Category: Health

7 Things to Learn from Dr Shigeaki Hinohara, the Longest Serving and Most Famous Japanese Doctor who Passed Away at Age 105

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Who else to tell us how to live a good and fulfilling life than Japanese doctor Dr Shigeaki Hinohara who has lived such a life and penned “Living Long, Living Good”at the age of 101, passed away with respiratory failure on Tuesday 18 July 2017 at the age of 105. Have fun in our lives …

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The Alphabet of Life

I chanced upon an article about using the alphabet to form positive words and then use these words for meditation and decided to pen a post about a list of positive words that could help us live a more beautiful life. Then I searched the word “alphabet” to check what’s listed on the search results for this word …

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Stair Climbing

Amount of calories burnt from climbing the steps

Stair climbing is one of the best forms of exercise as it’s considered a form of vigorous exercise and burns more calories than jogging and can be done in a short period of time. Having not visited NTU for a few years, I was surprised to see stickers on the staircase stating how much energy we …

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Diversify Your Identity

Diversify – this is usually a word we use with regards to investments. When we invest, people always say “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Diversify your investments”. Recently, I came upon a website by Mark Manson who wrote an article elaborating an idea he heard from Timothy Ferris (Yes, the guy who wrote …

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Happiness Advantage

In this fast-moving TED talk The Happy Secret to Better Work, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive (and not the other way round). When we are happy, there is a happiness advantage. What is happiness advantage? By being happy, we will perform better in our career, are more resilent …

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