498: How Cupping & Acupuncture Can Relieve Pain, Reduce Stress, and Supercharge Healing with Dr. Tom Ingegno
Food Heals
Allison Melody
4.8 • 635 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
What if the secret to better health was rooted in ancient wisdom?
On today’s episode of Food Heals, we’re diving into the world of acupuncture and cupping with Dr. Tom Ingegno, a leading expert in integrative medicine with over 23 years of experience. As a doctor of acupuncture and East Asian medicine, Dr. Tom has dedicated his career to helping people heal naturally by combining modern research with time-tested traditional practices.
Dr. Tom is the author of The Cupping Book: Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Healing, where he demystifies cupping therapy and explains how this ancient practice can relieve muscle tension, improve circulation, and reduce stress—all from the comfort of home. Through his work at Charm City Integrative Health, a clinic hailed as the “Future of Medicine” by futurist David Houle, Dr. Tom uses a multidimensional approach to reduce inflammation, regulate the immune system, and optimize overall wellness.
In this episode, we explore:
✅ How acupuncture and cupping work to support healing
✅ The benefits of cupping for pain relief, stress reduction, and improved blood flow
✅ What the heck is fire cupping, and how does it work? 🔥 (Hint: It’s not as scary as it sounds!)
✅ Dr. Tom’s insights on biohacking, longevity, and the future of holistic healing
Dr. Tom has taught at top schools for East Asian medicine, expanded acupuncture’s reach through his leadership on the Maryland State Board of Acupuncture, and has been featured in major media outlets for his expertise. He also co-hosts the Irreverent Health podcast, where he breaks down complex health topics with humor and clarity.
If you’ve ever been curious about acupuncture, cupping, and how these ancient practices can help you thrive, this episode is a must-listen!
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| 0:28.7 | All right, welcome Food Heels Nation. Thanks for joining me. I'm Allison Melody. What if the secret to better health was rooted in ancient wisdom. Today on Food Heels, we're exploring the transformative power of acupuncture and cupping |
| 0:42.3 | with Dr. Tom Ingenio, a doctor of acupuncture and East Asian medicine with over 23 years |
| 0:49.3 | of experience. |
| 0:50.3 | Dr. Tom is the author of the cupping book, Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Healing, |
| 0:54.7 | where he demystifies Cupping Therapy and shows how it can help relieve muscle tension, |
| 1:00.4 | improve circulation, and reduce stress, all from the comfort of your own home. |
| 1:05.7 | If you've been curious about cupping, if you're interested in acupuncture, |
| 1:08.9 | and you want to learn more about these time-tested healing techniques and how they can support your overall wellness, you're in for a |
| 1:15.9 | treat. Roll it, Roxy. |
| 1:18.2 | The Food Hills podcast starts now. |
| 1:22.5 | His Integrative Health Clinic in Baltimore has been dubbed the Future of Medicine. |
| 1:26.8 | Please welcome Dr. Tom |
| 1:28.8 | ingenio to the show. Welcome, Dr. Tom. Thank you so much for having me, Allison. It's a pleasure to be here. |
| 1:35.4 | It is a pleasure to have you. So I would love to hear about your clinic. You guys provide |
| 1:40.2 | multidimensional approaches to reducing inflammation, improving circulation, regulating the immune |
| 1:46.4 | system. But where did your passion for wellness actually begin? Well, yeah, you know, I mean, |
| 1:52.0 | as a kid, I wanted to be a Western medical doctor, an MD. And I always wanted to help people. |
| 2:00.0 | And as I got older and kind of had my own, you know, |
| 2:04.0 | knock on wood, I don't have this, oh my God, I got super sick and then Chinese medicine cured |
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