love your feet
To keep your feet healthy, follow these basic rules:
- Wash your feet regularly and carefully with warm water and gentle soap. Dry them thoroughly, especially between the interdigital spaces.
- If your skin’s dry, use a moisturiser.
- Examine your feet regularly for cuts, blisters, calluses, corns or Athlete’s Foot.
- Don’t cut corns or calluses; treat them with a cream from your pharmacist. If this doesn’t work, see a podiatrist.
- Don’t cut ingrown toenails yourself – see a podiatrist.
- Keep your feet warm – but not too warm.
- Wear comfortable, good-fitting shoes.
- Don’t spend all day in trainers.
- Don’t wear the same shoes every day.
- Take off your shoes at some point in the day.
Tips on choosing shoes
A lot of the common foot ailments are caused by badly-fitting shoes. So choose new shoes with care:
- Always have both your feet measured. Your feet tend to change shape a little as you grow older, and your feet can be different sizes. Buy shoes to fit the larger foot.
- Shoes should feel good immediately. Don’t believe the salesperson’s claims that they’ll become more comfortable.
- Feet tend to swell during the day, so you should shop for shoes later in the day.
- Shoes should be about half an inch longer than your big toe when you’re standing. The heel should be snug enough to prevent the shoe from slipping up and down.
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