by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 22, 2015 | Food, Herbs and Supplements, Review
In March I went to the CHFA (Canadian Health Food Association) show held in Vancouver (they have one in Toronto every year too). Only retailers and health professionals are allowed entry, not general public, because these are the companies that sell to the stores and...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 4, 2015 | Food
I’ve been writing for 24 Hours Vancouver for more than 2 years now. Wow! I hadn’t realized how long it had been until I looked it up to write this blog. I’ve written about health topics as diverse as kidney health, hot or cold application for pain,...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 3, 2015 | Food, Recipe
I’m restoring a bunch of recipes that my website lost, and this process feels a bit like uncovering some old treasures. Isn’t it funny how you can love a recipe, think you’ll make it time and again, and yet somehow forget about it. Until your...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 3, 2015 | 24 Hours article, Food, Traditional Chinese Medicine
My husband and I recently volunteered for Furbearer Defenders, and though that organization focuses on wildlife with fur, like coyotes, beavers, foxes, and wolves, spending more time thinking about animals beyond our dogs got us thinking about the animals we are...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 18, 2015 | 24 Hours article, Acupuncture, fertility, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Not really surprising to those of us who practice Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), “whole systems” TCM–or what we TCM practitioners call simply “TCM”–is more effective than 1-2 basic cookbook style acupuncture sessions done...