Clinical Blogs

Enzymes are critical to keep us alive as they are involved in many functions in the body. There are 2 main types: digestive enzymes and systemic enzymes. Digestive enzymes help to break down food and nutrients. Here are the common ones: Amylase - digests carbohydrates Protease - digests proteins and helps to reduce food allergies Lipase - digests fats Lactase - digests milk sugar Cellulase - breaks down fiber Maltase - digests complex sugar Phytase - responsible for overall digestion and B vitamins production Food intolerances like lactose and complex carbohydrates (bean and yam) are mostly related to insufficiency of...

It has been demonstrated in previous studies that high intake of sugary drinks is linked to type 2 diabetes. Recent study consisted of 2874 adults done by Sweden researchers found out that diabetes risk may doubled for those who consume more than 2 soda daily. This is regardless of whether the beverages contain sugar or artificial sweeteners. Results indicate that: 2 or more 200ml of soft drinks (sugary or artificial sweeteners) daily were 2 times more likely to develop latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA – a subtype of type 1 diabetes), 2.4 times more likely to develop type 2...

Good health has been linked to good sleep. Lack of sleep weakens mental alertness, efficiency and immune system. How do we quantify this especially the relationship between sleep and immune function? A recent study involved 164 adults was done to analyze this relationship. Researchers tracked their duration and quality of sleep for 7 days. Then the participants are being administered the cold virus and being monitored for another week. Results demonstrated that people who sleep 6 hours at night or less are more than 4 times more likely to catch a cold as compared to those sleep more than 7...

Wrinkles can be caused by the position in which a person sleeps. A study published in 2016 indicates that the mechanical compression applied to the face during sleep cause facial distortion when people sleep on their sides and stomach, leading to the development of sleep wrinkles over time.1 Most sleep wrinkles appear on forehead, lips, and cheeks. Ideally, if we can just stay on our back when sleeping, this can minimize sleep wrinkles. Botox cannot eliminate sleep lines. Healthy lifestyle, food choices, safe and effective antiaging skincare routine including sun protection are all the essential components of ‘combat’ against aging....

Consume cocoa drink regularly can enhance your heart health. Two recent studies have shown that consuming cocoa flavanols helps to improve heart and blood vessel health. One German study involving 22 young men and 20 older healthy men drink either flavanol-containing drink or flavanol free drink twice daily for 2 weeks. Researchers observed that for the group consuming flavonoid containing drink has significant improvement in vasodilation. The older group also have a statistical reduction in blood pressure. Another study involving 100 healthy middle-aged men and women has also demonstrated the benefits of consuming cocoa flavanol-containing drink over the 4-week trial....