Lafayette Acupuncture & Functional Medicine

Given the gravity of COVID-9, I’ve decided to stop treating patients at my clinics for the next two weeks. This was a difficult decision to make, as the good health and well-being of each and every one of you is important to me, and it is especially crucial to maintain physical and emotional strength and connectedness during this time. But the public health directive to shelter in place makes sense in the bigger picture, in order to protect our community from the worst of t...his virus. My hope is that within a couple of weeks we’ll have enough information about the effects of shelter in place and about the virus itself to determine the appropriate conditions for me to go back to treating patients. If you’d like, you’re welcome to do a video or phone consult with me, and I’d be happy to mail out herbs to you. I’ll be in my 961 Dewing Ave office on Mondays and Fridays from 1:30 -3:30pm. If you haven’t seen this yet, it's a short article with excellent graphics that demonstrates the benefits of social distancing and shelter in place: https://www.washingtonpost.com//20/world/corona-simulator/ Please let me know if you need to discuss your situation with me. I will continue to respond to emails and calls throughout this time. I will be sending an update concerning re-opening or maintaining the shelter in place order in two weeks. If you’d like some self-care for enhancing the immune system, click here. In the meantime, stay safe and enjoy the time with your loved ones.

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"While the roots of acupuncture are based in classic texts written over 1,000 years ago, Oriental medical theory is dynamic in nature and has been able to continuously adapt to new cultures and technologies as it traveled through China to Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Europe and the United States. Its a fascinating process, and my goal here is to share some of this story with you." http://buff.ly/1uRyW3J

"Acupuncture addresses the root cause of imbalance in your body, and it can affect you positively on an emotional and energetic level as well. After your treatment you may feel calmer, more focused and more energetic as your body resets itself and comes into balance. " http://buff.ly/YPC2eN