by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 17, 2026 | brain health, Digestion, Exercise, Food, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, Life Lessons, mental health, My Nutrition Book, Traditional Chinese Medicine
The other day, I caught myself doing something I’ve done thousands of times. I took my reading glasses off my face and automatically perched them on top of my head. A few minutes later, as I went to take them off again, I felt the familiar tug. A few hairs were...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 21, 2017 | Acupuncture, Allergies, brain health, depression, headache, mental health, migraine, Sleep, Stress
I don’t get the Starbucks Unicorn drink craze. It doesn’t look edible, it’s full of junk, and it contains a whopping 59g of sugar! It’s not just the calories. That’s almost 15 tsp of sugar. Inflammatory sugar. I get that it’s...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 4, 2015 | Acupuncture, brain health, depression, Happiness, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, immune boosting, lung health, mental health, Pain, weight
Still on my monthly habit building, last month I completed #jokeadayJuly. I committed to share a joke (at least one, sometimes more) every day for 31 days. I shared it on my Facebook page (Dr.Melissa Carr) and told it to various people around me throughout the...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 24, 2014 | 24 Hours article, brain health, immune boosting, immune system
Of course I know that Throwback Thursday is supposed to happen on a Thursday, not a Friday, but I’m not throwing back that far…just to last month. I was away in September, so didn’t post my September 24 Hours articles that I had written in advance of...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 24, 2014 | 24 Hours article, brain health, headache, injury
Concussions are more than simple bumps on the head, and can result in much more than just a few headaches. Rest is the first prescription, but there are many more things that can be done. After seeing a report on the news recently about one of our CFL players and his...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 17, 2014 | brain health, energy, Food, Recipe
A healthy dessert that will help you chill down, use up some of the fresh local berries now available, and bring you a calm energy. Blueberry Lavender Pudding Recipe Ingredients 3 cups fresh blueberries 1 spring fresh lavender 3 Tbsp honey (or agave nectar)...
