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Spinach, Bamboo Shoot & Chrysanthemum Flower Salad

By MySahana / May 10, 2011 / Comments Off on Spinach, Bamboo Shoot & Chrysanthemum Flower Salad

Why is spinach good for your mental health? Why are there recipes on the MySahana website? Photo and Recipe provided by Kitchen M. Serves 4 4 cups spinach (or other spring mix) 1/2 cups watercress 1/3 cups steamed bamboo shoots, […]

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South Asian Couples: Ditch the Phone, Share Your Enjoyment

By MySahana / May 9, 2011 / Comments Off on South Asian Couples: Ditch the Phone, Share Your Enjoyment

Karishma and Abhishek were both young professionals always on the go. Having been married for 2 years, one day Abhishek mentioned to Karishma that he was worried how often they do things separately or with a group of friends. He […]

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Stress Facts for South Asian Children and Teens

By MySahana / May 6, 2011 / Comments Off on Stress Facts for South Asian Children and Teens

As we near the end of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week for 2011, it is important that parents, teachers and other adults to be able to understand the importance of treating mental health symptoms in children. Just as you […]

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South Asian Parents: How to Increase Your Child’s Self-Esteem

By MySahana / May 4, 2011 / Comments Off on South Asian Parents: How to Increase Your Child’s Self-Esteem

The concept of self-esteem is a difficult one to incorporate into a collectivistic culture such as the South Asian one. Many times, high self-esteem is mistaken for arrogance, narcissism and self-centeredness. South Asian parents often struggle with knowing how to […]

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Spinach

By MySahana / May 3, 2011 / Comments Off on Spinach

May’s food of the month is: spinach! Popeye made spinach famous by motivating children to eat it so they can grow up to be strong like him. What Popeye did not address was that to be strong requires positive physical […]

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Emotional Development in South Asian Children and Teens

By MySahana / May 2, 2011 / Comments Off on Emotional Development in South Asian Children and Teens

May 1 – May 7, 2011 is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. This week, which was established in 1949 by the National Mental Health Association, is dedicated to the promotion of positive mental health, well being, social and emotional […]

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