- Eat a light meal a few hours before your appointment.  Acupuncture is not performed on individuals who are fasting.  While you do not want to come to your appointment hungry, you do not want to overeat either. 

 

- Avoid alcohol on the day of your treatment. 

 

- For your first appointment, bring any supplements you are taking.  Sometimes it is not sufficient to make a list. Some companies give their own names to supplements and there is no way to know the ingredients without reading the label.

 

- After your treatment, do not engage in any stimulating activities for at least a couple of hours.  It is preferable that you do not exercise for the rest of the day after you are treated. It will help the energy flow if you stay relaxed afterwards.

 

- Do not brush or clean your tongue on the day of your treatment.  Tongue diagnosis is one of the tools used in Chinese Medicine.  Cleaning the tongue changes that information.  You can brush your teeth but do not brush the tongue.