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ESTATE NEWS
HEALTH
A viable complimentary medical treatment
BY JUSTINE LOMBARD
WHY REFLEXOLOGY?
The best reasoning for refl exology becoming dedicated support in order to rectify.
a viable treatment method lies in the power of • Overall health benefits: improved lifestyle choices
observation; it is a simple fact that anyone having and regular reflexology treatments have been
experienced a treatment naturally feels better observed to, over time, decrease cholesterol levels,
afterwards. reduce high blood pressure, have a positive eff ect
• Increased circulation and toxin elimination: the on acne, improve milk supply in breastfeeding
foot massage has the effect of increased circulation mothers and even support the healing process of
which leads to deeper breathing and thus increased burn victims and those with wounds resulting from
oxygen transport to the cells. Increased circulation surgery or bed sores.
may lead to improved lymph drainage and thus
improves the chances of eliminating toxins that The applications of reflexology are very wide. It
may have been stagnating somewhere in the body, does not spot-treat specific illnesses, but rather
causing blockages and ill health. stimulates and strengthens the basic functions of
• Digestive health: reflexology has also been the body in order to eliminate toxins and allow the
observed to impact the digestive system which body to activate its own self-healing mechanisms.
could either mean speeding up a sluggish system It is a complementary healing modality, meaning
or relaxing an irritable bowel, depending on the that it may support or add to other treatments
patient’s needs. or medication already being received and can be
• Lifestyle support: Therapeutic Refl exologists are seen not only as a treatment method for a variety
trained to help their patients embark on better of ailments but also as a preventative method for
lifestyle habits, such as eliminating food of a poor maintaining a person's state of good health. This is
nutritional value and sourcing more organic, fresh why several medical aids are now agreeing to pay
and life-giving food choices. This is a process for therapeutic reflexology treatments under certain
of changing bad habits which takes time and circumstances.
Justine Lombard has a Diploma in Therapeutic Reflexology and is a registered with the Allied
Health Professions Council of South Africa. She can be contacted via email at refl exology@
justinelombard.co.za or www.justinelombard.co.za.
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