Introduction It's taken a couple thousand years, but finally cupping has gone mainstream! Those spots on Michael Phelps, Alex Naddour, Ruta Meilutyte and other top level competing athletes are the marks of a therapy technique called stationary cupping, a practice that acupuncturists and Chinese medicine has touted for years...and years. Note that it is now being called by a more official sounding moniker of myofascial decompression (MFD) by some athletic trainers and physical therapists, yet it is the same thing.   A little background Historically, just about every culture in the world has had some form of cupping in its medical toolbox. Believed to have originated with the Egypti...

We designed Battle Balm® to be versatile. Not only providing superior natural pain relief, our formula contains herbs that kill opportunistic bacteria and fungi that can attack your immune system and make healing difficult and slow.  Battle Balm® has proved itself in the laboratory environment to kill staphylococcus aureus (as well as other common microbes). But, we haven't had a reported case for killing staph from our customers...until now! Disclaimer: Your results may vary. Do not self diagnose. Seek professional medical care first. Staph can be very dangerous and even life threatening if left untreated. Below is the transcript from Robert Pontecorvo, L.Ac., at Hozho Health and Wellne...

How do you manage through cold & flu season? The temperatures start to change and many people's immune systems become vulnerable. Scientists still haven't quite figured out what triggers the season to affect so many people, but it is tied to the cooler weather of the fall and winter months. Natural remedies are a great way to boost your immunity and help you fight off the symptoms associated with these nasty bacterial and viral infections. We will show you how Battle Balm® can help you stay healthier year-round! Battle Balm® isn't just the pain reliever with knockout power, it's so much more! 1. Chest Rub - If you're as old as the hills, you'll remember rubbing the V-brand vapor rub ...

NOTE: We NOW have an even easier way to get your discount! If you are anywhere in the SHOP section of our website, the left menu column has the Military Discount link. It's that easy! Click through to verify your service and get your 15% discount! The below information is no longer valid.  We are proud to offer a 15% discount for active military personnel and military vets in the United States.  With this discount, our military customers save 15% on ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in our store ALL YEAR LONG! If you are/were military, all you have to do is fill your shopping cart with our goodies and then start the checkout process. Once you are viewing your shopping cart, click the link at the bo...

When we ship a package, we usually box up a printed invoice for your records. We've found that most of you just toss the paper into the trash after looking at it. So for 5 seconds of entertainment, if not just for bedtime reading, we've destroyed a life loving, oxygen producing, shade making tree. It's time for us to make a change. We are looking to make both our production facility and operations more green. We hope to get the Battle Balm company down to a carbon zero footprint in the next couple of years. Can we do it? Of course we can, and we could use your help!  Our first order of business is to stop printing stuff that we can store on these magically delicious things called comput...