How to Remove Arsenic with Foot Detox

Arsenic is considered a heavy metal and is found in the environment all around us. It appears in unfiltered tap water, ground water and on the skins of produce that have been treated with arsenical pesticides. Arsenic is a naturally occurring substance that you are likely to come into contact with, so your liver works to change it to a form that will not harm your tissues. However, if you live near industrial plants, use pesticides and rodent killer, or handle treated lumber, a foot detox can help your liver get rid of the excess arsenic.

Things You'll Need

• Foot detox pads
• Comfortable cotton socks
• Ionic foot bath kit

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Instructions

• 1

  Purchase foot detox pads from your local pharmacy, health food store or online from a reputable company. Look for a brand that includes vinegar, loquat and diatomaceous earth among the ingredients. Vinegar has long been used externally for conditions such as gout, warts and acne. Its active constituent is acetic acid. Loquat leaf contains tannin, citric acid and vitamins A, B and C. It has been used in Buddhist medicine to promote the secretion of body fluids. Diatomaceous earth contains ground up calcified remains of tiny sea creatures, and has absorptive capabilities such that it is used to clean up toxic spills.

• 2

  Read the enclosed directions carefully for the detox pads. Most companies suggest wearing the pads overnight while you sleep. Your body goes through a natural detoxification while at rest.

• 3

  Apply pads, sticky side toward your foot. Cover with cotton socks. This will keep the pads from being knocked off while you sleep.

• 4

  Check results. Use fresh pads each night for several nights in a row to see if they absorb fewer impurities as time goes on. To find out if arsenic has indeed been chelated through your feet, send the pads to a lab for analysis. Many companies that sell these detox pads include the address of one or more laboratories that will analyze the results for you. The price on these varies by lab. BodyPureNow.com offers free testing with the purchase of three boxes of their pads.

• 5

  Try ionic foot bath therapy as an alternative. Purchase or rent an ionic foot bath from a chiropractor or other holistic health practitioner. Many of them also have on-site therapy where you simply pay for the session.

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  Add filtered water to the foot bath. Plug in the machine and turn it on. Place your feet in the water and relax.

• 7

  Analyze the water color to determine which body system, or systems, was most affected. Go to DetoxFootBath.com for a color chart explaining the colors you will find in the water. Heavy metals like arsenic will appear as black flecks.