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“Anyone and everyone can benefit
from reflexology’s amazing ability
to harmonize all bodily systems.
It effectively enhances the
functioning
of mind, body and soul.”
The practice of reflexology is traceable to the
sixth dynasty in Egypt, in a wall painting depicting hand and
foot reflexology from the tomb of Ankhmahor at Saqqara.
Reflexology is a term that refers to the stimulation of the feet, hands or
ears in order to affect other parts of the body via specific points that
are called Microsystems.
The Microsystems in one part of the body —
for example on the foot — contain a representation or “map” of the entire
body that can be stimulated to enhance the natural healing processes.
Reflexology treatments can help relieve stress and muscular tension,
improve blood supply and circulation, and encourage the unblocking of
energy/nerve pathways.
So what can Reflexology do?
Reflexology and PMS.
A controlled clinical study of thirty-eight women with premenstrual
syndrome examined the effects of a thirty-minute reflexology treatment
weekly for eight weeks. Those receiving the treatment were treated by ear,
hand, and foot reflexology.
Those in the control group were given
placebo or sham reflexology. Based on a daily diary that monitored the
severity of thirty-eight premenstrual symptoms, the treated group had a
46-percent reduction, which was a significantly greater reduction than the
19-percent reduction of the control group.
Reflexology also;
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Encourages relaxation - so important for the
body to heal itself.
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Aids flexibility - by working on the muscles
and joints of the body through the feet, movement becomes easier and less
painful.
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Increases the circulation of blood with its
oxygen, nutrients and healing hormones.
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Assists the removal of waste products from
your exertions -
this is done by affecting the circulation of venous blood and lymph
through the body.
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Decreases tension and those ‘uptight’ and
anxious feelings.
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Speeds up recovery time after surgery or
injury.
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Helps to prevent you from becoming sick and
ill, through its effects on the immune system.
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Improves the repair mechanisms of the body
and reduces inflammation.
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Helps to restore or maintain a healthy
structure - essential to avoid chronic conditions developing.
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Improves body awareness - helping posture.
Above all it makes you feel good!
You know if you feel good,
you are
good and healthy!
GET FIT WITH REFLEXOLOGY, for:
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Sinusitis.
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Hormone problems.
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Infections.
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Pregnancy and labor.
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Stress.
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Skin diseases including eczema and
psoriasis.
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Headaches.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other digestive
disorders.
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Chronic diseases - e.g. arthritis,
osteoporosis, ‘lupus’, M.E., M.S.
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Painful conditions that have not responded
to drugs or other therapies.
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Post trauma.
Modern reflexology
grew out of a technique developed in the early 1900s by Dr. William H.
Fitzgerald known as “zone therapy.”
Dr. Fitzgerald believed that applying gentle
pressure to specific areas on the hands and feet could trigger health
benefits in the corresponding “zones” of the body.
Eunice Ingham, a physical therapist, took
the therapy further in the 1930s — one of her crucial contributions was
detailed maps of the feet that show the relationship between areas of the
feet and other body parts. Diagrams based on her work are still in use by
reflexologists practicing today.
In a few countries, reflexology has been
recognized by the national government and either has already been
integrated into the national health care system, or is in the process of
being integrated. These countries are China, Denmark and, most recently,
the United Kingdom.
As a consequence, reflexology is used in
these countries alongside Allopathic Medicine, and in China it is used
together with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Not only does it have wonderful relaxing
effects... but also, Reflexology boosts the immune system by stimulating
the production of ‘T’ cells, through touch and many conditions given up on
by conventional medicine are helped by it.
By working on the feet we can influence
other areas of the body - perhaps they are our ‘weak spots’ perhaps they
are the parts we overuse or abuse. A Reflexology treatment encourages the
body to heal itself.
Reflexologists understand how mental,
physical and emotional stresses involved in daily living can cause a
breakdown in health. Lack of energy and not feeling good may be the first
warning leading to disease.
The feet are divided into ten zones from the
head to the feet. Reflexologists apply pressure to the mapping points for
all the structures of the body on the feet, hands or face. Working in one
zone affects all the organs in that zone. Usually, the feet are the
easiest to treat...
and no it does NOT tickle!
Let your feet do the talking! |
