Susan Wilmoth Acupuncture

02/17/2025

TUNA RECALL:
Botulism in tuna

Canned tuna sold at Trader Joe’s, Costco, and H-E-B is recalled for risk of botulism—a potentially fatal form of food poisoning in which a toxin caused by bacteria attacks the body’s nerves. This recall is due to a defect in the “easy open” pull, allowing bacteria to enter. No direct human cases are connected to this yet, but FDA suggests throwing these out in an abundance of caution.

Products were sold under the Genova®, Van Camp’s®, H-E-B, and Trader Joe’s brand names across the U.S.

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02/11/2024

Happy Lunar New Year!
2024 is the year of the dragon, which represents vitality and transformation, power and our interconnection. Wishing you all a vibrant year!

03/24/2023

PSA: Organic Strawberries Recalled

01/23/2023

✨⛩️ Happy Lunar New Year! ⛩️✨

The year of the water Rabbit invites hope, prosperity, quiet calmness, and contemplation.

11/28/2022

Thank you to my colleagues for this honor.

Meet the winners of our annual peer survey, when we ask local providers in acupuncture and other complementary medicine health care fields to tell us the people they turn to.

01/14/2021

I am so thankful to have access to this vaccine. As we move toward solutions, may we all care for each other and be well.

07/24/2020

Stay safe while trying to stay safe.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/23/fda-expands-hand-sanitizer-recall-to-at-least-75-brands-across-the-us.html?fbclid=IwAR05bKPqhKzBmJU-Mb_aF1_K_FYDizvTI4tXX3muhuZemy79Btqt-t9hmUQ

The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the list of hand sanitizers — some sold at Walmart, Costco and other national chains — being recalled to at least 75 recently, saying toxic levels of wood alcohol in them can cause injury or death.

05/29/2020

With your health and safety as my top priority, I am happy to reopen my clinic on Tuesday, June 16th. To start, appointments are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10-8.

We have made a lot of changes at the office to ensure the safest possible environment. I truly appreciate your patience and understanding during this time of transition.

To protect your health, my treatment room now has a HEPA air purifier and I am doing rigorous disinfecting between each appointment, per recommendations of the CDC and the Oregon Health Authority. Appointments are now spaced out to help you avoid crossing paths with others coming in for care.

The following practices will be in place until further notice:

- Please do not come in if:
You have a cough or shortness of breath.
You have had a fever or sore throat in the past 7 days.
You have had exposure to COVID-19 in the past 14
days.
- Please wear a mask.
- Please wait in your car (or on the front porch if you come by bike or public transit) until your exact appointment time, then come directly into the treatment room (unless you need the restroom). Do not wait in the lobby.
- You will have access to the bathroom on the main floor but not the one upstairs.
- Upon arrival, I will take your temperature with a no-touch thermometer. If you have a fever (above 99.5), your appointment will be cancelled with no cancellation fee, and I recommend you call your doctor for Covid-19 testing.
- Please try to bring your own water bottle. I will be glad to get you a glass of water upon request but the lobby will not have water or tea at this time.
- Please do not bring children or pets to your appointment.
- Please sign an updated consent form before your appointment. You will receive one electronically.
- You will receive a very brief COVID screening questionnaire 1-2 days before your appointment. Please complete this in the 24 hours prior to your appointment.

If you have a suggestion or concerns, please let me know. We are navigating these changes together.

It will be great to see you when the time is right for you!

03/26/2020

CLINIC CLOSURE UPDATE:
In response to the coronavirus, my practice is now closed through the END OF MAY.
Because the situation is evolving daily, I will assess reopening closer to June.

WHY?

• The virus is most transmissible before symptoms are present (for about 11 days before symptoms start) and also in the first week of having symptoms. That’s a long time and potentially a lot of spread.
• All of our efforts to reduce the pace of transmission and “flatten the curve” are essential so that the number of severely ill people needing medical care does not spike to exceed the medical system’s capacity to treat those patients.
• Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine are rooted in prevention. Right now, staying home is the best prevention.

Our individual actions can truly make a difference both locally and globally in this situation.

YOUR HERBS:
If you are taking herbs from me and need a refill, we can easily arrange that— a curbside pick-up or shipped directly to you. Please reach out to me about any herbal needs.

OTHER RESOURCES:
This is an insightful article and simulator on the spread of disease and how our actions affect flattening the curve... https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

For the most up-to-date information, you can sign up for COVID-19 updates from the CDC here... https://tools.cdc.gov/campaignproxyservice/subscriptions.aspx

The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 advice for the public… https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

MAINTAINING HEALTHY IMMUNITY:

Good Sleep
Fresh Air
Avoiding Sugar— consuming sugar can decrease your immune system by 30%, immediately and for up to 4 hours

There are many easily accessible vitamins, herbs, and supplements for strengthening your immune system. Please reach out if you have questions.

There is a classic Chinese herbal formula for strengthening the respiratory system as prevention called Jade Windscreen (aka Yu Ping Feng San). I have this available in capsules for existing patients, (when it's appropriate based on individual needs). This is prevention, NOT treatment for active health conditions. If you are already sick, this is not a helpful formula.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU for stepping up with hand washing, social distancing, self-quarantining, patience, and compassion with yourself and one another as we are all being asked to do for the greater good. Let’s all do our part!

Please reach out if you have questions or concerns.

Stay cozy and safe.
Stay connected to those you love. Being physically distanced does not mean we need to feel isolated and alone in this challenging time. Reach out.

With Care,
Susan

03/07/2020

I'm sharing some practical advice on prevention of the coronavirus as was recently shared with me. I share this because it included a few extra suggestions beyond those I have most commonly seen:

We've all heard the basics, hand-washing and keeping your hands away from your face is especially important right now. Also, if you have a dishwasher, USE IT and run dishes on HOT. If you are hand washing be sure you use scalding hot water disinfect your dishes. A lukewarm rinse and mild soap might not due the trick. This virus "may remain viable for hours to days." Disinfect high touch surfaces with EPA registered disinfectants or products that contain AT LEAST 70% ALCOHOL. Read your labels, not all disinfectants can kill COVID19. Wash your clothes after one wear, as the virus does seem to hang around.

Some of the most important advice from people at the CDC:

The tricky thing about this virus is that by the time you have a fever and a cough fibrosis may have taken hold in your lungs which is what makes this virus so dangerous. Taiwan experts recommend this simple self-check we can do every morning:

Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you can complete this without coughing, discomfort, stuffiness or tightness than yeah, no indication of infection!

Also common sense, given this virus attacks the lungs - don't smoke, or worse, share smoking devices! Va**rs and smokers beware, especially given new vape-related illnesses, give your lungs a chance, keep them clean and healthy!

Also, excellent advice from Japanese doctors treating COVID-19 cases:

Ensure your mouth and throat is moist, NEVER dry. Keep your favorite lozenges on hand. Take a few sips of water every 15 mins or so, thus even if the virus does end up in your throat, this will wash it down to your stomach where your stomach acid will KILL that sucker! Not drinking may allow it to take hold in your windpipe or lungs.

Be smart, be clean, boost your immune system in your favorite ways - some options include tumeric, ginger, lysine, vit-C, garlic, echinacea - sweat followed by lots of water and tea. Breath lots of fresh air - movement, lots of fluids and fresh air keep our systems moving which gives the virus less time to take hold.

Advice from many sources - shared with love!

03/01/2020

Flu hysteria has now transformed into coronavirus hysteria, and many of you have asked me how worried you should really be. News around COVID-19 has taken the world by storm and those of us outside of China are not sure whether to panic or stay calm. Addressing

02/25/2020

Superb TED talk on sleep!
It's ESSENTIAL, not a lifestyle luxury. Time to make some changes? This is very inspiring and motivating.

https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_sleep_is_your_superpower?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=science&fbclid=IwAR102QCoZrE6JrQkY0GyLgedtbnFXBYAHGCpzbxNmF8620NIDZDHb8tZorc -1151166

Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get sleep -- and the alarmingly bad things that happen when you don't,...