The Good Health Guide

By Liz Bygrave CTha, Muswell Hill-based natural health practitioner
Learn how The BioEnergiser D-Tox Foot Spa could have you dancing to work in the morning. By Liz Bygrave CTha, Muswell Hill based natural healthy therapist.

I was staying with a friend this Easter, feeling stressed and worn out after a busy few months, with a bad dose of PMT to boot, when she suggested we book ourselves a BioEnergiser treatment each.  I had heard of this unusual treatment before but was fairly sceptical, so it was more out of curiosity than anything else that I said yes. 

The BioEnergiser is a foot spa with a difference - instead of bubbles, a very low (very safe - the device is medically approved) electric current is run through the water while you sit with your feet in the foot bath for 30 minutes.  The water slowly turns brown (mainly because of the chemical reaction in the water which creates iron sulphate).  The electric current helps to balance the positive and negative ions in the body, thereby encouraging the cells to detox if necessary.  This is important because many natural health experts believe detoxification is absolutely key to good health, especially since we live in such a polluted world nowadays, most of us with less than optimum diets.

Anyway, after 30 minutes of sitting on the sofa with my feet in the water, I was truly amazed.  I felt wonderful!  The stress had gone, the tiredness had gone, the PMT had gone.  For the next few days I also had an interesting detox reaction where I had to dash for the loo at almost exactly 8pm, then a little bit later my nose would run for a few minutes (both classic detox symptoms).

I was so impressed that I went and bought one so that I could use it on myself and my clients.  Not only have I benefited with more energy than I’ve ever had in my life, clearer skin and a sharper mind, I also get much more done, tolerate stress better and get no more than a touch of pre-menstrual tension, if that, each month.

My clients have also benefited, from things like increased energy, relaxation and better sleep.  One client, who had been feeling tired for six months after a couple of colds she had never quite got over, went straight home after the first treatment and spent the next week getting down to all the big domestic and garden jobs she had been putting off for the last six months because she simply didn’t have the energy.  She had three sessions in total (this was back in May 2006) but in retrospect we both agreed that she didn’t really need the third.  Despite a busy schedule, her energy levels have been sustained since then.

So, despite my initial scepticism, I am very glad that my friend introduced me to this therapy, and now rate it as one of the most effective, useful natural therapies around.

A BioEnergiser session with Liz costs £35.00 (£28.00 if four sessions are paid for in advance).  Sessions take place in Muswell Hill.

Liz Bygrave CTha is a fully qualified and insured natural health therapist with 14 years’ experience.  She is a member of the professional organisation Embody and also practises Massage and Reflexology.  In addition she gives workshops and private tuition in how to make sugar, dairy and wheat free sweets and desserts.

Liz can be contacted on 020 8883 7210 or at lizbygrave@yahoo.co.uk.  Her website address is www.lizbygrave.co.uk.