We are constantly exposed to a plethora of toxins in the modern world. There are pesticides, airborne toxins, processed ingredients, chemicals in personal hygiene products, and many other pollutants in the environment. While the liver and kidneys work to filter these toxins out of the body, they become overworked with the constant onslaught of these varying toxins.

Cleansing the body of toxins should be a normal practice. It is recommended to cleanse between one to four times during the year in order for the body to function at peak efficiency. To aid the body’s natural detoxification pathways, you can take part in different cleansing techniques. For instance, you can use a detoxifying foot bath to draw toxins out of your body.

According to reflexology, the feet are directly linked to different bodily systems and organs. It makes sense, then, that you can eliminate toxins through your feet. If you don’t believe us, try putting onion slices in your socks overnight! If you don’t want to do that, try using the following foot bath to eliminate toxins.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Epsom salt
• 1 cup sea salt
• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup raw apple cider vinegar
• essential oils (optional)

Instructions:

• Add one cup or so of boiling water to a quart-size glass jar. Pour the Epsom salt, sea salt, and baking soda in the jar and mix well so that everything dissolves.
• Once everything is dissolved, fill a tub or foot bath with enough warm water to go up to your ankles, and pour the apple cider vinegar in the water. Stir in the salt mixture and add a few drops of your favorite essential oil, if you so desire.
• Soak your feet for about 30 minutes.

This bath is a great way to cleanse the body of impurities and boost magnesium levels. It may also make you feel tired or exhausted, so make sure that you drink a couple cups of filtered water after the bath.

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If you have a stomachache or digestive discomfort, there is one trick that can help provide relief. Think of your hands and feet as maps to the inner workings of your body. Reflexology details that points on the hands and feet are directly connected to our organs, muscles, or our major systems. When pressure is applied to these points, you can experience relief.

When talking about the hands, there are many points that can be extremely helpful in relieving pain. Your heart and lungs are connected to the thumb, while your middle finger can influence your thin intestines, your blood, and respiratory system. This is why stretching your middle finger can be beneficial for those with insomnia or nausea.

Rubbing your ring finger can actually improve your mood. If you are feeling down or depressed, massage your ring finger to lift your spirits. Your pinky finger is connected to your kidneys, as well as your neck and shoulders. Massaging your little finger can help relieve headache pain too!

Now, we left the index finger for last. Why did we do this? The index finger connected to your stomach and colon. Given that a high amount of diseases can originate in the colon, it is important to keep it healthy. Massaging your index finger can motivate bowel movements, help get rid of constipation, and relieve abdominal pain. Hold pressure on your index finger for one minute and you should feel relief not too long after.

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It’s not necessary to run to the doctor every time you have an ache or pain in the body. Doctors may not help your symptoms, or they may just prescribe you some kind of medication that’ll put your mind at ease. This doesn’t have to happen. You can naturally heal your body with herbal remedies or via alternative practices.

Reflexology is a great way to naturally relieve aches, pain, and discomfort in the body. There are points all over the body that, after pressure is applied, can provide relief. Sitting in your chair at the office, standing on your feet for long hours, or doing manual labor can take a toll on the body. You may not be able to stretch at your job, but you there is something you can do when you get home.

There are 6 points, which are connected to pain and soreness in different parts of the body, on the ear. Applying pressure to each spot can provide relief. All you need is a clothespin to pinch the specific spots. Below is a little description of the location and what it does for the body.

#1: Back & Shoulders

The top of the ear is linked to your back and shoulders. If you clip a clothespin on the top of your ear for at least 1 minute a few times a day, you can help relieve soreness and tension.

#2: Organs

Having healthy organs helps your body function optimally. This spot is just below the top of the ear and is connected to your organs. If you have severe internal pain, you may need to see a medical practitioner, but clipping the clothespin to that point on the ear can relieve minor discomfort or tenderness.

#3: Joints

This point, which is located on the upper-middle part of the ear, can help relieve minor joint pain. Clip the clothespin on this point a couple times a day to help. Chronic problems like arthritis may need more attention and rehabilitation.

#4: Sinuses & Throat

Sinus or throat pain is no fun, but you don’t want to be downing medication all the time. Clipping a clothespin to the lower-middle part of the ear can help relieve sinus pressure or throat soreness when you have a cold. You can also use your thumb to apply pressure between your eyebrows to relieve sinus pressure.

#5: Digestion

Applying pressure to the spot just above the earlobe can help with digestive discomfort or stomach problems. If you have digestion issues, you can apply pressure for a minute before eating as a preventative action.

#6: Head & Heart

The earlobe is connected to the head and the heart. If you have a headache or want to promote heart health, clip a clothespin to the lobe and let reflexology happen. This helps greatly for headache relief.

This treatment is so easy to do and has amazing benefits. Try it out and let us know how it worked for you.

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Most bunions are the result of wearing tight fitting and thus uncomfortable shoes.

Causes and Risk Factors

According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, more than half of U.S. women have bunions. They go on to state that nine out of 10 bunions occur in women.

The main culprit for bunions is wearing tight, narrow shoes and high heels. Ill-fitting shoes also can cause corns, calluses, and hammer toes. These conditions can cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. The sad part is the they are often completely avoidable.

A bunion is an abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe. It is caused by inflammation of the bursa, usually as a result of chronic irritation and pressure from poorly fitted shoes. It is characterized by soreness, swelling, thickening of the skin, and lateral displacement of the great toe. The bursa is a fibrous sac between certain tendons and the bones beneath them.

Whatever may be the cause of the pressure to the big toe, it needs to end and fast. The health of your big toe (and all toes) depends on it.

Symptoms

When your feet hurt and there is pain, this means the shoes are too tight and you need to stop wearing the particular shoes causing the problem (pain). Change into shoes that properly fit and that are comfortable.

Healing Options

Bunions can be treated by simply switching to shoes that fit properly, are comfortable, and that don’t squash the toes. Surgery is really unnecessary in the majority of cases:

Feet should be soaked daily, especially after work, for a good 20-30 minutes. Soak the feet in warm water and 13 ounces of sea salt. You may add essential oil of Wintergreen, Eucalyptus, or Peppermint to the water if you like.

If you have corns and/or calluses, after soaking your feet gently remove the callus or corn with a pumice stone, Hindu stone, or emery board. But remember, calluses and corns will go away on their own if proper care is given, i.e. comfortable shoes are worn, the feet soaked periodically and oiled after wards, and/or massaged (reflexology).

Make sure you get your feet measured annually because as the older you become, the more your feet can grow and thus affecting the size of shoes you wear.

If you simply MUST wear high-heeled shoes with pointy toes, buy the shoes one-half size larger to make room for your feet as they swell. This little trick is used by fashion insiders, and allows them to wear high heels for hours pain free. Also buy high-heeled shoes at the end of the day when your feet are swollen. This simple strategy helps to keep bunions at bay.

To naturally reduce the swelling, redness, and inflammation of a bunion, oil the bunioned toe (actually, all the toes) with a good botanical oil such as olive, coconut, grape seed, or almond, and massage essential oil of Wintergreen, Peppermint, and/or Spearmint oil into the toes.

If you like, you can get your feet waxed periodically with paraffin wax. Hot wax treatment can greatly help with swelling of the feet and toes. Hot wax machines are pretty economical and can be purchased at department stores or stores such as Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

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