We all spend a lot of time on our feet, in shoes, so understanding what constitutes
healthy footwear is absolutely crucial for building and maintaining optimal foot,toe,
and joint health. Indeed, the health of your feet has profound implications on your
entire body and life.
A typical “conventional” shoe possesses a quartet of injurious design features.
These design features are usually incorporated (to varying degrees) into almost every
type of footwear, from fashion shoes to boots to casual shoes to athletic shoes.
The athletic shoe category can be the particularly deceiving because people tend to
think of athletic shoes as comfortable and healthy; by and large, they are neither of
these things. If you look closely at most athletic footwear, you’ll see that the
still cause foot and toe problems.
So, what does a foot-healthy shoe look like? A truly foot-healthy shoe is completely
flat from heel to toe to provide real stability for your foot and enable . A
foot-healthy shoe possesses a sole that you can easily bend or twist, which allows
your foot to become strong on its own. And (perhaps most importantly) a foot-
healthy toe has a toe box that is widest at the ends of your toes, not at the ball
of your foot. A toe box that is widest at the ends of your toes allows for (enabled
, ideally, by in individuals who have toe deformities caused by a lifetime of
wearing tapering toe box footwear).
A foot-healthy shoe is also devoid of “motion control technology,” or anything
that attempts to “improve upon” or “control” the already inherently brilliant
design of the human foot. Da Vinci said it best: “The human foot is a masterpiece
of engineering and a work of art.” The job of footwear is simply to respect the
foot and stay out of its way as much as possible.
Because we all spend large amounts of time on our feet in a weight-bearing situation (as well as enormous amounts of time in our shoes), the shape and
orientation of our feet and toes within our shoes is crucial. Bad shoes (i.e.,
shoes with the negative design features already mentioned above) can lead to toe
deformities and pain, discomfort, and frustration. It’s impossible to rehabilitate
your foot to the way nature intended while wearing conventional footwear, as
conventional footwear itself is the underlying cause of most common.A good shoe
allows your foot to function as nature intended (i.e., like a bare foot inside your
shoe). Foot health-positive shoes help reduce your likelihood of foot and ankle injuries, eliminate
pain in your lower extremities, and allow you to get the most out of your years
(especially your later years, where maintaining mobility—and independence—becomes an even greater consideration).
Your feet and toes were naturally designed to enable optimal balance, gait, comfort,
and longevity. Unfortunately, the vast majority of footwear on the market today
includes problematic design features, so you need to be extra diligent when shopping
for footwear. Seek out shoes that respect nature’s brilliant design instead of
dominating it.
At NaturalFootgear.com, we take great pride in offering the footwear that best
supports and preserves natural foot health. Every shoe on our site is Natural
Footgear Certified, which means that it lives up to our expectations for what
our footwear offerings, and not many brands make the cut. What you see in our store
represents only the very best (i.e., most effective) options for achieving optimal
long-term foot and toe health.
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history.The first round, third overall pick, Michael Jordan, was
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back the Bulls back to the playoffs, and not surprisingly was Rookie of
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