When was the last time you went for a quick health checkup? Probably a little too long ago. We get it – as busy office folk, health matters are often left on the back burner. But there’s no excuse for any neglect now that there are free traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) consults being offered at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC).
Held for a limited time on Thursdays, from 11am to 2pm this November 2025, these ‘Midday Pulse Check’ sessions conducted by The TCM Folks last just 10 minutes each, so you can easily drop by during your lunch break and still have enough time left to wolf down a meal.
What’s offered is more than a simple pulse-taking exercise. Through the measuring of each throb, you’ll gain insights into your body’s overall health, and learn how to maintain and improve it through age-old TCM practices, which involve the concept of balance.
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Make sure you sign up online in advance, as only 15 check-ups per day are available. Sessions are held in SCCC’s cushy VIP lounge on level 9, and physicians present can converse in both English and Chinese.
These ‘Midday Pulse Check’ sessions are being conducted as part of SCCC’s free-entry TCM-focused Healing Heritage exhibition, currently ongoing till February 22, 2026 – which you might as well check out while there. Find out more about the TCM consults here, and the exhibition here.