by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 28, 2012 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Back Pain, Traditional Chinese Medicine
I recently purchased a new mattress. Ahhhh, how wonderful it is to sleep to well! The thing is, though, I didn’t really recognize that I wasn’t sleeping well until about a month before I decided it was time to buy a new bed. I was waking up feeling stiff....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 14, 2012 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, medication, Pain
Am I exaggerating? Sadly, no. But many people are taking this class of medications…NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). You might recognize the names as ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, or celexocib. “Since the mid-80s, more than 300,000...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 17, 2012 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, holistic health, integrative medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine
This morning I just read an article written for the online version of the newspaper The Vancouver Sun. The Sun is a reputable newspaper, but clearly not immune to inaccuracies. Case in point (no pun intended), their recent article called, “The Intricacies of...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 21, 2011 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine
In our world of now, now now, we have been trained to become impatient. Fast food, microwaves, instant messaging, pharmaceuticals have all made our wait times shorter. We feel rushed and often short on time. I know that for me, one of my most valuable assets is,...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 2, 2009 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine
To me, this is a “no kidding, of course it is” statement, but it was great to read this article about the statistics of alternative medicine in the...
