The Importance of Healthy Feet

Many of us take our feet for granted. We get up in the morning, wiggle our toes a bit, and slide on socks and shoes. For most of us, that’s it. Until we get ready for bed in the evening, we give them little more thought. If we change shoes and socks during the day, it may be for a workout, or for some kind of sport, or in the summer, to put on sandals.
     Unless we have some type of foot pain, we give our feet little thought. If we get an itch around our toes, we may check them for athlete’s foot. If a toe hurts, we may check our nails in case they have become ingrown. And maybe once a month, we trim our toenails. That’s usually it.
     But our feet are vital to our existence. They get us from one place to another place. Take away the ability to walk and people’s lives can deteriorate.  For many people, walking is key to maintaining good health.  A walk a day can help people with weight reduction or weight control. In some cases it may be the only exercise they get. And walking is better and more fun when our feet are healthy and happy. Here are a few of the previous articles in this Happy Feet blog on keeping our feet healthy and happy:
Put Your Socks First
Filing Toenails
Keeping Your Feet Dry
Are Your Feet Pretty?
Watch and Wash Your Heels
Getting a Good Fit With Your Shoes
Insoles and Orthotics
Five Tidbits of Foot Care Wisdom
Those Pesky Ingrown Toenails
     I encourage you to check out some of these links and read how you can keep for feet healthy and happy.  If some of this is new to you, my book Fixing Your Feet (4th edition) and my booklet Happy Feet, are filled with tips and information on all aspects of foot care.