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Sep 22, 2013 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: Amazon, badwater ultramarathon, blister prevention, blisters, death valley, Denise Jones, dry feet, lubricants, macerated feet, Marathons, Medical Team, moist feet, Moisture Control, podiatrist, Prevention Report, Professional Journals, Race Director, Race Participants, rebecca rushton, Rushton, Shirley Thompson, Skin Moisture, the amazon marathon, the jungle marathon, Vicky, vicky kypta, wet feet

Back in May I posted an article about Training With Wet Feet. My being invited to work on the medical team at the Jungle Marathons in Vietnam and the Amazon prompted the article. While the Vietnam race had to be cancelled, the Amazon race is happening – in a bit over two weeks. As I wrote in that article, it was long felt the best way to manage your feet was to keep them as dry as possible. This was more and more evident as Denise Jones and I worked the Badwater Ultramarathon in the heat of …

Jun 3, 2006 · by John · In: Footcare, Footwear, Health, Sports, Travel Tagged: calluses, dry feet, flip flops, Foot Care, Footcare, sandals, trimming toenails

Warm weather is here and with it comes flip-flops and sandals. These range from the inexpensive throw-away-after-one-year flip flops to more expensive sandals. Given a choice, which are better for your feet? Flip-flops, sometimes called thongs (not to be confused with underwear), are typically a piece of foam the shape of a foot and about ½ inch thick, with a rubber piece that come up between the big and first toe and extends to the sides. They are a simple design. As your …

Dec 23, 2005 · by John · In: Footcare Tagged: cracked feet, dry feet, Foot Care, Footcare, skin care

It’s that time of year when the effect of cold and the dryness in the air has a negative effect on our skin. If the skin on your hands is cracking from being outside, you can bet your feet are also suffering. Be sure to use a moisturizing lotion on your feet. In extreme cases when your skin is especially dry and cracked, apply the lotion or cream and then cover the area with plastic wrap to hold it in. Here are my favorite skin care choices: 1. SkinMD Natural - This is a new shielding …

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