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Foot detoxes are becoming more and more popular as a way to rid the body of any harmful toxins. Potential toxins can range from impurities in the air, to chemicals in your home and beauty products. Because of their surge in popularity, ionic foot detoxes are now being offered at some health and wellness spas, at alternative health offices, and even for at-home use. If you’re curious about what a foot detox is and if it can help you, here’s what you need to know.
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An ionic foot detox is said to work by pulling the toxins out of your body through your feet. Take, for example, the popular foot detox bath IonCleanse. Advertised as a safe and relaxing way to clear out the body, the ionizing machine works to ionize the foot bath water.
This process is said to give the hydrogen in the water a positive charge. The positive charge is said to attract the negatively charged toxins in your body. The ions in the foot bath water supposedly hold a charge that enables them bind to any heavy metals and toxins in your body, similar to how a magnet works. This allows the toxins to be pulled out through the bottoms of your feet.
Some foot detox advocates claim that if the water in the foot bath changes color, it means the detox is working. This is not true. Whether the detox works has nothing to do with the color of the water. The water color can change for a number of mundane reasons, namely the presence of impurities in the water. This often happens when using tap water.
The water changing color may even be due to the foot bath itself. Although foot bath manufacturers say the ionizing charge will remove metals and toxins from the body of the person using it, they don’t explain how the charge skips over the metals that are actually in the foot bath.
The electricity in the product may cause some of the metal from the foot bath to be corroded by use. This could account for some of the discoloration in the water. Most foot detoxes also use special salts in the water, which can interact and cause the water to change color.
Although research on foot detoxes is limited, there is some evidence to suggest that the practice isn’t effective.
Researchers in a 2012 study took an in-depth look at the IonCleanse foot bath and found that the foot detox did nothing to reduce toxin levels in the body. They also concluded that the foot bath didn’t stimulate the body to remove toxins by itself, such as through the kidneys or liver.
It’s worth noting that most evidence in support of this practice is anecdotal.
How Does Ionic Cleansing Work?
Most everyone, except for those with open sores or an infection on their feet, can benefit from the relaxation that a warm foot soak can provide. That said, it isn’t necessary to purchase an expensive foot detox product.
Instead, use Epsom salts, with or without a foot detox product, in a foot bath, to refresh and clean the feet.
Foot soaks can be a wonderful way to relax after a hard day or to help revive circulation in the feet. They may also be beneficial if you’re experiencing athlete’s foot.
Everyone holds toxins in their body, whether or not symptoms are present. The full body cleansing and detoxifying effects of the Foot Ion Detox Cleanse would therefore be beneficial to anyione, but those most likely to notice positive effects would be:
Just sit back and relax during this 30 minute session as you emerge your feet in a warm of water.
This therapy works based on positive and negative ions that are produced by our machine giving a slight vibration to your feet.
Your cells will begin to loosen stored toxins and will release them through the pores of your feet. Clinical trials have shown to improve and balance the body’s energy while moving the lymphatic and circulatory systems to assist in cleansing the body of heavy metals and environmental toxins.
Conditions our Detox Footbaths have helped:
Foot Detox
This is a wonderful detox-therapy which rebalances the energy system of the body and excretes any excess toxins from the body after the treatment. The treatment is 30 minutes and is a very comfortable and relaxing experience. This treatment can produce improvements in general body balance, lactic acid reduction, general metabolism, menstrual pain, kidney function, liver function, weight loss, skin problems, energy, circulation, and arthritis.
While using the Ionic Cleanse Detox Machine, you will actually see the cleaning process as the water interacts with a compound electric current along with a frequency field structure. Subsequently, this cleaning process attains the correct frequency required to restore cells to a healthy state, while releasing years of bonded waste.
Arthritis, all kinds
Kidney issues
Lymphatic issues
Some sleep issues
Fatigue issues
Certain aches and pains
Now there is a painless and effective way to dissolve toxic accumulations no matter where they are located in the body. The Foot Ion Detox Cleanse unit generates a programmable mix of positive and negative ions, charged atoms, which attach themselves to oppositely charged toxic particles and draw them out of the body through pores in the skin of the feet. The result, over several sessions, is a remarkable release of many different toxic materials, a growing feeling of well being and a significant increase in overall energy. Foot Ion Detox Cleanse sessions are painless and easy to negotiate.
Ion producing technology has been around for several decades, but the secret to its successful use in body detoxification is the alternating production of positive and negative ions in the same treatment session.This important discovery now makes it possible to work with everyone regardless of the electrical nature of the charges they hold in their body.
The human body is like a giant magnet that attracts and holds on to toxins. Heavy metals, partially oxidized fats, unassimilated proteins, cholesterol deposits, uric acid, plaque, lactic acid and the vast array of chemicals that pervade our water, food and air attach themselves in ionized form to joints, organs, arteries, nerves and tissues, disrupting their function and creating an environment for disease, allergies and immune system breakdowns.
Allopathic and alternative healing modalities have not been able to successfully treat the variety of symptoms emanating from the toxic accumulations in the body because no remedy or combination of remedies can effectively remove the thousands of toxins lodged throughout the body.
Many health conscious people realize that gentle cleansing baths are a necessary undertaking in our polluted world. From the many emails I receive on the subject, however, a basic bathtub is surprisingly not available in some living complexes. In those situations, a foot detox is absolutely the next best thing!
A relaxing foot soak is also a good way to destress while watching a movie or reading a book in the living room. It is also preferable to a full body bath if you live in a warm climate and the thought of a hot detox bath is not appealing. I can relate! No detox baths for me during June, July and August!
Seniors sometimes prefer foot detoxing with a small portable tub given the risk of slipping and falling getting in and out of a porcelain or steel bathtub.
If the idea of a foot soak is something you would like to try, below are some health boosting recipes for you to consider. Depending on your physical condition and health status, one particular foot detox recipe may prove preferable to another.
Before we get started on the how-to, let’s discuss the what.
Detox foot bathing is best accomplished when the soak itself won’t contribute additional toxins to the process. In other words, it is best to avoid the use of a plastic foot tub if at all possible. Adding hot water and ingredients like vinegar have the potential to leech chemicals into the water. This would be counterproductive to the cleansing process.
If detoxing the feet is something you will be doing often, it is probably best to invest in a wooden mini tub or large porcelain bowl.
A galvanized bucket is a budget friendly, nontoxic option as well.
While a plastic foot spa works fine for alkaline soaks in warm (not hot) water, it is not ideal for all foot detox recipes like those using vinegar.
A soak in epsom salt is probably the most popular way to sooth and detox the feet.
If there are any bruises or an injury like a sprain or plantar fasciitis present, dissolve 2 cups of epsom salt into a gallon warm to hot water. A water temperature of about 100-102 °F/ 38-39 °C is ideal. Add additional hot water to fill the foot tub and soak for 20-40 minutes.
An epsom salt foot detox is not appropriate if there are any open ulcers or wounds present on the skin.
It is not a good idea to add vinegar to the water in the foot tub as the acidity of the vinegar competes with the alkalizing effect of the epsom salt. This renders the foot detox less effective. Feel free to add a few drops of essential oils if you desire instead.
I prefer epsom salt to magnesium flakes as epsom salt contains both magnesium and sulfur. Many people are deficient in both of these critical minerals. Sulfur, in particular, is important for effective detoxification. Magnesium flakes, on the other hand, contain magnesium and chloride. They also tend to be significantly more expensive.
Keep your feet in the foot tub for about 45 minutes until the water has cooled down. If the foot bath is too hot, you can add some cold water if this is the only way you can manage to stay in for at least 30 minutes. Don’t add more hot water after beginning the foot soak, however.
Do not rinse the feet but simply pat them dry with a towel when the detox is complete. This foot bath may leave you very tired so do it before a nap or in the evening before bed if possible.
According to Dr. Hazel Parcells, this bath recipe is therapeutic for any exposure to environmental radiation, x-rays, plane flights or airport screenings by TSA
I don’t personally use bentonite clay for soaking the feet or the body for two reasons. First, it makes a bit of a mess to mix and clean up afterwards especially if a foot bath is used. Secondly, there is some concern that unless you are very comfortable with your source, the clay could be contaminated with lead. While lead is a naturally occurring mineral, the levels in bentonite clay according to some tests are unnaturally high according to the FDA .
Again, if you are very comfortable with your source, then by all means use clay for detoxing. As for me, there are plenty of other foot detox choices available that are very effective, so I don’t choose to use bentonite clay.
To use bentonite clay (also called montmorillonite clay) for a foot detox bath, mix 1 cup of clay in a foot tub half filled with warm to hot water (about 100-102 °F/ 38-39 °C). Mix well with a whisk until all the clumps are dissolved. You might want to wear a mask so that you don’t inhale any clay dust.
Fill the rest of the tub with warm to hot water and soak your feet for a minimum of 10 minutes to as long as 40 minutes. Rinse you feet and pat dry with a towel. The clay foot soak will help remove dead skin and leave the feet soft and smooth. The negative ions in the clay will also help draw out impurities and detoxify the body.
Some sources say that a 10 minute foot soak in 1/4 cup of Listerine mouthwash, 1/4 cup of white vinegar, and 1/2 cup of warm water will leave your feet soft and free of dead skin. While the experience will definitely tingle your tootsies, it won’t really remove dead skin as promised. An organic pedicure will do the job much better!
As for detoxing, given all the chemicals in Listerine including the preservatives benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, and carcinogenic caramel coloring, don’t count on the process helping to cleanse much of anything.
If you desire the antiseptic nature of Listerine to help with infections on the feet or ankles, then simply do a hydrogen peroxide soak instead. Add a cup of 3% food grade H2O2 to the warm water in foot bath and soak for 20 minutes for a chemical free experience!
The Foot Ion Detox Cleanse should be an important part of your health maintenance program. Being surrounded by petro-chemical plants as we are in the Baton Rouge area makes us vulnerable to air-borne, food-borne and water-borne toxins. Also diseases, medicines, surgeries and many other medical procedures can often leave your body weak and toxic. Our procedure is designed to support health and specific functions of the body. It is not intended to treat or cure diseases. When used properly it does, however, provide a comfortable, relaxing and effective way to rid your body of accumulated toxins.
The Foot Ion Detox array generates positively and negatively charged ions, changed atoms that have gained or lost an electron. This causes them to set up a magnetic field capable of attracting and neutralizing oppositely charged particles and pulling them out of your body through a process called osmosis. Osmosis is a scientific term used to describe the movement of particles through a membrane from a lower concentration to a higher concentration. The higher concentration in this case refers to the ion field set up by the Foot Ion Detox array in water.
It may be possible to neutralize pain and other symptoms caused by a lifetime of toxic buildup in the body. Healthy individuals can expect to feel and experience a greater feeling of well being from each Foot Ion Detox Cleanse.
Foot Ion Detox Cleanse treatments are provided at this office on Monday through Friday and half day on Saturday. The treatments take approximately 30 minutes.
