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 | Jun 14, 2016 | Food, headache, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, Traditional Chinese Medicine
I recently wrote an article, Sweet in the Modern World (pages 7-9), for Medicinal Roots Magazine. As a result, Michael Max, an acupuncturist in the US, contacted me to ask me to join him to talk about sugar’s health effects on his podcast channel, Everyday...
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 | Mar 15, 2012 | Chinese herbs, headache, herbal tea, holistic health, pharmaceuticals, Traditional Chinese Medicine
I recently did a talk for a class of pharmacy students at the University of British Columbia. I wasn’t sure what they might already know about Traditional Chinese Medicine and what their views on it would be. I was happy when they asked me lots of questions...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jan 13, 2012 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, Bone Health, Digestion, energy, headache, injury, migraine, neuropathic pain, Pain, Traditional Chinese Medicine
One of the most common goals for the new year is a decision to be more active. I started day one of January first with an invigorating Polar Bear swim! One of the most common blocks to being more active is pain. Pain management is where I can help. Acupuncture...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 18, 2007 | Arthritis, Back Pain, headache, injury, migraine, MVA, neuropathic pain, Pain, research
Some of the tons of research and articles on acupuncture to treat pain:ARTHRITIShttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/95/103359.htmTraditional Chinese acupuncture is “effective” at reducing knee osteoarthritis pain and improving function in people with knee...
