My Detox Addition

I’ll start by saying my junk food detox has been pretty good. I’m preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner at home and taking healthy snacks in the car. It may not seem like much of a challenge to some but in the world I live in it’s very hard. So I’m proud. But today I added on a new detoxification – cupping. I started acupuncture when I was pregnant this past summer. It worked like magic and it actually even made me a happier person. I think a lot of my grouchiness is from feeling like crap. So since the birth I haven’t been going and I am a mess! So all this detox talk inspired me to get back to it and today I went and discovered cupping. If you have a large area of pain – low back, mid back, neck – it can be a more affective treatment than the needles. Glass cups were placed all over my back and suctioned tight – this pulled blood to the area and released toxins in the underlying tissue. The relief was felt immediately following the release of the cups and I totally recommend trying it! He followed it with needles in the areas where the cups could not reach – base of the skull, feet, joints – but overall I feel great. I know I’m going to be achy too but it’s all part of the healing process. Beyond the typical strain I put on my back with my children, I also hold so much of my stress and anxiety in my neck, shoulders and back. I’ve tried therapy, chiropractors and drugs and really nothing compares to my weekly acupuncture sessions and of course today’s introduction to cupping.