Ionithermie

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Ionithermie is the name of a treatment offered in some spas that claims to

• reduce the appearance of cellulite
• improve and smooth skin texture
• slim the body, causing the loss of between 1-8 inches on the very first treatment
• firm and tone muscles, lifting slackening areas and flattening the abdomen
• detoxify and re-mineralize the body, raising body energy levels and the metabolism

The actual process involves the application of electronic stimulation (claims to employ Galvanic and Faradic electrical currents), micronized algae, and conductive thermal aroma clay.

However, there is no evidence that the treatment actually achieves any of the goals it sets forth other than claims from individual consumers (who tend to have a stake in claiming the treatment is effective; i.e., they own a business offering the service). Ionithermie has received no substantiation in the scientific literature, although it has been written up by the Houston Medical Center at www.houstonmedcenter.com/articles/Ionithermie-Detox-Treatment.php . Its claims to "detoxify" are seemingly without merit in that the toxins claimed to be "removed" are often naturally occurring in the human body (e.g., adrenaline). Given the lack of scientific evidence, Ionithermie qualifies as a pseudoscience.