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Leslie (Ca) on 03/25/2018: 
Mary (Gold Coast ) on 07/25/2017: 
Tracy (Florida) on 04/04/2017: 
As a holistic healthcare professional, I do not believe these work and it makes me sad to know that such things are scamming people and making the rest of us honest natural healthcare professionals look bad and like quacks.
For those that say that it does work. I have one question. If so, then how does the water turn the same "detox" color if you put absolutely nothing in it?
Ellen (Minnesota) on 06/30/2016:
James (Mobile, Alabama) on 05/24/2016:
Thanks and God Bless, James
Karene (Connecticut) on 08/24/2014:
Today my son detoxed with the machine and his water was dark brown and had a very strong odor. I detoxed a little after him, and my water was green with no odor.
We live in the same house-same water used-same sea salt.
I was detoxing at a chiropractor's office. He is a friend and so is his staff. I have known them for years. When I would go in the room to detox with other people, we would all compare our water. They were always different, yet it was the same faucet water used for all of them.
After I used it today, my husband said that he noticed my attitude changed. I have fibromyalgia and chronic lyme as well as other stuff and lately I could barely walk. When I was done detoxing-I was able to get up and walk with much less pain. I will keep doing it, because I know it works.
I had forgotten how good I feel when using this. I haven't used it in a couple years.
I do want to let people know that I usually take a good multivitamin and drink water while I am detoxing. My chiropractor taught me that, because sometimes your electrolytes can mess up a little, especially if you have that tendency.
Please don't listen to the naysayers. There is always going to be someone negative in the crowd. They probably never even gave it a chance.
Barbara (Australia) on 06/13/2014:
Barbara (California) on 09/21/2013:
Stellalopez (NY, NY, USA) on 01/31/2013:
This is because negative ions can be easily made to enter your body through the feet but only if you successfully ionize the water. Anyways, whether you are a man or woman or belong to any age group you can always enjoy the benefits of a foot detox system if it helps you with the aforesaid ionization. Therefore, when you are finding a system you have to ensure that it has the ability to split water into H and OH- ions. Otherwise, the ions are unlikely to enter your body and you won't be able to cleanse yourself without the use of artificial mechanisms.
Just so you know even if the aforesaid system is able to ionize water and split it into ions you may still not be able to enjoy the expected benefits. This is likely to happen when the circulatory and lymphatic systems fail to undertake the transportation of the ions. Interestingly, the aforesaid ions are supposed to get transported throughout the body. In fact, this is imperative for you to enjoy the benefits of negative ions and improve your health. Nevertheless, as soon as the transportation of ions takes places the ions are likely to neutralize the toxins in your body without any difficulty.
The good news is that once the toxins are neutralized they won't stay in your body for a long time. Anyways, with an ionic foot detox spa or system you'd be able to enjoy some or most of the following benefits:
•Energized organs: When the ions neutralize the toxins, making them exit your body, you'd have energized organs. Furthermore, your organs are likely to function optimally after detoxification because they'd have received adequate stimulation.
•Improved health: Even if your health is not in a great condition right now you'd be able to recover in a quick manner. Plus, headache, tension, and pain are unlikely to bother you anymore.
Nicole (Sydney, NSW) on 09/22/2012:
After 20 minutes I felt energised, like I could have run around the block.
However this positive effect was only short lived (probably because I lit up directly afterwards). But the effects of the foot detox are real. Even for someone who has no condition (other than nicotine addiction) I didn't' feel unwell before the treatment and yet somehow I felt about 100 times better afterwards.
Big Cat (Davenpprt, Ia) on 08/02/2012:
My water had a copper color to it and I could see the bottom. There were a lot of things floating in the water. The lady's water next to me was a dark black green and you could not see the bottom or her feet. She was younger and looked to be in great shape. The guy before me was a brown green with oil stuff in it. His water was the worst looking of the three. All of them said they had great benefits from the detox.
Some people are in such bad shape there might not be any hope for them. Just try it and see if it works for you, if it does its worth it. I am going back next week happy to pay the $25.00.
Have a good day!
J22shelton (St. Louis, Mo) on 04/03/2012:
But since using it, I've noticed the water is black if I've recently been out drinking with my friends. It's frothy when I'm fighting off a yeast infection, and the water is orange when my arthritis flares up. So I was skeptical at first, but this has basically proven to me that the bath does actually remove toxins from your feet. Also, my manual mentions black particles may come off the array and that the water color can be impacted by nuances in the local water. So they are straightforward that not everything in the tub comes from your feet, too.
After a treatment, I notice that the next day I always wake up before my alarm goes off, feeling refreshed and strong, with no neck pain. It saddens me that so many people I know come to a quick conclusion that this is a scam, without even giving it a fair try.
Tanya (Anc, Ak) on 03/28/2012:
It has been proven that if you leave the arrays in with NO human body party, it will get a little bit yellow. And 2. Why does everyones water look different then? I think you are just a negative spammer or a stupid person who doesn't even have book or street smarts LOL.
The first time I ever had it done, my water looked dark pea soup green, the 2nd time almost a year later it was dirty, but not too frothy or dark as before. I do not smoke, no soda and eat very healthy so I'm not around too many toxins.
ALSO!!! PROOF> I could feel whatever it is being sucked out of me while in the bath out thru my feet. Iam HIGHLY intuned with my body, even when I have acupuncture I can feel every vein and nerve ending circulating blood. These are the BEST simple machines ever invented and today I officially bought one so I can share it with all my friends! And YES I'll be posting pictures :) Thank you!
It makes me so happy to read about the people above who had been suffering from things stuck in their bodies that eventully developed illness, and doing this treatment has cleaned and cured them! Absolutely wonderful! And many blessings to them! Xo
Karen (San Anselmo, Ca) on 12/09/2011:
Ater the first treatment, I had no more joint pain in my wrist, which I have had for the past 9 mos. My husband was able to sit on the floor crossed-legged for several hours without the usual discomfort. We both felt a bit drained immediately afterwards, just like when we soak or have a sauna, but our energy came up after eating and taking a short rest. We felt extremely relaxed and nurtured.
After the second treatment, I experienced being in my body fully, and could feel my feet firmly planted on the ground. I felt blissfully connedted to my own well- being, or my essence. I am now researching which machine to purchase, as only two treatments made me a firm believer in this particular way of releasing toxins. Almost forgot to mention that it was easier to concentrate after the treatment. Don't believe the negative reports. It's just the forces that want to keep you away from healing yourself of all of your energy draining toxins, and being your true healthy self!
Kaygee (Cobourg, Ontario) on 09/28/2011:
My husband and I have a ionic foot bath.
We use the same water, salt. His water is black/brown and mine will be yellow to orange, sometimes I get black/brown. He feels good or no difference in energy levels after, while I am drained for up to a week but I have a relieve in leg heaviness. Note that we do these baths one right after the other. We have noticed the chlorine smell.. But only when we have no sediments and the water is barely changed.... when this happens my energy is not drained.
My husband always has far more sediment in the water then I do... he is healthy and smaller than I am.
So what is happening for sure... I don't know but some people swear by it. Some say the colour of the water is not important but the ionizing in the body is what is promoting detox.
Tdc (Australia, Nsw, Sydney) on 06/24/2011:
Margie (Spokane, Washington) on 01/15/2010:
Cissy (Dallas, Tx) on 08/27/2009:
The best I feel is when I use the machine. She bought one of her own. Seriously, I can not say enough good about this machine! Most days I have no energy and feel only slightly above the level of an invalid. The machine isn't miraculous, I'm not out dancing but I am better able to move about the house and get daily activities done and just over all feel better. I am a fan and I say 'yeah'.
Sue (LR, AR USA) on 12/18/2008:
Please do not fall for this scam. Check out this website made by a chemistry professor: http://www.chem1.com/CQ/ionbunk.html#FBF
Becky (Bakersfield, CA, USA) on 12/07/2008:
On day two the water was much more green and brown, with a bit of foam at the top. She said I was detoxing yeast or candida, know to cause diseases and cancers when built up in the body. Although there was no white foam indicating lymphatic detox I did feel movement or pain in my leg like something was happening. I also felt a pulsating pain in my kidney where I have a swollen lyphnode. I also saw very tiny parasites that looked like mini white rice. She also said that she could see some cholesterol coming out. My last cholesterol blood test was 113, a bit high but not too bad.
On day 3 when I went in the water was more orange indicating that my joints were detoxing, during this I felt sharp pain in my lower back, I told her and she looked at the water and said that my joints were detoxing, I do have a stiff back most of the time.
Although I didnt notice a huge difference I did notice some. I feel that I am breathing better and I was a bit more energetic.
Overall I think that there may be something to all of this. Your body detoxes in 3 ways: Kidney, fecal matter and through pours in the skin.
So I dont think that this method is too far fetched.
Alan (Makaha, Hawaii) on 07/04/2008: 
However, I don't agree with those who say these machines are fake and don't actually pull stuff out of the body. Here's why: For many years I've had a problem with frequent urination. Rather than have to get out of bed to walk to the bathroom numerous times each night, I got into the habit of using a jar next to my bed. What I discovered was that sediments would form in the bottom of the jar. Periodically I'd have to scrape that caked crud out of the jar. This went on for at least 10 years. It was unnerving to see that crusty material because I always worried I might be an eventual candidate for kidney stones. Anyway, since I have been detoxing, my urine is now crystal clear and the urine jar has had ZERO sediment build-up on the bottom.
Darrel (Toronto, Canada) on 04/22/2008:
Here's some of what they said.
We borrowed a popular unit from a friend of ours and ran our three employees through it according to the instructions provided with the unit. Then we ran the unit twice without feet in it at all. Here's what we found.
The water was visually identical in all cases.
This is most likely because the gunk that you see in the water has nothing to do with your feet or detoxing your body. It comes from the corroded metal electrode in the water. This electrode corrodes at a hyper rate caused by a process called electrolysis. The result is everything from foam to slimy films to black flecks in the water.
We had the water lab tested for metal content, including heavy metals. We found no difference between the normal sample and the control samples (samples that had no feet in them).
I also know that some people say that the water looks different depending on who's feet are in the water. We found this to be somewhat true as well, but, when the water was mixed, it all looked exactly the same. In fact, when the feet came out of the water, I could see that the water began to settle towards a similar appearance in all cases. It's possible that the initial differing appearance is caused by various oils or other substances on the surface of the skin of the person being bathed.
The appearance of the water also -I tend to believe - depends on how much a person moves around in the water. The electrode gives off a lot of muck in the water. If a person is fidgety, they tend to mix more of the greens and browns into the water from the corroding electrode. If they are more still, the water has a lighter brown hazy appearance. I believe that this is likely why companies that have been more honest in their advertising have admitted that, even with no feet in the water, the water turns brown. They then say that the water is more brown when feet are in it, but this is, in my opinion, because of the movement of the feet in the water. This mixing action increases the efficiency of the electrolysis by circulating fresh water near the electrode. This circulation also carries the particles from the electrode into the water instead of allowing it to settle.
In speaking to a number of people at the convention we attended in September, we also learned that many people believe that the black specks that are found in the bottom of the water are heavy metals that have come out of the feet.
Well, I was initially skeptical of this because the basic physics of this make it quite impossible. When confronted with this idea, some explained that they believe that the metals come out in very small particles and then coagulate because of the electricity present. Since we found these same dark specs at the bottom of both of our foot bath sessions that had no feet in them, I believe this is, at least, unlikely. It is also very unlikely because if the amount of particles that came out of the bath really came from a person and were heavy metals, they would be dead to begin with. The amount of mercury (and other heavy metals) that cause death is way too small to be seen, especially in the volume of water used in a foot bath.
I've also seen live cell analysis showing that peoples' red blood cells look healthier after an electronic foot bath. This could be true, yet, in speaking to a person I know who does live cell analysis, they told me that it's very easy to manipulate these tests- making one look like the cells are "lazy" and making the very next test making the cells look healthy and active. I'm not saying the company did this. I'm just saying that I would like to see tests done by a disinterested third party.
I would like to see a study where people take the supplements that are normally given to people when they have a foot bath and they soak their feet in water with the minerals added but have no electricity applied to the water. It would be interesting to see if this causes people to feel differently as well.
I truly wish our tests had shown that these foot baths remove heavy metals because I would have been thrilled to have found a quick and safe way to detox. Also, I would be manufacturing these devices right now and making quite a bit of money. Unfortunately, we don't make much money doing what we're currently doing, but we pay the bills (usually) and people benefit, and that's rewarding.
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I realize that the idea of 'Ionic Foot Baths' (IFB) can seem very convincing, and I'm sorry to have to rain on the parade, but I feel I must point out that anyone who has learned how to make Colloidal Silver (CS) can see at once what these baths are really about.
Both procedures, IFB and CS, use electrolysis - the setting up of a small current of electricity between two electrodes that are immersed in water. When making CS it's extremely important to use the PUREST water available. It's also important to control the current so that it never exceeds 1.0 milliamp.
If the water is impure and contains a lot of minerals (as is the case with most tap water), or if the current is too high, you will get exactly the same results as these 'Ionic Foot Baths'; you will end up with dirty discolored water. The sludge and discoloration will have come from the electrodes, and from the impurities in the water which will have undergone chemical changes by reacting with electricity. The various colors that have been reported could simply be the product of the kind of mineral salts, such as sea salt, that have been added to the starting solution.
You can very easily duplicate what happens in an 'Ionic Foot Bath' by connecting up three nine-volt batteries to two wires, stripping the ends of the wires, inserting them in a jar of water, and adding a pinch of sea salt or some other mineral salt. Cloudiness and discoloration should appear fairly quickly, and sludge will eventually build up on your electrodes if you let this little experiment in electrolysis run for half an hour or so.
A foot bath is always nice and refreshing. An 'Ionic Foot Bath' is probably even more stimulating. But to suppose that the resultant debris has actually been drawn from deep inside your body is, I'm sorry to say, really stretching the imagination. The impurities in tap water, which are normally invisible to the naked eye, quickly become visible when you run a current of electricity through it.
Here the link: http://herballure.com/Studies/IonicFootSpa.html
Jan (Nashville, Tennessee) on 04/05/2008:
Darrel (Toronto, Canada) on 03/01/2008:
You need to understand how the cellspa works. You think that the material in the water after the use of the cellspa means toxins. It is actually a mixing of the oxidation of the water and the toxins. While the array increases the oxidation of the water, at the same time, is where the electromagnetic circuit (body to water) closes.
You will need a microscope to find out the difference on the water contents after you use the cellspa, with your feet in the water, and without your feet on the water.
If you would check the water contents under the microscope when your feet were not placed in the water, you will find just water and water oxidation, no toxins at all.
If you would check the water contents under the microscope when your feet were placed in the water, you will find the same results, plus different kind of toxins derivated from your body cleanse, depending on your body physical condition.
Ray (San Diego, CA) on 02/08/2008:
