TCM Health & Wellness Insights

Empower your health journey with advice from Singapore’s leading practitioners at PULSE TCM. Discover practical tips and in-depth guides written by our certified TCM physicians and allied health professionals.

Whether you are exploring natural solutions for pain management and sports injuries, seeking guidance on women’s health and fertility, or looking to improve your everyday mental wellness, we are here to help.

Explore our latest articles below to learn how acupuncture, herbal medicine, and holistic treatments can restore your body’s natural balance.

General Health

Understanding depression from a TCM perspective

Major depressive disorder, or depression, is a common mental disorder that is sadly not taken as seriously as other chronic conditions. Untreated depression can lead to a variety of emotional and physical issues which affect normal daily life.Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has historically been used to treat depression up till today, particularly in Asia. Western medicine typically uses medication and therapy to tackle depression, while TCM adopts a more holistic approach.Read on to understand more about depression from a TCM perspective and some tips to help ease depression.

Food

Types of Rice

Brown rice, red rice, jasmine rice, wild rice, black rice, sushi rice, basmati rice – what makes them different and which is the most nutritious?In fact, there are only 2 main categorisations— polished rice, and unpolished rice. Read on to learn more on which type of rice you…

Food

ABC Your Way to a Healthier Weight

Many people struggle with losing weight. With misinformation, conflicting advice, and fad diets that are ineffective or do more harm than good, people seeking to lose weight often find themselves plateauing and going back to square one. Does this sound like your experience? Find out what suits your…

General Health

How to fight heat & humidity with TCM

Singapore’s weather has been unusually warm and humid for the past 2 weeks. Rest assured that it’s not just you who feel this way. Many Singaporeans have feedbacked that it’s been abnormally warm and humid in April and May 2022. The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) has stated that…