by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 19, 2016 | Food, Recipe
This month I’ve been slow cooker crazy. Yes, spring is right around the corner (starts tomorrow!), but it’s still cool enough out now in Vancouver to make me crave some warming, comfort food. Plus, slow cooker meals are pretty easy to make and last for...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 1, 2016 | Food, Recipe
My husband and I have decided to include beef into our no-eat food list. We’ve already removed all pig products and I don’t have dairy (I’m not militant about it, but I generally avoid it and I don’t buy it for myself). I think the decision to...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 5, 2016 | Food, Recipe
Easy Healthy Eating with Slow Cooker I know. Eating healthy seems like effort. It’s easier to just pick up the phone and order a pizza or drop into Subway for what they would have you believe is a healthy option (it’s not really very good). Or even just...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jan 31, 2016 | Food, Recipe
What more could you ask for? Healthy? Check. Easy? Check. Meatless? Check. Gluten-free? Check. Filling? Check. Inexpensive? Check. Delicious? Check. Easy Healthy Meatless Gluten-Free Recipe I made this the other night and it was a hit. The double-bonus is that I made...
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 | Dec 2, 2015 | Chinese herbs, Food, herbal tea, Recipe
Did you know that a simple turmeric tea can help you stave off a number of diseases and treat a large number of symptoms and diseases? Turmeric has long been recognized for its powerful medicinal benefits by Traditional Chinese Medicine and Aryuvedic medicine, but...
