Author: Teri

Asian Pear, Snow Fungus & Wolfberry Soup

In Chinese traditional medicine, snow fungus has been used for more than 2000 years to nourish the lungs and beautify the skin. Look for yellowish-white snow fungus. All of these ingredients can be commonly found at a Chinese grocery store.  This soup is delicious and sweet. Serves 4 Ingredients 1 snow fungus blossom 2 Asian pears, ...

Toasted Black Sesame and Walnut Porridge

In Chinese medicine, black sesame is known to treat premature aging, and various symptoms such as premature graying of hair, hair loss, and dizziness.  Walnuts can be used to treat pain and weakness in the knees and back and relieve asthma.  Ingredients: 1 cup of rice ½  cup of glutinous rice ¾  cup of walnuts ...

Kombu Seaweed Salad

Kombu seaweed is full of nutrients and helpful in regulating the metabolic system. Ingredients: 3 oz dried Kombu seaweed Water Sea Salt to taste 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar 3 Tbsp of sesame oil or olive oil 2 cloves of garlic 1 Tbsp toasted white sesame seeds Instructions: Soak the dried seaweed in about 6 ...

New Year’s Ginger Steamed Whole Fish

Brings in the abundance for the year to come 2-pound whole live fish, scales and gills removed Sprinkling of sea salt 1 large knob ginger, peeled and sliced with 1 teaspoon reserved and minced 1 tablespoon goji berries 6 or 7 stalks gai lan (Chinese kale), trimmed 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 clove garlic, finely ...

Tea Eggs

Tea eggs, also called marbled eggs, are distinctive looking and easy to make.  Eggs symbolize fertility which is always a celebration in China. Total Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes Ingredients: 6 eggs 4 cups of cold water (or if this is not enough to submerge the eggs) 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 cup brewed black ...

Pea Shoot Stir Fry

This whole dish takes less than 15 minutes to make. To add more protein into your meal, you may add 3 eggs, already scrambled. Buy your pea shoots and garlic at your local Farm stand. Local stands are located every weekend at Rockville or Bethesda Central Farmers market. Ingredients: 2lbs of pea-shoots 3-6 garlic cloves, ...

Fibromyalgia: A Talk with Dr. Ming

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder that involves widespread muscle pain, tenderness, fatigue, and other symptoms throughout your body.  It’s not a form of arthritis, but like arthritis, it can interfere with a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. An estimated 5 million American adults have fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Between 80 and 90 percent of people ...

Acupuncture and Sports Injury

Dr. Ming talks about Acupuncture and Sports Injury Especially for Professional Athletes, Dancers, and Musicians Acupuncture is a very successful treatment for acute and chronic sports injuries. Many sports teams do use acupuncture to decrease healing time and resolve ailments for improving their performance. The common sports injury conditions treated by acupuncture are: • Tennis elbow• ...

Acupuncture on the Neuro-Endocrine- Immune Network

October 2020: This month Dr. Ming Talks about Acupuncture on the Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Network Modern scientific researches show that the body’s inherent regulatory system is a neuro-endocrine-immune (NEI) network.  The evidence of acupuncture adjusting NEI network and provide some evidences for revealing the mechanism of acupuncture.  Effect of acupuncture on neuro-endocrine-immune network is a result of ...