Centre For Seniors - medical column

	Prof. Feng Pao Hsii is currently an Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He is also an Emeritus Consultant in the Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Allergy at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Visiting Consultant in National University Hospital, Singapore General Hospital and Raffles Hospital. Educated in Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States and Israel, Prof. Feng was the founder head of the Department of Rheumatology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Prof. Feng has recently completed a series of health talks entitled “Your Health is Gold” for seniors. The talks were held from March to July 2008 at Centre for Seniors and covered a broad spectrum of health-related topics that were close to the heart of many seniors including:
	*	Knowledge is the Best Medicine
	*	You and Your Heart
	*	You and Your Brain
	*	You and Your Hormones
	*	You and Your Joints
	*	You and Your Lungs
	*	You and Your Gut
	*	You and Your Blood
	*	You and Your Kidneys
	*	Senior Health – Living Longer, Living Healthy

What Determines Your Health

Professor Feng Pao Hsii

1	Your genes.
2	Environment - sun exposure, air pollution, dirty water, poor sanitation.
3	Life-style -- diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol.
4	Age.
5	Gender.
6	Ethnicity.
7	Occupation.
8	Health access e.g. wealth, insurance, education, social relationships, family.

This article was contributed by Professor Feng Pao Hsii.

Disclaimer :
The article is for information purposes only and cannot be construed as an advice or recommendation. Any information provided herein is made on a general basis and does not take into account the specific health status of any specific person.

The views expressed by the author represent the opinions of the author and not those of the staff and management of the Centre For Seniors.