First and foremost, it is time to sure up your own immune system. At the clinic, we carry both Chinese herbs and immune building mushrooms. Also vitamin C, elderberry, echinacea, and zinc (with meals) are high on the list. Of course, maintaining a healthy diet and exercising outside are a must. I will also say here that staying centered, grounded, awake, and cautions but not swallowed by fear, is also a huge boost to health.
In Chinese medicine, this illness is predominantly damp so it’s a great time to cut out dairy, sugar, refined
foods, alcohol and avoid moldy damp areas. Also, not eating from hot bars is recommended.
These measures in addition to the actions below are what we are recommending now. As the situation shifts
and changes, we will respond accordingly.
Follow general flu prevention measures:
Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds, and/or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or sleeve when sneezing or coughing — do not use your hands.
Stay at home if you are not feeling well, reschedule out two weeks and/or book a phone or video consult.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick or have traveled recently.
What we're doing at BAP to reduce your risk:
We have significantly increased our cleaning and disinfecting frequency of high-traffic areas including bathrooms, doorknobs, benches, counters, shelves and all other high-touch surfaces and locations.
Wiping down tables and chairs before and after treatments
We have hand sanitizer dispenser to use right when you get off the elevator and have multiple pump sanitizers throughout the office, including one by each treatment table
All of our staff has been educated on preventative measures and have been made aware that they must stay home if they are sick.
We are asking folks with any respiratory symptoms to stay home at this time and if there is a question, please call.
We will continue to closely monitor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and New York City Department of Health (DOH) and will follow their guidelines to protect and keep our environment safe, and will provide you with updates when necessary.