What's orange, gross, and cost $35? My foot bath..of course, but it didn't start out that way. In truth, I wasn't expecting much from the process...just some R & R time with my girlfriend. Still, give me the opportunity to detox or feel better and I'm in. Happily, I set my alarm for 9:30, got dressed, and drove across town.
Three tolls later, there I am--feet first in a plastic tub full of warm water. Inside are sea salts and some electric generator looking unit. To my right, what looks like a dying car battery. For five LONG minutes, the technician gives what I can only assume is her standard foot detox spiel...
The motor makes a current.
Blah, blah, blah.
It pulls out toxins.
Blah, blah, blah.
It's not regulated by the FDA.
Blah, blah, blah.
It doesn't cause a healing crisis.
I interrupt to ask if it does anything to address heavy metals.
The short answer? She can't say that. The long answer? "A man with parasites expelled worms through his feet once. His wife did too. They were on vacation. It was the craziest thing. Detox baths are good for you." Not exactly answering the question, but interesting.
The process doesn't hurt. It's even relaxing. For a while, my feet sting and go numb, but that happens in my La-Z-Boy...none the less in a tub full of hot liquid. By the end, my water's thick with black flecks....a sign I'm expelling toxins--I'm told. Except for a headache (which is probably unrelated), I feel no different.
Detox foot bath, before and after.
Update: I did sleep like a rock last night. Don't know if it was because of this or something else, but, if this had anything to do with it, it was $35 well spent.
Altered Today: Toxic Sludge (hopefully), Girl Time.
PS To learn how Ionic Foot Baths work, go here. To see why people think they are a scam, go here.
Note for the scam video people. Next time, run the unit without the carrot. After all, carrots probably have toxins...don't you think???
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