by Eleanor Yap | May 13, 2014 | Miscellaneous
From the city of London to the Jurassic Coast, there is much to take in. We give you a quick lowdown. BY: Yvonne Wells When you are a senior, traveling has many perks including having lots of time available, no need to hurry and potential to focus on things other...
by Eleanor Yap | May 8, 2014 | Inspiring Figures
Don’t expect this grandmother to be attending to her grandchildren or preening her garden. She is busy managing her online business selling ready-to-wear batik designs. BY: Eleanor Yap Ng Suan Loi is the oldest online seller in Singapore and the title doesn’t faze...
by Eleanor Yap | May 6, 2014 | Health
New treatment option gives hope to advanced prostate cancer sufferers, whose cancer has spread to the bones. Singapore is the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to offer a breakthrough alpha-emitting radioactive therapy called Radium-223 dichloride...
by Eleanor Yap | May 1, 2014 | Health
Not many youths consider a career in the eldercare business but not Serene Tan, who has started a business selling innovating mobility aids for seniors. BY: Gia Phua Second-year NUS undergraduate, Serene Tan, 22, and fourth-year NUS undergraduate, Aaron Boo, 25...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 29, 2014 | Ask The Expert
Q. I feel I am getting more hunched/curved in my back – what can I do about it? Getting more hunched in a forward stooped posture, or getting more curved in the spinal alignment is not an uncommon finding among senior patients. This can be either on a...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 24, 2014 | Inspiring Figures
A survivor of the tragic Bukit Ho Swee fire of 1961, James Seah has found a way to deal with his younger days by blogging about it. BY: Eleanor Yap Sixty-five-year-old James Seah knows a lot about the Bukit Ho Swee fire of 1961 as he not only survived the fire (which...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 22, 2014 | Products
With muscle mass decreasing with age, this powder formula helps support muscle maintenance. Between the ages of 40 and 70, muscle mass decreases by about eight percent per decade; after age 70, the rate of loss increases to about 15 percent per decade. On top of doing...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 17, 2014 | Health
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s ABLE Studio has evolved over the years and now serves as one-stop shop for not just the home care and rehab products but also others designed by its staff. The ABLE Studio at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) has had much iteration over...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 15, 2014 | Reflections
A senior shares her viewpoint on a controversial topic. Euthanasia has long been at the centre of many heated discussions/debates. It is mostly carried out when someone is suffering from a terminal illness as well as other arguable reasons. Currently,...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 10, 2014 | Health
Back pain is common for people of all ages, and sometimes surgery is not the only answer. BY: Dr Chua Soo Yong Back pain is one of the commonest ailments that affect people from all age groups. Of course with age, the discs in our back as well the joints have...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 8, 2014 | Products
A fast activity to improve your focus and reaction time. Improve your hand-eye coordination, ambidexterity, focus and reaction time with Speed Stackers (left), specially-designed high-tech sport stacking cups endorsed by the US’ World Sport Stacking Association...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 3, 2014 | Ask The Expert
Q. With the haze, can you share some tips on how older adults can protect themselves? Avoid unnecessary outdoor activities, especially when the PSI reading is above 50. Keep doors and windows closed whenever possible, or invest in an air purifier machine. Wear N95...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 1, 2014 | Health
Surgery may not always be the first step to treat knee osteoarthritis as some have found success going the non-surgical way. BY: Eleanor Yap A 57-year-old woman (who does not want to be named) had been suffering many years of knee pain. This affected her mobility so...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 30, 2014 | Miscellaneous
A new initiative by the Council for Third Age to get active seniors to help the less active ones adopt a more exciting lifestyle. Some seniors are more active than others in their Third Age. Hence, the Council for Third Age (C3A) has piloted a new initiative with the...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 27, 2014 | Health
You can’t reverse the ageing process, but there are ways you can hide the inevitable signs. BY: Esther Low Crow’s feet (laugh lines), fine lines, sunken cheeks, droopy eyes … most of us would probably be able to relate to one or the other as we grow older....
