Foot Health: Dont Tiptoe Around its Importance Your heart pumps blood to your feet through arteries and several medical conditions, such as peripheral arterial disease, can reduce that blood flow to your feet. This is due to a buildup of plaque in these blood vessels. If this occurs, your feet and lower legs may not get the oxygen-rich blood they need to thrive. Diabetes, a condition that affects about 24 million Americans, can also lead to reduced blood flow to your feet that can severely threaten their health. Did You Know? Athletes foot, besides being itchy, can cause the skin to peel and crack between the toes. The feet also tend to be very dry, scaly, and may feel like they sting. Athletes foot symptoms even affect the toenails, and they may start to crumble and change color. And athlete’s foot can spread to other parts of your body, including your heels and palms, even your underarms and groin, if you scratch your feet and then touch those body parts. everydayhealth/foot-health/foot-health-basics.aspx
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:14:42 +0000
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