Dr Tim's Blog

When you’re in pain, how many times have you had to decipher what the doctor is telling you and still remain confused about your condition? How many times have you been told there’s nothing you can do about back and neck pain and what about headaches and fatigue? Wouldn’t you want to know for sure where your symptoms originate and understand what your body is telling you? Consider this… When we have a ‘temperature’, this is the body killing the infection. If this is the case

It is gradually becoming crystal clear that if you want to have a long and productive life you must watch your posture. Don’t become a burden – Look after your posture! We’ve been saying it for years but unfortunately, the problem is not going away. If anything, it is worsening. In a country where the government is worried about its aging population, the ‘computer posture’ we see everywhere is stripping this nation of its vitality. Here at Total Health Chiropractic, we have t

How to survive a 60-hour workweek. I read somewhere recently that Singapore is the hardest working nation in the world and I think this is true. Certainly, compared with my previous home in Spain, the work ethic here seems to be off the charts. People I meet, and certainly many of my patients, regularly tell me that they put in 60+ hour work weeks. This is not without a cost and every year we are seeing more and more health-related issues that can be traced directly to this s

Chiropractic is for winners! This is something I’ve been thinking about recently as I visited the Rugby World Cup in Japan. For those of you who don’t know, rugby is a bruising game where 30 men (or women) put their bodies on the line to wrestle and fight an oval-shaped ball over the opposition line. Some say the game is crazy and after playing it myself for over twenty years I still feel pain from some of the hits I took. Would I do it all again? Absolutely! And then there i

Chiropractic has been around for well over 100 years now. It is very established in most western countries and is now starting to spread to the East. Let me explain why chiropractic is so amazing and why it works so well. Beauty in Simplicity You see, its beauty is in its simplicity. It uniquely acknowledges that you are a self-healing, self-regulating organism. More than that, it recognizes that you have an inborn ‘innate intelligence’ that organizes all your cells, tissues

Extending our healthspan. The number of people living longer is increasing dramatically. Here in Singapore, we are certainly one of the longest living nations, but the problem is that as our years increase, so do our years of poor health. One of my main jobs is to inspire people to live a healthy life THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE. For those who embrace this lifestyle, there are rich rewards. Centenarians (those 100 and older) are the fastest-growing subpopulation of the elderly. It

Yesterday I met someone at the gym who, despite trying her best to keep fit was clearly looking uncomfortable in her own body. After our respective workouts, we spoke and I told her I was a chiropractor and that I could probably help her considerably. We had a healthy discussion, but what was interesting was the question she asked me. She said that she was sick of just masking the pain and asked how she could really start to heal based on my experience. I gave her my answer b

What is our goal at Total Health Chiropractic? If you are reading this article, then you are more than likely looking for a solution to a health problem. The solution has always been there, it just needs recognizing and then simple steps implementing. How about the Big Picture? When I think of a patient, it makes me think of my children and the rest of my family. Health is about balance, but in this world in which we live, we need to increase our defenses against an ever more