Sunday, August 9, 2009

Pity our poor foot

" A master piece of engineering and a work of art"

Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci called foot a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. But how many of us take good care of this piece of art? Unfortunately foot is the most abused part of human body. Foot, our only contact with mother earth is thus abused 365 days an year. 9000 steps and tons of stress, this is the burden that an average foot takes every day. In addition sexy high heels throws the body off balance.

Ancient human beings walked on four legs, which balanced our body weight properly on four legs. As a result of evolution man started walking on two legs, which eventually increased the burden on the foot. Thanks to evolution!

In this modern era we don’t take care of our foot in a proper manner. We are either busy or stressed out of work. The purpose of this blog is to create awareness about foot care and foot problems. The alarming increase in the percentage of foot problems point to the fact that we need a foot care genie...Yes our foot needs a complete makeover and foot care should be part of our routine.

"Pity our poor feet "

Running Exercise

Varicose Veins

Varicose veins are bulging,bluish,cord like swellings in the leg. Women are affected by varicose veins than men,particularly during pregnancy. While most varicose veins are harmless, they can cause pain and difficulty in moving around. Medical treatments and self help measures can help.

What is varicose vein?

Veins in our body are not equipped with muscle tissue to aid the heart pump blood through the body. Veins rely on the surrounding muscles to pump blood to the heart. To assist blood flow,the veins in the legs are equipped with one way valves which prevent blood flow in the other direction. In some cases because of high blood pressure,obesity,pregnancy or other reasons,the valves may not function properly.When valves malfunction,blood flows backward,collect in the veins and result in protrusions called varicose veins.

Symptoms

* Itchy skin around the vein*