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What are the Health Benefits?
Cleanse Body and Remove Toxins
Cleanse the body of heavy metals; Remove toxins, free radicals and body waste products that can cause health problems.
Exposure to various toxic materials in the food and drink we take, the air we breathe, the cosmetics and products we use, and the environment we live in has led to heavy metals accumulating and poisoning our bodies. Use of the ionic foot bath lowers and continuously removes the heavy metals in the body which only leads to improved health.
Balances the body’s pH levels
This is the main benefit of the ionic foot bath. Approximately 95% of people experience a state of acidity in which their blood pH is lower than 7.45, indicating an excess of hydrogen ions. This makes an ideal breeding ground for worms, parasites, microorganisms and other critters that lower body function and cause disease!
Boosts the mood, relieves stress
A body that is optimized to function at full capacity will lessen worry and anxiety. This, in turn, improves the outlook and mood of a person which in turn helps you to cope with stress.
A body in a relaxed state does not need to release too much cortisol (the stress hormone). Cortisol isn’t bad in small doses but prolonged elevated cortisol levels suppress the immune system, raises blood sugar levels, and increases the risk for hypertension and depression.
Reduction in inflammation
Inflammation is part of the body’s immune response. It is a signal your body is sending that it is fighting an illness or infection. Reduced inflammation means your body does not have many infections to protect you from and that your immunity is not compromised.
Enhancing the body’s internal detoxifying system
Your body has a built-in detox system, cleaning it of wastes and byproducts through the liver, the kidneys, and the sweat glands. When your pH levels are not balanced, your natural detox may not be working at its peak level or is working overtime. By using the ionic foot bath you boost the body’s detoxification system. This is not a one-time session but a complement to other modalities of healing the body if you are battling an illness or trying to live healthier.
More Health Benefits include the following:
- Inactivate viruses, bacteria, yeast and fungus
- Relieve pain and tension including headaches
- Purify the blood lymph system
- Increase peripheral circulation
- Stimulate and balance the immune system
- Enhance nutrient absorption
- Reduce inflammation and unwanted fluid retention
- Helps clear up skin
- Assist in weight loss
- Slow down aging and improve body flexibility
- Quicken recover time from disease or injury
- Increase oxygen in the body
- Rejuvenate and energize your whole body
- Improve sleep
Scientific Research
Studies and Surveys
In a 2009 survey, 126 users of ionic detox systems were asked what specific health benefits they or their clients received from using ionic detox foot bath systems. Their answers included: pain relief (42 users), including less joint stiffness, less headaches, less knee pain, less foot pain, less general muscle pain and more, increased energy (29 users), improved sleep (23 users), improved digestion (10 users), toxin reduction (9 users), decreased swelling (9 users), circulatory improvement (9 users), reduced weight (8 users), skin improvements (8 users), emotional improvements (5 users), respiratory improvements and so much more!
Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder can also greatly benefit: In a 2015 study of 24 kids ages 2 to 13 with autism who underwent ionic foot detox for 4 months, the average reduction in autism symptoms was 35%! In another study from 2015 of 27 kids ages 4 to 19 with autism (including 10 teenagers) who underwent ionic detox for 4 months, the average reduction in autism symptoms was 55%! The greatest reduction occurred among the teenagers.
In an August 2004 study by Carlos A. Lopez- Moreno, MD, there was a significant deposit of urea, creatinine and glucose in the foot basin in 12 patients with chronic illnesses.
In a 2008 study by The Center for Research Strategies (crsllc.org), 31 participants underwent ionic detox two times per week for 12 weeks. The amount of aluminum and arsenic in their blood was measured before and after the 12 weeks. The average blood aluminum level decreased by 46% from 79.8 ppb (parts per billion) to 43.1ppb. The average blood arsenic level decreased 24% from 4.6 ppb. to 3.5 ppb.
In a 2002 study by Doctor’s Data in St Charles, IL, there was an average increase in toxic metals found in the foot basin that increased in concentration: Copper 905%, Aluminum 339%, Lead 233%, Iron 174%, Manganese 140%, Antimony 128% Cadmium 119%.
Theory Behind Ionic Detoxification System
The technology of the Ionic Foot Bath Detoxification System has been in development for several decades. The induction of alternating positive and negative ions charges during the same treatment is based on a process called “Iontophoresis” The FDA approved Iontophoresis as a healing modality in 1970.
The field of Electro-Therapeutics was experimented with in the early 1720’s. By 1833, Dr. Benard Raymond Fabre-Palaprat, a French physician, successfully demonstrated that potassium iodide introduced into the skin via a negative battery terminal on one arm, would travel to another area of the body attracted by a positive pole. This opened up a whole range of possibilities in using electrical currents to stimulate, transfer and administrate fluids and specific compounds inside the body. At the time, it was not understood how fluids were transferred through cell membranes, but in 2003, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two American scientists, Peters Agre and Roderick MacKinnon, for their discovery of an ion channel system within cell membranes that generates an electrical signal to allow certain nutrients and fluid to pass through the membrane.
This channel system maintains the balance of the bioelectrical distribution of nutrients and waste products in and out of the cell. All of the symptoms of aging and degenerative diseases are in one way or another associated with poor hydration within the cell. This diminishes with the cell’s ability to repair itself and eliminate toxic waste.
When the cell dehydrates, they bunch up, fusing their membranes together and eliminating important areas for these ion channels to work. Over time, the body becomes more and more toxic and unable to transfer vital nutrients needed for repair or cell replication.
The principle of the Ionic Foot Bath Detoxification System is to use micro current to facilitate the movement or transfer of ions in and out of cells and restore the balance of positive and negative charges of cells. This painless non-invasive micro current opens up the pathways to the vital ion channels.
The “boost” or energy the body receives from the ion water module (array), which sits down in the water during a treatment, allows this amazing detoxification process to occur.
As water is ionized it is split into H+ (acidic) and OH- (alkaline) ions (sometimes into H₃O⁺ and H2O2 ions), similar to the way water cascading over a waterfall becomes ionized. These ions are then able to enter the body through the 4,000 large pores of the feet. The circulatory and lymphatic systems transport the ions throughout the body. These ions neutralize oppositely charged toxins in the cells that are normally slow to exit the body. In this way, all the body’s organs including the liver, intestines, kidneys, lungs, skin and immune system can become energized and stimulated to function optimally. The body then rids itself of these toxins through its normal processes of urination, defecation and sweating.
When the body is able to eliminate toxins and metabolic waste, then inflammation, edema and swelling all decrease, allowing the body to repair itself and reduce pain within muscles and joints.