Qi's Note
Categories of Healing: A Western Lens
The Merck Manual offers a map of healing, dividing alternative practices into five categories from whole medical systems to energy therapies...
Katrina Qi
ex-strategy consultant, ex-tech in Singapore, passionate about leveraging biz-tech innovation for healthcare, education and cultural heritage
Qi's Note
Why Everyone Is Talking About Healing (And What It Really Means)
Healing has become a modern buzzword, but what does it truly mean? While cure is doctor-driven and aims to fix the symptom, healing is patient-centered, cultivating wholeness of life
Qi's Note
Memory as Healing: What the Asian Ghost Festival Teaches Us
The Ghost Festival, observed across Asia, is a reminder that memory itself can heal. In my exercises of compiling family history book, I learned healing is about remembrance, cherish living and carrying love forward.
Traditional Wisdom
Why Military Music Makes Us Feel Uplifting
Music has always been more than sound. It shapes our heartbeat, emotions and sense of belonging. From the soaring brass of military marches to the ancient wisdom of “Five Tones Healing,” rhythm and resonance remind us that the body listens as deeply as the ear.
Traditional Wisdom
Global Healing Traditions #1: Japan’s Onsen Therapy
Why are the Japanese known for their longevity? The answer may lie in a steaming pool of hot spring water. This article reveals the root causes behind its healing effects.
Tech
AI+healthcare innovation in Shenzhen
How does China’s "AI + healthcare" model differ from the Silicon Valley? My Global AI + Healing Tour officially begins in Shenzhen - China's Bay Area and world IoT hub.
Tech
What Happens if Tech Giants Run Hospitals: Learnings from Samsung
A case study on Samsung's smart hospital
Industry
Bhutan’s Bold Plan: Building the World’s Capital of Mindfulness
How a Himalayan kingdom aims to turn meditation, spiritual health, and cultural values into its next growth engine for the world？
Books
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine (黄帝内经)
The original operating system of East Asian medicine
Books
Dongui Bogam (东医宝鉴)
Korea's Holistic Medical Treasure
Books
Ishinpo (医心方)
The Millennium-Old Foundation of Japanese Kampo Medicine
Industry
How Does the WHO View Traditional Medicine? A Summary of WHO's Decade-Long Global Research on Traditional Medicine
3 Key points from WHO's Decade-Long Global Research on Traditional Medicine.
Books
Charaka Samhita
The Ancient Blueprint of Ayurvedic Medicine
Industry
What does Mayo Clinic Teach Us About the Future of Mission-Driven Enterprise
What has the world’s No.1 clinic done right in its institutional design?
Industry
Singapore will become the epicenter of the world’s next healthcare revolution
From integrative medicine sandboxes, global pharma hubs to free hospitals, Singapore is quietly building a new model—one that blends science, tradition, equity, and policy
Tech
Future Foods and Singapore’s Bold Leap into Tomorrow’s Table
Imagine biting into a juicy steak that never came from a cow. Or sipping a protein shake designed just for
Qi's Note
A summary of 8 popular global diet concepts, which one fits you?
Not all diets are created equal—because not all bodies are. Explore 8 global nutrition trends and reveal how does TCM and functional medicine merge~
Qi's Note
The world's most expensive house - Your body
While preparing for an interview with a special nutritionist blending modern science and traditional wisdom, I came across an Indian
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