Herban Health

Delivering nutrition to our children in school is an important, and oddly controversial, topic. I'll be visiting Malcolm X's edible garden in Berkeley to see their gardening and nutrition program in action! http://eatdrinkbetter.com//dominos-smart-slice-school-lun/

Check out this organization's great work ( http://www.peoplesgrocery.org/index.php?topic=aboutus) and fundraising event (http://tinyurl.com/4c5nvyk).

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/business/20walmart.html

What's your favorite go-to dinner recipe after a long day at work? What is your favorite soup recipe? Send us this recipe and you could win a Food Dehydrator! Email entries to [email protected] by Dec. 1st! (See full details at http://herbanhealthepa.org/Recipe_Contest.pdf)

Three members of Herban Health will be presenting at the APHA conference in Denver this upcoming weekend. The conference is focused on social justice this year, and there's a subgroup on CAM. We'll be doing a brown bag lunch about what we learned at ACTCM on Nov 17th. Please come! http://apha.confex.com/ap/138am/webprogram/Paper216316.html http://apha.confex.com/ap/138am/webprogram/Paper216462.html

Enter our recipe contest and you could win an Excalibur Food Dehydrator! Help us expand our collection of "HEFTy" recipes so we can better serve our clients!

As of this Thursday 9/23, no child can be denied medical coverage d/t a pre-existing condition, no insurance can drop you if you become sick, no more co-pays on preventative care no more lifetime limits on benefits, and children can stay on your insurance until age 26. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/728716

A great audio article about healthy meals in East Palo Alto's Charter School, provided by Oakland based Revolution Foods. http://kalwnews.org//taking-carrot-approach-school-lunch_4

In April's Issue of "Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine" is an article enitled "Physicians Become Acupuncture PatientsNot Acupuncturists". Really interesting and heartening that MD's are seeking out acupuncture care. I wonder if a similar study has been done in the US. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20423214". Full article avail. online at ACTCM library,

An article about "Depression and Nutrition" by Bonnie Beardsley at http://www.healingwell.com/library/depression/beardsley1.asp and a link to a simple way to organize your meals into healthier ones at http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2008/03/great-plate.php

Back Pain, an allergy? http://networkedblogs.com/5RulK?a=share&ref=nf Makes sense with how we in Chinese Medicine often treat the Kidney for chronic back pain.

Food Allergy vs. Food Sensitivity vs. Food Intolerance is clarified in Daniela Freda L.Ac.'s most recent newsletter http://tiny.cc/w8krv Other great info as well.

Quick Blueberry Couscous Pudding: Mix 1 pint blueberries, 3 cups apple juice, 1 cup couscous, 1 t. grated lemon or orange rind (or ju hong!), 1/4 t. salt. cover and simmer 10 min. Serves 6.