Archive for May 2016
Letter to Johanny: All the Places You Will Go!
Dear Johanny, You did it! You graduated from Georgetown University with high honors, after four years of hard work. You were in the same stadium with the Crown Prince of…
Read MoreHow a Monkey Saved Me
For many years I taught kids’ yoga. It kept me in shape, lifted my spirits and brought much joy into my life. It defined me. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)…
Read MoreA Day at Chitra’s Farm: Seeds of Love Garden Event
Last Saturday, our group of friends organized an event at Dr. Chitra Rajagopal’s farm in Gaithersburg on behalf of the William Penn House Quaker Foundation (WPH). The event raised fund for…
Read MoreMay Health News: Zofran in Pregnancy, Home Birth after Previous C-Section, Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics
Zofran (Ondansetron): No Link to Fetal Malformation A recent study by Dr. Marlena Fejzo of UCLA, published in the Journal of Reproductive Toxicology, did not find a link between Zofran…
Read MoreBesides the fat and calories in fast food – now we need to think about phthalates
A few weeks ago, there was an article in the Washington Post about consumption of fast foods that I thought would get more press. It reported on a study published in Environmental…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day to You!
Happy Mother’s Day to the young and beautiful Syrian mother who was having coffee with a reporter one morning in Turkey before her planned trip to Greece to hopefully join…
Read MoreMango and Cabbage Slaw
Adapted from cooking class with Ms. Vy in HoiAn, Vietnam March 2016 See Asian chicken BBQ recipe for more details This mango salad was meant to be prepared with prawns.…
Read MoreMahi mahi with green sauce – a new twist
I had some mahi mahi to cook and was trying to use up some ingredients in the fridge – an avocado, an Asian leek and some fresh cilantro. Mahi mahi…
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