by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 8, 2026 | Biotechnology, health care, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, In the News
If you’re interested in your health, chances are that at some point, you’ve checked with Google and/or some form of AI about symptoms, treatments, medications, and medical conditions, and asked for advice on supplements, nutrition, exercise, or lifestyle...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 7, 2026 | health care, Health Care system, Health Tips, holistic health
“How are your boobs?” This is clearly not a usual question. But it’s one a friend asked me, and though I knew why she was asking, it caught me by surprise and made me laugh out loud! My friend asked me this because the last I had spoken to her, I...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 8, 2026 | Alternative Medicine, Biotechnology, Chinese herbs, health care, Herbs and Supplements, holistic health, Inspiration, integrative medicine, pharmaceuticals, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Happy International Women’s Day! This day, when we celebrate women around the world, I thought I’d reflect back to pay tribute to one woman who brought ancient knowledge from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) into today’s modern, scientific world....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 20, 2026 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, health care, holistic health, Traditional Chinese Medicine
One of the most common questions I’m asked in clinic is, “How many sessions will it take?” It’s a completely fair question. When you’re in pain, exhausted, struggling with hormonal imbalance, dealing with digestive issues, unable to sleep, or overwhelmed by stress,...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 26, 2025 | health care, In the News, opinions, Traditional Chinese Medicine
A recent study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, found that physicians using AI to help detect cancers got about 20% worse in their ability to do this work on their own, without AI assistance, after just three months of using it compared to...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 14, 2024 | Biopuncture, Chinese herbs, health care, Health Care system, In the News, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Of course Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been around for a very, very long time–about 3000 years, maybe longer, depending on source. But how about TCM’s history in Canada? What about it’s history and progress in British Columbia? There are...
