by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 28, 2014 | Food
When it comes to traditional Chinese medicine, many will only think about acupuncture or, perhaps, herbs. Cures using food are also key in this medical system. Sun Simiao, creator of one of the first encyclopedias of clinical medicine and a famous TCM doctor, said,...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 23, 2014 | Digestion, Food, Recipe
Have a pot luck to go to and you’ve been asked to bring a salad? While I love recipes, I love eating, and I love making nutrition recommendations, I’m not much of a fan of cooking. So, when I’m invited to someone’s place and I ask, “What...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 18, 2014 | Acupuncture, Back Pain, Biopuncture
You know the commercial. The one with the person pointing to his or her rear end, indicating that it hurts. The doctor then says that he cannot help with that, as it’s tax pain. Yes, it’s tax season. And no, I can’t help you with that. But I can help you with actual...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 25, 2014 | Allergies, Biopuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been in practice for thousands of years, but is ever-evolving, encompassing new modalities to continue to grow our methods of treatment. One of the decades old methods I use is called biopuncture or acupuncture injection therapy....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 25, 2014 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Detoxification, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Spring has sprung and with it comes thoughts of spring cleaning, both of household and body. According to traditional Chinese medicine principles, this is the season most connected to working on liver and gallbladder issues, so now is a great time to do a cleanse....
