The footbath has been in use at my clinic for several months now. When I first put it up I was more than skeptical because of the mixed reviews the machine gets on the net depending on the viewpoint of the reviewer. Of course, there was my friend and client Dr. Gene Nelson who sang its praises and insisted how successful the device had proved for the clients at his medi-spa in Florida. But what I interpreted and, apologies need to be made, in retrospect probably misinterpreted was, that the success had been more in terms of revenue for the spa than in terms of actual benefit for the client. But, as I said, initially I always tend to be more skeptical rather than enthusiastic when it comes to therapeutic approaches that are not so well documented. I need to find out for myself.
Now, after a number of clients have taken treatments, I have to revise my opinion. According to what I could observe the ionic footbath provides at least for a partial detoxification of the body from pesticides, acids, chlorides, fluorides, excess mucus and, to a lesser degree, heavy metals. In other words, the footbath flushes these poisons out of the liver, joints, gall bladder, kidney, lymphatic system and other bodily tissues where they are stored – and create harm, in the long run even havoc.
The machine that I have at my clinic can be set at five different treatment modes. According to the setting different forms of detoxification are provided and the color change in the water varies accordingly; naturally also depending on the health status of the client. With your naked eye you can discern different discharges in the water, namely:
- White foam, slime or mucus flakes discharged from the lymphatic system;
- Deep orange discoloration from the detoxification of the joints;
- Green discoloration from liver detox;
- Red specks from stagnated blood, which starts to move;
- Black specks from heavy metal release
However, the thirty minutes of the duration of the actual treatment mark only the beginning of the detoxification process, which lasts for 24 hours. Many patients therefore report detox reactions, before they experience increased vitality. These detox reactions appear in the form of a sense of sluggishness or tiredness; lose motions; headaches; slightly raised body temperature – all of which do not last longer than for a few hours.
Then, as my clients report, the benefits set in. They feel more energetic, even fully revitalized.
Myself, I still do not believe that by itself the ionic footbath can provide for a thorough cleansing of the body from heavy metals and other environmental poisons. But I do now agree that it is a good starting point, especially when a series of 10 to 15 treatments is given and the client re-hydrates his system by drinking plenty of fresh spring water.