Ven. Geshe Lhakdor la is a former translator of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and current director of Tibetan Works of Library Archives based in Dharamsala, India.

Lhakar: Public Talk by Ven. Geshe Lhakdor la

@ Dhe Shey Phuntsogling, 5200 Huntington Ave, Richmond, CA 94804

From 7pm.

Lhakar Reminder: Speak Tibetan, eat Tibetan food and wear traditional clothes.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/interactive/digestive_it.html

Importance of Digestion:

Source: National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)

When you eat foods—such as bread, meat, and vegetables—they are not in a form that the body can use as nourishment. Food and drink must be changed into smaller molecules of nutrients before they can be absorbed into the blood and carried to cells throughout the body. Digestion is the process by which food and drink are broken down into their smallest parts so the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy.

How is food digested?

Digestion involves mixing food with digestive juices, moving it through the digestive tract, and breaking down large molecules of food into smaller molecules. Digestion begins in the mouth, when you chew and swallow, and is completed in the small intestine.

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How do you keep your Gut healthy and flowing?

Click here for the slideshow on Boosting Digestive Health: SUPER STEPS!

(WebMD)

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5 Tips on Swallowing and Heartburn

(American College of Gastroenterology)

1. Abnormal swallowing is commonly perceived as food “sticking on the way down.” If this complaint persists, it is sometimes due to a serious condition and should always prompt medical attention.
2. Swallowing difficulty may be caused by a number of different problems including:
   • Poor or incomplete chewing (possibly the result of dental problems, poorly fitted dentures, or eating too quickly)
   • Abnormal muscle contraction
   • Scar tissue from chronic inflammation
   • Infection
   • Cancer
3. Heartburn is a very common problem caused by regurgitation or reflux of gastric acid into the esophagus, which connects the mouth and the stomach.
4. Heartburn can often be eliminated by avoiding:
   • Smoking
   • Fatty food in the diet
   • Caffeine
   • Chocolate
   • Peppermint
   • Overeating
   • Bed-time snacks
   • Tight-fitting clothes that constrict the abdomen
   • Certain medications
   • Heavy lifting, straining
5. It is important to consider the possibility of heart disease before attributing any kind of chest pain to gastroesophageal reflux.

5 Tips on Nutrition and Aging

1. Nutrition plays a role in cardiovascular disease, some malignancies, adult-onset diabetes, osteoporosis, alcoholism, and recovery from major injury.
2. Malnutrition can weaken the immune system, impair healing following surgery or injury, lessen mobility, and reduce mental capabilities and function. It is common in older adults.
3. To maintain good health, total fat intake should be reduced to 30% or less of calories. Saturated fat intake should only account for 10% (one third of fat calories). Salt and alcohol intake also should be limited.
4. Dietary fat content composed primarily of monounsaturated fat (eg, olive oil) and polyunsaturated fat (eg, canola, corn and fish oils) may be associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease.
5. Foods to be avoided include whole milk and dairy products (ice cream, cheese, butter); commercially baked goods (cookies and crackers); hot dogs, ham, and cold cuts; and oils, gravies, and salad dressing.

***All information are for educational purposes only***

Amji la’s talk will address two of the most common illnesses in our community, “phowa” and “dhom-bhu.”  After Amji la’s talk, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions in our Q & A session.

Please join us on Lhakar to learn about Tibetan Medicine.

At Dhe Shey Phuntsog Ling

5200 Huntington, Ave, Richmond, CA

Wednesday, May 2^nd from 7pm

Lhakar Reminder: Speak Tibetan, Wear Traditional Clothes and eat Tibetan food. Show Tibetan-ess.

The eleventh Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima will be 23 on April 25th. He was only 6 years old when the Chinese government abducted him and his family in May 1995, shortly after he was named the 11th Panchen Lama. TANC, SFRTYC, and BaFOT will organize rally at the Chinese Consulate, San Francisco and Vigil for the Panchen Lama in downtown Berkeley.

Please join us on the 25th of April to assert the Chinese government for immediate release of the Panchen Lama. This year, Lhamo Tso, a political activist and wife of imprisoned film maker, Dhondup Wangchen will join the rally to speak for our political prisoners and hand deliver letters to the Consulate demanding their immediate release.

Free the Panchen Lama rally @  Chinese Consulate, San Francisco from 1pm to 2:30pm

Vigil for the Panchen Lama @ Downtown Berkeley from 6:30pm.

Lhakar Reminder: Speak Tibetan and wear our Traditional clothes.

]]> http://www.tanc.org/panchen-lamas-birthday/feed/ 0 http://www.tanc.org/tibet-corps/ http://www.tanc.org/tibet-corps/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:40:07 +0000 tenzom http://www.tanc.org/?p=3887 Sunday, April 22nd: Information Session on Tibet Corps.

Yodon Thonden of Isdell Foundation and Former TANC President and Program Director of Tibet Corps, Kaydor Aukatsang will be in the Bay Area from India next week to discuss Tibet Corps. Kaydor Aukatsang also serves as a senior advisor to the Kalon Tripa and Special Coordinator on Development within the Kashag Secretariat of the Central Tibetan Administration.

Yodon Thonden is director of the Isdell Foundation, a private family foundation based in New York. She is also on the boards of Tibet Fund and The Dalai Lama Trust. Before Starting up the Isdell Foundation’s Tibet Program in 2001, she worked as a staff attorney in the Children’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. She was educated at Harvard College and NYU school of Law.

Tibet Corps is an initiative of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) that offers talented community-minded Tibetan professionals and college students an opportunity and platform to serve their community through a voluntary service program. The project seeks to harness and mobilize available talent and link them back to the needs of the community and its various institutions, thereby building the capacity of the Tibetan system. The overall goal is to mobilize professionals and young leaders in the Tibetan diaspora as a skilled voluntary workforce that will support the development of a vibrant, resilient and stronger Tibetan movement.

TANC will host a information session on Tibet Corps and request everyone’s participation on Sunday, Aprill 22nd from 5pm.

Info Session on Tibet Corps.

Time: 5pm on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012.

Location: Dhe Shey Phuntsogling, 5200 Huntington Ave, Richmond CA 94804.

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We, Tibetans are known for eating healthy and hearty dishes like Tsampa, shakampu, guthuk, khapsey, bhalep and etc.  So we ask everyone to bring in a Tibetan dish of your choice during Lhakar to share with the community members.  You will have an opportunity to speak briefly about your dish and how it is prepared. We hope this experience will remind our youths about some of the Tibetan dishes and help to carry on our Tibetan tradition.

Lhakar – Tibetan Dish

Time: 7pm on Wednesday, April 18th.

Location: Dhe Shey Phuntsogling, 5200 Huntington Ave, Richmond, CA 94804