By / SUSAN MCLEAN | |
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att Writer

Sidney resident
Howard has seen hundreds of

pairs of feet over the past six
years, tind they all walk out of |

her home stepping a little
lighter.

Howard is a reflexologist and
believes the way to.a happier,
healthier life-is through one’s
feet. Her strong belief, she says,

has stood the test of time:

Reflexology, she explains, is a

science that. deals with the prin-

ciple that parts of the feet cor- -

respond to all. the ‘glands,
organs and various parts of the
body.

Yvonne

Uslng her thumb and foref-
Inger, she massages her ellent’s
fect of hands, feeling out sore
spots that could indicate pro-
blems elsewhere in the body.

For the former registered
nurse, her fixation with feet is a
way to help others.

Foot massage relieves stress
and tension, she says. It im-
proves blood supply und pro-

motes unblocking of nerve im-
pulses,

Because circulation i improves,
she explains, reflexology also is
attributed to helping the body
maintain homeostasis — a

natural normalizing balance.
‘It’s like a garden hose that’s
twisted so water doesn’t ftow

FEELS SO GOop, a relaxing foot massage by reflexologist

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Reflexology’s roots are con:
ancient Oriental
pressure therapy dating. back
more than 4,000 years, Howard
says. A Boston
Fitzgerald, ap-
parently activated the science of
reflexology in 1917 with the
publication of his book Zone
Therapy or Relieving Pain at
Home.

Since then, with growing in-.

terest in holistic medicine,
reflexology is slowly gaining
popularity and credibility, she
says.

Today’s world, says Howard,
has created many stress-related
illnesses — arthritis; migraines,
ulcers, asthma. and _ intestinal
problems — and they’re all
helped with reflexology.

People with poor circulation
and the elderly are. also good
candidates, she adds.
In her -small © First
home, treatment starts with a
soothing. soak. in warm. water
mixed with. Dr. Scholl’s instant
foot bath. ‘‘It softens the skin
and. prepares. the - foot for
massaging,’’ Howard says. ~~

‘Then, . starting with. the big

the pituitary gland.

‘You have to handle the feet
she says. Gent-
ly but : firmly. . She . slowly
massages the area, . working
“around.and between toes, down
the arch and around the heel.

‘SL. feel :for. crystals that form
in the foot,’? says. Howard.

tion in. the. (related). organ.

- pituitary: gland.
.1,000 functions,” ‘she ‘says, this

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‘ depression.. : ay
‘Trouble: .with . the large:

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blems with migraines ‘and aches
and: pains. in the:
shoulder areas.

pond to sinus -problems, she
Says, and swollen spots between
the big and second ‘toe. could
mean trouble. with fluid reten-
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“strength . and: _ electricity.

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For. ‘example, she explains, a’
crystal near. the lip of. the big toe’.
could mean congestion .. in.-the.
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Other parts of the foot maich — massage twice a week is needed,
up to hips, legs, back. reproduce: she says, for maximum benefit,
tive organs, lungs, hetrt and Howard says she's had 100
Other vital organs, per. cent success with her
“Most orgatts ate represented
on both feet,’’ Howards says,
“except the spleen, heart and
liver.’’ ‘Those have © specifle
spots on only one foot. ,
‘And if you’re addicted to
cigarettes, you. can’t fool
Howard. ‘I can-readily-pick up
crystals in anyone -who
smokes."’ >_>
Massaging and manipulating
the entire foot over and over
again,- a well-trained reflex- |
ologist can also diagnose certain -

treatments. “Pve never had a
failure.’

And if nothing else, an hour.
long foot rub sure feels good,

But Howard stresses she jis
not a doctor. ‘*We’re a supple-
ment to a doctor’s prescribed
treatment.’’

Most members of the medical
community, she notes, ‘‘are
pretty negative about _ reflex-
A lot of doctors don’t
know what it’s all about. Tradi-
tional methods are all they
have.”

A registered nurse since 1948,
Howard . gave. up _ her. licence.
eight’. years ago to practice
reflexology full time.

“There’s a lot of almost
mystical qualities about reflex-
ology because of the exchange
of energies,’’ she says. ‘‘There’s
definitely a flow of energy bet-

CHARTING the tender zones.
son’s feet.’’. rene
‘Anyone can learn the art, she
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you just need a basic knowledge
of. anatomy..and’ physiology.

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into’
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accumulative effect
to preventative
medicine, she says.

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