Foot Health Information

There is nothing quite as relaxing as a leisurely evening soak in the Jacuzi Spa after a long, hard day’s work. Sore muscles can finally relax as the water jets massage aches and pains away.

Soaking in a Jacuzi Spa is proven to reduce stress levels, lessen chronic pain, and help cure sleeplessness.

Buying your first Jacuzi Spa does not have to be a bewildering experience. Read up, make a checklist of your wants and needs, assess your budget – hot tubs can cost anywhere from $2,000 up to $20,000 or more, depending on quality and accessories – and soon you will be soaking in your own luxurious Jacuzi Spa.

“Wet testing” a Jacuzi Spa before purchasing it is a good idea to insure that the tub is the right size, has the right water pressure and the right feel.

So many different models of Jacuzi Spas are available that it is important for consumers to be sure they are buying the one best suited to their needs.

You may also want to consider features such as an underwater light, a storm seat, and even a built in CD player. For those people who are attached to their television sets, there is even a model with a built in TV/DVD player combination.

There are even hand and foot jets designed specifically to relieve these overworked muscles.

If you want to avoid having to scrunch down to have the jets reach your back, you will want to look for a Jacuzi Spa with plenty of jets and a more powerful motor.

Swirling jets can target certain areas of the body, while pulsating, or gattling jets, flush water in staccato successions over a larger radius – great for the lower back in lounges.

A Jacuzi Spa is a great investment for people who want a place to relax year-round.

You should have a licensed electrician and plumber complete the Jacuzi Spa installation, if you do not have it installed by the manufacturer.

If you have doubts whether you should buy a Jacuzi spa or not – don’t. It is amazing what it can do for your body, not to mention your heart and soul.

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Although ionic foot baths have been available for several years, especially in the UK and Europe, it is still relatively unknown in the USA.

Our experience with it first originated when my 6 year old granddaughter was diagnosed with lymphoma. To hear the news that a loved one has cancer, especially when it is a child, is devastating to say the least. What were we going to do?

Our family has always leaned towards alternative medicine so we decided to research everything we could to see if we could handle this without doing the traditional chemotherapy and radiation. If we couldn’t, we would go with the traditional methods.

We were very fortunate to have a very dear friend who pointed us in the right direction and hooked us up with a very knowledgeable doctor whose understanding of the human body and the effects of nutrition and environmental pollution, and how it relates to health, was absolute gold for us.

The first thing he did for us was change her diet. No sugar, no junk food what so ever, just pure nutrition for her body. She also took 37 different vitamins, minerals, herbs and homeopathies 7 times per day. Half of them were in liquid form that she could mix in with a little juice which made it a lot easier for her.

Basically we discovered that her body was over acidic from environmental toxins and too much over processed foods and disease thrives in this type of environment. We had to make her body more alkaline with health building nutritious foods, vitamins and herbs.

We also had to get all forms of chemicals out of the house and have her use natural shampoos, soaps, tooth pastes etc.

We also discovered that she was riddled with parasites so some of the herbs she took were for handling that. What a shock to see what was coming out of her body.

Because she was so toxic, we were introduced to the ionic foot bath which she did on a regular basis.

I am not a doctor but my understanding of the foot bath is this:

In a common plastic bucket, you place the metal array in clean water that has a little sea salt in it. The array puts out a very small current with positive and negative ions that circulate through the body. The oppositely charged toxins attach to them and by osmosis the toxins are pulled out through the pores of the feet. The clean water starts to change color depending on what organs are detoxing.

Dark brown/black- is the liver detoxing

Orange- the joints

Yellow- urinary tract

Dark green- gallbladder

Black flecks- heavy metals

Red flecks-blood clot material

White foam- lymph nodes draining

In all fairness, the water will change color to some degree without feet in it because the metal, water, salt and minerals will react. But what you are looking for is the sludge that floats on the top of the water that stains the sides of the bucket. We found some independent studies done with and without feet and it showed the mucus in the water that just the water, salt and the metal array wouldn’t produce by itself.

In my research on the subject, some say, don’t worry about what color the water changes to. Instead, notice what it is doing for you. I saw before and after pictures of blood samples of someone doing a foot bath. Before, the cells were clumped together in chains, and the after picture showed free flowing cells.

I was so impressed by the ionic foot bath, I purchased one for myself and my family. I had severe arthritis in my right elbow and I couldn’t straighten my arm. After about five half hour sessions, I started to notice my elbow was not hurting as bad. After about nine or ten sessions, the arthritis was completely gone and I had complete motion back. After a year, my arthritis has not returned. What a blessing to be pain free.

My self and several family members reported a more clear headed feeling after doing a foot bath.

To make a long story short, my grand daughter is free of cancer and has been for two years. She has maintained her healthy lifestyle and nutritious meals and regular foot baths for maintenance.

It worked for my grand daughter and myself. Will it work for you? I don’t know! That is something you decide for your self.

It is just my opinion that anything that helps you detox safely could only be good for a body.

Most people forget about their feet when caring for their body. They figure that if they cannot see their feet that nothing can be wrong. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Taking care of your feet is one of the most important things that you can do as far as caring for your body is concerned. If you neglect your feet you may end up running into some problems down the line.

The first thing to remember is that you should exercise good foot care everyday of the week. When you are in the shower be sure to thoroughly wash your feet, including in between your toes. This can be done with simple soap and water, and will not take more than a minute or so. Why pass up washing your feet in the shower if it is only going to take a minute?

One of the most common problems that you will run into if you neglect to care for your feet is athlete’s foot. This is a fungus that can affect the entire foot, as well as the toe nails. Even though the skin between the toes is most commonly affected, athlete’s foot can spread to other parts of the foot as well.

In many cases athlete’s foot will start out between the toes, and then spread to the toe nails. This in turn makes the toe nails turn yellow and become thick. And if the fungus reaches your toe nails your problem will become more serious. It can be quite difficult and time consuming to get rid of fungus of the toe nails.

The most common way of contracting athlete’s foot from somebody else is by walking on moist or wet floors. This type of fungus thrives in a moist environment, and if the floor is not kept clean it can spread rapidly from one person to the next. In addition, athlete’s foot is common among people that have moist feet. This can happen during strenuous exercise, hence the name athlete’s foot. Sharing personal items such as shoes, socks, and towels can also spread the fungus that causes athlete’s foot.

It should also be noted that athlete’s foot can be spread to other parts of the body. This is done by scratching the infected area, and then touching other body parts such as the groin and underarm.

If you are suffering from athlete’s foot, or fungus of the toe nails, there are treatment options available. They include both over the counter topical solutions, as well as oral medications that can be prescribed by a doctor. If you are having a difficult time controlling the problem on your own, your best option is to let a doctor take a look at the fungus.

With proper care you should be able to avoid foot fungus problems such as athlete’s foot. Do not take these conditions lightly; they can be both difficult to get rid of and bothersome.

Well, here we are just a few weeks after the Christmas celebrations and already they seem in the distant past and all we are left with are happy memories (I hope), a few pounds heavier and lots and lots of sterling pounds lighter. But, never mind, this is the time of year when we forget the grey skies outside, turn to the tantalising holiday brochures and picture ourselves lying on that sun drenched beach in the Bahamas . . . Well, we can all dream can’t we? Personally, I need a goal ahead as I always think that February is the dullest month of the year when nothing is actually happening (apart from developing what I call the ‘February face’), so I delegate this month as the opportune time to complete all the jobs I have been putting off during the past year and getting the house and finances in some sort of order, which will hopefully shift a few of those extra Christmas pounds . . . and, to shift that ‘February face’ how about mixing a few blobs of self-tanning lotion/cream into your usual face cream and in a few hours you will have a healthy glow. Your friends will say (just like the song) “My, you do look well”, and if you hear the phrase often enough you will begin to feel well. You don’t believe me? Try it!Now, as we get older the two things paramount in our minds are health and money. Health, we will deal with at a later date, but, meanwhile, as they say ‘keep taking the tablets’ and by that I mean eg. a good multi-vitamin and mineral, extra Vitamin C during these winter months, Omega 3 (pure fish oils), perhaps Echinacea to boost the immune system, Glucosamine & Chondroitin to help the joints, and Ginkgo Biloba to help the circulation, andMoney, well it’s time to remind you that if you have any savings and the tax man is siphoning off 10% or 20% of your interest, then don’t forget (if you haven’t already used up this year’s ISA allowance) that you can put £3,000 out of the tax man’s reach by investing in a mini-cash ISA. It is important to remember that this year’s tax-free ISA allowance must be used before the end of this tax year which is the 5 APRIL 2005. So there are only a few weeks left & and as the saying goes ‘If you don’t use it, YOU WILL LOSE IT!So, still thinking of money (or the lack of it) why don’t we get together and pool our ideas? Let us come up with great ideas that won’t cost us a penny.Now, I’m going to start off with something that all we ladies have plenty of

‘Old Tights’. . . And, why do we end up with a load of them instead of throwing them away?. . . Because when we hitch them we put in the drawer and think that they will do to wear under trousers or around the house. Or, when we buy the same shade (as the thrifty ones among us invariably do), we just cut off the damaged leg and so acquire a new pair with the added advantage of a double thickness around the ‘botty’ for the winter. However, there comes a time when even the single leg tights die a death, so suggestions please on what we do with them? ? Now, before you say “put them over the head and rob a bank in order to pay the Council tax” (although we all understand the feeling), this is not exactly what we had in mind, and to start you off, I will throw a few ideas ‘into the pot’, under a couple of suggested headings to get the brains working. We’ll add more headings as your ideas come rolling in!Garden: Don’t bother to buy gardening twine, plastic ties, etc. for tying back your plants, just use old tights/stockings and I promise you will never revert back. You can cut the tights into strips for delicate plants/branches or make use of the whole stocking or tight leg for tying back shrubs. |You cannot beat them for strength and also they do not rot like garden string, but, more importantly, although the material acts as a firm support, it ‘g-i-v-e-s’ so that it does not cut into the plant, and is almost invisible among the branches and flowers. We even have a use for the foot (nothing is wasted) as tied onto the end of the downpipe as it goes into the rainwater butt, it collects all the leaves and debris before they have a chance to foul the water, and when the foot is full you can just slip it off the pipe and deposit the contents onto the compost heap or put the whole thing into the refuse bin. The thick part of the tight can also be used as padding to stop branches rubbing and becoming diseased. I also find tights very good for wrapping large cordylines into an umbrella shape before covering with winter protection, as they hold the long pointed leaves gently but firmly. (As you are probably aware, if the winter rain accumulates in the inside of the cordyline and freezes, then unfortunately it is goodbye cordyline, which is a shame as it is such a beautiful architectural plant). Garage/Shed: Tights are also very useful for storing garden bulbs, onions, apples, old carrier bags, etc. Hang up in garage or shed and just take from the bottom and reseal with peg. Also, good for straining lumps/skin from old paint, or placing over the tin before replacing lid – it makes a good seal and you can remove the lid with ease. Useful when painting – cover half of the open top with a tight in order to make a temporary rest for your brush and any excess paint drips back into the tin. . . . . and so on . . . . .I know that our brains feel as though they are hibernating this cold weather, but I hope the above has started them ticking over and we really look forward to hearing your bright ideas. So, don’t throw away all those old tights when you are doing your spring clear-out -

WAIT FOR ALL THE FORTHCOMING GOOD IDEAS . . .Talking of spring cleaning, I’ve just remembered another tip; avoid the messy job of extracting cobwebs etc from your fluffy duster after dusting ceilings, lamp shades, etc., just put the stick duster inside an old tight and then peel off the tight (the cobwebs are then inside the tight) and deposit into bin.I’ll leave you on this happy note – the next time you ladder your tights, you won’t feel quite so annoyed – you’ve not lost a tight, you’ve gained a useful friend!

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This happened to me recently. I had a woman attend one of my health lectures using a walker. She had just come from dialysis and was wearing a surgical boot. I asked her if she had any health concerns, and she said no. That’s right, she told me that apart from the wound in her foot that wouldn’t heal and her failing kidneys she was otherwise in good health.

I’m very thankful to live in a world with such amazing, life-saving technology as dialysis, but I’m also amazed that someone in this state would consider herself to be in a good state of health.

What does it mean to be healthy anyway? It stands to reason that there should be an accepted definition of health to use as a starting point. It so happens that the World Health Organization has one.

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

This definition has not been changed since 1948. It pretty much says it all.

The word health comes from the same root word that gives us the word holy. It’s about being whole. Being healthy is about being in balance. Balance doesn’t mean that you never lean to one side or the other. Balance is about how quickly you come back to center. Physical health is greatly influenced by genetics, environment and diet. Someone who falls and receives a scrape should expect to heal. First their genes will influence potential. Some people may not form blood clots well. Some people may have other disorders that slow their ability to rebuild tissue. Others heal very quickly.

The environment may influence healing processes as well. If you keep scraping your knee, how quickly would you expect it to heal? Damaging influences need to be taken away. What other things are affecting your body that it is also trying to deal with? If your body is trying to deal with constant lung irritation due to bad air, the resources of your body might not be able to cover other battles, like an infected wound.

Diet is about raw materials. You are what you eat. If you are providing your body with good foods that are not saturated with preservatives you have the raw materials the cells need to perform the tasks of healing. Sometimes it is difficult to eat the recommended amounts of fresh whole foods on a daily basis, so high-quality dietary supplements can help ensure that you have the raw materials your body needs.

Studies have shown that people with better diets seem to enjoy better health. This means that they still get sick from time to time. They are still at the same risk for car accidents and paper cuts. What makes them healthier than others is measured by how quickly they come back to their balance. How is your state of balance?