I mentioned in one of my last few posts about some scams that I want people to know about. First up is a product called Ion Cleanse (there are other products that claim to do the same thing, this just happens to be the one I saw):
Now, this is actually a known scam, as you can read here:
The water is being electrolyzed. This promotes rapid corrosion of the iron electrodes in the foot bath. Ferric oxides to the chemist, or rust to most everyone else is what turns the water yellow then brown. Insoluble iron precipitates are what form the scum on top too.
A couple of year ago, the Bad Science column in the Guardian looked at one of these devices. They concluded that none of the common waste products from the human body (creatine and urea) were appear in the “toxic” water. The only change they detected was a rise in iron levels.
This appears to be a way to scare people with rusty water. Inadvertant on the part of the operator or not, it’s a complete scam.
If that’s not enough to deter you, see this (read Aqua Detox as Ion Cleanse):
Thinking back to GCSE chemistry, it seemed likely to me that it was rust rather than toxins, since they have, after all, got a pair of metal electrodes in a salt water bath with a current passing across them. And so we set up, on a kitchen table, a bowl containing salt and water, with two metal nails attached to a car battery. And what do you know: our water goes brown too, with a nice sludge on top. Could this be the same brown as the Aqua Detox water?
Bravely I sent along my friend Dr Mark Atkins to have himself Aqua Detoxed. He took water samples from the bowl, which we sent off to the Medical Toxicology Unit at New Cross, south-east London. You can only imagine our excitement, especially as they charged us £200 for the analysis. And so – triumphant music – the water taken out before they switched their Aqua Detox machine on contained only 0.54mg per litre of iron (probably from the metal spoon); but afterwards it contained … 23.6mg/l. Our water, from our kitchen table setup, contained 97mg/l (and it was a bit browner).
But did it extract toxins? “Toxin” is classic pseudoscience terminology. Essentially, the Aqua Detox people are offering dialysis, through your feet. Urea and creatinine are probably the smallest molecules – call them “toxins” if you like – that your body gets rid of, in places like urine and sweat: if “toxins” were going to come out, anywhere, you’d expect those to come out, too. There was no urea or creatinine in the water before the Aqua Detox, and there was none in the water afterwards. Which means, I believe, that we win.
So there you go… the sad truth is that this is a very popular item at trade shows and I’ve seen crowds form around these devices. It’s absolutely horrible. Please steer clear of these scams and feel free to tell people you know. This warning also goes for those looking at those late night commercials for Kinoki Foot Pads (or any other “Foot Detox Pad”). They claim to “detox” you through “Ions”… here’s the ingredients:
Kinoki Detox Foot Pads contain only 100% pure & natural ingredients, harvested and blended at the peak of their potency-bamboo vinegar, tourmaline, chitin and detox herbs.
Let’s take a look shall we? Bamboo Vinegar is just Wood Vinegar (or Pyroligneous acid):
Pyroligneous acid, also called wood vinegar, is a dark liquid produced by the destructive distillation of wood. Its principal components are acetic acid and methanol.
Interesting… a dark liquid you say? Perhaps something that, in a powdered form, could cause a white foot pad to look like this in the morning after mixing with sweat (pic stolen from here):
You see kids, it’s all a scam! They just want your money so they’ll give you whatever snake oil they have!
Oh, one last thing… what is it with scams and their love for ions? Do you know what an ion is? Here’s the definition:
An ion is an atom or molecule which has lost or gained one or more valence electrons, making it positively or negatively charged.
That’s it. No magical cures… no detoxing. That’s all an ion is. Here’s how to tell if something is a scam, ready? If it uses the word “ion” in it and the word “detox” in any way… it’s a scam. I promise.
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Alessia : 27 May 2008 at 5:32 am
I purchased one of these machines last week and did my first cleanse on Sunday. I was horrified by what I saw come out of my feet but being skeptical decided to run the machine in a clean bath with salted water but without putting my feet in it. I suppose I just wanted to see if the same rusty coloured soup would appear. It didn’t. In fact the water did change colour but only to a very light beige with a few tiny remnants of the eroded array found at the bottom of the liner. Conditions were identical other than my feet being in the water so are you saying that the electrolysis only works when the water is in contact with human body parts? If not, I don’t see how this can be a scam.
Tommy : 22 July 2008 at 12:44 am
Ion Cleanse Dexotifying Footbath Reviewed by Owner of Best Medical Spa in America, Kile Law http://www.bluewaterspa.com/whoweare.html, Owner of Blue Water Spa http://www.bluewaterspa.com , voted best medical spa in America 2006 and 2007 experiences Ion Cleansing first hand. …um foot
Whenever I hear about a detoxifying treatment I am both intrigued and skeptical. One of the newest “detox” treatments is an “ion cleanse” that requires an individual to immerse their feet in a basin of water for 30 minutes. They go by names like ion cleanse ionic footbath, ionic cleanse foot detox bath among others. The claim is that a variety of toxins will be released through the feet.
I was told the water in the basin may change color and consistency from orange, brown through to black — due to the release of toxic substances through the pores on the sole of each foot. I was told when the water is changing colors, each color represents the part of the body that is being detoxified.
I thought I would give the ion cleanse a try and experienced a demonstration myself.
Blue Water Spa’s spa manager Mari Beth Hedeman and I both elected to have ion cleanse treatments. We sat side by side as the ion cleansing procedure started. We placed our feet in basins of warm, clear water. An electrical device that looked like a filter (but clearly was NOT a filter) was placed in the basin. This device powered the ion cleanse machine. Within minutes, the water began changing color. Yellow, orange, green, black. The water was also bubbly. It looked like sewage. The woman providing the demonstration analyzed the water in the basins. We were told we were releasing toxins through our feet. The colors, according to her, indicated we both were releasing a lot of toxins and a lot of metals. She said something about toxins from our gallbladder being released. She also stated that she noticed “lymph” in the water..
I asked about evidence. There were no published medical studies available. And, the person providing the demonstration could not give me the name of a single physician who uses this device in their practice.
The biggest surprise was when I asked what would happen if we performed a treatment but did not immerse feet in the water. Apparently, the water would turn colors and bubble up whether an individual’s feet were immersed in the water or not. Hmmmm……. I thought the colors in the water were based on toxins being released.
Maybe this treatment really does something. There are several manufacturers of these devices and it is possible that there are significant differences between the systems. Maybe somewhere, evidence does exist that this treatment really does work. All I know personally is that when I asked for evidence it was not available to me.
In my opinion, this treatment can provide a deep cleaning of one’s bank account. The only real evidence presented about this device was the amount of money practitioners were making by providing this treatment to consumers.
This device claims to help from everything from arthritis to cancer. The woman providing the demonstration mentioned a several times the positive effects this treatment can have on children with autism. Of course, there was absolutely no evidence available about how this treatment could possibly treat autism. I was sickened by the thought of practitioners purchasing this system and promoting it to parents who are desperately looking for anything available that might help a child with a health concern. People who seek out opportunities make money from people who are faced with adversity in my opinion are the lowest of the low.
I am blessed with healthy children. But, I imagine that if the health of my children was compromised that I would try absolutely anything and spend any amount of money on any treatment that promised a cure or an improvement.
The public needs to ask for evidence of safety and efficacy of products and devices that make claims about improving health or well being. Sadly, there will always be some unscrupulous people, including many so called medical spas not owned and operated by physicians who evaluate treatments based on the revenue they can generate rather than the safety and efficacy of a procedure or device.
For more information about Blue Water Spa, a medical spa owned and operated by board certified plastic surgeon Michael Law MD please go to http://www.bluewaterspa.com or http://www.michaellawmd.com
Don Holmberg : 24 July 2008 at 1:00 am
My wife and I have been receiving treatments from a woman selling these machines. I am quite leary of her approach and information that is only verbal. She claims to work in the Juarez City Hospital, Juarez, Mexico with these treatments, however I have seen things advertised on Mexican TV that are proven scams. In Mexico it is the buyer beware, and scams are big business there, too.
I thought you might appreciate this: I am a double above knee amputee, so she has me put my left hand in the water (LOL) after she told my wife that it could only be done with the feet because the foot has the big pores. Our water results were identical.
It almost was worth believing until she found out that I have diabetes, two blood disorders, emphysema, Kleinfelters Syndrome and phantom pains now and then, and I am being treated for pre-cancerous skin problems….lo and behold this machine can slide ALL that stuff out of my body. Now just ain’t that amazing!
Her machine has no brand name other than Ion Detoxify Cleansing Device. Me thinketh she speaks with forked tongue. Her price started at $850, but because we are such wonderful people, her boss said to sell us the machine for $600…what a grand guy!
In my West Texas Cowboy Voice, I say: “Them’s steamin’ stacks in the cow paddock, Jack!”
Thanks for echoing my thoughts about this; it is very important that we keep our shop level and truthful as there is skepticism from some about what we offer, and snake oil is never allowed.
Marrah : 11 August 2008 at 12:41 pm
Thank you so much for all your input. I would just like to say that after lying in bed for just shy of TWO YEARS after a devastating motorcycle accident ; I had tried everything from medical drs, alternative medicine, to prayer and the cleansing from various foot baths provided me to begin my life again. I began to walk, my pain went from a 10+ on the scale to virtually 0. I bought an ionic cleanse and began doing them on others forgetting about myself (of course) I have seen all sorts of medical conditions as well as colored water and it only corresponds to the medical situation.
I also thought of the rust issue so I took apart the array and cleaned it, Voila ! No more rust. There is no expanation for my healing except for GOd as far as I’m concerned BUT… if my torrential amount of pain was illiminated and I contribute it to toxins being released AND I was full of toxins I had enough narcotic in my system to jam up my liver bigtime and I feel at the very least my liver was cleaned so my pain meds could actually allow me some relief; and I want to give the foot bath the credit (aside from GOD0 then please don’t try to say they don’t work. Since I was feeling better and trying to give the same to others I am in desparate need to sit myself down and detoxify again. I will bet money that I begin tol feel better. Any takers??? I know it is just what I need. Everyones water is different look past your scepticism and see the corresponding color to the condition REALLY !!!!
detox foot bath : 15 August 2008 at 4:05 am
I thought you might appreciate this: I am a double above knee amputee, so she has me put my left hand in the water (LOL) after she told my wife that it could only be done with the feet because the foot has the big pores. Our water results were identical.
Jess : 15 August 2008 at 6:59 am
Marrah – That’s “it’s all in your head syndrome”
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Lucy : 07 October 2008 at 10:02 am
Hello All
I do not understand how the cleanse works when you don’t have your feet in it.
I tried to have it work with no body parts and it does not do anything. You need a contact for the cleanse to work.
So I don’t get it. interesting.
Anyhow, I believe in the cleanse it has help alot of my freinds mind games or no mind games if it works let people do it.
Athy : 23 October 2008 at 1:35 am
I think you need to be more specific with which machines do what. Some of the cheap/inexpensive machines out there do not do enough and are likely more prone to being called a scam. I personally, have only ever used the AMD Ion Cleanse tm machine. I’ve used this machine weekly on and off for nearly 5 years. There is no doubt that this particular machine works. I had severe candida (yeast) issues, and after sessions you could clearly see tons of little white particles. After I beat the yeast, these white particles did not show up in the water. Since I’ve used it for so long, through various health problems and excellent health, I’ve noticed obvious differences in the water. It does change depending on your health circumstances. For most people, they do nothing to detox their systems either with proper hydration, colonics, making sure their bowel functions properly, exercise, sweating regularly, etc. Of course these people would all have extremely murky nasty water afterwards. After using this machine for a good length of time and going through various other forms of cleansing and detoxing including regular sauna sessions, etc my water was in fact nearly clear for a while. It really boils down to the machine. I cannot say what other cheaper machines do, but this model works. It is known by more experienced people that the ADM Ion Cleanse tm machine does pull out metals, minerals, bacteria, viruses, and what not. Because of this, it is essential that you regualrly supplement with a high quality multi-mineral.
Gavin : 12 December 2008 at 2:47 am
I’m a 26 year old male suffering from what I believe to be a candida overgrowth, brought on by years of over-using antibiotics for chronic bronchitis. I recently had a horrible case of oral thrush, and reading about this condition lead me to realize I probably have a yeast overgrowth in my gut as well. Long story short, with natural treatments and herbal supplements, I started feeling better, but I decided to try colon hydrotherapy as well. After my session, my therapist asked if I wanted one of these Ion foot baths as well, to help with the detox. I agreed, the charge was only $35 for the foot cleanse add on.
One thing I seem to have noticed on this board is that no one mentions a WRIST STRAP with an electrode on it anywhere.
I was given a wrist strap to wear on my right wrist, with a dab of dielectric ointment. The wire from the wrist strap was connected to the foot tub. There was an electrode or ion generator or whatever in the foot tub, filled with water up to my ankles.
She plugged it into the wall, and there were a few digital screens for settings, one for time, one for current, and i’m not sure what the other was for. The brand of this machine was Aqua Ion, I believe, or at least it said that on the machine.
She said i shouldn’t feel any shocks or anything, unless she turned the current up more. I felt a little twitchy at times but nothing major.
In any case, she massaged my lymph nodes on my face and neck with some scented oils while the bath was running, I can think of many LESS enjoyable things to have done for $35… so I don’t necessarily feel like it was a bad experience.
She explained that, the water would turn brown from simple oxidation of the water itself, however, most “toxins” or reactive substances in our bodies are positively charged, and that having a negative charge in the water would attract them out through the pores in our feet, which she said were around 4 times larger than pores elsewhere in our bodies.
After 20 minutes, we looked in the tub, which was brown and murky, with small black clumps both floating and settled, and a white coating over the top of the water.
She said this white stuff was the yeast, as athy above me confirms i suppose. She said the black particles were heavy metals, which when we poured out into the sink, and felt, were very grainy.
I had felt slightly drained and strange after the colonic session, but after the footbath, I felt better. I genuinely felt energized, however unlikely you people make it sound….
I went in without an opinion on it either way, neither being skeptical about it or too hopeful that it would work… but after I was really pleasantly surprised about the results.
I believe there surely are scams out there, and I also agree that not enough evidence exists to support the true benefits, if any, of these machines, but from my experience the other day, I’m curious enough to try it again, perhaps a few more times, before I make up my mind.
I don’t think buying one of these machines for $500-$800 is as good as investment in your health however, as, say… spending it on a membership to a gym, or buying some herbal supplements for yourself.
Western medicine has failed to help me anymore, and I think trying new things for their therapeutic value is an ok thing, as long as you’re not just hopeless and spending all your money out of control.
That’s all I have to say…
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scott : 30 May 2009 at 9:40 pm
Did you test ph of the water before and after each session to see if anything changed and if so how much? Did you do any lab reports on a client ( or yourself) blood or urine? Did you test the water with the salt to see what was all in the water? Then test it after someone did a cleanse to see if there was anything different in the water. I would say a lot people are out doing these cleanses that have no idea on what their doing. The fact is any part of the human body can be put into the water to have a treatment. Just like people calling this treatment a scam because the water turns color they have no business giving an input as if they have PROVEN FACTS! Its great to prove something as a scam but do it the right way.
Linus Adams Obiero : 08 June 2009 at 3:58 am
I personally own an Ion Cleanse machine. If I were asked to choose between FACTS and RESULTS, I’m certain I would go for the results. I cant explain how, but I’m a testimony that Ionic clease works. To hell with scientific FACTS.
Jess : 14 July 2009 at 4:21 pm
Linus – “To hell with scientific FACTS.” THAT IS RIGHT! to HELL with facts….the grass is purple I tell you and anyone who says it’s green is just dumb. Who needs facts?
anonymous : 31 July 2009 at 9:03 pm
i want you to know that because of your comment in the internet, i was insulted in front of many persons, especially in your term SCAM about ion cell cleanse.i am a person in good faith and believing in ion cell cleanse because i also bought one and have been using it for about 5 months and felt relief from it…
what are your bases in your negative comments?
are you in proper authority to speak so?
-concerned lady professional
please answer back through mail…
v_15njn@yahoo.com.ph
Heather : 19 September 2009 at 8:23 am
I just experienced my first session. If this was a scam, how can parasites be extracted from my feet. As clear as day, there were very small grey parasites in the water with feathery edges. Various sizes. The water had not yet started to change color. If anyone has completed a colon cleanse, you will understand and agree the larger parasites can be visable to the human eye. I was astonished. I woke up this morning and my chronic morning knee stiffness was not noticed. It has been over a year since I was able to not limp to the restroom in the am. This was only one session. No doubt in my mind, I will be looking into purchasing a unit for myself and family. Warm Regards to all that find this treatment a blessing.
Jess : 19 September 2009 at 6:13 pm
Oh my god….Heather, you are an idiot who probably just wasted tons of money. Do you have sores on your feet? How about holes? Anything scabbing over? Have you been losing weight recently or even THOUGHT about seeing your doctor??
No? Really????
Of course, if you are dumb enough to be one who does a colon cleanse on a regular basis you probably don’t understand that the ion cleanse is a scam as you are used to wasting your money and disregarding your doctor’s orders.
The only people who really believe this works are those either with incredibly low IQs and would probably also fall for a Nigerian scam or believe they won the national lottery in Spain, or those who are selling the ion cleanse and simply want to scam others….I wonder which one you are….
Bushrat : 04 October 2009 at 1:35 am
Well, what an interesting thread this is! I always enjoy comment that range from the informed to the outright bloody ignorant, and this thread is a classic example.
I am 60 years old, male, have had chronic health problems most of my life. I have survived kidney cancer with the aid of a competent surgeon, but heres the rub. When I was diagnosed with cancer, I was told that I would have to wait 6 months for my kidney to be removed, so I decided to be proactive and research it. I searched the net and came up with a list of treatments, and duly told my surgeon what I wanted to try. All he said was ” go ahead, it wont hurt and it will only give you expensive urine”.
Six months went (slowly) by, and the morning before the surgery, I had another CT scan, which showed that the tumor was about 25% smaller than when initially diagnosed. My surgeons response when I proudly pointed this out was to shrug in an annoyed manner and say ” it happens sometimes”
To be frank, if somebody had told me to urinate on a spark plug to survive this, I would have done it! I learned a great many things during this trying time, the most important of which is this: What works for one person may not work on another – we are all different and need to SAFELY try things that might help.
Today, I went for my first ion spa (they used an AOK machine) and yes, I got the usual result. One thing I have noticed within MINUTES of walking out was that I was clearer in the head, and a lymph gland that has been swollen for MANY years on the side of my neck has reduced in size by about 50%( yes, I have had biopsies done on it before the skeptics jump in).
It will be interesting to see what happens during the next 24 hours, but I would urge those that are interested in this to keep and open mind and try to HELP YOURSELVES, as modern medicine DOES have it’s limits!
By the way, to the intrepid souls who did the test using a couple of nails: Basic chemistry tells me that what you have done is probably produce ferric chloride, quite corrosive, I hope you still have meat on your feet! Of COURSE the iron levels in the water would be higher, you are using an anode and cathode of the same material, so one becomes “sacrificial” and disslves. These machines use one stainless steel and one brass, and of course there are metals contained in solution in any domestic water supply which will also be precipitated out during the process.
So IF you are going to “research”, try and know what you are talking about instead of acting like the typical donkey skeptic, and have a little faith!
Good luck to all of you with open minds and the courage to use them!
Bushrat.
Kim : 21 October 2009 at 10:10 pm
I’m just sitting here reading this thread. Very interesting. I have been using ionic cleanses in my business for 4 years. I have seen wonderful results. I don’t claim to read the water, but colors do correspond to things that are happening in my clients body at the time. I also tell them that it is jump starting their body to release toxins for the next 24-28 hours. They must drink a lot of water to help flush. Yes, I have seen parasites released, usually on the 2nd or 3rd session. People can get hook worms through their feet why not, come out. Usually its the older shells that are disguarded, adult ones can’t live in the changed PH. CHECK YOUR STOOL THE NEXT DAY AND YOU’LL SEE ADULT ONES ALSO. I have 5 modes on my machine, I test your PH before to determine my setting. Unless you have tried it and not gotten any results please don’t discourage others. It really is a wonderful thing.
kIM : 21 October 2009 at 10:15 pm
OH also….. My machine doesn’t work unless your feet are in it. I also have them put on a wrist strapp. Everything has to be inplace for the machine to work.
Gladys19 : 28 October 2009 at 6:05 am
I tried the Ion Cleanse for the first time today – in fact only 5 hours ago. It cost me $20 for the 30 minute session. I had a wrist strap put onto my right wrist and a wide heated band fastened around my waist. This band became quite hot during the 30 mins. As mentioned by other people – the water did indeed change to various colours and ended up quite brown and murky, with bubbles and scum floating on top. How did I feel afterwards? OK I suppose – not necessarily energised. However, I have had sciatica in my right leg for the past 3 weeks and have noticed this evening that it seems to have completely disappeared. Is this due to the detox or did the heated band cause the relief? Who knows, but I am not knocking this treatment and will monitor levels and incidence of pain over the next 48 hours.
Michael : 07 November 2009 at 7:04 pm
To all of you who are insulting the ion cell cleanse, maybe if you were in touch with your body in the first place, you would realize the benefits. I have owned one of these machines by Alimtox for almost 2 years, and the benefits are astounding. I am a personal trainer and have been steadily working out for 13 years. I used to have horrendous joint pain which I suspected may be tendonitis. After using this machine once, yes once, my joint pain dissipated. My workouts and general health have vastly improved. My skin is more clear, I have less stiffness and pain and I am very satisfied with the product. Anybody who wants to comment on a product should at least try it first. Furthermore, your opinion doesn’t count to me if you don’t use your body to actually feel the difference.
Michael : 07 November 2009 at 7:07 pm
On further note, this is to Jess, you should shut up with your insults. You don’t know shit, bitty boop.
Paul : 09 November 2009 at 2:06 pm
First I would like to make a comment on Jess’s write up.
The language and writing used is a good indicator of a bully with a simple mind. Most likely the umbelical cord was way too tight around his neck at birth. Every village has one of them and his should be calling for him soon.
I have tryed the machine once, only once… Howerer, I am still skeptical about the whole thing. Maybe because I have been “bent over” too often.
I have to admit that I have notice some benifits after the threatement. I find this technologie interesting and want to know more. I am assuming that the results would be different for everyone as we do not have all of the same medical issues.
To whoever that knows Jess, please, oh please make sure that he is not allowed to reproduce. One of those is enough.
winner : 04 January 2010 at 2:07 am
This really is cheating? So abhorrent.
Chris : 06 February 2010 at 4:15 pm
It was interesting to read the posts. I purchased a zion cleanse a couple of years ago after a treatment I had in Las Vegas. It was a family owned business. They did the treatment and told me I had a parasite in my water. I was shocked and later started noticing white slug like particials in my bowel movement. I eventually seeked out professional advice and did a cleanse. If I had not done the zion treatment I don’t know if I would have ever know I had a parasite.
Eric : 16 February 2010 at 4:54 pm
I have used the ion cleanse several times now and it worked wonders for me. I don’t really care how it works. Greater mental clarity and greater energy. I would say that the person on the street does not care much if the theory of ionic cleanse is acceptable to some science oriented publishers who delve into theories from a science lab point of view.
I think the average person ONLY cares if this procedure WORKS and can make him feel better and healthier, and work IT DOES. When Thomas Addison gave the technician the design of the first “record player” to build, the technician said it couldn’t possibly work.
Theories are important, but the facts of REALITY are FAR more important than any theory.
This machine made more of a difference than most medical approached I tried and I am thankful it exists.
Trust only yourself. If you feel better from ion cleanse, let the theorists theorize a little more while you enjoy your new and improved life.
C. : 22 February 2010 at 12:07 pm
My mom owns a unit and both she and I have used it several times. I am at heart a sceptic, but I cannot refute the fact that there is something to the ION cleanse footbath. When she uses the footbath, the color of the water and particulate in the water looks completely different than when I do it. Hers is black and flecked with black specks while mine is a dark green, foaming, and filled with brownish floating fiberous things. And this is within the same day with the same water source. I have no idea what any of the colors mean or what the particulate is. I wish I did. But I cannot deny that the results were different with the only difference being the person whose feet were in the water.
thenya : 26 February 2010 at 12:23 am
Well, i dont know what to say.
Jannette : 11 March 2010 at 6:24 pm
I have been intrigued reading this entire thread. I am proud of those people who made comments without insulting others whose opinions and experiences differed from theirs. Rather than report my own experiences with the Ion Cleanse or other alternative therapies, I’ll just say that each person must decide, with the counsel of his or her health practitioner, what is best for them. I have had experiences in the past when traditional Western medicine failed me miserably, and I have had experiences when alternative methods failed me as well. Life is not all black & white — sometimes you have to take a step out in faith and sometimes you won’t get the result you hoped for…sometimes you will. It’s good to question…and it’s good to try things. I came to this site b/c I wanted to hear what others had to say before I try the Ion Cleanse. I have appreciated all of the information and personal experiences; I have not appreciated the rudeness and cruelty with which some people (like Jess) have treated others on this site. Thanks for the info – God’s richest blessings and wholeness to you all.