Reflexology to Improve General Health?

We had our zone therapy( most commonly known as reflexology) yesterday. Wikepedia said that zone therapy is the practice of massaging, squeezing, or pushing on parts of the feet, or sometimes the hands and ears, with the goal of encouraging a beneficial effect on other parts of the body, or to improve general health.

It feels good to be massaged. For hardworking people (like us :-)) we do deserve to treat ourselves with these simple luxuries to relax tensed muscles once in while.

But do you know that although, there is still no scientific evidence that reflexology can help improve and give beneficial effect to a person’s health. Obviously, many people still prefer to have zone therapy on a regular basis. And are even willing to pay Php 100 to P1,000+ for one hour session and even if it means not taking a bath for at least 12 to 24 hours?

Ate (the zone therapist who massaged us) informed me as well that even if you are an expert in reflexology, you can not apply and work together with the hard working blind reflexologists  you see on malls and other massage clinics, because that group is supported by our government and are exclusively for the blinds only.

While she is checking our reflex zones on the soles of our feet and she patiently tells us that each zones somehow has a connection with some of our vital organs, but she also tells us that zone therapy is in no way a form of medical treatment although it can help detect body problems that are possible to develop into serious illnesses.

While she was massaging my friends hands, somewhere between his thumb and forefinger, Ate asked if the veins are hurting if she would put pressure on it, and indeed it was hurting terribly, she advised him to had an eye check up because it has a connection with his eyes.

Just to see and verify her “findings” we will see for ourselves probably next week. I’ll just keep you posted, but whether even if with or without scientific evidence, I guess I’ll probably had another massage session. Just for the sake of the blissful feeling of being relaxed.