Foot Care For Your Feet - How To Do It Right?

The feet are a very vital part of our body, but many of people take it for granted. Many people treat the feet as though they are not supposed to be maintained, they force the feet into tight shoes and heels, maintaining poor hygiene and do all sorts of things to the feet. As a result these cause several problems to the feet and body including diseases such as athlete’s foot, smelly feet, pain the knee, hip and back and which in most times causes us to breakdown. To prevent them, you must start caring for you feet today. The following tips will help you have healthy feet and prevent complications common with poor foot care.

Tips

• Wash your feet daily – morning and evening. When washing, pay attention to the skin in between your toes as these areas can house some bacteria which can cause foot disease. Also dry your feet after wash also pay attention to the areas between your toes.

• Pay attention to your toenails by trimming the nails.

• Purchase the right size of shoes, especially shoes you feel comfortable in. if you must wear heels don’t wear over long distance.

• Put on the right shoes for specific activities. For example, let me exaggerate; don’t wear high heels to jog.

• Don’t wear the same pair of shoes and socks day by day.

• Always try to wear socks, especially socks that can absorb sweat, when putting on shoes as it will help to absorb a great percentage of the sweat from the feet.

• Protect your feet from all forms of diseases by not walking on bare foot especially when using public facilities like swimming pools, bathrooms, etc.

• Drink plenty of water to hydrate your skin. You can also use moisturizer soaps. Creams, or lotion to replace moisture content in the skin.

The following foot care tips will help you to prevent problems associated with poor foot care.