Definition of cupping
: an operation of drawing blood to the surface of the body by use of a glass vessel evacuated by heat
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Get serious about coffee by booking a private cupping session.
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What follows next is a modern menu customized for the client’s needs: inflammation-reducing LED light therapy, antibacterial oxygen blasts, and even depuffing facial cupping (which, unlike its bodily counterpart, leaves no telltale purplish marks).
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Luck was involved, sure, but a diet, training and recovery regimen that included acupuncture, cupping, cold tubs and liver shakes helped, too.
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To that end, the business will be offering occasional classes and cuppings (tastings) throughout the year.
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But the school still boasts a lengthy menu of other questionable therapies, such as detoxification (which is only truly useful if you have been poisoned or have liver and/or kidney failure) and cupping (which is backed by little evidence).
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But the school still boasts a lengthy menu of other questionable therapies, such as detoxification (which is only truly useful if you have been poisoned or have liver and/or kidney failure) and cupping (which is backed by little evidence).
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But the school still boasts a lengthy menu of other questionable therapies, such as detoxification (which is only truly useful if you have been poisoned or have liver and/or kidney failure) and cupping (which is backed by little evidence).
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But the school still boasts a lengthy menu of other questionable therapies, such as detoxification (which is only truly useful if you have been poisoned or have liver and/or kidney failure) and cupping (which is backed by little evidence).
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First Known Use of cupping
14th century
Medical Dictionary
cupping
noun
cup·ping
medical Definition of cupping
1
: a technique formerly employed for drawing blood to the surface of the body by application of a glass vessel from which air had been evacuated by heat to form a partial vacuum
2
: a concave depression in a body organ;
also
: the formation of such a depression
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