Albany Acupuncture

510-559-8700


Regular acupuncture treatments can create more healthy days, enhance the immune system, reduce pain, increase energy and relax the mind. When this is achieved a person is more able to enjoy life and care for himself.

Susan Wallace L. AC.

Licensed Acupuncturist for over 25 years
Independent Medical Examiner
Diplomat National Board Orthopedics

Susan Wallace, L.Ac has been practicing in the Bay Area for over twenty years. She specializes in women’s health issues, healthy aging and brain health. Susan has continued to deepen her study in Chinese medicine and pursue the study of western nutritional medicine since being licensed in California.

Susan graduated from the San Francisco College of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in 1986. She has a private practice, Albany Acupuncture, in Albany, California. She also works at the Charlotte Maxwell Clinic for Complimentary Medicine treating women cancer patients. She is an Independent Medical Examiner and expert witness.

Please call me at 510-559-8700 for a consultation and to make an appointment.

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About My Work

I practice acupuncture, herbal and nutritional medicine. Working within the framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is a complete medical system that has been utilized in Asia for over 5,000 years, I augment my practice with modern nutritional science. What interests me most in traditional medicine is that it continues to be valid and useful in our modern world. What excites me in nutritional science is the current and ongoing study of how our bodies and our minds work. The Chinese character for man is a being between heaven and earth. The physical, emotional, and spiritual all connect to affect our health and Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on this concept. Humans live on earth and interact with it. It is how we interact with these concepts that develops and creates our health.

To Stay Healthier, Heal Faster, and Age Better, please read more in About My Work.

New Office Update & Eating Mushrooms to Improve Your Immume System

September 2020

Greetings I wanted to give you an update on my new office, seeing patients and tell you about one of the important topics I have been studying this summer.

New Office is Open!
My new office is open, and I am seeing patients one at a time and allowing space in between so I can follow all the cleaning protocols to keep us all safe. I’m in a beautiful small medical building, built in the 1930’s by a medical doctor who also built his home on the property. My suite is just two rooms and has new wood floors, countertops and sinks so it is quite easy to keep clean and the perfect size for seeing one person at a time. I have been settling into my routine and so happy to be able to give my patients acupuncture treatments once again. I am still available to do consultations over the phone. I can prescribe herbs and supplements; get you started on a cleanse program and guide you through some acupressure protocols. I can even send you stainless steel ear balls that you can apply with my direction. Contact me if you would like to schedule an appointment for a treatment or consultation.

Mushrooms to the Rescue
I have been fortunate to spend much of the last 5 months studying different topics in my field. Mushrooms both medicinal and edible has been one of those topics. In Traditional Chinese Medicine mushrooms have been used as a tonic to enhance the body’s qi or energy and were highly valued to benefit longevity. In today’s modern research we have found that mushrooms improve the body’s immune system as well as enhancing brain and heart health. There are hundreds of research studies showing many more therapeutic effects of specific mushrooms. All mushrooms from the common white and brown mushrooms found in the grocery store as well as the huge variety found all over the world have extraordinary health benefits.

To maximize the benefits, try to eat mushrooms regularly 4-10 grams of mushrooms per serving, 4-5 times per week.

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Best Ways to Stay Safe in Dealing with Covid 19

March 2020 Newsletter

Because of my experience with treating patients who have been sick in the past, I routinely follow basic precautions such as hand washing and frequent changes of linen and cleaning surfaces. In our office we are following the CDC guidelines in the hopes of keeping us all healthy. Since there are so many uncertainties with the current status of Covid 19 transmission I would like to institute a few basic protocols for all of us.

Viral onset. If you feel like you are coming down with a cold, have a fever or just have a little tickle in the back of the throat, please reschedule. Early cancellation is better but last minute is fine. If you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus please do not come into the clinic for 14 days.

Hand washing. When you arrive, we both will engage in a good bout of hand washing. After the session, my washing is mandatory; yours is encouraged.

As more of the story unfolds it will be clearer how to proceed. If any of you have further concerns or ideas on how you can be more comfortable, please let me know. Now, how do we proceed in the world? What can we do to help ourselves have the best chance of staying healthy?

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Susan Wallace @ susanwallaceacupuncture@sonic.net