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Ionic Foot Bath

Having its origins go back as far as 5000 years in east India, the ionic footbath, also known as a foot detox, used concentrated sea salt in baths to draw out toxins and impurities in the body. This therapy was also used in the times of Roman public baths as well, between 625BC and 476AD. So it has quite a long history.

What is an ionic foot detox?

An ionic foot bath is a comfortable, luxury foot treatment that can help improve your overall health and can leave your feet feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. It can help with conditions such as asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It also has the following benefits:

Reduction of headaches and migraines

Improved skin condition

Improved lymph circulation

Increased natural energy

Relaxation and improved sleep

But, I heard it’s a sham and a scam!?

Most everyone can benefit from the relaxation that a warm foot soak can provide. However, people with open sores or foot infections should wait until they are healed from those afflictions. 

It is true that some manufacturers of at-home products and other detox-related goods make claims that they shouldn’t. But the foot bath principal itself has enjoyed a long history and praise from people.

Dr. Christine Adamo, aboard certified Oriental medicine physician living in California, did a self-study that was published by the Pacific College of Health and Science. In these tests, she checked her PH levels before the foot therapy and then again after to definitely compare the data. She found her post-detox levels to be in the center of the spectrum, which would be normal, and noticeably more alkaline in her system than before the therapy. She continued testing and found that the body is continually alkalized for up to 48 hours after treatment via perspiration and urination (also positive body eliminations.) She also found lower blood sugar levels and lower cholesterol levels.  A study by the Center for Research Strategies shows that there is a 46% decrease in aluminum levels and a 24% decrease in arsenic levels on average.

It can help with conditions such as asthma, allergies, and arthritis.

How do ionic baths / foot detoxes work?

Today, the use of ionization in which water is charged with both positive and negative ions (acting similarly to concentrated salt in water) is founded on the same historical principle as the ancient Ionic Baths.

The purpose of these baths is to make the body’s pH more “alkaline.” Having an alkaline body is very important to personal health because diseases and illnesses can thrive in an acidic environment. Raising the alkaline makes your body less acidic and therefore, less prone to conditions like osteoporosis and cancer amount other diseases and ailments.

The CDC tells us that as much as 85% of all illnesses are related to built up toxins and pollutants in the body. This can happen through the food we eat, the beverages we drink, the air we breath, and more.

The bath boosts the immune system and assists the natural detoxification process within your body. This removes what are known as “free radicals.”

Call our Peachtree Corners clinic to learn more at 470-545-0275 and schedule your session with us!