Can cupping help you lose weight?

Many people who want to have a slim body will choose cupping to achieve the goal of losing weight. Facts have proved that doing so has certain effects, such as correcting the patient's abnormal appetite, effectively regulating endocrine disorders, etc. However, it also has certain side effects, such as it is easy to catch a cold after taking a bath after cupping, and frequent cupping can cause skin infections, etc.

1. The effect of cupping on weight loss

1. Correct the patient's abnormal appetite

It can correct the patient's abnormal appetite and inhibit excessive gastric acid secretion by regulating the nervous system, so as to achieve the purpose of not feeling weak and hungry. After cupping, the emptying of the stomach slows down, and the stomach is no longer empty, so you naturally feel full and you don’t want to eat as much.

2. Effectively regulate endocrine disorders

It is to effectively regulate endocrine disorders. The incidence of endocrine disorders in obese patients is very high. Why do women gain weight after giving birth? It is not only because of overnutrition, but also because giving birth disrupts their endocrine balance and causes weight gain. When women reach menopause, endocrine disorders also cause weight gain. When using cupping to lose weight, the two systems of "hypothalamus pituitary adrenal cortex" and "sympathetic adrenal cortex" are regulated to correct endocrine disorders and accelerate fat metabolism, thus achieving the goal of weight loss.

2. Disadvantages and side effects of cupping for weight loss

1. It is easy to catch a cold after taking a bath after cupping

Many people think that taking a bath after cupping will make the body more comfortable. In fact, this is an incorrect practice. The skin is very fragile after cupping. Taking a bath at this time can easily lead to skin inflammation and other skin diseases. If you take a cold bath, it is easy to catch a cold because the skin is in a state of open pores. Therefore, remember not to take a bath immediately after cupping. It is recommended to perform cupping after taking a bath.

2. Frequent cupping can cause skin infection

Some people believe that the longer the cupping time, the better the weight loss effect. They mistakenly believe that cupping should be done for at least half an hour in order to achieve better results. In fact, this is not the case. The general time for cupping therapy is: the best time from cupping to removing the cupping is within ten minutes. Because the main principle of cupping therapy is negative pressure rather than cupping time. The greater the negative pressure, the shorter the time. If the negative pressure is very high and the cupping time is too long, it will cause blisters, which will lead to skin diseases.

3. Low threshold and high risk of poor performance

As a result, many beauty salons on the market have launched advertisements for cupping therapy for weight loss. But cupping is a professional treatment method after all. Although the operation method seems simple, it actually has many taboos. If people who do not understand medical skills perform the operation at will and apply acupoints randomly, it will be counterproductive and even dangerous. Cupping requires the doctor to be very familiar with the functions of the human body's acupuncture points, and has high demands on the doctor's professional skills and operating techniques. Therefore, it is recommended that when you need cupping, try to choose a regular hospital. Even if adverse reactions to cupping occur, they can be treated in time.