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...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 15, 2015 | Acupuncture
Sometimes I think that it would be helpful if we all wore “My Name Is” nametags. I’m horrible with names. I try, but it’s something I continue to have to work to improve. If you ever catch me stumbling with your name, please don’t be insulted. You aren’t the first...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 2, 2015 | depression, mental health
Beautiful. Heart opening. Profound. This is the poetry of Shane Koyczan. You might remember him from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics opening ceremony. His is one of the performances I remember most from those memorable couple of weeks, and that’s saying a lot...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 29, 2015 | 24 Hours article, Acupuncture, injury, Sports
If you are planning on participating in any of the many athletic events of spring or summer–from Tough Mudder to BMO Marathon, SunRun to GranFondo, or beach volleyball tournies to Grouse Grind Challenge–you are probably in training now, or at least...
