by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today is my birthday! I’m 25…again. No, really, I’m not ashamed to say I’m 39. Ask me how I feel when I turn 4-0 and I may sing a different tune, but today I feel like I’ve put in a lot of effort to keep working on and refining this 39...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 11, 2012 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Food, herbal tea, holistic health, immune boosting, Supplements, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized
One of the inside jokes we have as Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners is that TCM has two hearts and no brain. It may sound like it, but it’s really not a dig. In TCM we discuss function more than form. The two hearts are the physical heart and the...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 7, 2012 | Acupuncture, Food, immune boosting, immune system, integrative medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized
A friend of mine asked me to post some info on what to do after a bout of the flu or food poisoning. She called it a “forced detox”. That’s one way to put it! If you have had diarrhea or have been vomiting, the first and most important thing is to...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jan 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Great way to manage the blogs you might want to follow: <a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3396090/active-life-health-clinic?claim=yvpq6mbqfa8″>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Follow me! 🙂
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Keeping meals simple and balanced is best. Plan simple meals for a day or a week at a time (e.g. easy dinner leftovers re-worked for lunch the next day or making larger amount and freezing extra for future meals). Make sure to drink enough water or fluids throughout...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Dec 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
When I ask patients if they are impacted by stress, many say “As much as always.” In other words, yes, but that is normal for them. Stress is important. It is key to survival. Fight or flight reaction causes blood to pump to the big muscles of the limbs,...
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