Aqua Detox
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Aqua Detox aka Foot Detox Spa, Bio Detox, Bio-Sync Detox, Platinum Detox, ionSpa, Mary Staggs Ionic Spa, Water Detox, Bionic HydroTherapy, Baby-D Foot Spa, IonCleanse, Hydra Detox, Energy Balancer Detox Footbath, Aqua-Chi, Emerald Detox, Bio-Cleanse, Q2 Energy Spa, Ionic Detox Box, Pure-Charge Energetic Spa, P.E.P. Body Purge, PediTox, is an unusual therapy based on the research of the medical scientist Dr. Royal Rife. The Aqua Detox system produces a frequency of positive and negative ions, which according to the manufacturer, gently resonates through the body and stimulates the cells within it. This has the effect of rebalancing the cellular energy, enabling the cells to perform effectively and to release toxins that may have built up.
The primary claim made for the product is that regular use causes toxins around the body to be excreted to the 2000 pores of the feet. It can be achieved by just doing 20 - 35 minutes every second or third day.
Although the manufacturer does not make claims for Aqua Detox in the treatment or cure of disease, the manufacturer is the subject of an Advertising Standards Authority adjudication for April 6, 2005.
Some manufacturers claim that the color of the bath indicates what areas have allegedly been cleansed of toxins: black for liver, orange for joints, green for gall bladder, and so on. Aqua detox machines attached to iron electrodes that corrode to generate rust (producing “brown” color) when used to electrolyze the saline water in the footbath. The different variations in color can be accounted by varying amount of salt added to the water and variations in the compositions of the electrodes. The water will change color regardless, whether there are feet in the water or not. Many believe that it's nothing more than electrolysis and the change in color is being used by the manufacturers to mislead the consumers.
Aqua Detox has not been evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration, and all marketing materials related to the product carry a disclaimer to the effect that "it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease."
