Michael Regilio

Yeah. In fact, that's where many people heard of the technique for the first time. In fact, Phelps made quite a splash with his cupping hickeys, huh?

Yeah. In fact, that's where many people heard of the technique for the first time. In fact, Phelps made quite a splash with his cupping hickeys, huh?

Yeah. In fact, that's where many people heard of the technique for the first time. In fact, Phelps made quite a splash with his cupping hickeys, huh?

No, look, you have no idea how hard it was for me to resist the temptation to say I was poking holes in acupuncture.

No, look, you have no idea how hard it was for me to resist the temptation to say I was poking holes in acupuncture.

No, look, you have no idea how hard it was for me to resist the temptation to say I was poking holes in acupuncture.

Because I don't doubt for a second that it makes him feel good. Again, pain, especially minor pain like sore muscles, is partly just perception in our brains. Plus, like with acupuncture, if you believe it and you're getting an endorphin release from it, then it's real. You're experiencing pain relief. So what's the harm, then, with the cupping?

Because I don't doubt for a second that it makes him feel good. Again, pain, especially minor pain like sore muscles, is partly just perception in our brains. Plus, like with acupuncture, if you believe it and you're getting an endorphin release from it, then it's real. You're experiencing pain relief. So what's the harm, then, with the cupping?

Because I don't doubt for a second that it makes him feel good. Again, pain, especially minor pain like sore muscles, is partly just perception in our brains. Plus, like with acupuncture, if you believe it and you're getting an endorphin release from it, then it's real. You're experiencing pain relief. So what's the harm, then, with the cupping?

If it's done repeatedly in the same spots, it can cause permanent skin damage. And if you already have eczema and psoriasis, it can inflame those conditions.

If it's done repeatedly in the same spots, it can cause permanent skin damage. And if you already have eczema and psoriasis, it can inflame those conditions.

If it's done repeatedly in the same spots, it can cause permanent skin damage. And if you already have eczema and psoriasis, it can inflame those conditions.

It's like walking into a natural history museum or something when you walk into the Chinese herbalist. And in a way, we have saved the best for last. And I'm not being altogether snarky because with herbal medicine, there is a there there.

It's like walking into a natural history museum or something when you walk into the Chinese herbalist. And in a way, we have saved the best for last. And I'm not being altogether snarky because with herbal medicine, there is a there there.

It's like walking into a natural history museum or something when you walk into the Chinese herbalist. And in a way, we have saved the best for last. And I'm not being altogether snarky because with herbal medicine, there is a there there.

Okay. To understand herbal medicine, you have to go back, like way, way back. 500 million years ago, the first plants appeared. Plants are sessile organisms. That is to say they are permanently restricted to spend their lives on the exact site of their germination. Can you imagine spending your life on the spot where you were born? It's not just born.

Okay. To understand herbal medicine, you have to go back, like way, way back. 500 million years ago, the first plants appeared. Plants are sessile organisms. That is to say they are permanently restricted to spend their lives on the exact site of their germination. Can you imagine spending your life on the spot where you were born? It's not just born.

Okay. To understand herbal medicine, you have to go back, like way, way back. 500 million years ago, the first plants appeared. Plants are sessile organisms. That is to say they are permanently restricted to spend their lives on the exact site of their germination. Can you imagine spending your life on the spot where you were born? It's not just born.

You're spending your entire life on the spot your parents conceived you. Okay. Gross. It does not sound like a very good deal. Yeah, it's actually really rough. And as a result, plants have to deal with everything life throws at them while totally stationary, like environmental assaults, temperature, drought, co-evolving bacteria and fungi, and animals that want to eat them.

You're spending your entire life on the spot your parents conceived you. Okay. Gross. It does not sound like a very good deal. Yeah, it's actually really rough. And as a result, plants have to deal with everything life throws at them while totally stationary, like environmental assaults, temperature, drought, co-evolving bacteria and fungi, and animals that want to eat them.