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Healing Is Not Linear: The Journey Through Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Pathways

Healing Is Not Linear: The Journey Through Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Pathways

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 20, 2025 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, holistic health, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Just like you, I want predictable, fast results. It would be so much easier if I had specific protocols for each condition, symptom, illness, or disease. I would love it if people would react exactly as I expect, in every situation. If I prescribe X herb, Y results....
Needling Away Stress: How Acupuncture Soothes the Nervous System

Needling Away Stress: How Acupuncture Soothes the Nervous System

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 6, 2024 | Acupuncture, anxiety, depression, Stress

When it comes to our bodies, the nervous system is like an intricate symphony, orchestrating everything from our heartbeat to our thoughts and emotions. But what happens when the symphony plays a tune of stress and anxiety, leaving us feeling out of tune? Enter...
What Acupuncture Really Does

What Acupuncture Really Does

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 10, 2024 | Acupuncture, Heart health, holistic health, immune system, research, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture helps your body regulate itself. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a medical system that is designed so that practitioners like me can use personalized treatments to stimulate your body in such a way that it recognizes where there is an imbalance. Once...
Skip the Caffeine Before Your Acupuncture Treatment

Skip the Caffeine Before Your Acupuncture Treatment

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 1, 2024 | Acupuncture, anxiety, Arthritis, Back Pain, energy, Food, headache, Health Tips, migraine, neck pain, neuropathic pain, Pain, Sleep, Stress

Want to get the most out of your acupuncture treatment? Of course you do! Here’s an easy–at least I think it’s easy–step you can take prior to your acupuncture session with me, particularly if your treatment is to address pain, stress, or...
Creating Calm in the Midst of Chaos

Creating Calm in the Midst of Chaos

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 29, 2023 | Acupuncture, energy, Stress

The world can feel chaotic and overwhelming, at times. There’s a theory that the brain’s #1 goal is to minimize surprises. This theory is called the “free energy principle,” and it is that every living organism is trying to reduce the chances...
How Can Acupuncture Help Manage Anxiety?

How Can Acupuncture Help Manage Anxiety?

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 10, 2023 | Acupuncture, anxiety, mental health, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine

It seems weird right? Needles helping you feel calmer? It may sound strange, but yes, it’s true, acupuncture can help you manage your anxiety, even if you’re nervous about needles. Firstly, let me start with the needles part because I know that anyone...
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  • Excerpt from my book: Egg substitutes
  • Healing Is Not Linear: The Journey Through Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Pathways
  • Buying Canadian: Natural Health Products for a Healthier Life
  • Relieving the Pinch: Acupuncture for Neck Nerve Impingement
  • Needling Away Stress: How Acupuncture Soothes the Nervous System

I would like to acknowledge that my clinic is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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