Pontrello Acupuncture

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Most people associate liver problems with alcohol use, but did you know that non-alcoholic fatty liver is considered a silent epidemic in America? It affects approximately 25% of our population. Why is it silent? Because it is asymptomatic and you only know you have it through specialized test that most people don’t get. While fatty liver doesn’t become a problem for all who have it, it can be a prerequisite for many other health problems in the category of ‘metabolic syndromes’ from diabetes to liver cancer.

If you have fatty liver, then you are familiar with monitoring ALT & AST via blood tests. These enzymes are markers for liver scarring. This study shows a connection between ingesting a concentrated dose of of pu erh, and the lowering of the enzymes that are biomarkers for liver scarring. Drinking pu erh is no replacement for your doc’s advice, or losing weight which is the main treatment for fatty liver, but I’ll definitely be having a cuppa tea today!

Reducing oxidative stress and hepatoprotective effect of water extracts from Pu-erh tea on rats with high-fat diet Reducing oxidative stress and hepatoprotective effect of Pu-erh tea water extracts on rats fed with high-fat diet were researched for explaining healt…

Just opened up Sunday this week for online scheduling because I’ll be closed for the holiday on Monday. Will be returning to regular post-work Monday evenings next week, 2/26. Link in bio for online booking

After work hours available for appointments. Online scheduling available at pontrelloacupuncture.janeapp.com (link in bio)