by Dr. Melissa Carr | Dec 17, 2015 | Food, Healthy Habits, Recipe
This isn’t a picture of my old rice cooker, but it did look similar. This one looks fancier though, as it has a “keep” warm function. Mine had just the one switch. “On” Is it weird that I love my automatic rice cooker? When I started...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 16, 2015 | Food, Healthy Habits, Recipe
I underestimated the filling vegetarian meal power of this recipe! I figured I was making more than I’d need, but I couldn’t even finish half of my one yam serving. Perhaps because I chose the largest yams I could find! Next time I make it–and there...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 12, 2015 | Food, Health Tips, Healthy Habits
There are so many things for which I am grateful. Many are things over which I have little to no control–wonderful family, growing up in comfort, opportunities for education, foundational good health, etc. Some are things that I’ve created for myself...
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 8, 2015 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Healthy Habits, lung health, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Create a specific action plan to improve your chances of quitting smoking forever. Write down your plan because that will make you think more carefully about what you need to do and how you can do it. Quit Smoking Plan Decide how you are going to quit smoking. Gradual...