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Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:34 am  |
Has anyone tried using foot patches for system detoxification? I saw these on the Henry Tianus website and ordered them:
http://www.henrytianus.com/site/1345939/product/181104-00020
I used the whole box and did not think I noticed a huge difference. I do not have bad acne to begin with, just occasional spots. I don't recall having any spots when I was using them, but did not really take notice of that either.
But now that I have been without them for a month I noticed some spots were appearing. This was about a week ago so I ordered some more, this time from a cheaper brand:
http://www.amazon.com/Tourmaline-Gold-Detox-Foot-Patches/dp/B000ERB2FG
We shall see what happens, I have not received them yet. My skin has calmed down as of now so my spots could have been for other reasons. But I thought I would ask if anyone else has used these foot patches and could tell me yea or nay on whether they affected their skin in a good way. |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:15 am |
Hiya
I have not used the foot patches, but have been rather intrigued by them for a long time. Various places of differing repuations sell these patches. Many "natural" companies carry these, but they are also very popular as infomercial products too, which have been a topic of scrutiny on those consumer programs..
I know the actual ingredients themselves are very effective and healing, but the potency and mechanism of the patches is rather difficult to explain..
I would be interested to hear any good or bad experiences with these patches too ~~ |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:32 am |
It's an intriguing idea. I cant quite believe it works. It sounds too easy.  |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:50 am |
| Stellamaris, yes I have used them.You can buy them on the internet or ebay. The first time I used them they were black! After a couple days they were the normal color-brown.Something must have come out! My sister swears by them she says they make her feel a lot better and get rid of a lot of impurities.You are supposed to wear socks with them and keep them on for at least 8 hours. |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:39 pm |
| Wow! I would love to try these. I have heard this before...about toxins leaving the body through the feet and one friend said her herbal dr used to put her feet in some salt bath while she waited for him to examine her b/c it got rid of a lot of toxins. She could never tell me what salt and the dr is not around anymore...I forgot all about it until I read this...I would love to try them. Are these sold in the US anywhere? |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:24 pm |
| There's a holistic spa here that does foot detox baths. The water turns colors (brown green, etc) depending on what is supposedly in your system. I know someone who went with a friend, and she said hers turned a disgusting brown. I've wanted to try it, but haven't gotten around to it yet because it's across town from me. |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:15 pm |
Thanks everyone for the replies 
When I used them they turned yucky brown as well, so I thought the same thing, something must have come out. I will use these less expensive ones (when they arrive) and pay more attention to whether my skin looks better.
Olivia, the second link is for a US seller. I did not find a place in the US that stocks the same 'Bodytox' brand as Henry Tianus. But the US ones appear to have the same ingredients and are significantly less expensive. |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:54 pm |
| I only paid $2 pr pair because I bought a whole bunch ,split them up with relatives,I dont remeber where I bought them just google the internet and you can find them check ebay too.I am going to use mine tonight-need to be toxin free for the new year. |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:45 pm |
I watched a documentary on foot baths at spas on tv. It's just a hoax - they have a tube that gradually puts the coloured water in (and who knows what's in that coloured water?!  ) And the feeling better is probably just a placebo effect. |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:10 pm |
There are a couple of threads about this on the Garden of Wisdom forum, with cheaper sources cited.
I ordered a sample. It turned a barely light beige. Maybe I'm toxin-less, but I live in LA, so that's kinda hard to believe. I noticed no difference in how I felt.
But I'll always try a cheap sample of something new. Except, you know, maybe CRACK.  |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:19 pm |
l have been tried one box (CAD$60).
Garbage  |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:12 pm |
| I've tried them on several occasions. I found when my feet are especially sore and burning or I have a bout of plantar fasciitis, applying them for about a week, nightly has helped tremendously. I tried the patches on other parts of my body where i had discomfort, but the patches remained colorless; however when applied to the soles of my feet the next morning when I remove them they smell like tobacco and are disgustingly brown. I can actually feel the drawing sensation when I'm laying in bed after i've applied them. Prior to applying the patches, i make sure my feet are very clean having washed them with hot water to open the pores. I apply the patches and then socks otherwise in bed they will curl up and come home. I'm a reckless sleeper. But they sure work for me. I find them on google and not sure exactly what brand but will have to check and send the name in a forthcoming msg. There are some good companies and bad companies. You need to check out the ingredients for each... |
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:12 pm |
| I've tried them on several occasions. I found when my feet are especially sore and burning or I have a bout of plantar fasciitis, applying them for about a week, nightly has helped tremendously. I tried the patches on other parts of my body where i had discomfort, but the patches remained colorless; however when applied to the soles of my feet the next morning when I remove them they smell like tobacco and are disgustingly brown. I can actually feel the drawing sensation when I'm laying in bed after i've applied them. Prior to applying the patches, i make sure my feet are very clean. I apply the patches and then socks otherwise in bed they will curl up and come home. I'm a reckless sleeper. But they sure work for me. I find them on google and not sure exactly what brand but will have to check and send the name in a forthcoming msg. There are some good companies and bad companies. You need to check out the ingredients for each... |
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60+ fair skin, no wrinkles because I never smoked, nor sunned. Just fortunate with good genes. However, have the sagging jowls and nasolab folds and marionette lines. |
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Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:50 am |
| Sidda wrote: |
But I'll always try a cheap sample of something new. Except, you know, maybe CRACK. |
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Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:49 am |
Catski you take expensive crack?  Should you be admitting to that openly?!
Seriously I'm interested in trying them but to those who have tried them already, did you actually feel any better/healthier after using them? |
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Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:20 am |
| well i don't remember feeling healthier, but i sure felt better in the feet. i've read fantastic testimonies of more energy, etc., but i experienced nothing more than rested and discomfort-free feet. |
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60+ fair skin, no wrinkles because I never smoked, nor sunned. Just fortunate with good genes. However, have the sagging jowls and nasolab folds and marionette lines. |
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Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:49 pm |
| Sidda wrote: |
But I'll always try a cheap sample of something new. Except, you know, maybe CRACK. |
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:30 am |
Have just finished a box of 14 patches, marketed in Australia as 'Pennington Cleansing Foot Patches'.
Ingredients: wood vinegar, bamboo vinegar, chitin & chitosan, loquat leaf, dokudami, jottuynia cordata, vitamin c, vegetable fibre, red pepper, dextrin
Was feeling a bit stressed and lacking in energy. The way I looked at it:
give up diet coke habit + cut back work hours + do more exercise
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spend $42 on a box of foot patches
$42 later, I can report that they were fun to use and made me feel like I was padding around the house in warm sock-lets. Perversely, I'm both highly cynical about 'detox' product claims and yet very willing to try them. So I was surprised and suspicious that on day 3, I actually felt a bit better. Hard to describe...more energetic and cheerful, maybe. My patches hardly lightened over the course of the week. I did subject one patch to an intensive experiment in which I dribbled some cold water on it to see if it had the same effect as a foot sweating into it. Interestingly, the colour darkened just as much with plain water, but the herbal contents kept the consistency of a used teabag; when used on the foot, the consistency is semi-plastic, like toffee. I thought they were really just a bit of fun, but then looked on the net:
http://www.betterhealthguy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=61
in which the writer includes the results of a lab's chem test on his used patches. Looking past the use of comic sans font and lack of quantitative measurements in a toxicology report, is there more to these than I've been giving them credit for? There are cheaper ones available on eBay that look like they come from the same manufacturer, but I'm undecided... |
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:17 am |
| hi ej: i've been using the foot paches sporadically for a few years. I only wear them at night as they would be squishy wearing during the day. And I believe the instructions say they should not be on longer than 12 hours or something like that. While I've not noticed a surge of energy (darn), I do wear them when my feet begin to burn and ache and arch discomfort pipes in. As to controlling acne or other ailments I could not attest to but they certainly do aid in getting my feet back to working great. There are many distributors out there and some patches are stronger than others. Can't remember where I purchased mine from. Shd have kept the info for future purchase so I don't have to go and research it all over again. |
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60+ fair skin, no wrinkles because I never smoked, nor sunned. Just fortunate with good genes. However, have the sagging jowls and nasolab folds and marionette lines. |
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:04 pm |
| Hi patrice, if you do ever find the ingredients or brand of your patches again, would you mind posting it, please? Sounds like they worked well for you. My mum has a similar-sounding issue with her feet, so the types of patches you used could be worth her trying. |
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I'm 40 years old with normal / combo skin, fighting a legacy of bad genes and a somewhat irresponsible but fun series of poor lifestyle choices through my 20s (ok, maybe it might have stretched a bit longer than that...) |
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:17 pm |
| I think there is something to them because when I first started to use them they were black! and then slowly afterwards they got lighter and lighter as there were fewer toxins. |
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:43 pm |
Do people get acne on their feet?
Okay, just a little punchy
I don't know about patches but foot massage reflex therapy really helps with many issues related to health. It is amazing how all of our organs are related to our feet. |
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Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:56 am |
| hi ej: will look in my files this afternoon for the foot patches.. |
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60+ fair skin, no wrinkles because I never smoked, nor sunned. Just fortunate with good genes. However, have the sagging jowls and nasolab folds and marionette lines. |
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Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:19 am |
"The Aqua Detox Scam
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
One way to scam people is to diagnose and correct a nonexistent problem. Aqua Detox practitioners do this by claiming to remove toxins and balance cellular energy. During treatment sessions, the customer's feet are bathed for 30 minutes in salt water that is subjected to a low-voltage current transmitted through an electrode assembly called an "array" (the dark cylindrical object to which the wire is attached). Aqua Detox International claims that the apparatus "produces a frequency of positive and negative ions, which gently resonates through the body and stimulates all the cells within it. . . . rebalancing the cellular energy, enabling the cells to perform efficiently and . . . release any toxins that may have built up." [1] During the process, the water typically turns reddish brown. Some marketers refer to the process as "ionic cleansing" or an "ionic foot bath."
Another marketer (Mobile Beauty) further explains that "the system draws toxins out through the soles of the feet" and that the "water changes color due to the release of toxic substances through the 2000 pores of the soles of the feet." It's treatment sessions typically cost £15 to £30. The company's Web site states that "You'll see the excreted toxins in the water. The water will change color and consistency—from orange, brown through to black." Yellow is said to come from the kidneys and bladder; orange/brown from the joints; green/dark brown to black from the liver, gall bladder and/or bowel; and white from the lymphatic system. Grease or fat particles may float on top of the water. According to the company, the process can be used to improve liver and kidney function; circulation; general metabolism; arthritis and joint pain; headaches; fatigue; irritability; menstrual pain; skin problems; mercury and heavy metal toxicity; food allergies, and poor digestion [2].
The above claims are nonsensical. Most of the listed conditions do not have a toxic basis. Positive and negative ions cannot "resonate" throughout the body in response to any such device. And the skin has no ability to excrete toxins. Real detoxification of foreign substances takes place in the liver, which modifies their chemical structure so they can be excreted by the kidneys which filter them from the blood into the urine.
The Aqua Detox is said to have been developed by "Dr." Mary Staggs based on "research" by Royal Rife [3]. Staggs, who is British, obtained two naturopathy degrees from a nonaccredited American correspondence school and appears to do most of her work in Spain [4]. Rife was an American inventor who, during the 1920s, claimed to have developed a powerful microscope that could detect living microbes by the color of auras emitted by their vibratory rates [5]. A survey by science journalist Ray Girvan has identified at least 19 other devices that are similar to the Aqua Detox [6]. Most of the devices sell for about £1,000.
Many skeptics suspected that the color change produced by the Aqua Detox was caused by rust (oxidized iron), rather than toxins. Ben Goldacre, who writes the "bad science" column for Guardian Unlimited (an online British newspaper), investigated by using a car battery to send current through two metal nails that he placed into a bowl of salt water. The water turned brown and developed some sludge on top. Then he sent a colleague to get "detoxed" and collect before-and-after water samples. Laboratory testing showed that in both cases, the change of water color was due to greatly increased iron content [7]. Thus it appears that (a) the color change is due mainly to the precipitation of rust created by corrosion of the electrodes, and (b) the water would change color regardless of whether or not a foot was placed in it.
The Guardian Unlimited article has had some impact on how the Aqua Detox and its imitators are marketed. Some marketers admit that the colors are due entirely to electrode conversion, and there is less emphasis on toxin removal and more emphasis on the "balancing" of "energy" that is not measurable with scientific instruments (and is therefore untestable.) But the bottom line is very simple. All such devices should be considered medically worthless.
http://www.devicewatch.org/reports/aquadetox.shtml |
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Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:29 am |
| My girlfriend and I are going in a few weeks to an Aveda spa. An ionic foot bath is one of the listed treatments available. I am intrigued. Anyone else try this? |
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