Foot Health provides tips on maintaining healthy feet, covering topics like proper footwear, foot care, and common conditions such as bunions, corns, and plantar fasciitis.

Toe Trauma Truths Let’s set the scene. You’re hustling around your house (maybe in socks on slippery wood?), you catch your toe—hard—on the edge of the coffee table. Next thing you know, your toenail’s pulling a Houdini and disappearing. Oof. I can’t even tell you how many flip-flop plans I’ve had fall through after a […]

At first, I thought it was nothing. Just a sore toe from a midnight run into the coffee table (seriously, why does that thing always find my bare feet?). But a few weeks later, I was sitting in my podiatrist’s office, watching her pull off my big toenail like she was unwrapping a particularly stubborn […]

Feet Acting Strange? Let me just start with this: feet are like those coworkers who quietly run the office behind the scenes. Nobody gives them the credit… unless, well, they start making some noise. And when you’ve got diabetes, your feet might get a little louder in their own way—like suddenly sporting a red tint […]

Wait, Why Are My Soles So Red? At first, I thought it was nothing. I kicked off my shoes after a long day and there they were—my soles, practically blazing. Not scary red, but enough to make me wonder: Is this normal? Have you ever glanced down and wondered the same? If so, let’s get […]

Hey there! If you’ve been Googling “an ankle replacement eligibility,” you’re probably wrestling with a lot of medical jargon, endless lists of “must‑haves,” and worries about whether you’re even a candidate. Let’s cut through the noise right now: you’re a good candidate if you have severe ankle arthritis that won’t quit, you’ve tried at least […]

(img by Align Health Collective) Wait, Is Your Heel Trying to Tell You Something? Most people don’t realize that their feet—especially those poor, overworked heels—have a whole secret language. You wake up, step out of bed, and it’s like… wham, a bolt of pain shoots through your heel. Or maybe it’s that dull, grumpy ache […]

(img by Health) Dry, Cracked Skin? Yep, Been There Okay, can we be real for a second? Is there anything more annoying than that moment you slip off your socks—and your feet look like they’ve trekked the Sahara? Or maybe you run your hand down your leg and, oof… dry patches. It’s like your skin’s […]

What’s That On Your Feet? Let’s just dive right in: have you ever kicked off your socks, glanced down, and thought, “Huh…was that spot there yesterday?” Maybe it’s just some dry skin, sure. But…what if it’s not? What if you’re seeing the first signs of—yep—foot fungus. (And hey, no judgment. We’ve all done the “I’ll […]

That “Harmless” Itch—Or Is It? Let’s set the scene: You kick off your shoes after a wild day (or, let’s be real, just a really long one)… and there’s that itch. You know the one. Maybe you wiggle your toes, maybe you rub the spot, maybe you just roll your eyes and blame your old […]

Strange Sensation, Right? Have you ever sat down at the end of a long day, kicked your shoes off, and—wait, what’s that? Suddenly, you’re aware of this odd, buzzing feeling in your foot. Like a phone on vibrate tucked beneath your skin, but there’s no text coming in. If you’ve ever muttered “what is happening […]