2010 Spring Health Seminars

Dr. Brian C. Loh gave an interesting and useful presentation on acupuncture points which can be used for self-massage. Here he demonstrated these points on the wrist, the foot, and the head to alleviate pain and discomfort.

Dr. Brian Loh reviewing Acupuncture theory and practice

Pressing on neiguan point to stop nausea

Pressing on taicong point for channeling liver qi

The blood presssure point

Pressing on feng chi point on the back to improve vision

Massaging the tianzhu point should relieve shoulder pain

Walking for Cancer Awareness!

Dr. Susan Wang and Dr. Brian Loh walked on June 26 in Union City to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. under the banner of MCPCM (United California Practitioners of Chinese Medicine), there were three teams of walkers. With them was Dr. Eileen Chiang, chairperson of the American Cancer Society Chinese chapter of Northern California.

Dr Wang at Relay for Health

Dr Susan Wang, active in the Stockton community

Dr Susan Wang has been very active in the Stockton community. Through her involvement with the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, she taught cupping for self-care, visited nursing homes at Christmas, and distributed blankets and supplies at the Homeless Shelter.

Dr. Wang (second from right) and husband Tony Giani at Stockton's Tzu Chi office with other volunteers.

Cupping, a TCM technique

A Nursing Home Visit

At the Homeless Shelter

The 10 Best Foods for Your Heart

Art Bray has provided the following link for those of us interested in heart health. Go to it to check out the 10 Best Foods for Your Heart with delicious recipes.

http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20307113_1,00.html

Cooking up a Storm in Oakland

The Oakland Asian Community Center (OACC) presented a series of three cooking classes featuring Tibetan, Filipino and Chinese cuisine. On June 5, Teresa made three different pots of soup and three dishes assisted by fifteen pairs of helping hands.

Teresa attempted a double take on the Fuzzy Melon Soup, making one with a vegetarian stock and the other with a chicken stock prepared from scratch. She also did a double take on a stir-fry, one with meat and the other meatless.

Registered dietitian, Jing Liu, easily provided a Universal sauce for her two dishes and Teresa's microwaved eggplant.

Rice, Tea, and a sweet soup made of purple yam and tapioca rounded off a midday feast for the participants.

Asian Pacific Heritage in Locke, CA

Tom Herzog (l), owner of a bookstore in historical Locke, is carrying Teresa's cookbook: A Tradition of Soup: Flavors from China's Pearl River Delta in his store. With them are Liz Wong from Sacramento and Dr. Wu

At the Locke Foundation event on Saturday May 22, Teresa caught up with old writer friends Jeff Gillenkirk (center) and James Motlow (l.), co-authors of Bitter Melon - Stories from the Last Rural Town of America, which is Locke. With them is Lani Ah Tye Farkas, author of Bury My Bones in America, about the Ah Tye family saga.

Dietary Fat

(Source:POS Pilot Plant Corporation)

Ever wonder if your cooking oil is good for your health? A chart comparing the content of different kinds of dietary fat in terms of 1. saturated fat 2. Linoleic acid (polyunsaturated , an omega-6 fatty acid) 3. alpha-linolenic acid (polyunstaturated , an omega-3 fatty acid) and 4. oleic acid (monounsaturated, an omega-9 fatty acid) should give us a general idea of which oil contains the least saturated fat and which ones contains the most by percentage.

The ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 intake should be less than 4:1 to avoid deleterious immune/inflammatory-system response triggering arthritis, lupus, and asthma. Excessive amount of omega-6 also "cancels out" the benefits of omega-3 for cardiovascular health, brain health, and cancer protection.

Fats are not assigned recommended daily allowances (RDA's). Instead, acceptable intake (AI) is given. Based on a 2000 calorie diet) AI for total fat intake is 65 grams, with AI for saturated fat to be less than 20 grams. AI for omega-3 fatty acid, according to one source, is 1.6 grams/day fro men and 1.1 grams/day for women.

Please visit Canolainfo.org for more information.