The lure of cupping for many athletes is not just the peculiar spots you get to flaunt, but its numerous benefits on the musculoskeletal system.

Herbal medicine is highly individualized to a persons specific set of symptoms and body constitution. The dose, method of consumption and time of day are all considered. Why is it assumed that coffee can be consumed by everyone in the same way?

While small amounts of stress can be beneficial, repeated sympathetic activation can lead to a chronically dysregulated nervous system. This keeps the body in a state of fight or flight, making parasympathetic function inefficient and homeostasis difficult.

Healthcare professionals often recommend that patients decrease the amount of stress in their life to improve health. The part that can get left out is how exactly one should go about doing this. Many folks realize that the daily stress they endure isn’t benefiting them, but are at a loss on how to implement long term change.