by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jan 28, 2020 | Exercise, Food, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, holistic health, Sleep
When I do an Instagram search of #selfcare, it shows up (as of this very moment) as 22,953,025 posts. Most of those are beauty posts (so many products) and cheesy memes that flash across your screen but change little. Self care is so much more than this. Don’t...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 21, 2017 | Acupuncture, Allergies, brain health, depression, headache, mental health, migraine, Sleep, Stress
I don’t get the Starbucks Unicorn drink craze. It doesn’t look edible, it’s full of junk, and it contains a whopping 59g of sugar! It’s not just the calories. That’s almost 15 tsp of sugar. Inflammatory sugar. I get that it’s...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Dec 10, 2015 | Digestion, Health Tips, immune boosting, Sleep, Stress, travel
Many of you may be travelling this winter, either for Christmas holidays, New Year’s celebrations, or to get somewhere sunny early in the new year. The last thing you want to do is get sick. One of the first things I organize when I travel is my healthy travel...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 27, 2014 | Acupuncture, Herbs and Supplements, Sleep
I wrote this article and then the very next day had 2 patients email to ask me for information about treating insomnia. That on top of the usual in clinic requests I hear during appointments. That just goes to show how ubiquitous sleep issues are. I know many of...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 25, 2012 | Sleep
I’ve often joked that if I could be healthy, energized, and rested without having to sleep, I would choose that. I’ve never much “liked” going to sleep. I’ve always been that way. The kid making excuses to stay up later. Not wanting to...
