by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 7, 2015 | 24 Hours article, Allergies, immune boosting, immune system
You’re sneezing and sniffling. Perhaps you have a headache or cough. Is it a cold or allergies? With the flu and cold season still going on, while spring allergy season has also arrived, it’s hard to tell what’s going on. There are, however, some key...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 1, 2015 | Arthritis, Back Pain, Digestion, Food, immune boosting, immune system, neck pain, Pain, Recipe
Ok, so if you’re a vegetarian, then this recipe is not for you. Bone broth has many potential health benefits, including: it’s rich in vitamins and minerals it may help with joint health, reducing joint pain, because it contains collagen it may help...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 24, 2014 | 24 Hours article, brain health, immune boosting, immune system
Of course I know that Throwback Thursday is supposed to happen on a Thursday, not a Friday, but I’m not throwing back that far…just to last month. I was away in September, so didn’t post my September 24 Hours articles that I had written in advance of...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jan 28, 2013 | Food, immune boosting, immune system, Recipe
So easy that I’ve made it several times. So yummy that I’m bringing it to share with my family this weekend. Mushrooms were called “food of the gods” by the Romans. Though most of the research on the health benefits of mushrooms have focused on...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 24, 2012 | immune boosting, immune system, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Have you felt a tickle in your throat? Do you have a runny nose? Sneezing more? Or are you worried about this happening to you during your busy days ahead? Then it’s time to take action now. Some western herbs that help boost your immune system include:...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 11, 2012 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Food, herbal tea, holistic health, immune boosting, Supplements, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized
One of the inside jokes we have as Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners is that TCM has two hearts and no brain. It may sound like it, but it’s really not a dig. In TCM we discuss function more than form. The two hearts are the physical heart and the...
