by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 4, 2018 | Traditional Chinese Medicine
Star Wars’ Force is Qi Yes, I’m a Star Wars fan. As I sit to write this on May the 4th, I’m wearing a Darth Vader t-shirt, multi-character Star Wars leggings, and R2-D2 socks. I’m not a superfan though. I can’t tell which Stormtrooper...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 30, 2018 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, In the News, integrative medicine, neuropathic pain, Pain, pharmaceuticals
It’s still on the news regularly, and though the drug was initially supposed to be a solution for pain treatment, the opioid problem is showing little sign of slowing down. Opioid addiction and opioid overdose deaths are much more than statistics, but the numbers help...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 10, 2018 | Acupuncture, holistic health, integrative medicine, Pain
I just completed a first draft for an article on Traditional Chinese Medicine and managing the opioid crisis for Integrative Practitioner, an online journal for integrative medicine practitioners. I sent my article to the editor, but because of an email I...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 18, 2018 | Food, Recipe
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we recommend following seasonal cues when selecting foods to eat. We focus on local, seasonally available foods and think about the temperature outside (as well as how hot or cold we feel) when we choose ingredients and recipes....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 28, 2018 | Food
Every year I attend the CHFA (Canadian Health Food Association) Health Show in Vancouver. It’s for natural health food and supplement retailers, wholesalers, and practitioners to attend, and I usually find at least a few interesting items that are new to me....
