Tag Archives: Walla Walla
The Wet Sock Treatment To Stop A Cold In Its Tracks
I know what you’re thinking. Wet socks sound like some sort of medieval torture protocol, or a easy way to ruin a beautiful day. While it may seem weird and equally unappealing, this is a simple treatment that can help alleviate cold and flu symptoms right as they start to rear their sneaky little […]
Cold And Flu Season Tidbits- How East Asian medicine can help
As I write this, some children have already gone back to school. A second wave will start right after Labor Day weekend, and college students will be in class by the end of the month. Parents, teachers, and students know the drill. School starts. Immune systems mingle, fraternize, share drinks, and maybe even some slightly […]
Late August Farmer’s Market Recipes- Green Bean Salad and Meat Balls
Warm Green Bean Salad with Mustard Dressing Ingredients: Two solid handfuls of green beans or purple bush beans 1/2 cup cremini mushrooms 1 cup parsley 1 small onion Dressing: 2 T cold-pressed olive oil 2 T whole grain mustard 1-2 tsp white wine vinegar optional: 1 tsp honey Cooking instructions: Rinse and trim the tips […]
The Beets are back! Farmer’s Market Recipes week of July 29, 2013
Recipes in this weeks blog: Pambiche inspired Beet Salad Savory Quinoa Veggie Fest Dessert: fresh peach and goat cheese with balsamic reduction Pambiche inspired Beet Salad Recipe Ingredients: 9 small beets 6 green onions 1 bunch/head cilantro 2-3 T balsamic vinegar 2 T olive oil 1/4 tsp ground pepper pinch of salt (optional, I often omit […]
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 […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 