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Participants Experience Phenomenal Changes in Health After a 21-day Diet Adjustment
Weight loss, lowered "three highs", and developing a more acute sense of taste are some of the significant health improvements experienced by participants who took up the "21-day Healthy Diet Challenge". Having personally experienced the various benefits of adopting a...
A Café like No Other
An insight into Jing Si Books and Café; uncovering what differentiates it from the other cafés out there.
Tzu Chi Great Love Student Care Centre Continues to Educate Students Amid the Pandemic
Despite several constraints and challenges brought about by the pandemic over the past year, Tzu Chi Great Love Student Care Centre has managed to press on in nurturing the students under its care.
21-Day Healthy Diet Challenge Singapore Edition is Now On
The “Healthier me 21-Day Challenge” which originated from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is now officially launched in Singapore. This initiative is led by Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) and supported by local community volunteers. After many rounds of discussions and negotiations, the partnering plant-based restaurant vendors finally agreed to prepare...
Mental Health Support is Underway for Migrant Workers Coping with Pandemic Stress
Since the virus outbreak in migrant worker dormitories in 2020, preventive measures at dormitories have been stringent, and dormitory residents are confined to their rooms outside working hours. There are rising concerns about the mental health of these migrant workers...
Tzu Chi SEEN Centres Press On with Community Outreach despite Challenges
Tzu Chi SEEN centres continue to reach out to needy elderly in the community during difficult times, as part of the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) baseline service plan.
Fearless Children Advocate for Animals’ Survival
Over ten episodes, 22 vegetarian children appear before the camera one after another to introduce different snacks in their kiddy voices. Some are full of confidence while others got themselves into tacky situations. Regardless of the outcome, their fearless spirit...
“Super Sunday”: Helping Renal Patients Stay Positive and Active
Tzu Chi Singapore has established the Renal Support Group to deepen the care for care recipients with kidney failure. With the aim to uplift these renal patients and encourage them to live a healthy and active lifestyle, an online programme...
Warming Hearts in Foreign Land with Kichuri
On the day before the eve of Hari Raya Haji, Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre worked with Migrant Workers of Singapore to prepare a hometown festive dish, Kichuri (Lentil Risotto) and deliver it to the worker’s dormitory. Volunteers grasped the...
Singapore Takes on the Healthier Me 21-Day Challenge
What is a "whole-foods, plant-based” diet? What are its health benefits? Tzu Chi International Medical Association of Singapore and volunteers piloted the "Healthier Me 21-Day Challenge" programme in the Eastern region and attracted 34 participants. How can diet improve our...
Influence of the Young Minds has led to the formation of a New Vegetarian Family
The motivation behind primary school teacher Low Yee Leong’s path to vegetarianism for the past ten years was to wish for his wife’s smooth delivery. He had been practicing “flexitarianism” at home until his three kids started attending schools that...
Let’s Go Veggie! Uncovering Vegetarianism in Singapore with our Bellies
Riding on the popular social media trend of “Eat & Broadcast” to promote vegetarian food, this movement to promoting vegetarianism in Taiwan has reached Singapore. A food channel called “Go Veggie” has started for more than a year and has...