by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 22, 2013 | Detoxification, Traditional Chinese Medicine
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is the season when the liver and gallbladder are most active. With over 500 vital tasks, your liver works very hard. All the blood that leaves your stomach and intestines passes through your liver where it is processed...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 22, 2013 | Detoxification, Healthy Habits, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Booooiiiinggg! Spring has sprung. This week I received a letter from my strata. It was our spring seasonal reminder list–make sure the balcony drains are clear, open valves to outside hose connections, etc. This letter reminded me about more than building...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 18, 2013 | Acupuncture, Stress
Needles. The word usually provokes stress for people. For those who’ve not received acupuncture, that is. My patients know that ahhhhhcupuncture (said like a sigh) gives them a chance to relax and feel better. In fact, some of my patients have called their...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 22, 2013 | Traditional Chinese Medicine
Columnist Pete McMartin recently had his article, “Call the doctor–this government is making me sick” published in the Vancouver Sun newspaper. I first heard about the article through a patient who told me not to pick up that day’s paper as I...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 19, 2013 | Healthy Habits
Last summer I wrote a blog about my life lessons from doing the Grouse Grind. As it is now February, the regular Grind is currently closed. But this weekend I got to do the Grouse Snowshoe Grind. Twice. Once again, I learned a few more lessons I can relate to regular...
