Many cultures around the world have used detoxification practices for centuries, including ancient Chinese, modern Chinese, and ayurvedic medicine systems. Even these ancient civilizations knew how helpful it was to detoxify their bodies in order to enhance its natural healing system, remove and eliminate toxins, protect against disease, and feed the body with nourishing and healthy nutrients.

How Does Detoxification Work?

Simply put, detoxification is the process removing impurities from the blood in the liver, which is the organ that processes toxins and cleanses the blood. Toxins are also absorbed into the body through the intestines, kidneys, lymph, lungs and skin. But there is no filter or any other method to process and eliminate the toxins through these other areas of the body so limiting the toxins a person ingests during a detoxification is very beneficial. When a person does a detoxification program, they are cleansing the blood in their entire body, not just in the liver.

Detoxify The Body With These 10 Actions

1. Eliminate the consumption of toxic substances like alcohol, cigarettes, refined sugars, saturated fats, and coffee from your diet. You should also minimize the use of chemical household cleaners and personal health care products with chemicals. Instead use natural products.

2. Follow a specific detoxification schedule. This could be a regimen of only drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juice for a period of three to seven days or using a cleansing supplement package.

3. After a detoxification program, continue the process by drinking at least two litres of water a day.

4. Eat a lot of fibre. Organically-grown fresh fruits and vegetables, and brown rice, are all great foods to eat in order to consume enough fibre. Additional foods that are great for detoxifying are radishes, beets, broccoli, artichokes, spirulina, chlorella, cabbage, and seaweed.

5. Drink green tea and herbs like dandelion root, milk thistle, and burdock to cleanse and protect the liver.

6. Emphasize positive emotions to reduce or eliminate stress.

7. Take vitamin C supplements to increase the production of glutathione, which is a liver compound that drives away toxins.

8. Practice deep breathing techniques and exercises so oxygen can completely circulate through your body.

9. Visit a sauna and sweat out bodily waste through perspiration.

10. Exercise daily for an hour. This is the most important action. You can do anything from jumping rope, yoga, walking around the neighbourhood or taking a martial-arts class.

• From Australia
• Dr Mary Staggs Ionic Detox Footbath ~$,2000
• HydroSana Detox Foot Spa
• Ionic Detox Footbath [Australia] ~$649
• From Overseas
• EB-305 [110 volt need transformer]
• Body Balance System (BBS) Sea-Onic Renovati System [USA]
• Ionic Oasis [USA, Canada only?]
• Aqua Chi

According to Dr Mary Staggs™ the principle reason for using her ionic detox foot spa is that it is a fast, effective and an inoffensive way of stimulating and balancing the bio energetic fields of the body facilitating better organ function and promoting auto detoxification. Her site states;
With Detoxification your clients will boost their immune system, sleep more soundly, enhance their digestion, increase mental alertness and energy levels, lose unwanted weight, eliminate heavy metals and toxin pollutants, increase concentration and feel healthier in general.
The Staggs machine has all the ticks for Australian compliance C-Tick, A-Tick and Electrical Safety Compliance & RCM, i believe it is a 24v system also. There is a lack of supporting information for the Dr Mary Staggs system however compared to the BBS and Aqua Chi for example. AU Mary Staggs Website link

The Hydrosana is way cheaper at $495 to $645 + shipping,  is a 12v system; 5 Mode Controller (12v) ~ LCD display (CE and RoHS Certified) ~ 2002/95/EC

Both systems go on about certification a lot, but with a difference in price tag of well $2000 AUD makes you wonder how the Hydrosana is so cheap?
There are a few Systems selling and made in the US the question will be, obtaining, new arrays and service etc. Will the extra cost make it worthwhile?

BBS Sea-Onic Renovati Units; Max Output: 12-15 Volts DC at 3 amps, there is a good article on this site about the science behind the Seo-Onic system; here.

Ionic Oasis system has stainless steel arrays which they state will last 120-160 sessions. [This company will not ship to Australia only do US & Canada]

Acqua Chi Footbath; They do make a 220 volt system, http://www.aquachifootbath.com/promodel.htm

How do the Ionic FootBaths Work?

Well as we are made of 70% water, the body’s fluids contain salts and are capable of conducting electricity. So when we place out feet in a Ionic footbath our body fluids are connecting with the water. The system has a two electrodes and a electrical current is passed between them, the water becomes a conductor. The electrons flow from the negative cathode to the positive anode. Our feet have reflex points that relate to various parts of the body, so you get a bio-stimulation which may restore energy and balance.

Do let us know the results and experiences you have had with these units. We will begin some tests shortly.

So much to know about our constant exposure to toxins, in foods, drinks, water the air we breath ….

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