According to research published by scientists from the Dept of Surgery UFC, in Brazil acupuncture at ST 36 and CV 12 improved clearing of lactate in hyperglycemic rats.
Like rats, humans, dogs, and cats also have increased lactate when they have diabetes and high blood sugar. In addition, lactate levels are increased post exercise. Elevated lactate levels can be reduced using needles inserted in CV12, which is on the tummy, and ST 36, which is below the knee. Stimulation of these points was shown to clear lactate from both the kidney and liver.
The researchers hypothetized that acupuncture stimulated liver & kidney cells to convert lactate to pyruvate more quickly than normal. Rats that did not receive acupuncture had high blood lactate levels, but treated rats showed marked decrease with 30 minutes of treatment.
In clinical practice with dogs and cats, it appears that cells often function more efficiently following acupuncture because pets have more pep. For the first day following treatment, pets often sleep very deeply, then they are full of piss & vinegar.
How can this help your pet?
If you have a diabetic cat or dog, just using two acupuncture points, we can improve the way kidney & liver cells clear waste lactate.
If you have a working dog or a pet who exercises hard, acupuncture can help clear the waste lactate that accumumulates and leads to delayed recovery. These two points, ST 36 and CV 12 have additional benefits, too, especially for the stomach and digestion. Let me or your local holistic veterinarian show you how to massage these points for your pet. You'll be able to get some of the benefit achieved with needles and you can treat your pet easily at home.
More details about the study are in Pub Med: PMID 21971657.
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