I launched this blog in 2008. My mini-me.
My beauty secret. Or: How I became a model.
May 24, 2025
Save the date: Please join me online for my next seasonal, self-healing (free!) workshop, Summer Celebration. We’ll listen to our bodies. What’s your complexion and the rest of your body […]
5 Element Theory of Chinese Medicine
March 26, 2025
You’re now looking at one of the world’s most important health and mental health frameworks. The 5 Element Theory has been essential in China for the past 2,500 years. These […]
Fat-buster: How to make daikon noodles
March 12, 2017
Pasta has a million calories and nearly zero nutrition. I used to be sad about this. But then I learned how to make daikon noodles. As a pasta substitute, daikon […]
Cauliflower steak recipe with chef Peter Berley #vegan
November 20, 2016
All hail the star of my Thanksgiving feast: the lowly cauliflower. Rise up, you lumpy, white cruciferous. Dazzle us with your transformation into cauliflower steaks. That’s right. A meatless steak. […]
September 11, 2016
My struggle to live sugar-free made me a no-fun frump. At least, until recently. I’m starting to see young and sexy millennials waking up to sugar danger. To quote them: […]
Weight loss: How I’m transforming my fat head
May 21, 2016
After a first life filled with fun food, the stir-fried chickens have come home to roost. Getting older means my body burns calories at a much slower pace. Eating the […]
Why Chinese American women gain weight
February 21, 2016
Ugh, I have to lose 16 pounds. Doctors’ orders. Otherwise, diabetes and achy knees will ruin my future. But here’s my other problem: Chinese American women gain weight for specific […]