Ionic detox foot bath

[Monica]

Aside from the color of the water, something solid made its way out of my foot...like a sliver, splinter or something. Came out at home...did not come out and end up in the water. That area of my foot was very painful while it worked its way out. It started out sore, then progressively the splinter made an appearance. I thought maybe I stepped on something but I rarely go barefoot.

When I was still living with my parents, I went through a period of time (months) where my big toe would occasionally hurt, but I didn't really think much about it. At some point I noticed a spot on my toe, and showed it to my mom. She had me soak my foot in warm water for a while. After a bit, I checked out my foot, pinched my toe a few times, and shortly a sliver of glass made it's way out of the spot. I couldn't for the life of me figure out at what point I could have picked it up.

If soaking your foot in the ionic bath helped you get rid of a sliver, then it did something good. I'm still not sold that it does anything more than that though .

 

[jess:]]

If soaking your foot in the ionic bath helped you get rid of a sliver, then it did something good.

Yes, I agree.

I would not have even made an initial appointment for myself, most likely. As a matter of fact, I had a great laugh at my mother's expense when she was describing the ionic foot bath. The first treatment was a gift certificate.

 

[??A Sohma at heart!??]

After a bit, I checked out my foot, pinched my toe a few times, and shortly a sliver of glass made it's way out of the spot. I couldn't for the life of me figure out at what point I could have picked it up.

Side note. Eons ago, I got a palm tree needle stuck in my finger (I could not get it out and after a week or so it stopped hurting. About 4 years post 'the stick', the needle popped out of my elbow region.

So, you may have got that glass in a different part of your body and that's where it worked it's way out.

Similar thing happened to my mom. never hurt her head, but a small piece of glass worked its way out of a place near the parietal region. :shock:

 

[plumdumplings]

Just thought I'd add a little of my experience here; I'm not convinced of the whole ion cleanse thing myself, however, the owner of the wellness center I work out of is, and has been for a long time. She has one at the center and used to provide the service herself, but since semi-retiring it's fallen on the LMTs when a client wants one.

Because I don't yet have the client base the other MTs have (my schedule is emptier), I often end up with the IC clients. The clients have told me that the feel relaxed just from having their feet in the warm water and being in a quiet place for half and hour. So I just go with that. It's not my place to tell people what to do with their time and money (I do usually ask if they've done any research on it before coming in). And now that the owner finally said I could keep the entire fee instead of just $10 I don't mind losing the time slot to an IC instead of a massage. A few of the IC clients have even started getting a massage with me before the cleanse

 

[vijay t]

Just another little tid bit - the bath can be used with immersing the hands, rather than the feet. Most people who suffer from arthritis in their hands are the ones who typically choose that route. I've thought about trying my hands to see if the there is a difference in the water's appearance, or in the way that I feel.