It's possible, I suppose. It's just difficult to move too much through the skin at a time, if that is what is happening in the first place.

I'd like to see more studies done as I'm personally concerned with the idea of exposing the body to unnaturally high voltages like the ones they produce.

I have met a number of people that say they feel better from the baths, although I don't know of any baths that don't recommend taking supplements for each session.

There was certainly a lot of initial misleading information put out about them, especially in terms of leading people to believe that the muck in the water came out of their bodies. I do hope now there will be a higher level of intellectual honesty and hopefully someone will actually work on finding out what the effect on the body really is, especially in the long term.

All the people I've personally spoken to say that the benefit (the improved sense of well being and in some cases relief from pain) quickly dissipates when the baths stop.

I hope this current foot bath craze does not harm the credibility of the alternative health industry in the long run. I worry about that.