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Foot Detoxification

In today's health-conscious world, many people are looking for the next best thing to enliven their bodies, feel better and live longer. Foot detoxification has been practiced for many centuries, and an old Japanese fable even talks about sickly monks who would travel to a magical spring and soak their feet. Today's modern machines and pads claim to remove bad toxins from your body, but just as the myth of a magical spring was created, is foot detoxification a myth, too?

  1. Foot Detoxification Machines

    • Foot detoxification machines can cost from $200 to $2,000. They claim to give users more energy, amplify the body's electromagnetic field and heal people of any illnesses. The machine is plugged into a wall, and you pour enough water into it to cover your feet. The water is then heated up and you soak your feet in the machine for 20 minutes every three days. The water starts out clean and white. An alkalizing ionizer chemical is added to help with the detoxification process. By the end of the 20 minutes, the water is brown, and the claim is that the brown color is the result of all the bad toxins leaving your entire body.

    Foot Detoxification Pads

    • Less expensive alternatives to purchasing the big, bulky detoxification machine are foot detoxification pads. These pads are priced from $6 to $30. They are placed on the bottom of the foot and worn for about 30 minutes. Upon removal, the pads are brown, and again the claim is that all the toxins in the wearer's body were removed. Some of the ingredients found in the pads are bamboo vinegar, tourmaline, dextrin, cellulose, powdered doku-dami, powdered loquat leaves, chitosan and Vitamin C. Claims for the pads include that they cure illnesses, improve sleeping patterns, lead to more energy, and remove chemicals and cellulose. Some even say that weight loss is possible through their use.

    Scientific Data

    • According to the Mayo Clinic, no scientific studies prove that foot pads are effective. It also says that marketers use the word toxins to describe a lot of different chemicals that are naturally found in the body and are not harmful at all.

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