by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 28, 2025 | energy, Health Tips, lung health, Sleep, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Why Am I So Tired? This Saturday night, early in the Sunday a.m. hours, daylight savings time ends, meaning we “gain” an hour as we shift the clocks back. One more hour of sleep, if you can make it happen. And many of you may be feeling like you really need it. But...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 26, 2025 | health care, In the News, opinions, Traditional Chinese Medicine
A recent study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, found that physicians using AI to help detect cancers got about 20% worse in their ability to do this work on their own, without AI assistance, after just three months of using it compared to...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 20, 2025 | Acupuncture, Health Tips, holistic health, injury, Life Lessons, Traditional Chinese Medicine
In the realm of healing, patience is not just a virtue—it’s a necessity. Many of us are conditioned to expect quick fixes. If something hurts, we want the pain gone now. If we’re sick, we want to be back to normal yesterday. Western medicine often caters to this...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 20, 2025 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, holistic health, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Just like you, I want predictable, fast results. It would be so much easier if I had specific protocols for each condition, symptom, illness, or disease. I would love it if people would react exactly as I expect, in every situation. If I prescribe X herb, Y results....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 10, 2024 | Acupuncture, Heart health, holistic health, immune system, research, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture helps your body regulate itself. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a medical system that is designed so that practitioners like me can use personalized treatments to stimulate your body in such a way that it recognizes where there is an imbalance. Once...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 14, 2024 | Biopuncture, Chinese herbs, health care, Health Care system, In the News, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Of course Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been around for a very, very long time–about 3000 years, maybe longer, depending on source. But how about TCM’s history in Canada? What about it’s history and progress in British Columbia? There are...