Detox foot pads help in body detoxification by sticking a pad per day to the bottom of your foot for 30 consecutive nights. The pads detoxify your body while you sleep. Most foot pads contain natural ingredients like plants, herbs and vinegar that emit infrared energy that improves cell functioning.
The toxins that the pads target are those found in the environment like lead and arsenic. After wearing the pads throughout the night, there will be some discoloration on the pad in the morning, proving that the pad has worked at detoxifying the body.
However, like any other medical aid, these detox foot pads have their share of side effects.
Don't use foot pads over other parts of your body, especially over open wounds, mucous membranes and in the eye region as these pads can cause an infection or skin irritation here. Some people complain of fatigue after using detox foot pads as their body requires more sleep while it cleanses and releases toxins from the body.
There are also some complaints of joint pain in some people after using detox foot pads. This is not actually pain, but a form of temporary 'healing crisis' from some chronic situation that disappear after a day or two once the reflex points help the body heal.
Detox foot pads Not advised for pregnant women.
As chitosan, a fibrous ingredient from shellfish is one of the ingredients of detox foot pads; people allergic to shellfish should preferably not use these foot pads for detoxification. It is basically better for pregnant women to not use detox foot pads in their pregnancy's third trimester. This is because of the presence of Chitosan in most detox foot pads.
So though there are no major side effects associated with using detox foot pads, it is always better to become an informed consumer before using it. Go through its list of ingredients; discuss using it with your physician and only after getting the green lights should you consider detoxification using detox foot pads.
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