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🗓️ 28 January 2007
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Reflexology is really no more than a foot massage, but potentially deadly to those hoping for medical benefits.
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0:00.0 | Everyone loves a good foot massage, they feel amazing, and the relaxation they provide |
0:08.4 | has measurable health benefits in reducing stress and anxiety. |
0:13.8 | But some people don't stop there, and with the aid of some ancient pre-scientific charts |
0:19.0 | and diagrams, believe that reflexology can actually cure just about any disease a human |
0:26.2 | can have. |
0:27.2 | How true is that? |
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1:25.0 | Reflexology-only dangerous if you use it. |
1:30.0 | Let's lay back on the sofa, put our feet up, and receive a therapeutic foot massage accompanied |
1:35.6 | by the soothing sounds of the rainforest. |
1:38.6 | Feel the energy as your body's impurities are clenched, your wellness heals itself, and |
1:44.3 | the cancerous tumor in your brain melts away, all because of this foot massage. |
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