LAC News:
As healthcare providers we are aware of the emerging and ever changing situation with Coronavirus.
It has been a very difficult decision but we have decided to suspend our practice until April 10. While the situation continually changes, this is a tentative and hopeful date for us.
If you need to reach us for any reason, call our office at 505.662.3022 (Los Alamos Chiropractic) or 505.663.1339 (Acupuncture Center of Los Alamos). We will continue to check phone messages daily and if you have any questions for any of our doctors, please feel free to leave a message and one of us will return your call as soon as we can. We will publish or post another article once we are able to re-open.
In the meantime, please remember that we live in a lovely community. Please don’t hesitate to ask for help! Please offer to help neighbors, elderly, and anyone else who might need assistance.
In addition to common sense practices, here are some tips to stay safe and calm:
- Do your best not to live in fear or anxiety about the situation. Yes, it is a serious matter that requires our attention. However, it is important to note that when we get trapped in a fear response our immune systems shut down in favor of survival mechanisms, which actually further heighten our anxiety! Be wise and discerning about your lifestyle practices and choices, and trust you are doing what you can to keep yourself and your family safe.
- Fresh air is vital to healthy immunity – make a point of getting outside, daily. Even as little as 10 to 15 minutes three times throughout the day will benefit you.
- Rest! Get plenty of sleep and rest.
- Take some time off, perhaps use this time for a personal at-home retreat where you just enjoy some time spent away from work, extra-curricular activities and the hustle and bustle of life. Walks in nature, healthy dinners together with your family, board games, curling up with a good book and limiting your social contact are all enriching ways to protect yourself from community transmission.
- Increase your consumption of anti-oxidant and nutrient-dense infection-fighting foods like: organic blueberries, raspberries, spinach, sprouts, garlic, onions, ginger, parsley, cilantro, spirulina, celery juice, bone broth and fermented foods and beverages.
- Drink lots of water. Drinking good quality water and herbal teas, staying hydrated, is one of the best things you can do to flush out toxins from your body and help support the immune system.
- Keep your immune system strong by reducing your sugar intake and eating a balanced diet. Avoid eating processed sugars. Sugar weakens the immune system and makes it less able to deal with viruses and bacteria. Be sure to read food labels carefully and to limit the amount of sugar you eat.
Stay safe and healthy!
We look forward to continuing our efforts to support our community once this crisis is over!
Los Alamos Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center of Los Alamos Charles Lenz, DC Henry Ahlefelder, DOM Nancy Savoia, DC Aimee Price, DOM.