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How to do acupressure and tips to find acupoints

How to do acupressure and tips to find acupoints

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 3, 2020 | acupressure, Health Tips, How-to, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Another in my “how-to” series, in this blog and video I demonstrate some basics about how to do acupressure.  You can use your fingertips, knuckles, a pen, eraser end of a pencil, or even a larger (not pointy) crochet needle. Basically, something that...
How to use ear seeds and Swarovski crystal ear seeds at home

How to use ear seeds and Swarovski crystal ear seeds at home

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 3, 2020 | acupressure, Health Tips, How-to, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complex medical system and many of our skills take a lot of time and practice to learn well. While ear acupuncture does require skill and knowledge (especially regarding studies about diagnosis and which points work best), one...
How to use press needles at home

How to use press needles at home

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 3, 2020 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, health care, Health Tips, How-to, Traditional Chinese Medicine

I had already posted a video and blog about using some TCM tools at home, but in case you found that video a bit long and you specifically only want to watch how to use press needles at home, here’s your solution. Some of my patients may recognize these as the...
CONTEST! A game of healthy things you can do at home–and prizes!

CONTEST! A game of healthy things you can do at home–and prizes!

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 29, 2020 | Exercise, Food, Happiness, Health Tips, Healthy Habits

CONTEST! Staying on top of healthy habits like exercising, eating nutritious food, limiting junk food, maintaining social connections, curbing tv and other screen time, and practicing gratitude can be tough at the best of times. But in these days of COVID-19...
At home self-care techniques and tools from TCM

At home self-care techniques and tools from TCM

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 26, 2020 | acupressure, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, holistic health, Pain, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Because social distancing and self-isolation due to COVID-19 has been a couple of weeks already and is likely to last much longer, I know that many of you are wondering what you can do to manage your ongoing or acute health issues on your own at home.  In this...
What can I do at home to manage my stress?

What can I do at home to manage my stress?

by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 23, 2020 | acupressure, Health Tips, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine

This is the 2nd of my video blogs. This one covers the topic of stress management. No doubt, this is only scratching the surface because stress is a HUGE topic, especially in times like now with the COVID-19 pandemic and so much uncertainty.  Stress management at...
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