Springtime Tea from Somalia with Cardamom and Mint
Food and drink like language and music spreads between cultures without rules. But within any given tradition, within any given culture, its as if there are unspoken rules that govern change; creativity is allowed, but to a point. In the world of food or music, for...Trigger Point Pain, Acupuncture, Mindfulness, and the Anti-inflammatory Diet
A patient came in recently for acupuncture with terrible upper and mid back trigger point pain that began one day recently after taking a nap. In fact, he had woken from this nap with such bad chest and back pain that he rushed to the ER, fearful of a heart attack....Antibiotic Abuse in Livestock and On Your Table: Major Public Health Issue
Along with hyper-sanitized home countertops, along with use of toxic cleansers for cleaning hands, along with the over prescription of antibiotics for infectious diseases that are viral, and not bacterial, one of the major factors, in the critical public health...Goji Berries in Chinese Herbal Medicine
I got to thinking about Goji Berries in Chinese Herbal Medicine recently, when someone wrote in to ask whether Goji berries are best eaten raw or cooked? The following is my response to the following question sent in. Eyton, I received a box of dried fructus lycii,...