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Japanese Foot Pad Is Latest Health Fad The newest craze in consumer health is adhesive pads filled with "detox" herbs that supposedly suck toxins out of the bottom of our feet while we sleep. An analysis at a California laboratory shows no significant difference between used and unused pads.
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Japanese Foot Pad Is Latest Health Fad

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Japanese Foot Pad Is Latest Health Fad

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The newest craze in consumer health is adhesive pads filled with "detox" herbs that supposedly suck toxins out of the bottom of our feet while we sleep.

An analysis at a California laboratory shows no significant difference between used and unused pads.

Sarah Varney reports for KQED.