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High Heels
1 Surgery to Get Your Feet Stiletto-Slim?
Flats
2 Health Tips: Ballerina Flats and Your Feet
High Heels
3 Wear Heels? Stretch These Muscles
flip flops
4 Flip Flops: Cute, But Zero Support
Running
5 Cracked Heels and Running: A Painful Combination
flip flops
6 Are You Guilty of the Flip-Flop Shuffle
healthy living
7 A Pain in Your Foot? Try Some Orthotics
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8 A Pain in the Toe: Ingrown Toenails
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11 Reasons to Ditch Your Cheapo Flip-Flops
In the Summertime, I'm all about wearing sandals. This can prevent sweaty stinky tootsies, but it can also make the skin extremely dry and callused. If you enjoy running, the pressure of pounding your feet on the ground when you run can cause heel fissures, or cracks in your dry skin. If you continue to run, the fissures can split open further and become deeper. Youch! When that happens, the Read more
As Spring transitions into Summer, my feet crave some flip-flop action. I love to feel the air and grass on my skin, and not have to deal with hot, sweaty feet. Plus flip-flops are so cheap, you can buy a few pairs without breaking the bank. The problem is, pinching pennies with Summer footwear isn't doing your feet any favors. Here are some reasons you should skip the flip-flops and opt for more Read more
According to Christian Louboutin, Barbie has cankles — but she's not the only one who needs a makeover to fit her stilettos. Apparently, donning perfectly crafted sky-high heels means women need perfectly re-crafted feet to match. In fact, even while most cosmetic procedures are on the decline — thanks to the recession — podiatrists report that the demand for cosmetic foot surgery is on the Read more
Running shoes feel great on my feet, but a woman cannot live in sneakers alone, so I have been looking for new ways to give my tired feet a little extra support. I found Instant Arches ($8), a comfy one-size-fits-all arch support. I literally stuck a pair into my flats — they have adhesive backing to keep the support in place. I wore the shoes all day, and like most days I logged a fair bit of Read more
Oh the shoes...my husband wonders why women are so into shoes and I wish I could explain why we love them so much. Why they somehow seem to be the answer for all that ills us. Some ladies think that flats are the healthy answer to heels, but that is not necessarily the case. While ballerina flats don't compromise your posture the way high heels do, they don't really help your feet out too Read more
The more you move around during your workday, the better for your health, your waistline, and your brain. One element of your outfit that can often disrupt your ability and desire to get up and move is your footwear. High heels maybe lovely to look at, but they don't exactly inspire a 10-block walk. Unfortunately, high heels don't just affect your feet, they alter the alignment of your entire Read more
In my experience, not being able to run because of an ingrown toenail is so uncool. There is absolutely zero glamour to it, not that any injury is glamorous, and ingrown toenails can be easily avoided. If you have never experienced this annoying problem let me explain — an ingrown toenail occurs when the corners of one of your toenails grows into the soft skin of your toe. This unorthodox nail Read more
If your feet aren't happy, the rest of your body is going to have a hard time being happy. Often neglected, our feet sometimes need a little support. I am talking about orthotics. These customized shoe inserts not only support your arch but control the motion of your heel as well, where damaging and incorrect foot patterns originate. Folks prone to pronation often flatten out their arches by Read more
When temperatures rise, folks start sporting their favorite flip-flops. Once relegated to the role of beachwear or a shower shoe, flip-flops have become a fashion mainstay – a fact that might give Anna Wintour hives. In fact, the simple shoe gives physiologists and podiatrists more than just hives. The thong sandal has become fodder for research. Two biomechanists from Auburn University Read more
When temperatures rise, folks start sporting their favorite flip-flops. Once relegated to being just beachwear or a shower shoe, flip-flops have become a fashion mainstay - a fact that might give Anna Wintour hives. Well, it is certainly a fact many podiatrists are distressed about as well. From the podiatrist perspective, flip-flops were designed to provide protection to the bottom of your Read more
