Detox Foot Pads
Detox foot pads are a Japanese product sold under the Kinoki brand. Manufactures claim that these detox foot pads help you detox your body in a natural way, while you sleep.
The way detox foot pads work is like this. At night, when you go to bed, you apply them to your feet and they will naturally absorb toxins through the soles of your feet, cleaning your body and making you feel healthier when you wake up.
These foot detox foot pads have quite a following in Asian countries, where they are commonly used. They have just recently been increasing in popularly on this side of the Atlantic, with people claiming various degrees of effectiveness, form the miraculous to the useless.
I always prefer natural body processes for losing weight, physical condition, and getting rid of toxins of the body. However, I understand that this is not always possible or easy in the stressful lives that we lead. Plus, after dealing with one or more hours of traffic after work, it’s hard to find the strength necessary to run until you sweat naturally. That’s why I understand that some people are willing to use these detox foot pads as an alternative.
Now, the important thing, do they work? Well, yes and no. Or as I like to put it: it depends.
You see, our bodies use perspiration as the main process to control our body heat and get read of toxins. You might not notice, but you’re constantly sweating, even when you’re not doing exercise. When we do physical activities, this process happens in a much larger scale. That’s why we smell bad when we sweat. Our nose is telling us that all those substances are a big no-no.
Now there are parts of the body that sweat more than others; armpits and feet. That’s why they smell more than the rest of the body.
When you let those detox foot pads on your feet all night long, you increase the sweating “rate” of your feet, and therefore you sweat off more toxins that you normally would. That’s why they smell bad when you take them off the next day.
However, the extra amount of sweat due to those detox foot pads isn’t really cleaning your whole body of toxins. You’re feet are just sweating a bit more from the pressure that the detox food pads apply. Moreover, you are only sweating off toxins that you can sweat normally through skin pores. Therefore, they can’t cleanse your body of solid waste since skin is not permeable.
Still, why do people claim that they have seen wonderful results with these detox foot pads? My own personal belief is that they function on the same principle than aphrodisiacs. If you really think they will work, they probably will. That’s not really a bad thing, but personally, I’d rather go to the gym and sweat the toxins off on those rare occasions when I have time.
