WRITING & RESOURCES
43 years of thinking out loud.
Useful information, strong opinions, recipes, academic articles, and occasional meditations on why Chinese medicine keeps being right about things. These posts migrated from sixfishes.com, where I wrote for over a decade. The voice is the same. The clinic has changed hands. The knowledge doesn't expire.
Sweet Medicine: Prunes, Dates, & Pineapple as Everyday Therapies
In Chinese medicine, food and herbal medicine exist on a continuum. Here, three sweet, simple fruits — prunes for bone health, dates for labor readiness, and pineapple for inflammation — show just how powerful everyday eating can be, with recipes to match.
What’s Cara Cooking? The Five Flavors of Passover
Passover is coming, and this year I'm craving clean, bright flavors. I'm also thinking about how Chinese Medicine's five-flavor framework maps onto the Seder plate in ways that feel especially resonant right now — bitter, spicy, and grounding all at once.
Seed Cycle Your Fertility the Chinese Way
Seed cycling is trending in integrative health circles — but does it work? I've been recommending seeds to patients for decades. Here's my honest take on the evidence, why I think the popular protocol gets overthought, and why Chinese medicine has used seed-based formulas for fertility since 1550.