Acupuncture CenterCurbing Age Strain
The very first question the Yellow Emperor asks Qi Bo is about old age: “How is that in old times people lived to age 100 without any signs of senility while nowadays people begin to become old at the age of 50?” Qi Bo answers: “The sages of ancient times knew the Dao and followed Yin and Yang. They [...]
Happy New Year
Happy New Year Everyone! It has been an incredibly busy, yet fun holiday. I often thought of posting, but there was just so much going on. My nephew who has recently come from Iran to Texas for his Masters paid me a visit for two weeks. It was so nice to be able to spend [...]
shangri-la Vegan
This past weekend, my family and I went to a lovely restaurant, called Shangri-la Vegan. My daughter introduced me to it when she lived in Oakland nearly a year ago. Since then, I have been there several times, and have never been disappointed. I’ve noticed that they definitely have regulars—people drop by every day [...]
Saffron Infused Rock Candy: Grandmothers’ First Herbal Remedy
Probably the first herbal remedy I ever received as a child from my mother was Persian rock candy, or nabaat, in hot tea. It was probably the first my mother received from her mother, and I think it is also the first herbal remedy I gave my two girls when they were little. Persian rock [...]
Turmeric
Turmeric is a wonderful herb with countless health benefits—some practical and applicable to everyday use, some geared towards certain ailments. Its benefits include, but are not restricted to: - acting as an anti inflammatory agent, easing pain internally and topically - metabolizing fat (something we can all use from time to time) - calming menstrual [...]
East Coast & Cow Milking
My husband was presenting at a conference in the East Coast last week, and we decided to make a vacation out of it, primarily to see the fall colors. Our first stop was Pittsburgh. While my husband attended his conference, I took a few walks around the city. Unfortunately, we had come a bit too [...]
Favorite Food Accident
I was enjoying the warm weather in late September before the turn for Autum and Winter. Most weekends my family and I would take our lunch in the backyard, under the sun. On one such Saturday, I made a simple Iranain dish, which translated into English would be “Mung Bean Rice.” It’s quite quick to [...]
Henna
In the recent years, I’ve begun to see more and more strands in my hair take on the white color we all dread to see. At first I thought it was because light was at a strange angle, but then I gradually realized that it was my hair losing its brown. I thought of dying [...]
“Water”
This is the full poem of the excerpt on my website. It is written by a beautiful Iranian, free verse poet named Sohrab Sepehri. The translation is done by Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh, who also happens to be my older daughter. She took a translation class in her last semester at UC Berkeley, and has begun to [...]
Introduction
Hello dear readers. I hope you are doing well. I wanted to give you a warm welcome to my blog. I am not much of a blogger, so bare with me as I figure this out. I wanted to use this space to share some of what I learn on a daily basis as an [...]