Reflexology, the science/art of applying pressure to various spots on your feet to affect the rest of your body, is an alternative health treatment that many people believe in. But now, researchers in Australia are suggesting that reflexology is nothing more than a good foot massage.
Lest people think this is an issue of Big Medicine trying to squash alternative medicine, the researcher was Dr. Edzard Ernst, Director of Complementary Medicine at the Peninsula Medical School in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Ernst reviewed many studies on the effectiveness of reflexology and published his findings in the most recent issue of the Medical …read more

These are the kinds of comments you love to wake up to. I have already forwarded it on to hubby. I wanted to repost it here just in case ladies (with sore feet cursing my name since I said be careful)missed it in the comments section of this post.
Many, many thanks to reader Amy Kreydin for setting me straight. Here is her advice on getting a foot massage while expecting:
As a board certified reflexologist and a DONA trained birth doula I can tell you having a foot rub from your husband isn’t going to bring on labor. He would have …read more

So there I was, enjoying a nice foot massage from my hubby at the tail end of mandatory 24-hour bedrest. All of a sudden, he pulled his hands away as if my feet were on fire.
“Honey, gosh. I mean, I’m sure my feet are stinky but you don’t have to be a jerk about it.”
“No no! Isn’t there some sort of acupressure “point of death” around there? I thought you read about it someplace.”
Crap. Did I?
Sigh. I suppose I did.
Families.com says:
Acupressure, also referred to as reflexology, has the ability to trigger uterine contractions if done in specific points of the …read more