While we know it is often quite intimidating to try cupping, especially if you’re worried about it hurting or the marks it leaves behind, we also know how good this therapy is for your health. We hope reading the benefits we’ve listed below will encourage you to try it out. Cupping Increases Your Circulation It is pretty obvious when you look at the redness it causes that cupping brings your blood to the surface of your skin where the cups are placed. The added blood to the area doesn’t all just stay there, though; it brings nutrients and oxygen to the area, helping repair any damaged cells and promoting their health. This helps with all sorts of things. Those toxins you absorb on a daily basis? Well, cupping’s circulation boost helps your body flush them out, especially the natural toxins your muscles make when you use them, which can linger and make you sore. Finally, though we could make a whole article solely on the ways the boost in circulation alone is worth it, we’ll finish this section by mentioning how it aids with varicose veins and spider veins. Both of these conditions look unsightly and are caused by circulation issues, which cupping, especially repeatedly, will help repair. Cupping Relieves Tension Sometimes, when a muscle hurts and is tight, it is because it is damaged. In this case, the added circulation will help it repair the muscle tears, making the muscle feel less tight and painful. Also, if your muscles are tight without actually being damaged, the suction of the cups will help stretch and loosen them, bringing you relief. Cupping Helps Your Digestion You might not know what your parasympathetic nervous system is, but this is a very important part of your body, especially for things like controlling your heart rate and if you want to efficiently digest your food. Cupping encourages your parasympathetic nervous system to do its job. This lets your body push food through your digestive tract more easily, helping your colon with anything that might be trying to cause a blockage there, and lessening the amount of indigestion you have to suffer from. Cupping Helps Your Lungs Though cupping is usually done on your back, it can also be done on your chest. This brings more blood to your lungs, which results in more oxygen in your system. This is particularly helpful if you are one of the many sufferers of asthma or have some other condition where your lungs are having a hard time. Also, if you are dealing with a common cold or flu trying to get into your lungs, cupping will aid them in staying or getting clear.