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11/09/2025

10/09/2025

Productive morning, new formula using jojoba wax. NOW VEGAN FRIENDLY

04/09/2025

What are your feet like? Reflexology will sort them out

04/09/2025

What’s Magical About Mushrooms?
These humble fungi are misunderstood and often overlooked, yet they’re packed with nutrients, health benefits, and delicious versatility.
Read my blog to find out more
https://www.souletherapies.co.uk/blog/whats-magical-about-mushrooms

04/09/2025

❤️ Reflexology & Heart Health – What the Research Says ❤️

Can reflexology influence the heart?
A double-blind randomised controlled trial explored whether working specific foot points linked to the heart could affect cardiovascular function in healthy volunteers.

👣 The study:

16 reflexology-naïve participants

Compared reflexology on the heart reflex point (upper left foot) with other, non-heart areas

Measured detailed heart and blood flow parameters beat by beat

✨ The findings:

Reflexology on the left foot’s heart reflex point caused a small but measurable drop in cardiac index (the amount of blood pumped by the heart relative to body size).

General relaxation was noted in both groups, but the heart reflex area showed a specific cardiovascular effect not seen in the control areas.

No adverse effects were reported.

🔍 Why it matters:
This is one of the few rigorous studies suggesting reflexology may have an immediate, organ-specific effect, supporting what reflexologists have long observed.
More research is needed, especially in patients with heart conditions, but the findings are encouraging for the role of reflexology in cardiovascular wellbeing.

👣 Sometimes, the heart really does respond to what happens at your feet.



Source: Jones, J., Thomson, P., Lauder, W., Howie, K., & Leslie, S. J. (2012). Reflexology has an acute (immediate) haemodynamic effect in healthy volunteers: A double-blind randomised controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 18(3), 204–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.03.006

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The new school term begins…

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