Empowering women to voice up, is my jam. My mission, through the work I do, is strongly veered towardsempowering women to realise we are the heart and soul of the family, and when we stand up for ourselves and make time to heal our hearts, our children and society are in turn healed andless reactive. And, when we run our soul-aligned businesses and lives accordingly, everybody has an easier time, and everybody wins.
Whether you’re new to Singapore or have a new bub (and new medical needs), Dr. Cheryl Kam gives top tips on how to find the best family doctor to suit your needs.
As a fellow of the Australian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, and a member of the British society of Ecological medicine, I join a large cohort of doctors in the inkling that our state of health has EVERYTHING to do with the food system and with our Earth, the planet we call home.
We already know that eating well is fundamental to our overall health and well-being, but in recent years, research has shown that there is constant dialogue between our brain and gut. More specifically, it indicates that the bacteria teeming in our gut – collectively known as the microbiome – influences our behaviour.
You’re young, you’re healthy, and you’re very, very busy. Do you really need a primary care physician? The short answer is, “Yes, you do.”
Family doctors create caring relationships with patients and their families. They really get know their patients. They listen to them and help them make the right health care decisions.
There is a lot of help around it’s almost overwhelming, some of it is noise… however I’d like to simply contribute this evergreen list of my favourite points to remember, not just in covid times, but in times of any kind of transition be it being newly married, moving house, moving countries, having a new baby, healing from burnout…
There are many curricula to follow, or mix and match. Make use of homeschool networks and parent support groups. Get on the right side of the local education laws and regulations.