You may have noticed several celebrities and not a few noted athletes sporting strange spots, of late.
https://twitter.com/TatiTotTot/status/567877386475212800
Justin Bieber copies Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow and has 'cupping … – Daily Mail http://t.co/1PVfHtLFjK pic.twitter.com/hail7Guk3a
— justin bieber eyes (@justinbiebershi) July 1, 2015
Michael Phelps loves cupping. Scientists can’t explain it: https://t.co/5UkXEcklxC pic.twitter.com/CVRTgl5CYo
— Slate (@Slate) August 10, 2016
These bruises are the inevitable result of applying (usually heated) cups to the body, which really suck. Here follows a reasonably concise skeptic’s guide to the venerable art of cupping:
While I must applaud Paltrow, Bieber, and Phelps for their respective achievements in pretending to have feelings, making interesting sounds, and moving relatively quickly through water (for an ape), none of them are qualified to advise you on the medical benefits of heated suction. Neither am I, to be frank. Please ask you local science-based medical practitioner before allowing someone to extract toxins money from your body wallet in this manner.
