by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 9, 2015 | acupressure, Allergies, depression, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, immune boosting, immune system, Traditional Chinese Medicine
I asked, “What do you want me to write about?” And I received a request for acupressure points to massage for general body tune up/massage for the fall season. Great question! I thought I’d expand on that and offer my top health tips for fall...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 4, 2015 | Acupuncture, brain health, depression, Happiness, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, immune boosting, lung health, mental health, Pain, weight
Still on my monthly habit building, last month I completed #jokeadayJuly. I committed to share a joke (at least one, sometimes more) every day for 31 days. I shared it on my Facebook page (Dr.Melissa Carr) and told it to various people around me throughout the...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 11, 2014 | 24 Hours article, energy, Health Tips
Summer is a great time for lots of activities — with every weekend seemingly filled with promises of road trips, hikes, outdoor gatherings and more. It seems like a good idea in the planning stage, but sometimes we don’t feel we will have enough energy to make it all...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 18, 2013 | Health Tips, Healthy Habits
My November 7th article about staying healthy through Vancouver’s fall and winter months: Vancouver and the Lower Mainland have two distinct seasons — wet and dry. Though the cold and wet weather seems to entice us to cocoon indoors, become less physically...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 5, 2010 | Health Tips, Healthy Habits
Summer’s here–yay! It’s finally here!–and some of us may be thinking to make healthier food choices for shorts and tanks and bathing suit weather. Of course I know that we should seek healthy food choices year round, but the warmer weather...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 28, 2009 | Food, Health Tips, Recipe
Vancouver is in a heat wave now and many are feeling uncomfortable. On the news tonight there was a report about how using ice cream and frappuccinos–or other such high calorie, high sugar, high fat, or all of the above food and drink–is unhealthy and...
