FLAME with Brad Hook
Cupping, Traditional Medicine and Alternative Pathways to Well-being
Dr Tom Ingegno has spent nearly 25 years in clinical practice and wrote the book on cupping — literally. A grounded tour of traditional medicine from someone fluent in both ancient technique and modern integrative care.
Tom's Baltimore clinic, Charm City Integrative Health, was called 'the future of medicine' by futurist David Houle — a multidimensional practice focused on inflammation, circulation and immune regulation. His bestselling Cupping Book demystifies the technique those circular marks on athletes' backs made famous.
We discuss what cupping does as its practitioners understand it, where traditional medicine complements conventional care, and how a quarter-century of clinical work (plus university teaching) shapes his view of the evidence. Curious, balanced and refreshingly unhyped.
In this episode
- Cupping, explained by the author of the book on it
- Where traditional and conventional care complement
- Inflammation, circulation and immune regulation
- A quarter-century of integrative clinical practice
- Navigating alternative pathways with discernment
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