by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 18, 2013 | workplace wellness
Ok, so it’s now November and this posting comes a bit late, but the original was posted in 24 Hours in October. And a healthy workplace is important year-round, not just during Healthy Workplace month… In Canada, October marks the arrival of colourful...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 18, 2013 | brain health
Whether studying for mid-terms, going to work, or winding down for the day, your brain is necessary for everything you do. At work 24/7, the brain is a glutton for energy. Though it makes up only about 2% of total body weight, it consumes 20% of our resting metabolic...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 18, 2013 | Health Tips, Healthy Habits
My November 7th article about staying healthy through Vancouver’s fall and winter months: Vancouver and the Lower Mainland have two distinct seasons — wet and dry. Though the cold and wet weather seems to entice us to cocoon indoors, become less physically...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 28, 2013 | Food, Recipe
What’s better than a pumpkin spice latté? A pumpkin spice power smoothie! Why? Because… 1. Though the caffeine of a latté will give you energy initially, many feel the post-caffeinated crash a couple of hours later. This smoothie–with its blood...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Sep 29, 2013 | Food, Recipe
I’m off on holidays this October, heading to Italy! So, I thought my good friend, Chef Luisa Rios’ recipe for zucchini cakes would be a great recipe to share because I read that zucca is the Italian word for pumpkin or squash and so zucchini was derived...
