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Bright Minds Detox

How Detox Helps Kids Regulate, Focus, Thrive

Many children and teens today are dealing with challenges like poor focus, low energy, emotional ups and downs, sensory sensitivities, or difficulty calming their bodies. These symptoms can sometimes be signs that the body is overwhelmed with toxins and not efficiently eliminating them.

Our gentle detox sessions combine two powerful therapies that support the body's natural ability to clear out what it doesn’t need -helping kids feel more balanced, calm, and focused. The vibration plate stimulates the lymphatic system, which is responsible for moving waste and toxins out of the body. The Ionic Foot Detox works by drawing out environmental toxins through the feet in a relaxing, non-invasive way.

Parents often share that after a few sessions, their child sleeps better, concentrates more easily, and feels more emotionally regulated. This simple yet effective approach is a supportive, drug-free option for families looking to help their child feel more comfortable and thrive in daily life.

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How Toxicity Can Affect The Body
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Metabolic

Fatigue

Brain

Neurological

Cognitive Dysfunction, Brain Fog

Thyroid

Endocrine

Thyroid, Adrenal, Sex Hormones, ADH

GI

Digestive

Dysbiosis,

Leaky Gut, Malabsorption, Food Intolerances

Medical

Immune

Viral, Fungal, Bacterial Infection

Ionic Detox

A child’s body works as one connected system that supports growth, focus, energy, and immunity. When toxins from food, the environment, and everyday products build up, they can interfere with how that system functions.

Toxic overload may show up as trouble focusing, irritability, poor sleep, low energy, sensory overwhelm, and difficulty keeping up physically. It can also disrupt key hormones that regulate growth, stress, hydration, and energy, making it harder for a child’s body to stay balanced and resilient.

The immune system may also be impacted, making children more vulnerable to repeated infections from viruses, bacteria, or yeast. Digestion can slow or become sensitive, leading to discomfort, food intolerances, nutrient absorption issues, or gut imbalances. Supporting the body’s natural detox pathways gives these systems space to reset and function better—helping kids feel calmer, clearer, and more like themselves.

Children are exposed to toxins from food, water, air, and everyday products — and their small bodies don’t always eliminate them efficiently. When waste builds up, it can affect focus, mood, digestion, immunity, and sleep.

The Ionic Foot Detox offers a gentle, non-invasive way to help your child’s body release what it no longer needs. Using warm water and mild ionization, toxins are drawn out through the feet in a relaxing, kid-friendly session many children actually enjoy.

Research shows average reductions of 34% in glyphosate, 46% in aluminum, and 24% in cadmium after sessions — helping lighten the toxic load that can interfere with brain, immune, and gut function.

This calming therapy also supports the nervous system, making it especially helpful for children who are overstimulated, anxious, emotionally reactive, or struggling with focus and digestion. It fits easily alongside nutrition, behavioral, and therapeutic support for a more complete wellness approach.

Before and After Ionic Foot Detox
Before and after
Vibration Plate

Why We Start with a Vibration Machine?

This gentle two-part detox experience is designed to help your child’s body release toxins, improve circulation, and support overall balance — without stress or discomfort.

We begin with a 5-minute whole-body vibration session that gently wakes up the lymphatic and circulatory systems, helping the body move waste and prepare for detox. Your child may sit or stand, and if they prefer to skip this step, that’s always okay — comfort comes first.

Next, your child relaxes into an ionic foot detox bath that helps draw out impurities through the feet and supports natural cleansing. Together, this calming combo promotes better energy, focus, immune support, and a deeply restorative reset from the inside out.

Benefits for Kids
  • Stimulates Lymphatic Drainage: Gentle, rhythmic vibrations help pump lymph fluid through the body, supporting natural detox pathways and preventing stagnation.

  • Increases Circulation: Improved blood flow carries nutrients to the cells and waste products to elimination systems more effectively.

  • Prepares the Body to Release Toxins: Gets things moving internally so the body can offload toxins more efficiently during the foot bath.

  • Reduces Fluid Retention & Swelling: Especially helpful for sluggish lymphatic systems, mild edema, or low activity levels.

  • Enhances Cellular Oxygenation: Better circulation delivers more oxygen to tissues - essential for repair, immune function, and detoxification.

  • Promotes Relaxation: Even a few minutes on the plate can help relax muscles, reduce stress, and calm the nervous system before the foot bath begins.

Inflammation

How it Works

The IonCleanse Unit utilizes proprietary and patented technology that sends biocompatible electrical frequencies into the water. This induces a relaxation response while creating an ionic field that purifies and cleanses the body. The water is ionized as H₂O is split into OH⁻ and H⁺ ions, which attract and neutralize toxins with opposing charges. After a session, users often feel calm, focused, and relaxed. The process is safe, non-invasive, painless, and free of harmful side effects.​

Research
Autism Research

The Proof is in the Science

In 2015, Thinking Mom’s Revolution (TMR) studied 28 children on the autism spectrum using ionic foot detox sessions. After 30 days, ATEC scores - which measures change in communication, social behavior, sensory awareness, and overall health - dropped an average of 14%, and after 4 months, they dropped 35%. 

 

Later that year, a second 120-day study with 27 additional children and teens up to age 19 showed even greater results — average ATEC scores dropped 55%, with teens seeing a 64% reduction. These sessions were longer and more frequent, suggesting benefits may extend into the teen years.

 

In a separate IRB-approved study of 28 children ages 2–18, urine testing showed a 32% increase in heavy metal excretion after just one ionic detox session, supporting research linking toxicity to neurological stress. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PEDIATRIC DETOX HERE.

Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before beginning any new wellness protocol.

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Bright Minds Detox — Kids Only Pricing

(Ages 5–12 | 5-minute vibration + 15–20-minute Ionic Foot Detox)*

Single Session $25
Perfect for a quick wellness boost or trying the Bright Minds Detox before committing to a package.​​

​​*Children must be able to sit for that amount of time, so please plan on bringing items that will help the child to remain still during their session. 

Contraindications

There are certain people who should not use the Vibration Machine.

Unless you are under a physician’s guidance, the following contraindications should be followed:

Contraindications: Ionic Foot Detox

Wearers of a pacemaker, or any other battery operated or electrical implant, Pregnant or nursing women, those on heartbeat regulating medication and/or blood thinners, organ transplant recipients, those on medication, the absence of which would cause mental or physical impairment, such as psychotic episodes, seizures, etc.

Contraindications: Vibration Machine

Pregnancy, active blood clots or history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), severe cardiovascular conditions (including recent heart surgery or uncontrolled arrhythmias), epilepsy or seizures, acute hernia or severe musculoskeletal injuries, implanted devices like pacemakers or defibrillators, recent surgical procedures or fresh wounds, severe diabetes with nerve damage or poor circulation, acute migraine episodes.

Always consult your healthcare provider before starting new detox protocols, especially if you have a medical condition or take medication.

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© 2023 by Lisa Metzger, ND * 602 Main Street W., Locust, NC 28097 * 704-389-0102 * Support@LegacyWellnessNC.com

DISCLAIMER: Legacy Wellness offers naturopathic services. Educational and wellness support services provided by Lisa Metzger, TN, CAHP, FBCA, are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always consult your primary care provider before making changes to your health plan. Collaborative care is encouraged.

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