Ion Foot Cleansing

Ion foot cleansing is a simple and painless method of removing harmful toxins from the body. Most importantly, the cleanse removes heavy metal toxins, which are very difficult to rid from the body and have historically required more intensive therapies such as IV chelation. The Ion Cleanse is a noninvasive and gentle method of cleansing toxins we are exposed to in everyday life.

What is an Ion Cleanse?

• The Ion Cleanse requires that you sit with your feet in a small tub of warm water for approximately half an hour as toxins are drawn out through the feet. Some clinics also offer an Ion Cleanse hand bath, but the feet are generally considered more effective.

How an Ion Cleanse Works

• In addition to your feet, a small powered array is placed into the water to create an ion field. An ion is an atom which has gained or lost an electron, resulting in a positively or negatively charged magnetic field capable of attracting oppositely charged particles. These particles are then drawn out of the body through the process of osmosis. Osmosis is when particles move through a membrane (in this case cellular membranes) from an area of lower concentration to one of higher concentration (in this case the magnetic field generated in the water).

Is the Ion Cleanse Effective?

• Skeptics have long speculated that the changes seen in the water during an Ion Cleanse are the result of the array separating minerals from the water itself. While it is true that some of the minerals do come from the water, the levels of toxic metals in the water after an Ion Cleanse performed on a patient are far greater than the water alone can account for.

  To prove this, Natural Health Solutions, a multidisciplinary alternative and complementary health clinic in Roswell, Georgia, commissioned several laboratory tests. These tests measured the levels of heavy metal toxins in posttreatment water where no patient was present and water where a patient was present. Levels measured in the water where a patient was present were up to 1100 percent higher than in the water alone.

  Another study performed by the Alternative Health Research Foundation measured the levels of five heavy metal toxins in the blood of 31 patients before and after 12 weeks of Ion Cleanse treatments. Posttreatment tests found significant decreases across the board in levels of aluminum, arsenic and mercury.

Maximizing Effecctiveness

• Ion Cleanse treatments are effective all on their own, but by increasing the body's drainage ability, the effect is increased significantly.

  One way to do this is through manual stimulation. Massage techniques to stimulate drainage have been shown to increase the levels of toxins drawn out during an Ion Cleanse session. The massage stimulates the muscles and organs of the body which loosens up toxins lodged within, enabling easier excretion.

  Another method for increasing drainage ability is the use of homeopathic drainage remedies. According to Debra MacIntyre, Director of Natural Health Solutions, "Homeopathic drainage remedies can help you to get the most out of your Ion cleanse, because they have the purpose of supporting more effective excretion through not only your skin, but also by aiding the kidneys, liver and lymphatic system to handle their jobs more efficiently. When you exit the Ion cleanse, the homeopathic drainage support continues to help you to excrete the liberated toxins which didn't get fully excreted through the pores of your feet."