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I have posted before about my daughter who has developed pancreat...

Posted at 3:16 PM on Sep 22, 2008 by hougasfam5, #34800
I have posted before about my daughter who has developed pancreatitis after getting the Gardasil vaccine. I recently tried something a little unconventional to try to relieve her pain. I know not everyone looks at this the same way, but I will do just about anything to make her better. So, my husband and I decided to try those Kinoki foot pads that you might have seen on T.V. We tried them a couple of weeks ago, and the week before last she had substantially less pain and last week she had little to no pain. Now, I don't know if maybe she just had a few good weeks or if it was from the foot pads that are designed to remove toxins from your body. I just thought I would put it out there, because it might be worth a try. Please let me know if they help or if it's just our situation.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 01, 2008 by nathaniel176, #12995

Those pads are a scam, they will "remove toxins" on anything. Basically they are designed to turn colors no matter what they are attached to and in no way indicate the actual removal of toxins from the body.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 04, 2008 by achtundachtzig, #13097

Those don't actually do anything- the skin isn't the organ that's involved in detoxifying the body, toxins are filtered and removed by your liver. Also, think of it this way- your skin is designed to keep harmful substances out of your body- if all these 'toxins' can exit your body through your skin, then it would be just as easy for them to enter your body through your skin as well- and it's not! The color change that occurs on the pads is caused by one of the supposedly "ancient Japanese medicinal ingredients"- wood vinegar. The vinegar is generally dried and ground before being mixed in with the other patch ingredients. When this dried vinegar comes back in contact with water, through sweaty feet, it returns to its liquid version which is a dark colored liquid.

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