Patch it....

I am always on the look out for alternative self help aids and I have found one I have tried and tested and it really works , well it does for.

This is a patch you put on the base of your feet when you go to bed. I found with a little help of a friend a cheaper version than the shops on ebay. It really does help with fatigue.

The science bit lol..

Use the Detox Foot Patches (Sap Sheets) to Detox your body. A Sap Sheet, or more commonly known as foot pads or detox pads, is made from totally natural tree and bamboo extracts. It is the culmination of centuries of knowledge known to the Japanese, and has been passed down through the generations. It is reputed to relieve fatigue, joint pain, headaches, skin rashes and many other health problems. Apply our Sap Sheets on the bottom of both feet, before bed, and experience better sleep and wake feeling totally refreshed the following morning. They work by drawing impurities from every part of your body and eliminating them through your feet. They work just like the osmosis pressure in a plant. Tree roots transport water to other branches utilizing its semi-permeable membrane. The heat from the Sap Sheet helps absorb perspiration from the bottom of our foot. The bottom of the foot is the location where most of the nerves in our body end. Therefore, the Sap Sheet is best used on the sole of the foot to clean out waste and toxic materials that are expelled in the form of sweat. Our Sap Sheet directly affects the reflex points on the feet. By placing the Sap Sheet on the reflex points, it promotes equilibrium and greater healing in our body.










WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS AND HOW DO THEY WORK?

Ubame Oak from Kyushu Island, Japan. The only oak that yields our first grade vinegars.
Wood VinegarSource: Ubame Oak (Quercus Phillyraeoides)Ubame Oak, Quercus phillyraeoides, is placed in the furnace and heated up to 250 degrees Celsius. The smoke is then condensed into the vinegar. The next step is to filter the vinegar at least 5 times, to obtain maximum purity. It is then stored for 6 months to mature. The middle layer of the vinegar is then filtered off and used in the finished product.To obtain the powder, the vinegar is then again heated, condensed, and then dried with a special drying machine before our quality inspection is performed. This process yields a very high concentrate extract with an extremely high level of purity.Wood vinegar is known to be able to improve our blood circulation. This improved circulation can lead to relief from fatigue, headache, double vision, blood pressure, arthritis, and many other similar symptoms.

Pseudosasa Japonica, native arrow bamboo from Shikoku Island, Japan.
Bamboo VinegarSource: Arrow Bamboo (Pseudosasa Japonica)Arrow bamboo, Pseudosasa Japonica, is placed into the furnace and is heated up to 250 degrees Celsius. The smoke is then condensed into the vinegar. The next step is to filter the vinegar at least 5 times, to obtain purity. As with the wood vinegar it is then stored for 6 months to reach maturity. The middle layer of this vinegar is again used in the finished product.To obtain the powder, the vinegar is then again heated, condensed, and then dried with a special drying machine before our quality inspection is performed. This process yields a very high concentrate extract with an extremely high level of purity.Bamboo vinegar is said to have double the effect of the wood vinegar. This is due to its rarity. Bamboo vinegar costs almost twice as much as wood vinegar to manufacture.

Selected high quality crab shell from Shimizu, Shizuoka in Japan.
ChitosanSource: Shell of a crabChitosan is the result of the biomass research; it is extracted from the shell of a 'crab shrimp' and added to the Sap Sheet. Chitosan products have been used now for over 30 years by water companies to trap toxins, grease, heavy metals, and oils. It is the second most plentiful fibre, after cellulose. Chitosan products are also used extensively by the medical profession due to their remarkable ability to promote wound healing to injuries such as burns and skin inflammation.Extensive studies have also been carried out to determine its fat binding properties. The results found it to lower LDL, bad cholesterol by 6%, and enhance the HDL, good cholesterol by 10%. It has also been successfully marketed as a weight loss supplement.

Dokudami leaves from the herbal garden in Kanaya, Shizuoka.
DokudamiSource: Houttuynia cordataThis plant is native to Japan, Java and Nepal, and is found at altitudes of over 6200 feet. It has been proved to contain a variety of flavoids, flavonoid glycosides (afzerin, quercitrin, isoquercitrin) and pyridine alkaloids. Its essential oil was found to consist mainly of decanal (capry aldehyd), dodecanal (lauryl aldehyd) and 2-hendecanon (methyl nonyl ketone). It has been recognized for generations for its strong absorption properties.

Eriobotrya Japonica, selected from a local plantation in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
Loquat LeafSource: Loquat leaf (Eriobotrya Japonica)There is over 3000 years of history behind 'muxibustion therapies' and this leaf has been used extensively in Buddhist medicine for centuries. In India, it is widely used to treat many conditions, resulting in it being crowned the king of all herbal medicines.The Loquat leaf contains malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, tannate, carotene, vitamins A, B and C. Its leaves and kernel contain amygdalin, otherwise known as vitamin B17, or laetrile. It is known because of its ability to promote the secretion of body fluids and it also has antitussive, expectorant, antiemetic properties.


Fresh oranges from orange & grapefruit plantation in Mikkabi, here in Shizuoka.
Vitamin CSource: OrangeIt has long been known that human beings do not produce ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Therefore, we need to have a regular intake of this vitamin to maintain optimum health.
Below is the action of Vitamin C:
Increases HDL (high density lipoprotein) production. (HDL is able to help absorb fat located in plaque. In the process it changes from a disc shape to a globular form of HDL, and takes this fat to the liver to be burned.)
Decreases the production of lipoprotein (a). Our liver knows that when there is plenty of ascorbate on board, there is no need for high levels of lipoprotein (a) which is, after all, a repair factor for the cracks in blood vessel walls which come up in the absence of sufficient ascorbate.)
Down-regulates cholesterol and triglyceride production in the liver.
Lowers blood sugar and insulin requirements.
By relaxing the blood vessel walls, lowers blood pressure when hypertension is present.
Inhibits inappropriate intravascular clot formation (the final and sometimes deadly event in cases of heart attacks and strokes).


Corn fiber from domestic corn.
Vegetable FiberSource: Corn (corn fiber)Vegetable fibre is used to prolong the lifetime of the sap sheet. Its fibre prevents ingredients from hardening due to factors such as humidity.

Our Tourmaline is sourced from Hokkaido Island, Japan.
TourmalineSource: Tourmaline (semi precious) stoneTourmaline is a very popular gemstone and collectors mineral. It exists in all colours, and the multicoloured stones are unsurpassed in splendour. Tourmaline is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric. If a specimen is put under pressure, or a temperature change, it will generate an electrical charge.Tourmaline comes from the Sinhalese word Turamali, which was given to mixtures of unidentified gem gravels in Ceylon, now known Sri Lanka. Tourmaline exerts a cleansing and liberating energy upon our entire nervous system, promoting a clearing and stabilizing effect. Tourmaline is best known as one of the only minerals to emit far infrared heat and negative ions.

Domestic corn and corn flour before undergoing further processing.
DextrinSource: Corn flourDextrin is a product of starch hydrolysis, a carbohydrate having the same general molecular structure as starch but with a smaller and less complex molecule with adhesive properties. Its presence is necessary in our Sap Sheets as a filler, and also to bind other ingredients together. Beware of claims for Sap Sheet made without dextrin, as this is misleading. Without dextrin, Sap Sheets will not work, like a car running without tyres. However, keeping the amount of dextrin low in the Sap Sheet is the best way to achieve optimum results. Sap sheets with high amounts of dextrin, and with low amounts of vinegar, gives less benefit and poor results, although the smell of the vinegar is less pungent.


Now I am not claiming this is a miracle cure but it has hit headlines for some ms sufferers. Have a read, interesting if anything else.