FEET CARE

FOOT CARE.... some good tips.

Our total body weight rests on both of our feet from dawn to dusk. It is both of these feet that carries us around the whole day long, including up and down stair cases, and wherever we need to be. In life, we give our face and hairstyles all the attention that it needs from us and draws from others. The feet however remain neglected until they ache, hurt or in pain. Note how people react when their feet hurts or is tired?

To remain active, comfortable and perhaps without any expression of pain, we must take care of our feet. Feet do get crushed in tight shoes, old socks rub hard on the soles of the feet, worn out shoes give imbalance to the feet and uneven weight distribution and so on.the attention of others that it seeks. The feet remain neglected.

For some people, walking is a painful activity, for even short distances. plenty of people live with cracked heels as well. Is foot care easy? Is foot care simple? Is foot care really necessary?

The following simple suggested steps would help us look after our "long forgotten" feet. Looking after is as important as giving the feet its due turn to "rest and relax' as well.

(1) The sole of our feet should be kept soft and supple, even as we get older. Learn to keep calluses under control. An abrasive foot scrub will help remove dead and rough skin from below the feet. What is not removed becomes hard and will crack, before getting infected and making the act of walking painful and difficult.

(2) Have you ever given your feet a good foot bath? Into a basin or shallow pail with warm water, place a cup of marbles and then role the entire bottom of your feet from back of the heel to the toes. Keep rolling both feet on the marbles and stimulate the nerve endings that are spread all over your feet bottom. Use your toes to pick marbles and then let them go into the water. This enables arches, muscles and your feet at large to stretch and to exercise. Do this once a week. Give your feet a nice and warm palm massage.

(3) The skin on the soles of your feet have no oil glands to keep them soft and supple. Use a good moisturizer daily. Every night, apply a generous amount of moisturizer to both your feet, rub into the bottom of your feet as well as other parts of the feet. Sleep both your feet on a raised pillow. They need rest too. A pair of socks to keep toes and feet warm would help as well.

(4) Buy shoes after measuring your feet. Stand up while feet is being measured. With age, body weight and pressure, pregnancy, overweight etc, feet shape and measure changes . A little bigger fit helps to accommodate expanding feet. Have several pairs of shoes and do replace them every 6 to 9 months or so, especially the daily used pairs. Worn out shoes, strain the feet and this leads to both legs and back fatique plus body discomfort.