One way to detox the body is to take a foot detox bath to eliminate toxins and revive tired feet.
What you need for this is ¼ cup of sea salt or Himalayan salt
¼ cup of epsom salt
¼ cup of baking soda
and 1/3 cup of Apple Cidar Vinegar.
Essential Oils can also be added but are completely optional
First disolve the first 3 ingredients of salts and baking soda to boiling water and set the pot to cool slightly before adding the Apple Cidar Vinegar as it will fizzle up.
Next, pour this mixture into a foot soak or basin large enough to soak your feet in. Add the essential oils of your choice (Rosemary, Tea Tree, Peppermint, Clove or even Frankinsence.) All of which will add another healing agent into the mixture.
Soak your feet for about a half hour or longer.
Another foot soak to try is a Clay Bath
Which is ½ cup of bentonite clay
½ cup of Epsom salt
Essential Oils can also be added but are again completely optional.
First, dissolve the Epsom salt in hot water, and add essential oils as well if you're planning on using them. Then, take the clay and make a paste with it. Just mix it with a little bit of water.
Next, stand in the tub of hot water prepared with Epsom salt and oils, and rub a layer of the mask over the feet or body and allow the mask to dry for a few minutes before you sit down in the tub, or soak your feet in the tub. Soak in the tub for 20 minutes to allow the mask to soak out the toxins from the skin.
Then, remove the clay mask and wash off with a washcloth. The clay in this bath works to remove any heavy metals from the body and the epsom salt helps repair your magnesium levels.
Another bath or foot saok to try is an Oxygen Bath. I love this one!
2 or more cups of Hydrogen Peroxide; 1 Tablespoon of dried ginger in powdered form.
Add this mixture to a foot soak or bath to help relieve pain or congestion from colds. You'll feel better as the ginger will help to clear away congestion and relieve pains. It's recommended to do this soak for about 30 minutes or longer. Great soak for your feet.
I usually do about 2 cups of Hydrogen Peroxide, Epsom Salts, Himalayan Salt, Baking Soda and Peppermint oil with Tea Tree Oil, or any other oils that I might have on hand. I love this one because it completely makes your feet feel brand new. Like baby feet. It's amazing!
Another bath or foor soak made to improve circulation and blood flow, detoxification and relaxation for the whole body. You're going to need 7 Liters of hot water, 1 cup of Epsom salts, 2 tablespoons of Olive oil, 5 drops of mint essential oil, 1 cup of mint tea, 1 cup of lemon juice and a few lemon slices.
All you need to do is soak your feet in this mixture for about 15 minutes, but I'd recommend doing it for longer since you are putting a lot of ingredients in this one, don't let it go to waste and go a whole half hour in this foot saok.
Next massage your feet to get rid of all the dead skin cells. This powerful mixture will help to relax your feet and improve your circulation within your whole body.
Another one to take for athletes foot or sore feet is to use apple cidar vinegar, ½ cup along with 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt and some water. Just soak your feet in this for 10 minutes a day.
For fatigue, aches and pains, soaking your feet in Apple Cidar Vinegar can soothe swollen, tired or over-worked feet. It has anti-inflammatory properties that can end up becoming a life-saver for those who are constantly on the go, or constantly have pain in their feet. Plus it boosts your energy levels and helps with your immune system.
Just add one part Apple Cidar Vinegar (ACV) to 2 parts hot water and a few tablespoons of epsom salt and soak your feet in this mixture for about 30 minutes to take advantage of all the benefits of this home remedy. This also has the ability to kill bacteria's that lead to smelly feet. I like to use Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar (or another "organic" ACV)
Another one for dry feet, is again to use Apple Cidar Vinegar as it softens the skin of the feet and combats calluses, heel fissures and corns. Apply the vinegar to the affected areas will moisten the skin patches. Just add Apple Cidar Vinegar directly to the feet and even place cotton balls between your toes that are soaked in Apple Cidar Vinegar and fall asleep. In the morning, you can use a foot scrubber or something to exfoliate the dry dead skin.
But again, just doing a foot saok of 1 parts apple cidar vinegar to 2 parts water, for 2 weeks, even if you don't have any of these problems, you'll be amazed by the results you'll get and how great you'll feel after doing this for a period of only 2 weeks. You can also do things like this daily to help rid the body of many more toxins. Everything holistic helps in these areas.
I hope that you liked my studies on "Foot Soaks" and plan on getting more holistic health topics up on Steemit for people to use. They've helped me for a spell now and I imagine that these can and will help anyone else as well no matter what your health concerns are. Try a few and play around with making your own mixtures. There's plenty more to look up as well online, so enjoy the ones that you love and hope that you maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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