by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 9, 2015 | acupressure, Allergies, depression, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, immune boosting, immune system, Traditional Chinese Medicine
I asked, “What do you want me to write about?” And I received a request for acupressure points to massage for general body tune up/massage for the fall season. Great question! I thought I’d expand on that and offer my top health tips for fall...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 8, 2015 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Healthy Habits, lung health, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Create a specific action plan to improve your chances of quitting smoking forever. Write down your plan because that will make you think more carefully about what you need to do and how you can do it. Quit Smoking Plan Decide how you are going to quit smoking. Gradual...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 8, 2015 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Healthy Habits, lung health, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Quit Smoking with Acupuncture Every day, people around the world vow to finally quit smoking for good only to watch their resolution go up in smoke. If you have tried to quit smoking, you know how difficult it can be. Nicotine is a powerfully addictive drug. For some...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 8, 2015 | environment, lung health, Traditional Chinese Medicine
As of today in BC, there are 68 active fires of note and/or fires larger than 10 hectares (there are many more fires in total than that!). But there are actually 197 fires total active around BC! That’s huge! And unusual for us this time of year. What’s...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 3, 2015 | 24 Hours article, Food, Traditional Chinese Medicine
My husband and I recently volunteered for Furbearer Defenders, and though that organization focuses on wildlife with fur, like coyotes, beavers, foxes, and wolves, spending more time thinking about animals beyond our dogs got us thinking about the animals we are...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 18, 2015 | 24 Hours article, Acupuncture, fertility, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Not really surprising to those of us who practice Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), “whole systems” TCM–or what we TCM practitioners call simply “TCM”–is more effective than 1-2 basic cookbook style acupuncture sessions done...
