by Dr. Melissa Carr | Dec 23, 2025 | depression, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, holistic health, mental health
We just had our shortest day of the year yesterday with the winter solstice. This is the day when the earth’s tilt away from the sun is at its maximum for the northern hemisphere. The word “solstice” comes from the Latin words for sun and stop/pause,...
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...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 13, 2021 | depression, lung health, mental health
Grief and sadness. For some of us, just reading these words already brings those powerful feelings to the forefront. Letting go can be one of the more challenging things we humans experience, whether that’s grieving the loss of a person, an animal, a belief, a...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jan 26, 2021 | anxiety, depression, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, Stress
January 25, 2021. Can you believe it? It has been a year since the first case of COVID-19 showed up in Canada. With unpredictable times like these, many of us feel anxious. If this is you, you are not alone. According to a recent poll done by Mental Health Research...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 15, 2020 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, depression, Detoxification, Digestion, energy, health care, Healthy Habits, Herbs and Supplements, holistic health, In the News, injury, mental health, Pain, Sleep, Stress, Supplements, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Now into our 5th month of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of us are in the best shape we’ve been in for awhile, making homemade healthy food, finding time to exercise and get outdoors, getting more and better sleep, and taking the opportunity to catch up on some...
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...