by Dr. Melissa Carr | Dec 19, 2021 | Health Tips, Healthy Habits
What a year, what a year. I was interviewed recently to find out what I think were the health highlights (and lowlights) of 2021 and what I think we can expect for 2022. One thing that the last two years has emphasized for me to work on is to try to go with the flow....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 15, 2021 | Acupuncture, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, Stress
You may think you don’t know any Japanese words, outside of, perhaps, konichiwa (hello), arigato (thank you), and sushi (well, um, sushi), but you actually probably know quite a few: futon, kimono, koi, tsunami, typhoon, karaoke, karate, sensei, samurai, ninja,...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 28, 2021 | Acupuncture, Back Pain, Exercise, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, Pain, workplace wellness
We’re now more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and many of us are feeling the neck and back pains of poor posture related to working from home, binge watching tv, assembling puzzles, or crafting. I can relate to that last one, as I found needle felting...
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 | Sep 11, 2020 | acupressure, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, How-to, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine
I thought I’d try something different today: a Vlog! Actually, two vlogs, as I didn’t give myself enough time to record it all in one go. In these videos I share some tips on how to manage stress. On this I’ll discuss: acupuncture’s benefits to...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 8, 2020 | health care, Health Care system, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, immune system, In the News
The mask deal The rest of this article is about masking (and gloving), but some of you are already for masking and just want to know what I have to offer, so here it is. To note, I’m not sure for how long I’ll offer this deal in part because I don’t...
