Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
As a Korean-American, Michelle Jungmin Bang grew up in a family of doctors, then spent years traveling, researching, and training in nutrition and preventative care to write and illustrate 'Sun & Ssukgat: The Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness, and Longevity.'
The book follows one person’s journey to heal. This book is an homage to Michelle’s Korean heritage and two decades of living in Asia. In its pages, readers will find an inspiring man who reversed his type 2 diabetes and regained his vision; free divers who continue to live strong, foraging and protecting the ocean through their 90s; Buddhist nuns who unlock the secrets of temple food; health patterns Michelle discovered across China, Japan, and Korea; and steamy and ice cold and budget-friendly sauna house methods that match the best luxury spas in the world. Embracing new science while preserving the old ways of living - eating local, eating in season, eating real food, and reconnecting to nature - could solve many pressing issues our modern world faces today on chronic disease, climate change, and food waste.
In her conversation with Kathleen Kim, Bang discusses her book 'Sun & Ssukgat: The Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness & Longevity' and reflects on how we can eat for healing, live sustainably, reconnect with nature, form deeper relationships with the Korean concept of jeong (the warm, invisible connection between loved ones and places), and more.
For more information, please visit the link below:
koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1959-sun-ssukgat-the-korean-art-of-self-care-wellness-and-longevity-michelle-jungmin-bang-with-kathleen-kim
As a Korean-American, Michelle Jungmin Bang grew up in a family of doctors, then spent years traveling, researching, and training in nutrition and preventative care to write and illustrate 'Sun & Ssukgat: The Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness, and Longevity.'
The book follows one person’s journey to heal. This book is an homage to Michelle’s Korean heritage and two decades of living in Asia. In its pages, readers will find an inspiring man who reversed his type 2 diabetes and regained his vision; free divers who continue to live strong, foraging and protecting the ocean through their 90s; Buddhist nuns who unlock the secrets of temple food; health patterns Michelle discovered across China, Japan, and Korea; and steamy and ice cold and budget-friendly sauna house methods that match the best luxury spas in the world. Embracing new science while preserving the old ways of living - eating local, eating in season, eating real food, and reconnecting to nature - could solve many pressing issues our modern world faces today on chronic disease, climate change, and food waste.
In her conversation with Kathleen Kim, Bang discusses her book 'Sun & Ssukgat: The Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness & Longevity' and reflects on how we can eat for healing, live sustainably, reconnect with nature, form deeper relationships with the Korean concept of jeong (the warm, invisible connection between loved ones and places), and more.
For more information, please visit the link below:
koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1959-sun-ssukgat-the-korean-art-of-self-care-wellness-and-longevity-michelle-jungmin-bang-with-kathleen-kim
