Soak Away Chronic Pain

Many of us have visited a quickie foot massage business that soaks your feet in a large hot water basin prior to a therapeutic rubdown. But why is this part of the process? Well Chinese Medicine is very heat based, think opposite of Wim Hof. Our bodies work really hard to keep us warm and this heat is essential in all sorts of metabolic processes.

Enter the magic of Tibetan Foot Soaks

These foot soaks are designed to get rid of blood stasis, wind, cold, and phlegm from the channels. Modern culture has us eating way more than we need to and living sedentary lives. This creates less blood flow with phlegm creating chronic blood stasis. This lack of movement and chronic stress leads to increased muscle stiffness as we age, especially in our feet. As the fascia in our feet become less manageable, the normal shock absorbing actions of our feet become stunted and the impact from our normal day-to-day activities. It starts to be absorbed by our joints and all the way up the spine. As this progresses, we can end up in that place of overall body stiffness and lack of mobility.

How Do They Work?

The sheer act of placing our feet in the warm/hot soak water warms our feet, aids in relaxing the fascia, and dilates the vasculature in our feet and lower legs. The terpenes, found in the herbs, can then carry the precious volatile oils from the herbs in through the skin and into the vascular system. As the feet soak, the effects penetrate deeper and begin improving circulation throughout the entire body which creates prominent effects on multiple systems.

This mixture addresses pain caused by the immune system imbalance, which tends to cause pain that wanders from limb to limb. It aids pain and inflammation caused by gut dysbiosis.

Gut dysbiosis can cause a heavy pain sensation and its associated brain fog. It gears down nerve pain caused by the deregulation of cortisol and nitric oxide. It influences prostaglandin regulation and has beneficial effects on menstrual cycles.

Common Conditions Treated - Not just for the feet!

Chronic pain, inflammation, fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, plantar fasciitis, painful or irregular menstruation, fertility, headaches, migraines, cold hands and feet, chronic fatigue, insomnia, digestive issues, and more...

My most recent success was using these treatments on my father. He has been suffering from neuropathy for a while, and since we live thousands of miles apart, I wasn't aware of how much it was impacting his daily life. After some hesitation I suggested he try soaks, thinking he might not go for it. I'm happy to report that after just two evenings, his background pain has significantly reduced. If we can't help the people we love, then what is the point of all this?

Not all are created equal

I carry and strongly recommend Botanical Biohacking's Brand. They are no joke. Most soaks and topicals use poor quality herbs, reserving the higher graded for internal use. This company uses potent and sustainably harvested herbs in their custom blend. The cost is high but if you are going to go through the effort of soaking make it worth it. Also you can and should reuse each herbal pouch three times, so a large bag yields 20 soaks. Depending on routine that lasts a month or two for the acute phase of treatment. Click to purchase