Section one is always reserved for a brief foray into the world of puerh (pu’er, pu-er, pu’erh) tea. I recognize that most people don’t really care about tea. They neither have time for it nor are they particularly interested in finding the time. Frequently, I propose to patients ways to make tea more sensible and…
This Sat 26 of Sept well be celebrating Mid-Autumn with tea, mooncakes, and other treats. It starts at 3:00pm and costs $18. RSVP by Thurs 24th. Space is reserved for eight guests and four are already taken. Details.
Introducing the Puerh Junky icon: There’s an old saying, “Mrs Wang sings the praises of the fruits she sells.” I’m not going to pull a Mrs Wang. I will share, however, that reviews among seasoned puerh drinkers have overwhelmingly been positive toward the Dragon Pearls. These are hand-rolled from select parts of the Camellia sinensis…
Puerh tea is a fermented tea is known as the champaign of tea. It’s more like wine, with analogs to red and white wine. In addition to oolongs, it is the only collector’s tea, with collection of puerh being the prime collector’s tea in the Chinese world, i.e., HK, Taiwan, Malaysia. Anyway, the puerh universe…
This autumn has been the strangest on record in my 13 yrs in Los Angeles, sorta like we’re getting the May gray only five months too late. Anyway, such conditions has me reaching for the ripes and some of the smokier raws. 2011 Chun Hou is a dry-stored cake that meets up to its name,…
Right about now is the time to prepare your lungs against the bugs that attack in autumn and winter. A useful herb in this regard is andrographis. Andrographis isn’t on the radar screed of traditional American Western herbalism nor is it recorded among the formulas of Classical Chinese medicine. However, in traditional Thai, Swedish, and…
Progressively over the past 10 years it seems that the dogma around the low-fat diet has taken a beating, with mainstream medical publications joining the fray. The shift seems to have not only caused quite a stir, but, in what seems to be a case of science catching up with alternative viewpoints, there has also…
Gentle Reader {subtag:name}, A recent article that I was reading discussed research findings on the differences between aerobic exercise and strength-training in promoting cognitive acuity. They found that strength training improved cognitive function whereas aerobic activity had no effect. Boiling it down: strong muscles equal strong mind. Such a strange coincidence that this should affirm…
Of All the Nerve: Acupuncture and Post-Traumatic Spasmodic Syndrome Yeah. The nervy part is coming up with a fictitious term like Post-Traumatic Spasmodic Syndrome (PTSS). In the ICD10, the insurance coding bible, it falls under the code M62.838 and includes a list of spine-related muscles, without any particular mention of trauma. “PTSS” is the proposition…
The Hairdresser and a Tale of Prevention In a previous missive, I mentioned something about “cankles.” For those who are as in the dark about cankles as I once was, it refers to the loss in definition between the calf and ankle such that they merge. Unfortunately, since there won’t be any commercials on TV…