Toxins

The IonChi™ Detox Foot Patch is an easy, unobtrusive way to help your body in the removal of the many and varying pollutants that permeate our bodies on a daily basis; and also from the health-repressing toxicity accumulations that hinder our bodies from achieving the true wellness we should be experiencing. A toxic body (with an overburdened liver and a sluggish and congested lymphatic system) simply cannot maintain the normal cleansing performance required to advance optimal health. In addition to the over abundance of naturally-occurring toxins, it is estimated that well over 400 synthetic chemicals and other man-made toxins permeate the body of the average individual today.

Over time, if these toxins are not removed, it is believed that they may potentially lead to various weakening and chronic health conditions. However, once the organs, tissues, cells, tissues, blood, etc. that may have been negatively affected by the toxins are cleansed, the body makes its natural adjustments to return to its original state of health and balance. Additionally, as the body releases these toxins negative health symptoms that may have been caused by the toxic overload may start to recede and even disappear altogether.

Heavy Metal Poisoning

Not all heavy metals are bad, in fact in small quantities certain heavy metals are nutritionally essential for a healthy life and are commonly found naturally in foods, fruits, vegetables, and in multivitamin products. However, the exposure to the normal quantities found in naturally-occurring sources is greatly out of balance in today's industrialized world.

In the past, the concern over metal toxicity was in regard to acute industrial exposure, where certain measures were performed to stimulate the elimination of those metals. More recently, there has been a concern over lead intoxication in children from sucking or eating lead-based paint, for example, and legislation has been enacted to reduce this possible contamination. For most of these potentially toxic minerals, there are many common uses and possible contamination sources throughout our society; our concern must be with more widespread and long-term observation of and protection from these dangers. Lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, and, more recently, aluminum are the main toxic minerals. Beryllium, bismuth, and bromine must be considered as well. And there are other heavy and radioactive metals that could bring future difficulties. Most of these minerals were present in our environment only in minute amounts until recent centuries, when the orientation toward industrialization and production brought about our many technological advances. But technology, like medicine, has its side effects. Mining these metals from the earth and using them in society such as in leaded gasoline have brought all of us into regular exposure with them.

We cannot realistically eliminate all of the metals that are present in our everyday lives but, we need to deal with their presence. Most of these heavier metals are quite stable and decompose fairly slowly, if at all, so they remain in the environment. The basic way that these heavy metals cause problems in the human body is by displacing or replacing related minerals that are required for essential body functions. For example, cadmium can replace zinc, and lead displaces calcium; when this happens, the cadmium or lead is stored in the bones or other tissues and becomes harder to clear, while the important functions of the minerals that are replaced cannot be carried out. Heavy metals become toxic when they are not metabolized by the body and accumulate in the soft tissues. Heavy metals may enter the human body through food, water, air or even through absorption through the skin in agriculture, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, industrial, or residential settings. Both adults and children are frequently exposed on a regular basis to heavy metals.

The amount of heavy metal and chemicals in the body make it difficult to absorb the important minerals and vitamins in food that our bodies need. These blockages may add to digestive problems, parasites, allergies, emotional issues and may also make the body more vulnerable to diseases. One solution to dealing with the prevalence of heavy metals in the body is to draw the heavy metal and toxins out of the body through external means. The Original IonChi™ Detox Foot Patch has been beneficial in assisting the body in drawing heavy metals through the skin, and binding them into the patch preventing re-absorption.