Not only is Singapore’s ageing population growing, but the demographic profile of its elderly is also changing — they are living longer, ageing healthier and tend to be more highly-educated and more affluent than earlier cohorts, which could give rise to differing expectations and needs as they age.

Age Well- Promoting health, not just treating sickness - SG 60

This, said PM, Mr Wong, drives Singapore's healthcare system. Healthier SG - a national initiative that focuses on preventive healthcare - already has 1.3 million residents on board, and the prime minister urged more people to sign up.

Achieving healthy gut health

Probiotics have alot of significant benefits, which is why you should try to eat them on a daily basis. Probiotics are great because they get many jobs done at once.

They work to regulate your digestive tract while also boosting your immune system to help prevent and fight illnesses. Probiotics help your body to absorb more nutrients and vitamins from food sources. People sometimes get afraid from eating probiotics because they are termed as bacteria. However, probiotics are actually helpful to your body, which is why they are known as good bacteria.

Science have shown that good bacteria can replace bad bacteria and the only reason why you need good bacteria is to maintain a 80/20 balanced ratio of good and bad bacteria in your gut flora. Fermented foods though are good, however you might not like the taste or you would not know the amount of probiotics that are present in the food that you consume.

Thus a good probiotic such as lactomin or lactokids can make up for the optimal amount of probiotics you or your child requires daily.

Probiotics are an important part of your health, especially for those over 40, taking care of your health matters more than ever to age gracefully in the later years.