Our new foot spa arrived yesterday and I am hoping to get it up and running this weekend. This topic falls squarely in the category of things I would have categorically dismissed in the not too distant past. However, things change. All the credit belongs to Tracy for embarking down this path of treatment as an extension of another form of detox, recommended by our naturopath.

Tracy had taken K for a Far Infra-Red Sauna (FIRS) to help with his heavy metal detox when the owner of the wellness center suggested the foot spa as another form of treatment. We both had our doubts, not necessarily about its efficacy, but about K’s willingness to sit and soak his feet for an extended period of time. We were pleasantly surprised when he not only sat quietly and soaked his feet but he has come to start asking to have them.

Tracy commented on the color of the water after his initial treatment and I was wishing she had gotten a sample that we could analyze and see what the contents were. I was therefore pleased to see some of this information included in the documentation with the unit, but I would still like to perform our own analysis of the solution before and after treatment. I may even use myself as the guinea pig.

Look for future posts on the outcome of our at home study on the efficacy of foot spas for detox, I just need to find somewhere to analyze the water samples and look for all the heavy metals we are concerned about.

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