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“To know that you do not know is the best. To think you know when you do not is a disease. Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it.” ― Lao Tzu
SARS CoV-2 Antibody Blood Test: Pre-Order Now!
**$120 fee: Pre-Order Here! **Does not include cost for blood draw: $40 at Pekoe. Requires scheduling. (We are working on trying to find a way to reduce the cost of blood draw... stay tuned!!) **Tests will be available 5/7! New IgM + IgG Antibody Test For The Novel...
Nature’s Medicine: Entheogenic Plants
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of March 2020, more than 750,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Two out of three drug overdose deaths in 2018 involved an opioid. Opioids are substances that work in the nervous system...
The Importance of Transgender Rights
On 6/12/20 the Trump administration roll back non-discriminatory protections of LGBTQ people in regards to health care and health insurance. Read this NPR article for more information. This ruling creates a grey area within our laws that allows healthcare providers to...
SARS CoV-2 Antibody Blood Test: Pre-Order Now!
**$120 fee: Pre-Order Here! **Does not include cost for blood draw: $40 at Pekoe. Requires scheduling. (We are working on trying to find a way to reduce the cost of blood draw... stay tuned!!) **Tests will be available 5/7! New IgM + IgG Antibody Test For The Novel...
Covid-19: Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Treatments
Acupuncture is the Sniper Dr. Lihong Liu is a well-know Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner in China. His book “Thinking about Traditional Chinese Medicine” has made many people fall in love with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Even such a well-known TCM...
SARS CoV-2 TCM / Acupuncture Treatment Study
Here is a rough translation from a study in China on the effectiveness of Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs for SARS CoV-2. Of course this isn't a traditional double blind placebo study, nor is it peer reviewed, but all info coming out right now are pre-print and we're...
Resetting of your annual deductible
Happy new year, means happy new resetting of insurance benefits! Let us know if anything has changed in your current policy, if you have a new policy, or if you have any questions. Here is some helpful information about new year, and the new you. What is a deductible?...
Accessibility in a Historic DC Building
How Does Pekoe do it? You may have seen pictures of Pekoe and its staff on social media but have you ever been on a tour of Pekoe or checked out all of its accessibility features? In this post we take time to tell you a bit more about the awesome healing space...
Flawed Studies, Incorrect Reporting, & Irresponsible Sharing Part I: Red Meat
March 7, 2019 (less than 4 minute read) The Harvard Meat Study of 2012 This particular study (stating that red meat causes cancer & heart disease) is a perfect example of how an observational study can shape or validate our ideas, cause incredible confusion, form...
Happy Open Enrollment Season!
Picking an acupuncture-friendly policy It’s open enrollment season and you know what that means: it’s time to make decisions about your 2020 insurance coverage! We get a lot of questions about which plan you should pick to get the most of your acupuncture benefits....
Zantac and Possible Cancer Risks
It has been found that ranitidine (Zantac), contains an impurity called N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen. Zantac is one of the most common over-the-counter medications used my millions of people around the world. Still many questions are...
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