by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 2, 2017 | Chinese herbs, energy, fertility, Food, Healthy Habits, Herbs and Supplements, immune system, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Goji berries are not a food I would normally consider local. Grown mostly in China, goji berries are a challenge to grow in Canada. That’s why so few places do. But, fortunate for us, there is one farm in the Lower Mainland amongst that short list, and this week...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 24, 2017 | Food, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, Recipe
Summer is flying by, and we want to take full advantage of it, making time for barbeques and picnics, ballgames and beaches. Personally, I’ve put my yoga studio membership on hold so I can spend my active time outdoors–hiking, doing the Grouse Grind,...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 25, 2017 | Food, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, weight
I get it. Eating healthy can seem complicated, difficult, and time consuming. Or not. Problem #1: Eating healthy is confusing Yes, choosing the right foods for you can be confusing. But if you are eating poorly–be honest with yourself, are you eating too much...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 29, 2017 | Chinese herbs, Food, Health Tips, Healthy Habits
Many foodies are keen on splurging on the most recently “discovered” superfood, from achacha to zucchini flowers. Jicama salads, coconut aminos, and turmeric milk tea are all healthy foods. But you can’t grow their ingredients in...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Dec 23, 2016 | Acupuncture, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, mental health, Stress
“I don’t think I was asleep, but I don’t feel like I was ‘here’,” he said when I came back into the treatment room. This is a common theme for people getting acupuncture—though they do often sleep too. So, “where” was he? In a meditative zone. That’s right. You can...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 21, 2016 | Alternative Medicine, depression, Happiness, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Here I’m going to start with the bad, so I can illustrate the power of something you could call a natural medicine. A study in the 1950s by Dr. Carl Richter involved taking rats and putting them through a forced swim test. Rats can swim, and the rats they used...
