Preparing For Acupuncture – Tips From The Expert
Eat a light meal or snack 1-2 hours before your treatment.
You don’t want to show up too full, however, it’s important to have something in your stomach. Ideally, skip the heavy, fried or greasy foods and go for something lighter.
Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing.
This will help you to feel as relaxed as possible, and helps us to access the points we may need to use during your session.
Schedule accordingly.
Not only should you plan you keep your day fairly light after your first acupuncture treatment, just in case, but also try and avoid “sandwiching” your appointment between other events.
Don’t drink coffee or tea before your treatment.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we use various “tools” for determining what’s going on inside the body. Checking your “pulses” as well as reading your tongue are two diagnostic methods that we utilize. If you consume coffee or tea beforehand, this can leave a yellow coating on your tongue, which can sometimes be misleading when forming a diagnosis.