In our industrialized world, we produce more and more potentially toxic compounds that find their way into the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. The body has a multitude of ways to rid itself of these dangerous substances. However, due to stress, poor diet and busy lifestyle our innate efficiency to detoxify can become compromised.

The body must try to neutralize these toxic compounds. It changes the chemical structures of these compounds in the liver. The metabolites of these processes are often organic acids such as lactic acid, pyruvic acid, hepatic acids and many others. These then must be excreted through the lungs, skin, bowels and kidneys. Unfortunately, not all of them get excreted efficiently. Some are circulated back into the bloodstream and are stored in various body tissues such as fat tissue.

Our bodies need water to eliminate or buffer acidic conditions caused by the metabolites of environmental toxins. The ionization process concentrates available alkaline minerals in the source water to aid in the buffering systems of the body.

The Ion Spa footbath creates a similar environment as a walk along the beach, only more powerful, because your feet are in direct contact with the ions being made in the water. Neutralized particles are pulled out of the body through the skin via osmosis. Color changes in the water are some of the indicators that toxins are being removed from the body.