Top 5 Tips For Healthy Feet! National Foot Health Awareness Month

April is National Foot Health Awareness Month so it’s the perfect time to give your tootsies a little extra TLC. Diabetics are taught early on how important it is to take good care of their feet.  Many of us specialize in ignoring our feet, unless they hurt so bad we can’t ignore the pain anymore. Remember, constant, daily foot pain is not normal. Don’t get used to foot pain. Contact a podiatrist and find out what is causing your foot pain.

During National Foot Health Awareness Month, I’m sharing my top five tips to maintain healthy feet!

  • Inspect your feet daily. Do you have sores or spots on your feet? If yes, how long have you had them? Are the sores healing? If no, contact a podiatrist right away. Sores that don’t heal or spots on your feet can be an indication of a serious foot problem.
  • Wash your feet everyday. Our feet have more sweat glands than any other part of our body. Those 250,000 sweat glands can produce a half a pint of perspiration each day. And the odor, ugh! Washing our feet reduces foot odor, removes dirt and grime and helps refresh feet through the slight massaging action. And yes, it leaves feet feeling fresh.  http://www.ilovemyfeetdays.com/?p=1305
  • Don’t wear shoes that hurt your feet. This seems like a no brainer but alas, it needs to be said. Ladies who insist on wearing a pair of shoes that hurt their feet because they match their outfit, please reconsider. Guys, if your work shoes hurt your feet, consider getting a new pair. Wearing shoes that hurt your feet can damage your feet irreparably and cause you years of foot pain. Spare yourself the agony and wear shoes that don’t hurt.
  • Alternate the shoes you wear each day. Wearing different shoes each day is good for your feet. If you alternate the shoes you wear as little as every other day, you’re helping the different muscles in your feet to work. This is a mild exercise for your feet and they enjoy the challenge.
  • Massage your feet. Massaging your feet is one of the most relaxing things you can do for yourself. You can massage your own feet, coerce a loved one or get a foot massage with your pedicure. How ever you can get a foot massage, get it! I love foot massages so much, I learned how to massage my own feet. This way, I don’t have to wait two weeks, between my pedi, for my foot massages, I can have one everyday! You can even squeeze in a couple of foot exercises!

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Celebrate National Foot Health Awareness Month by ensuring your feet are healthy. Take good care of your tootsies, they have to last you a lifetime! Ciao!

ilovemyfeet@ilovemyfeetdays.com

Carolyn D. Jenkins is the founder and CEO of CjQenterprises, which develops and promotes creative ideas and products that lift you up! She is an award winning author, the founder of The Jenkins Donelson Foundation, JDF, the creator annual National I LOVE My Feet Day!,and the Health and Wellness site found here, on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, entitled I LOVE My Feet DayS! Carolyn's interest in feet began in college when she met a young lady who was born without arms. The student used her feet as hands by writing and eating with them. Everyone on campus was very impressed with that students' ability to overcome adversity and the respect and awe she garnered was well deserved. Carolyn earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education and never forgot the young lady. Carolyn learned about the importance of good foot care from her mother, who was a diabetic. After Carolyn experienced foot pain she visited a podiatrist and discovered she had fallen arches. Carolyn traced the cause back to wearing flip flops that didn't provide arch support. Years later, after two pinky toe breaks, Carolyn's appreciation and respect for feet deepened and she wrote an ode to feet. In the spring of 2015 a talented illustrator brought her poem to life and Carolyn published My Feet: An Ode, which celebrates the wonderful versatility our feet provide us throughout our lifetime. Publishing My Feet: An Ode led to annual recognition of good foot care and appreciation. It was also the impetus for the Good Foot Care movement. Carolyn believes our feet tell a story about our lives. She is passionate about promoting good foot care and she is quickly becoming the " Ambassador of Feet". She is a Foot & Shoe Consultant and refers countless people to podiatrists. Carolyn is also the author of the award winning laugh out loud children's series, The Family Adventures of Princess Ladybug and Princess Ladybird. The series focuses on young siblings who are raised in separate households. Carolyn wrote two ebooks to help consumers purchase footwear. How To Avoid Killer Boots and buy boots that feel as good as they look! and Irresistible; Rockin' Hot Party Shoes your feet will love!, are how-to books consumers can take with them as they shop for footwear. Full of pictures, footwear tips and good foot tips, these books help ensure consumers will never have footwear problems again. Carolyn lives in Virginia with her family and her children's books are available on amazon.com . Her ebooks are available on this website. Amazon.com Widgets

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