and lingering fatigue.
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Women's Health
Chong and Ren Qi-blood change, deficiency versus excess, Heat-Dampness skip for ginger and heat pads, and when to book cycle care.
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General Health
Long sitting, Spleen-Stomach damp-phlegm weight, movement and diet caution, seven acupoints, porridge, and damp-clearing teas.
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Immunity
Post-COVID fatigue, brain fog, sleep, cough, and more: TCM acupressure, Sheng Mai Yin, snow-pear soup, and when to book.
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Women's Health
TCM fertility map: seed-and-soil analogy, Jing Qi Blood, and four constitution patterns linked with infertility.
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General Health
Consistency beats venue: five virtual-workout advantages, TCM recovery tells, Singapore hybrid habits, and when Sports Enhancement belongs.
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Skin
Heaty, cold, and high-GI trigger foods, plus winter melon soup, barley-mung dessert, and honeysuckle tea for diet-related acne.
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Well-being
Thirteen daily habits for mind, body, rest, and connection: unplug, warmer meals, sleep by about 11pm, box breathing. Reviewed by Dr Sim.
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Skin
Chinese face mapping for forehead, nose, cheek, and chin acne, with food remedies, danger-triangle caution, and SP6 / KI3 acupressure.
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General Health
Decide-rule for morning, afternoon, and evening training, TCM recovery tells, Singapore heat cues, and when Sports Enhancement belongs.
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Pain & Injuries
Singapore school load, TCM Liver-Gallbladder causes, age-matched care, and home press, teas, and Tian Ma soup for children and teens.
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General Health
耳穴 / Vaccaria 王不留行籽: Nogier inverted-fetus map, ten concerns, and a home press of 3–7 days.
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Immunity
Seven Do, Eat, and Move habits for Wei Qi: sleep, hydration, Singapore AC and iced-drink load, and when to deepen into clinic care.
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Immunity
Mild sore throat, headache, fatigue, and anxiety: TCM decoctions, acupressure, Ba Duan Jin, and when to seek care.
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Immunity
Post-jab headache, sore arm, fatigue, and sleep: TCM points, two kitchen teas, and the meridian clock.
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General Health
TCM patterns for indigestion, constipation, and IBS, with home tea, soup, and acupressure. Reviewed by Dr Sim Beng Joo.
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Skin
Wind-Dampness-Heat eczema: three stages, herbs and named creams, acupuncture, and seven skin-care tips.
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Immunity
Wei Qi readiness before a jab: glance map, light arm warm-ups, and when to ease training after the dose.
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Stress
Eustress vs distress, organ-emotion pairs, body signs with what may help, presses, teas, and release moves.
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Pain & Injuries
Dry and wet cupping, TCM stagnation frame, athlete recovery mechanisms, marks aftercare, and when Sports Enhancement belongs.
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Women's Health
Gong Han (cold womb) in TCM: Kidney Yang, Singapore lifestyle drivers, signs, warming teas, and acupressure for fertility support.
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Hair Loss
Ten TCM botanicals in PULSE Hair Tonic, who they fit, how to apply, and when tonics sit beside the Hair Loss programme.
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General Health
Festive bloating, heaty CNY snacks, nian gao, steamboat herbs, and cooling teas for Singapore reunion season.
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Pain & Injuries
First-step morning heel pain, bottom vs back of the heel, Qi and Blood vs Kidney weakness, Da Ling (PC7) and calf stretches.
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Hair Loss
How TCM links hair to Blood, Kidney Jing, Liver Qi, and Damp-Heat, with acupuncture, herbs, kitchen allies, and scalp habits.
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Pain & Injuries
Heart, Lungs, Spleen, Liver, and Kidney each gate a sports job: stamina, continuity, muscle, tendons, and lumbar-knee load under training.
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Pain & Injuries
冻结肩 / 五十肩: freezing, frozen, thawing; LI15, TE14, GB34; four home stretches.
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Immunity
TCM cough types: heaty versus cold phlegm, chicken and food cautions, soups and teas, and LU7 / KI6 / CV23 acupressure.
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Immunity
鼻窦炎 / 鼻渊: sinus versus allergic rhinitis, Lung-Spleen phlegm, Ying Xiang and He Gu, Cang Er Zi and Xin Yi herbs.
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Pain & Injuries
Anterior kneecap / PFPS pain on stairs or downhill: Singapore load, qi-blood or Bi patterns, acupuncture, herbs, and three home moves.
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Pain & Injuries
Lumbar 腰痛 between the 12th rib and gluteal fold: damp, blood stasis, Kidney deficiency, clinic methods, and DIY points with stretches.
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General Health
White, yellow, and wild chrysanthemum tea in TCM: eyes, wind-heat, and physician-strength cooling. Caffeine-free. If there's any chance of pregnancy, don't use this.
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Stress
Four stress pictures in TCM: digestion, liver-heat insomnia, desk tension, and cycle load, with teas, presses, and desk moves.
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General Health
LDL vs HDL, 6.2 mmol/L threshold, Spleen damp and phlegm patterns, acupuncture, herbs, teas, and SP9–SP8.
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Pain & Injuries
妈妈手 / Mother’s Hand: Finkelstein screen, acupuncture, tuina, plasters, 4–6 week splint, opposition and grip.
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Insomnia
Why rest matters, six deprivation risks, TCM sleep before 11pm, Shen Men, and kitchen teas when the mind will not settle.
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Immunity
Zheng Qi and Wei Qi, sleep by 11pm, LU7 LI4 ST36 RN12, Ba Duan Jin, Huang Qi soup, and cooling tea. Reviewed by Dr Sim Beng Joo.
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Women's Health
Normal vs abnormal cycle length, flow, and TCM colour-viscosity patterns, with ST36, SP6, and SP10 self-press for everyday cycle support.
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Pain & Injuries
Morning 落枕, four neck muscles, wind-cold vs strain, acupuncture, tuina, cupping, gua sha, Luo Zhen, and pillow habits.
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General Health
Eight festive tips: indigestion, nausea, heaty snacks, Ge Hua, mulberry leaf, steamboat herbs, and waiting before exercise.
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Women's Health
Six Singapore confinement beliefs with TCM verdicts: showering, plain water vs red date tea, confinement foods, air-con, meat-only diets, and reading or crying.
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General Health
Healthy tongue in TCM: five exam axes, organ region map, and nine constitution signs physicians read with the pulse.
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Women's Health
Infertility after 12 months of trying: pregnancy steps, male and female factors, and Kidney, Spleen, Liver patterns in TCM.
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Pain & Injuries
Fifteen-minute desk strength moves for neck, upper back, hips, calves, and side hip, with 久坐伤肉 and clear demos.
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General Health
Four TCM constipation types, food matched to the type, and SJ6, HT7, and ST25 acupressure.
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Immunity
Eight home presses for haze headache, eye discomfort, runny nose, and dry throat: He Gu, Cuan Zhu, Tai Yang, Ying Xiang, LU7, and CV23.
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Immunity
Match haze dry throat, sore throat, runny nose, or headache to a named five-minute kitchen tea, plus presses when the eyes sting.
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General Health
Five Singapore mum food beliefs, with TCM and science verdicts: soya sauce scars, daily Liang Teh, chicken when coughing, lemon gastric, and durian with beer.
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Skin
Acne types from whiteheads to cysts, grades 1–4, and how TCM pattern summaries map to the surface picture.
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Pain & Injuries
Plateau and DOMS through a Qi-Blood lens: activation, recovery, joint comfort, digestion, and when Sports Enhancement belongs.
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Pain & Injuries
痛风: uric acid and 6.8 mg/dL, damp-heat, purine foods, 薏米水 and 桑枝茶.
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General Health
Gentle TCM bodywork for children about 6 months to 7 years: what it is, common concerns, session length, and physician-taught home points.
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General Health
What heaty and cooling mean in TCM: signs, Singapore foods, and how to rebalance. Nature is not serving temperature.
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Women's Health
Postpartum PGP: ligaments, TCM patterns (Qi-Blood, stasis, Kidney, cold-damp), and acupuncture, tuina, or bone setting.
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General Health
Favour, avoid, and snack plates for dampness, qi stagnation, and Spleen-Kidney deficiency beside a physician read.
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General Health
Four TCM bloating patterns, FODMAP triggers, Mo Fu and ST36 home care, and when to book. Reviewed by Dr Sim Beng Joo.
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General Health
Dampness, qi stagnation, and Spleen-Kidney deficiency: signs, food habits, acupuncture, cupping, herbs, and ear Hunger Point.
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Skin
Four TCM acne syndromes with exemplar herbs, facial acupuncture and herbal care, aftercare, and session FAQs.
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Pain & Injuries
Sit-stand timing, 久坐伤肉, and five desk stretches with calm demos for neck, shoulders, chest, hip flexors, and calves.
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Pain & Injuries
Cord vs soft-tissue load, cervical to lumbar-sacral maps, red flags, and TCM beside rehab.
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General Health
How TCM classifies food by five flavours and four natures, and why the right plate matches your constitution.
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Insomnia
Four insomnia types, Liver-Gallbladder and Heart-Kidney patterns, Bai Hui, An Mian, Shi Mian, Shen Men, and Lao Gong with Yong Quan.
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Pain & Injuries
Five TCM patterns with May help next steps, stages, acupuncture, tuina, gua sha, herbs, and ice from Taiyang to Yintang.
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Eye Care
Periorbital dark circles versus bags: melanin, vessels, fluid, shadowing. TCM eye-mapping, acupuncture, Eye Gua Sha, and home care.
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General Health
Nine TCM body constitution types, inborn versus acquired factors, and how food matches the pattern. A quiz can suggest a type; pulse and tongue confirm it.
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Eye Care
Chinese eye exercises for digital strain: palming, GB20, Jing Ming, Tai Yang, Si Bai, orbital massage, plus screen habits and tea.
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General Health
Xiao-Ke upper-middle-lower map, Type 1 vs Type 2, prediabetes habits, SP8 and KD3 beside Western glucose care.
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General Health
艾灸: mugwort heat on points, direct vs indirect, cold and stagnant uses, and a 12-session course.
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Skin
How facial acupuncture supports collagen, texture, and complexion from local micro-stimulus plus internal pattern care, with course expectations.
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Pain & Injuries
Bottom vs back of the heel, red flags, Qi and Blood vs Kidney weakness, spur myth, and four clinic methods.
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Well-being
Kidney Jing, Spleen, and Liver map beside oxidative ageing; acupuncture, herbs, cupping, and five lifestyle levers. Reviewed by Dr Sim.
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General Health
Excess fat as damp and phlegm, Singapore load, movement, kitchen teas, and ear Hunger Point beside Weight Management.
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Pain & Injuries
Acute vs chronic pain, channel obstruction, site map from head to lumbar, acupuncture, and Singapore desk or stair load.
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Pain & Injuries
Diet and wind habits, GB20 · SJ23 · SJ21 presses, heat versus cold types, and acupuncture timing between visits.
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Hair Loss
Hair loss types, five TCM patterns with herbs, scalp acupuncture, plum blossom needling, and a months-scale timeline.
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Eye Care
Singapore children and myopia: high-myopia risks, Heart-Liver-Kidney framing, periocular points, lifestyle habits, and clinic cycles.
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Women's Health
Kidney yin vs yang for hot flushes and night sweats, Tai Xi (KD3) and San Yin Jiao (SP6) DIY press, and when to book women's health care.
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Skin
Pattern-led acupuncture for acne: five internal pictures, weekly care with herbs and diet, typical timelines, and how it sits beside dermatology.
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Women's Health
How acupuncture eases PMS and period pain: Qi-Blood flow, hormones, endorphins, and course timing from 5–7 days before menses.
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Insights is PULSE TCM’s library of clinician-led health guides. Articles cover fertility, pain, women’s health, and everyday wellness, with clear answers, named reviewers, and links to book care.
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