by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 26, 2020 | acupressure, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, holistic health, Pain, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Because social distancing and self-isolation due to COVID-19 has been a couple of weeks already and is likely to last much longer, I know that many of you are wondering what you can do to manage your ongoing or acute health issues on your own at home. In this...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 23, 2020 | acupressure, Health Tips, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine
This is the 2nd of my video blogs. This one covers the topic of stress management. No doubt, this is only scratching the surface because stress is a HUGE topic, especially in times like now with the COVID-19 pandemic and so much uncertainty. Stress management at...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 14, 2020 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, health care, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, immune boosting, immune system, In the News, Stress, Traditional Chinese Medicine
A friend of mine recently posted that she was de-stressing by dancing around her kitchen in front of her bemused cats to her own COVID-19 playlist. My dogs are so used to seeing me dance around my place like a fool as a way to de-stress or simply have fun that they...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 29, 2017 | Digestion, Food, immune boosting, immune system, Recipe, Stress
I know, that’s a very long title for a recipe: Carrot Ginger Immune and Digestive Support Vegan Soup Recipe. But I wanted to say a bit about why I chose to make and share this one. My poor husband has had a fair amount of dental work done recently. Most people...
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 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...
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