Products I have used or recommend:

• Shoes
  • Skechers Performance Women’s Go Walk 3 Slip-On Walking Shoe: https://amzn.to/2L7Txin
  • Skechers Performance Men’s Go Walk 4 Incredible Walking Shoe: https://amzn.to/2LK5Gew
  • Skechers Performance Women’s Go Walk Lite-Starlet Loafer:
    https://amzn.to/2L80y2F
  • Skechers USA Men’s Evented Rosen Flip Flop: https://amzn.to/2smpVqA
  • Skechers Performance Women’s On The Go 400 Vivacity Flip Flop: https://amzn.to/2sj7KCg
  • Merrell Women’s All Out Crush Light Trail Runner: https://amzn.to/2L8YPKK
  • Men’s Leather Waterproof Hiking Shoe Outdoor Backpacking Trekking Shoes: https://amzn.to/2IVQYDz
• Compression Foot Sleeves
  • SB SOX Compression Foot Sleeves for Men & Women – BEST Plantar Fasciitis Socks for Plantar Fasciitis Pain Relief, Heel Pain, and Treatment for Everyday Use with Arch Support: https://amzn.to/2Je3L3w
  • 1ST Elite Foot Sleeves –Medical Grade Graduated Ankle Brace Compression Socks for Achilles Tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis: https://amzn.to/2skR6SH
• Foot Scrubber
  • Microplane Colossal Pedicure Rasp (Foot File): https://amzn.to/2ssZpeo
• Foot Massager
  • TheraFlow Dual Foot Massager Roller – Relieve Plantar Fasciitis, Heel, Foot Arch Pain & Stress – Foot Chart & Instructions Included – Acupressure/Reflexology Tool: https://amzn.to/2skUrRQ
  • Pasnity Foot Massage Roller Spiky Ball Foot Pain Relief Massager Relieve Plantar Fasciitis and Heel Foot Arch Pain and Relax Shoulder Foot Back Leg Hand, Included 1 Roller & 2 Spiky Balls: https://amzn.to/2H80lds

For many years now, my feet have been killing me.  It has been so bad, that my family would have to rent a wheelchair for me when going to museums and amusement parks.  It was debilitating and was hindering my life greatly.

I went to the doctor.  And I was throw in with everyone else.  “You need orthotic.”  Although they helped. They did not resolve the issue.  And having to wear tennis shoe and shoe that were big enough to house the orthotic, was debilitating my me, my business fashion, and self-esteem.

Ibuprofen start not to work.  And I was taking to much.  Something had to give.

The Foot Facts

The foot has thirty-three joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles, and tendons hold the structure together and allow it to move in a variety of ways. There are 52 bones in the foot; which is one quarter of all the bones in your body. There are more nerve endings per square centimeter in the foot than any other part of the body.

The soles of your feet contain more sweat glands and sensitive nerve-endings per square centimeter than any other part of your body.

The average person walks up to about 160 000 kilometers, or 115,000 miles, in their lifetime, enough to walk around the earth 4 times. That works out to around 6 and a half kilometers a day.

Each step can exert a pressure on your feet that exceeds your body weight and when you’re running, it can be three or four times your weight.  This adds up to a cumulative force of over 500 tons a day. With certain sporting activities this force can go up to 7 times body weight.

Reflexology

To help with the healing of my foot.  I tried Reflexology.  I wanted to see if this would Increases circulation in the foot.  Hence, promotes healing.

Reflexology or zone therapy is an alternative medicine.  It involves the application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques. During this massaging no oil or lotions are used. It is thought that there is a system of zones and reflex areas that reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands.  Pressing on specific reflex points on the foot is thought to induce a healing response in corresponding organs and areas of the body.  See figure 1.

Try kneading the soft fleshy ball of the foot, pulling on the toes, tracing around the heel and pushing deep into the arch are just some of the reflexology methods.

Reflexology is thought heal headaches to sinus problems to stomach issues. If you have sensitivity or tenderness when certain areas of the foot are stimulated, it is thought to be an indication of bodily weaknesses or imbalances within the corresponding organ.

Do I Have Diabetes If My Feet Hurt?

According to Web M.D., diabetes can reduce blood flow to your feet. Which in turn deprives your feet of oxygen and nutrients. This makes it more difficult for blisters, sores, and cuts to heal.  And when cuts and blisters are not healing properly, you are more likely to get infections.

In addition, diabetic nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy can cause numbness in your feet.

You may become very sensitive to the lightest touch.  Something as simple as the sheets on your bed on top of your feet.

According to Diabetes Self-Management, your blood glucose numbers should look like this:

Fasting

• Without diabetes: 70–99 mg/dl (3.9–5.5 mmol/L)
• ADA recommendation with diabetes: 80–130 mg/dl (4.4–7.2 mmol/L)

2 hours after meals

• Without diabetes: Less than 140 mg/dl (7.8 mmol/L)
• ADA recommendation with diabetes: Less than 180 mg/dl (10.0 mmol/L)

Is Ibuprofen safe?

Many people assume that if a drug is sold over the counter (OTC) that they are completely safe. That might be true if they are taken in moderation.  User of these OTC need to understand that there might be consequences.  Taking this OTC for a period of time can give you ulcers, blood pressure issues, allergic reactions, and more.

Women Are Finally Ditching High Heels

According to the Washington Post and many other sources, that women are trading in their high-heels for sneakers and flats. Sales of heels has dropped 12% in 2017.  While sales of women’s sneakers rose 37% percent.

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