*All healthcare practitioners at the clinic will be wearing face masks.

* All patients who come for treatment at the clinic are required to wear a face mask.

* All patients will be asked to sanitize their hands with hand sanitizer provided for them upon entering the clinic.

*My capacity to see patients will be reduced, to allow for cleaning and sanitizing rooms in between patients.

*Myself and any other healthcare practitioner in the clinic will continue to clean the clinic throughout the day and utilize germicidal wipes and bleach solutions on any high touch surfaces in the treatment room and clinic in between each patient. We will also be using using UV lights to sanitize treatment rooms in between patients. Bathrooms will be cleaned and sanitized in between patients.

*There will be no one allowed to sit or wait in the waiting room. You are asked to wait in your car until your appointment time.

*I will be taking every patients temperature at the front door before they come back to the treatment room.

*I will not be able to see patients in the clinic with any of the following symptoms or if you have had have had a known COVID-19 viral exposure in the past 14 days.

Symptoms:

· Fever of 100°F or above

· Fatigue

· Dry Cough

· Difficulty Breathing

· Respiratory or flu like symptoms

· Sore throat

· Shortness of breath

· Diarrhea

· Runny nose

· Diminished sense of taste or smell

*Below is an immune boosting tea called Cong Bai tea that I often recommend to patients to help them stay well during cold and flu season. It’s simple and it’s effective. It helps to boost your immune system and it’s good to drink at the first signs of a cold, feeling sick or for prevention of sickness.

The 4 ingredients/herbs tend to be items people already have in their home or are fairly accessible. I like this tea and Chinese Medicine for that matter because of its accessibility, below is the recipe and some explanations on each ingredient used…

Cong Bai Tea
1 bunch of green onions (chopped)
Green onions are known in traditional medicines to help dispel pathogens and helps to benefit the lungs.
2 orange peels (chopped)
For hundreds of years, herbalists trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine use orange  peel  to improve digestion, relieve intestinal gas and bloating, and resolve phlegm. This peel acts primarily on the digestive and respiratory systems.

5 slices of fresh ginger root (1/8″ thick)
In Traditional Chinese Medicine fresh ginger is an herb that is used to treat the early stages of sickness that affect the upper respiratory tract, the eyes, the ears, the nose, the throat or the skin.

1 TBSP of brown sugar
In Traditional Chinese Medicine brown sugar is known for its ability to tonify qi or strengthen the bodies energy in combination with the other herbs. It s also warming to the body.

4 cups of water

Boil ingredients for 10 minutes, strain & enjoy!

(If you are on any prescription medications that would negatively interact with any of these ingredients please refrain from making and drinking this tea.)

Thank you for your continued trust in Black Pearl Acupuncture.