Author Archives: Lindsey Thompson
Mid July Farmer’s Market Recipes
Peachy- Basil Smoothie Ingredients: 2 peaches 1/3 cup blueberries Juice of 1/2 lemon 6-10 basil leaves 1/4 cup of water 1/4 cup ice cubes (optional) In a blender add 1/4 cup water, then 6-10 basil leaves, 1/3 cup blueberries. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon into the blender. Cut the peach meat away from […]
Recipes To Keep You Cool In The Summer
In Chinese medicine, each season corresponds to a color, an organ system, and a flavor. Since each season brings different weather patterns, temperatures, and amount of sunlight, they predispose us to certain health imbalances. In summer, we have to protect ourselves from overheating, getting sunstroke, getting headaches from dehydration, and possibly fighting irritability from either […]
Seasonal Allergies and Other Cyclical Summer Ailments
In Chinese medicine, the seasons can play a major role in your personal healthcare. Specific weather patterns ebb and flow with the seasons, just as certain health concerns take on a cyclical pattern. Some common health concerns that have a cyclical nature are seasonal allergies, autoimmune disorders, and some mental health conditions. If one struggles […]
Chilled Pea Soup For Your Heat Wave Dining Pleasure
Walla Walla is painfully hot right now. Last night, I did not want to turn on the stove or even consider standing in front of a hot BBQ. I didn’t have the ingredients for gazpacho, and I didn’t want to make a smoothie for dinner. So I rummaged through my fridge and found some fresh […]
Ke Garne? What To Do?
If you have spent any time with local Nepalese, you will have heard the phrase “Ke Garne.” It literally translates to “what to do?” It is said when life presents you with a difficult situation or a frustrating situation or really anything challenging. The first time I heard ‘Ke Garne’ was from a patient […]
Reflections on Nepal
This is the first article in a short series reflecting upon my clinical experience with the Acupuncture Relief Project in Nepal. When you treat a high volume of patients five and a half days a week, the poignant stories start to stack up. Writing weekly does not begin to overcome the stack. I am home […]
Springtime Recipes to Soothe a Feisty Liver
This post is created to add onto my article in the March issue of the Walla Walla Lifestyles Magazine. To view the complete discussion of how the Liver and Gallbladder are associated with springtime, tendons, and feisty emotions, please check out the previous blogpost entitled “Spring Tis’ The Season of the Liver and Gallbladder.” The […]
Spring Tis’ The Season of the Liver and Gallbladder
In Traditional East Asian Medicine our bodies are a microcosm of the natural world. Each organ system is related to a season, an aspect of nature, a cognitive function, a body tissue, and an emotion. March marks the beginning of spring and the season of the Liver and Gallbladder in East Asian Medicine. The Liver […]
A Case of Ankylosing Spondylitis- Nerd Geeks Unite in Nepal!
In the treatment room, I am greeted with a slender, smiling face. Eager and animated, he doesn’t wait for my introduction, he dives right into perfect English. I admit, I am excited to have a break from the time-lag of interpretation. My interpreter looks momentarily shocked. My patient is a twenty-five year old pre-med student […]
Laughter in the heart of Nepal
Every now and then, the strain of working six days a week in a different culture, in a different language starts to wear on my spirits. I find myself a little less jovial, a little tense, and sometimes even morose. Usually on those days, my patients arrive with an excellent sense of humor. Call it […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 