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How to choose a healthier salt and cooking oil.
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Singapore is planning to introduce Nutri-Grade labelling for salt, sauces and seasonings, instant noodles and cooking oil.
These are labels that will allow consumers to tell at a glance how healthy they are. The products will be graded A to D – with D being the least healthy choice, having the highest levels of sodium and/or saturated fat, among other possible nutrients.
The mandatory Nutri-Grade label has been successfully used on pre-packaged and freshly prepared beverages. Drinks that exceed a threshold of sweetness are graded C and D, and there are also prohibitions on advertising such beverages that are grade D.
Still, it would appear easier for someone to cut down on sugary drinks, or even eliminate them, than it is to significantly reduce the intake of sodium and saturated fats as savoury foods can form a big part of our diets.
Will this new labelling requirement truly benefit us, and what should we watch out for, when it comes to maintaining healthier diets in the meantime?
ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo finds out more from the president of the Singapore Nutrition Dietetics Association, Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran.
She is the deputy director of Industry Partnerships and the head of the Glycemic Index Research Unit at the School of Applied Science at Temasek Polytechnic.
Highlights (click/tap above)
2:29 The taste test: what’s the difference between potassium salt and table salt?
3:08 Watch out for hidden sodium
6:59 Salty tolerance for the elderly is much higher
10:39 What exactly are saturated fats?
13:17 How to pick out a healthier cooking oil?
15:13 Is there any truth to the claim that coconut oil is actually good for health?
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Host: Joyce Teo ([email protected])
Produced and edited by: Eden Soh
Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong
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New episodes from our rebranded podcast channel will drop here: https://str.sg/wB2m
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.
Our previous Money and Career podcast channel is now rebranded HeadSTart on Record, taking on a fresher and sharper approach on how to chase your aspirations and grow your money.
Hosts Sue-Ann Tan and Tay Hong Yi will speak with guests on how to navigate jobs and finances in a daunting, complex world.
Hong Yi has been covering manpower and talent topics for ST, with a focus on careers, the job market and workforce trends.
Sue-Ann will look at how to invest your money and the delicate balancing act between saving and living. Sept 2 Monday sees her first episode dropping across our audio platforms and the ST app.
Stay tuned for more episodes on chewy topics like how far would you go for your pay cheque and how you can invest from age 18.
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Edited by: Amirul Karim
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How effective are your skincare products?
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
We all want to look as young and as healthy as possible, and one way to do so is to have healthy skin. But, as we age, our skin becomes thinner, less elastic and more dry and sensitive. There’s also a difference between Asian and Caucasian skin, but most dermatological research has focused on Caucasian populations.
How can we then delay the skin ageing process?
To find out more, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to an expert on ageing skin - Professor Rachel Watson - who had spent 30 years in the United Kingdom studying what exactly changes in the skin as we age and how the environment accelerates skin ageing.
She has come to Singapore to study Asian skin, and has just started a new research project looking at Asian skin ageing and the possible interventions that can be used to improve skin health and prevent skin diseases.
Prof Watson is the executive director of the Skin Research Institute of Singapore and the A*STAR Skin Research Labs.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:04 Difference between Asian and Caucasian skin
6:48 Prof Watson’s new four-year study on ageing in Asian skin.
17:38 Ingredients to look out for in your skincare products
22:29 Protect the health of all your skin, and not just the skin on your face
31:20 The myth of collagen drinks
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Amirul Karim and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Excessive screen time can lead to speech delays, autism-like symptoms in children.
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
My 18-month-old loves viewing videos on my phone; why is he not talking?
Screen time can help children develop social, creative, communication and other skills, but very young children, especially those below 18 months of age, are not ready for it. They should not be getting any screen time, unless it is for video chatting.
Find out how excessive screen time can affect them, and how too much time spent on digital devices can lead to a myriad of issues in children above 18 months of age. For instance, children here are getting myopia from a younger age, from spending too much time indoors on near work and too little time outdoors in the daylight.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with her two guest experts - Dr Yvonne Ling, an eye surgeon specialising in adult squints and paediatric ophthalmology, from the Singapore National Eye Centre and Dr Christelle Tan, a consultant at the Department of Child Development at KK Womens’ and Children’s Hospital (KKH) to find out more. Dr Ling also sees young patients with various eye issues, including myopia, at KKH.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:06 Why is myopia something to watch out for?
5:18 What is the best sport that children can do to stave off myopia?
8:17 Why is my 18-month-old baby not talking?
10:07 Case of 3-year-boy who spent hours on video games
11:50 Should I be worried about the autism-like symptoms in my child?
26:16 What parents can do to protect their children from the effects of too much screen time?
32:24 How to prepare for a myopia check? What parents can do to protect their children from the effects of too much screen time?
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]) and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Vape users inhale not just harmful chemicals, but toxic metals into their lungs.
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
E-cigarettes or vapes can contain less chemicals than cigarettes, but did you know that the former can expose users to toxic metals?
Is vaping safer than smoking and just how harmful is vaping? Find out these and more in the latest Health Check episode with ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo, as she dives into the topic with two experts from Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
They are Adj Asst/Prof Clive Tan, Public Health Specialist and Senior Consultant, Department of Preventive & Population Medicine and Adj Asso/Prof Puah Ser Hon, Head and Senior Consultant from the Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine.
With vaping on the rise here, despite it being illegal, they also talk about the help available to a vape user who wants to quit the habit, and what can be done about the vaping problem here.
In Singapore, simply purchasing, using or owning an electronic vapouriser or vape, can attract fines of up to $2,000 per offence.
Yet, vaping is on the rise here. The purchase, use or possession of vapes jumped 58 per cent to about 7,900 cases in 2023, from about 5,000 cases in 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:33 Are vapes safer than cigarettes?
8:17 Inhaling chemicals and toxic metals
20:35 Considering an amnesty for vape users
27:42 You can get the help that you need to quit vaping
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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IMH trial to study efficacy of personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression.
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Researchers from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore are studying a new personalised treatment for resistant depression.
It is the personalised version of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive treatment that uses magnetic fields to stimulate and reset the specific part of the brain that regulates mood.
A clinical trial that aims to study its efficacy is currently being conducted at IMH. It pairs TMS with the algorithm of each patient’s functional magnetic resonance imaging to identify a precise spot on the head where magnetic stimulation can be applied to achieve better outcomes.
In this Health Check podcast episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to two experts involved in the trial. Dr Tor Phern Chern is a Senior Consultant at the Mood & Anxiety department and Head of Neurostimulation Service, at IMH and Associate Professor Thomas Yeo is from the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:28 How does TMS work?
8:47 Using a tape measure to ascertain the target area
10:34 What is depression?
23:29 Using Professor Yeo's algorithm to find an individual treatment target
25:52 What is the trial about?
29:27 Envisioning a future of TMS treatments
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
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Get started on moderate intensity physical activity to stay healthy.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Singapore wants to be a healthier nation, and everyone needs to play their part by leading healthier lifestyles. This would only benefit the individual, but not everyone exercises regularly.
And, if you have watched the popular Netflix documentary series Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, which are spots where people tend to live to around 100, you will know that the world’s longest-lived people do not exercise. They don’t go running in the stadium, nor do they go for a workout in the gym.
So, just how much of it is necessary when it comes to doing it for health, weight management or weight loss? What’s the minimum amount of exercise that you can do to obtain any health benefits?
In this Health Check podcast episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Clinical Assistant Professor Ivy Lim, a Senior Consultant and the Chief of the Department of Sport and Exercise Medicine at Changi General Hospital to find out more.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:01 Do we really need to exercise?
4:35 Pairing exercise and diet will lead to greater weight loss than solely relying on diet
8:09 Is it okay to focus on resistance training and not cardiovascular exercise like running?
9:52 Can you get rid of your belly fat by doing a lot of sit-ups?
12:04 Will brisk walking and stair climbing cause you to have knee problems?
15:53 Sprint training snacks at CGH: Doing less but at a higher intensity
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
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Wearable tech can help us monitor our heart.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Today, we can easily find heart rate monitors in wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers. As Singapore shifts the centre of gravity in healthcare from acute hospitals to the community with its preventive care strategy Healthier SG, such wearable technology will likely become more popular as they enable us to take charge of our health.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Clin Assoc Prof Ching Chi Keong, a Senior Consultant at the National Heart Centre Singapore about how one can make use of these devices and just how accurate they are.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:55 How do ECG readings taken with a smart watch compare with a traditional ECG done in a medical setting? How accurate are they?
3:41 Interpreting ECG readings on your phone and what it means to have a sinus rhythm
11:09 When should you seek medical help?
14:35 Which group of people should use wearable devices to monitor their heart rate?
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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An ADHD diagnosis can help you make sense of your life.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
The awareness of ADHD, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, a common neurodevelopmental condition is growing around the world and more people have been diagnosed with it. Yet, many do not know that they have it while others may not have a good understanding of the condition, in order to thrive with it.
ADHD is characterised by inattention and hyperactive-impulsive behaviour. It can greatly affect one’s life, but it can also be turned into a superpower if it is managed correctly.
In this Health Check podcast episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Moonlake Lee, the founder of Unlocking ADHD, the first site in Singapore that aims to help individuals with ADHD and their families live life to the fullest, to find out more.
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:31 Moonlake’s journey as an ADHDer and how her diagnosis has helped her
6:12 On the growing awareness of ADHD in Singapore
21:25 How to tell if you have ADHD?
28:43 Deciding whether to put your child on ADHD medication
Helplines
MENTAL WELL-BEING
• Institute of Mental Health’s Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222 (24 hours)
• Samaritans of Singapore: 1-767 (24 hours) / 9151-1767 (24 hours CareText via WhatsApp)
• Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
• Silver Ribbon Singapore: 6386-1928
• Tinkle Friend: 1800-274-4788
• Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500/1
• Women’s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10am to 6pm)COUNSELLING
• TOUCHline (Counselling): 1800-377-2252
• TOUCH Care Line (for caregivers): 6804-6555
• Care Corner Counselling Centre: 6353-1180
• Counselling and Care Centre: 6536-6366ONLINE RESOURCES
• moht.com.sg/mindline-sg
• eC2.sg
• tinklefriend.sg
• chat.mentalhealth.sg
• carey.carecorner.org.sg (for those aged 13 to 25)
• limitless.sg/talk (for those aged 12 to 25)Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, and Eden Soh
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True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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It is always good to start having end-of life conversations early.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
There are some conditions that are difficult to treat, others possibly pointless to treat. Doctors know the limits of medical care and they can advise against further treatment, if the care is deemed futile.
In this episode, we will hear about the difficult decisions that some doctors and some families have to contend with, in their work and life.
Dr Shirlynn Ho is a senior consultant and deputy head of the division of Supportive ＆ Palliative Care at the National Cancer Centre Singapore. She’s also the assistant secretary of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network, which works with the Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care in Singapore.
Dr Tan Yia Swam is a breast surgeon, with her own practice at Mount Alvernia Hospital. She was the past president of the Singapore Medical Association and a former Nominated MP.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:23 What is Advanced Medical Directive?
4:33 A difficult decision made by doctors
6:35 Advice on Advance Care Planning
15:16 How people in the region view death
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Amirul Karim and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m
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Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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It is always good to start having end-of life conversations early.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
End-of-life planning is never easy. A better way could be to start the process early by planning for the life you want to lead and leave behind.
After all, death is a part of life, and it may be helpful to start thinking about it years before, said a palliative care doctor and a surgeon who does not shy away from talking about death and dying well with her patients.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to two guests. They discuss the importance of end-of-life planning and palliative care, and how talking about death can help us come to terms with this reality.
Dr Tan Yia Swam is a breast surgeon with her own practice at Mount Alvernia Hospital. She was a former Nominated MP and the past president of the Singapore Medical Association.
Dr Shirlynn Ho is the deputy head and senior consultant of the Division of Supportive ＆ Palliative Care at National Cancer Centre Singapore.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:08 Broaching the topic of palliative care
6:30 Why is there a rising urgency for palliative care?
10:41 Story about a dying patient
13:32 How do medical professionals convey information to families?
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Amirul Karim and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Learn about digital therapeutics.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Traditional healthcare is based on doctor and hospital visits, and it can take a long time to obtain appointments to see a healthcare professional. What if one day, an individual can be prescribed a digital therapy for their depression or other health issues remotely? He or she would not have to take any medications.
In this Health Check podcast episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Professor Dean Ho, the director of the Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM) at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the head of the NUS biomedical engineering department, to find out more about digital therapeutics or DTx.
He’s just written a book on DTx with two other researchers Mr Yoann Sapanel and Dr Agata Blasiak from the institute titled Medicine Without Meds: Revolutionising Healthcare With Digital Solutions.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:12 What is DTx?
9:24 Challenges of DTx?
10:57 How can DTx further personalise care?
23:05 Prof Ho’s experiments
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Amirul Karim & Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Find out more about menopause and what you can do about it.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Menopause is a natural part of aging but the time leading up to menopause, known as perimenopause, affects each woman differently.
Associate Professor Rukshini Puvanendran, the head and senior consultant of Family Medicine Service, and the co-lead of KK Menopause Centre at KKH, said that while many people are aware of menopause, they do not fully understand it. There are also many misconceptions surrounding menopause, with the most common being that hormone replacement therapy or HRT is harmful.
Still, menopause is a stage of life that also marks a new beginning for women. In the west, there's even a new trend in the travel industry - menopause retreats. Women are embracing their menopausal transition and willing to pay for vacations that combine spa treatments with fitness or yoga sessions and advice on how to deal with symptoms like hot flushes.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Assoc Prof Rukshini to find out more about how menopause affects women, how safe HRT is as well as other ways of managing the symptoms.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:07 When do women in Singapore experience menopause
2:20 How does it affect the body?
6:46 What other issues should menopausal women be aware of?
13:36 When should women seek help for the symptoms they experience?
19:33 Misconceptions of hormone replacement therapy
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Amirul Karim & Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Find out more about the possible support that companies can give to people with mental health conditions.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Content warning: This podcast discusses suicidal feelings.
Having a mental health condition can make work life pretty challenging sometimes, so should you tell your bosses about it? How should you go about doing that and what can companies do to support their employees who have mental health challenges.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to two guests.
Min Hui is a suicide survivor and a volunteer at mental health charity Resillience Collective (RC).
She talks about her mental health journey and how it has been like for her to be open about her mental health conditions at work.
Nicholas Lee is the executive director of RC. He shares his personal mental health story, what he has done for staff with mental health conditions and offers suggestions on what companies can do to support their employees recovering from mental health conditions.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:56 Minhui’s mental health journey and how she let a suicidal thought pass.
4:24 What happened after Minhui told her bosses about her mental health conditions
8:41 How Minhui’s superior supported her after an unpleasant work episode
15:32 Nick’s pragmatic approach to his mental health condition
24:25 Involving HR when it comes to supporting mental health persons in recovery
30:50 Should you disclose your mental health conditions at the job interview?
Helplines
MENTAL WELL-BEING
Institute of Mental Health’s Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222 (24 hours) Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444 (24 hours) /1-767 (24 hours)
• Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
• Silver Ribbon Singapore: 6386-1928 Tinkle Friend: 1800-274-4788 Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500/1 Women’s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10am to 6pm)COUNSELLING
TOUCHline (Counselling): 1800-377-2252 TOUCH Care Line (for seniors, caregivers): 6804-6555 Care Corner Counselling Centre: 6353-1180 Counselling and Care Centre: 6536-6366ONLINE RESOURCES
mindline.sg eC2.sg tinklefriend.sg chat.mentalhealth.sg
• carey.carecorner.org.sg (for those aged 13 to 25) limitless.sg/talk (for those aged 12 to 25)Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Amirul Karim and Eden Soh
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Synopsis: A brand new feature is within The Straits Times app, which you can download from the Apple app store or the Google Play store. For those of you who already have it, the latest version update now has a dedicated Podcast Section, where you can listen to our latest incoming show episodes and check out back episodes too.
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If you have a smart home speaker like the Google Home or Nest device, or your Android phone, just say: “Hey Google, play me (name of any of the shows below) or The Straits Times Podcasts.”
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Find out what these 'circles' of resilience are.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Peer support groups are a regular gathering of persons with lived experiences of mental health conditions. They have come together to support one another, and the mental health support they offer is what you can only get from someone who has been where you are.
To learn more about peer support groups and the help they offer, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts two participants from a monthly peer support group at a local mental health charity Resilience Collective (RC).
They are Min, a 25-year-old aspiring nurse and counsellor, and Teo Guoxiang, a 35-year-old assistant manager with the Programmes Team at RC, whom Min addresses as GX. Hear about their personal stories, what it takes to join a peer support group and how joining such a group - which RC calls Circles of Resilience - has helped them.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:05 What is a 'Resilience Collective'?; Why Min joined a peer support group
9:29 The agreement you have to sign upon becoming a member of a peer support group
12:17 How GX joined Resilience Collection (RC) and eventually became a staff member
16:54 How the peer support group helped Min and GX
20:36 Things to be aware of before joining a peer support group; the difference it has made
Helplines
MENTAL WELL-BEING
• Institute of Mental Health’s Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222 (24 hours)
• Samaritans of Singapore: 1-767 (24 hours) / 9151-1767 (24 hours CareText via WhatsApp)
• Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
• Silver Ribbon Singapore: 6386-1928
• Tinkle Friend: 1800-274-4788
• Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500/1
• Women’s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10am to 6pm)COUNSELLING
• TOUCHline (Counselling): 1800-377-2252
• TOUCH Care Line (for caregivers): 6804-6555
• Care Corner Counselling Centre: 6353-1180
• Counselling and Care Centre: 6536-6366ONLINE RESOURCES
• moht.com.sg/mindline-sg
• eC2.sg
• tinklefriend.sg
• chat.mentalhealth.sg
• carey.carecorner.org.sg (for those aged 13 to 25)
• limitless.sg/talk (for those aged 12 to 25)Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Our guest is overseeing Singapore's three-phase National Precision Medicine programme.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Precision medicine - sometimes known as personalised medicine or health - is an innovative approach to tailoring disease prevention and treatment that takes into account differences in people's genes, environments, and lifestyles.
Professor Patrick Tan, the executive director of Precision Health Research, Singapore (Precise), the entity set up to implement the current phase of Singapore’s three-phase National Precision Medicine programme, is our guest in this episode.
ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with him about what precision health is, the ground-breaking research being done in Singapore, and how the entity is working with clinicians to pilot the implementation of precision medicine programmes in the healthcare system.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:16 What is precision health?
2:58 Lessons from the SG10k study
4:43 Status of the current SG100k study
8:28 The ongoing precision health pilots
12:35 An issue raised by participants in the SG10k study
25:01 What can we expect in the future of precision health?
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Eden Soh
Edited by: Paxton Pang
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Gain insights into the usage of mental health apps, and whether or not to embrace them.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Mental health applications have grown in popularity over the years, with more employers turning to such apps to help improve their employees’ mental well-being.
They typically offer online guides and mental health information and can link users up with a counsellor or coach, if needed.
But, just how useful are these apps? Who’s using the apps? And are they safe to use? To find out more, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Dr Oliver Suendermann, the clinical director of Intellect, a Singapore headquartered-company that has been growing speedily since it was founded in 2019. It has expanded into the region and now serves three million users.
Dr Suendermann, a permanent resident, sheds light on their users’ needs, what they offer - mostly coaches - and discusses what people can look out for before they use a mental health app.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:38 What’s typical in a mental health app?
5:30 The Intellect mental health platform is staffed by mostly coaches, not psychologists
13:28 Three things to look out for before using a mental health app
Helplines
MENTAL WELL-BEING
• Institute of Mental Health’s Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222 (24 hours)
• Samaritans of Singapore: 1-767 (24 hours) / 9151-1767 (24 hours CareText via WhatsApp)
• Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
• Silver Ribbon Singapore: 6386-1928
• Tinkle Friend: 1800-274-4788
• Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500/1
• Women’s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10am to 6pm)COUNSELLING
• TOUCHline (Counselling): 1800-377-2252
• TOUCH Care Line (for caregivers): 6804-6555
• Care Corner Counselling Centre: 6353-1180
• Counselling and Care Centre: 6536-6366ONLINE RESOURCES
• moht.com.sg/mindline-sg
• eC2.sg
• tinklefriend.sg
• chat.mentalhealth.sg
• carey.carecorner.org.sg (for those aged 13 to 25)
• limitless.sg/talk (for those aged 12 to 25)Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Paxton Pang and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
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The future of end-of-life options with dignity in Singapore.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Many people wish to die in the comfort of their own homes, surrounded by their loved ones. However, the reality is that it is not so easy to do so yet.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Ms Sim Bee Hia, the executive director of the Singapore Hospice Council, about the challenges involved.
They also discussed what the fraternity plans to do to make it easier for people to live out their lives at home.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:49 The challenges to enable someone to die at home if they wish to
4:18 Empowering caregivers
9:42 How will it look like in the future for someone to die at home
12:11 The role that primary care doctors can play
16:17 Importance of death literacy
Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Paxton Pang and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
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Our guest shares her experience with depression and suicidal ideation and how she overcame the unhealthy thoughts.
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Recent data from non-profit suicide prevention centre Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) showed that 476 suicide deaths were reported in Singapore in 2022, the highest since 2000.
Of the deaths in 2022, 125 involved those aged 10 to 29. This was 13 more than in 2021 and another high since 2000, which marks SOS’ earliest recorded data.
Suicide is complex but it is preventable. In this episode, ST's senior health correspondent Joyce Teo talks to Ms Sabrina Ooi, the chief executive and co-founder of Calm Collective Asia, which aims to normalise mental health conversations in Asia.
Ms Ooi is 33. She was diagnosed with depression at 24, battled suicidal thoughts and lives with bipolar disorder.
Highlights (click/tap above):
4:38 Why we need to understand why a depressed person might see suicide as a "solution"
7:33 Sabrina Ooi shares how her dad prevented her from committing suicide on another occasion
9:28 How can we help a depressed person, who may also have suicidal thoughts?
14:18 Tips for parents/caregivers: A listening ear and encouragement to seek professional medical help is better than seeking instant internal family solutions
20:08 Being diagnosed with major depression at the age of 24; why being able to talk and not fearing judgment is crucial
29:23 Can mental health conditions be managed early in the same way general health matters are treated?
Listen to our previous live recording at Temasek Shophouse that featured Sabrina Ooi as one of our guests: https://str.sg/iwkc
Helplines
MENTAL WELL-BEING
• Institute of Mental Health’s Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222 (24 hours)
• Samaritans of Singapore: 1-767 (24 hours) / 9151-1767 (24 hours CareText via WhatsApp)
• Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
• Silver Ribbon Singapore: 6386-1928
• Tinkle Friend: 1800-274-4788
• Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500/1
• Women’s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10am to 6pm)COUNSELLING
• TOUCHline (Counselling): 1800-377-2252
• TOUCH Care Line (for caregivers): 6804-6555
• Care Corner Counselling Centre: 6353-1180
• Counselling and Care Centre: 6536-6366ONLINE RESOURCES
• moht.com.sg/mindline-sg
• eC2.sg
• tinklefriend.sg
• chat.mentalhealth.sg
• carey.carecorner.org.sg (for those aged 13 to 25)
• limitless.sg/talk (for those aged 12 to 25)Produced by: Joyce Teo ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
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