Dr Melissa Carr, Dr Traditional Chinese Medicine

Checking how many blueberries 🫐 and strawberries 🍓 are growing on my clinic balcony before they're ripe and the birds 🐦 steal them.

Sunday vibes. Appreciating a beautiful 😍 tree on my walk with my dog 🐕. Yoga with mix of Yang (Vinyasa) and Yin ☯️ style. And healthy coconut 🥥, green 💚 banana, and oat flour and cacao BB8 waffles with gifted homemade grape 🍇 jelly.

Meeting inspirational fitness leaders at the Canadian Health and Fitness Institute dinner.

John Weston, former Member of Parliament, and now president of the Canadian Health and Fitness Institute. www.chfi.fit

Dr. Jack Taunton is a sports medicine legend. I first met him when I was chosen as a volunteer acupuncturist for the 2010 Olympics. He was as gracious and generous with his time then as he is now. He is co-founder of UBC's Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre and has pages and pages of accomplishments and contributions. https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/dr-jack-taunton/ It was wonderful to get to chat with him again.

I also talked with Tommy Europe, BC Sports Hall of Famer, ex-CFL player, fitness trainer extraordinaire, and stuntman. He has a book already published (10-Pound SHRED) and another one coming out soon (ish) about fitness for those over 40 (also those...ahem...over 50).

We live close to such beauty! Thanks for the gorgeous views during my short visit, Nelson, BC!

FYI, if you order supplements on Amazon. It's possible that labels have been changed, compromising effectiveness and safety! https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2794987
This is just ONE reason why it's important that we give our input to the federal government and NNHPD/Health Canada about the changes they are making to fees for Canadian manufacturers and distributors. Those changes will make it harder and more expensive for us to get the products we need in Canada, without actually increasing our safety. Health Canada says it's adding fees for "cost recovery" purposes for increasing their oversight on natural health products in Canada. But we don't need that. Yes, of course there are some bad actors, but our incidents of health complaints associated with natural health products is low, and there are many good companies who are compliant with the current rules and many that go above and beyond for safety. The increased costs to them will mean they will have to decide whether to raise their prices, drop products from their manufacturing or distributing, or leave Canada altogether. That will leave us having to order outside of Canada for more of our products, and some other countries have very poor or NO regulations and oversight. So, what can you do? Talk to your MP. Tell them you're concerned and you want them to push Health Canada to reconsider their current path for the NNHPD. Buy from your local health food stores. And find qualified health professionals who can guide you on which supplements are right for you and which supplement companies are good ones. https://fullscript.com/blog/is-it-safe-to-buy-supplements-on-amazon?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Master_Template_1_Email_Design_System&utm_content=9947057

Dietary Supplement Products Marketed for Immune Support This case series study examines the labeling of select dietary supplement products advertised as supporting or boosting the immune system for accurate ingredient labeling and claims made.

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We've come a long way, baby. Ugh, I always hated that Virginia Slims cigarette ad, but their slogan kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Traditional Chinese Medicine really has come a long way in BC and in Canada. But we're working hard right now to make sure that in new government regulatory changes we'll be able to take care of our patients with a modern version of TCM that continues to be safe and effective. For details about what's happening and why you might want to write or talk to your MLA and [email protected], read my blog at https://activetcm.com/tcm-yesterday-and-today-an-ongoing-battle/ .

Happy International Women's Day! And, to my mom, Happy Birthday!
Here are some of the ways that women have contributed to my own profession of Traditional Chinese Medicine (in acupuncture research) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9595636/, not to mention, those who teach, practice, write books, and on and on.

Happy International Women's Day!

I’ve always loved reading, but ever since university, very little of that has been fiction. I joined a book club through a friend a few years ago, but hadn’t been for a long time. I was going to join the next one, just for the chance to meet up again with these wonderful women even though I hadn’t read the book.

But then my friend told me this book is about Traditional Chinese Medicine. Even though book club was supposed to be two days later, I decided to plow through to finish it. So glad I did!

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women is a fictional story based on a real woman named Tan Yunxian, a female doctor of TCM in the mid 1400s to 1500s. She had a book published when she was 50, based on her cases, particularly of women’s health issues, but also of common health issues of the time. She faced a LOT of adversities, including that women of the time were considered useless if they were educated. What an amazing woman!

I wrote a blog about this book and TCM in my most recent blog you can check out via the link from my profile page (click on health tips and blogs and then "my most recent blogs").

Good news for "seniors living alone": pet ownership can reduce risk of dementia. Bad news for anyone aged 50 and older: we're defined as "seniors" according to this report. Senior at 50, but none of the benefits😟😞

Can Pet Ownership Ward Off Cognitive Decline? Owning a pet is associated with slower decline in verbal memory and fluency for older adults who live alone, new longitudinal data show.

My new clinic My Rest at 3456 Main Street is now offering Qi Gong classes with registered TCM practitioner Jacob Larmour on Wednesday nights at 7:30 p.m. Sign up soon!

What Is Qi Gong and Where Has It Been All My Life? - My Rest My Rest is pleased to be offering Qi Gong classes, and we want to share how this wonderful practice works and why it feels so good. Enjoy!

5 Reasons Why Reishi Mushrooms Are Great for Your Pets - Mikei® Red Reishi Here are five ways that reishi mushrooms can help keep your lovable pup or cuddly kitten on the path of wellness.

My newest newsletter includes tips on managing anxiety, improving your posture to relieve neck and back pain, and a sauerkraut recipe. https://mailchi.mp/9006bc71d725/home-self-care-tcm-kits-free-health-videos-online-consultations-4774976

Home self-care treatments, kits, and consultation options Learn ways that you can still manage your health conditions and symptoms at home.

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