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Mena's Ion Spa

Why Detoxification Is Important

We live in a society fraught with pollutants and toxins - natural and synthetic. They exist in our air, water, food, clothing and the environments in which we live, work, play and sleep. As a result, our bodies are depleted of crucial life-giving elements, leaving us to feel drained of energy or unable to heal naturally from illness, injury or medical procedures.

Water is a critical resource. It covers two-thirds of the earth's surface and 80 percent of the human body is comprised of water. It's in the fluids we drink, the air we breathe, the foods we consume and it is the medium by which we cleanse ourselves. Aside from being the wellspring and sustainer of all life, it is also a living thing. When monitored, a glass of water can be found to produce an electrical charge of up to five volts. Additionally, if the water is healthy, the voltage reading will fluctuate and change over time. This bioelectric energy is notably absent when water is distilled or run through a reverse-osmosis process; one need only drink a glass of tap water that has just actively traveled through pipes into a glass in comparison to a glass of distilled water to acknowledge this difference.

Since ancient times people have bathed in natural springs and reported experiencing healing benefit for many ailments. Resorts and health spas around the world maintain their popularity because bathing in springs - hot, cold or mineral - has undisputed therapeutic effects, including: improved circulation, increased relaxation and, as a result, relief from symptomatic or chronic pain. The ionSpa® ionizes water to detoxify the body and recreate the therapeutic experience found naturally in the world's most reputed spas.

How The ionSpa^® Works

An ion is a charged atom that has gained or lost an electron, thus creating a magnetic field capable of neutralizing oppositely-charged particles (in the case of the ionSpa®, toxins in the human body). The ionSpa®'s control head delivers enough of an electrical current through the ionizor® to generate positively charged ions. These ions travel through the body and attach themselves to toxic substances, thereby neutralizing these toxins' negative charges. After being neutralized, toxin particles are pulled through the skin and out of the body via osmosis, attracted by the highly-concentrated ion field in the ionSpa® water. When the ionSpa® is set, positive ions are being produced in the water, which raises the user's pH to a more alkaline state. Why is this significant? The vast majority of people in the United States live in an acid state - their bodies contain an excess of hydrogen ions and their pH is lower than 7.45. Such persons greatly benefit from exposure to high concentrations of positively charged ions, bringing their bodies back into a more balanced acid alkaline state.

Recommended usage

Recommended time and frequency will vary from person to person. As a general rule, however, the maximum session frequency for patients less than 60 years of age is once every other day for 14 sessions, with a two-week break before beginning the next sequence of 14 sessions. The maximum recommended session frequency for those 60 years of age or older is once every third day, with a two-week break after 14 sessions. Then up to 14 more sessions with three day intervals. All users may continue with one or two sessions per week thereafter. 30-minute sessions are the recommended maximum time for adults, and 15 minutes or less for children younger than 10 years of age. The ionSpa® may be used on persons at least four years of age, as long as sessions are supervised and the power setting is reduced to 9 to 15 volts. This applies to dogs as well.

What to expect from a session

Most users can expect to feel lighter and experience a greater feeling of wellbeing following each ionSpa® session. Increased vitality, improved sleep, rejuvenated skin condition, pain and stress relief, and symptomatic relief for painful, swollen or deteriorating joints has also been reported. Though neither serious nor persistent, tingling or tightening sensations in various parts of the body, discomfort in unhealthy areas of the body, or a slight shortness of breath have also been reported at the conclusion of a session by various ionSpa® users.

Water color

During the course of an ionSpa^® session, the unit's water will most likely change color and bits of foreign matter may appear as sediment. This is to be expected. It is caused by a reaction between the toxins being pulled from a user's body and particles in the water, salt added to the water, the metals in the ionizor®, and the acidity or alkalinity of the user. Although helpful in identifying toxins pulled from the body there is great deal happening that isn't visible.

What it means:

Color or Particle	Material or area of body being detoxified
Black Flecks	Heavy Metals
Brown	Liver, Tobacco, Cellular Debris
Dark Green	Gallbladder
Orange	Joints
Red Flecks	Blood Clot Material
White Cheese-Like Particles	Most Likely Yeast
White Foam	Mucous From Lymph System
Yellow-Green	Kidneys, Bladder, Urinary Tract, Female/Prostate Area

Why apply it to the soles of the feet?

As the blood circulates to the soles of our feet the powerful ingredients of the ionSpa^® unleash and accelerate the release of toxins through those acupuncture points. After only one session of body detoxification, there may be significant changes (depending on your state of wellness or homeostasis) to the smell and color of the ionSpa^® foot bath.

Depending on what the ionSpa^® foot bath is absorbing it will range in color from black or dark brown to different shades of green and gray with possible spots of red (evidence of the toxins and excess moisture being released) after 20-30 minutes of use.

According to Chinese medical knowledge, our human body has over 360 acupuncture points, with more than 60 acupuncture points found on the sole of the foot alone. Our feet, also known as the "second heart", are the reflective zones of our internal organs, a potential home for toxins and a potent avenue to accelerate body detoxification through, avoiding the healing crisis effect of other rapid detox methods.