From a fresh edamame to even an aged, fermented bean, soybeans in every form have been lauded as a health superfood for centuries. Packed with proteins and antioxidants, it comes as no surprise that it’s often considered a near-perfect food, nutritionally. It’s the only non-meat food known to have all nine amino acids needed for […]
Increase in HIV contraction in APIs, especially among women
May 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
HIV and AIDS may often be associated with the homosexual male demographic, but ethnic minority awareness groups are bringing light to the increasing rise in HIV infection in an unexpected minority group — heterosexual Asian and Pacific Islander women. May 19 marked the seventh annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Awareness efforts […]
Yu-Ai Kai workshop offers tips on how to maintain a healthy heart
March 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE — Ed and Florence Takeda, both 80, take care of their hearts by working out at the gym on weekdays for two to three hours. They were among about 50 attendees at the Yu-Ai Kai/Japanese American Community Senior Service’s Kenko Series workshop, “Healthy Hearts,†held Feb. 26 at the Dr. James Akiyama Wellness […]
Bill Gates Foundation’s Tachi Yamada to step down as global health president
March 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Feb. 14 that Dr. Tachi Yamada will retire as president of the Global Health Program, a position he held for five years. “Tachi has done a great job of focusing our ability to create and deliver vaccines and other interventions to the people who need them […]
Challenges and solutions of family caregiving
February 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Two years ago, Kay Yatabe saw signs that her aging father needed help around his home. He fell often and seemed confused. Yatabe realized that he required round-the-clock care that she could not provide by herself. Yet she also did not have the heart to move him to a care facility. “I […]
RABBIT RAMBLINGS: The Japanese longevity letdown
January 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Another year passes, and at this point, I wonder how many more years I have left. Sheer longevity seems like an absurd goal, and I am not interested in living to be 100. I’m told that natto and macha and seaweed will give me health and long life, but I am dubious about these claims, […]
J-Sei event addresses aging issues in Japanese American community
October 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
ALAMEDA, Calif. — J-Sei, formerly Japanese American Services of the East Bay, held its “Sansei! Are you prepared to live to 100?†event as part of its “J-Sei Saturday Morning Series on Oct. 9 at the Buena Vista United Methodist Church in Alameda, Calif. The event — which brought together a panel of specialists in […]
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The incredible edible egg
August 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
What came first, the chicken or the egg? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the chicken unless you subscribe to the theory of Spontaneous Generation, where a rock shaped like a chicken eventually turned into a chicken. I’m pretty sure the original form of chickens looked more like the egg with a central core like the […]
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The graying of America
May 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I know “The Graying of America†sounds like a PBS documentary. Indeed, we are aging (especially the population of Baby Boomers) at a rapid pace, partly due to technological advances in medicine, partly due to saying “No†to super-sizing meals, with some credit to airbags and enforced speed limits. Personally I haven’t experienced any “graying†[…]
Overcoming Osteoporosis
April 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Masaye Mitsunaga accidentally fell and injured her lower back while getting out of bed one morning last May. The Sunnyvale woman, then 97, was believed to have hit the metal frame of her bed. The following day, the pain in her lower back was so severe that she was unable to move […]
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