Old age begins at the feet and then rises higher! The secret of youth has been revealed. Healthy feet: some of the most interesting facts Healthy feet

Doctors identify several reasons for the appearance of calluses and corns. When we unexpectedly discover these unpleasant defects on our feet, we immediately begin to worry about the question of where calluses and corns come from. So: small scratches, injuries from uncomfortable shoes can provoke the appearance of calluses on the feet.

Are there other reasons for the appearance of calluses and corns?

Of course, they are also very unexpected. At least for people who haven't studied medicine thoroughly. It turns out that a lack of certain vitamins in the body can cause calluses and unpleasant growths on the legs.

These are, in particular, vitamins A, E and B, which it is advisable to drink in combination. If these vitamins are not enough, metabolic processes in the skin are disrupted. This causes the skin to become rough and calluses and corns appear. This can sometimes be accompanied by cramps in the calves.

Moreover, they appear so abruptly that a person cannot even sleep. It is important for you to know that when the skin of your legs becomes rough, which is also accompanied by cramps, you have a clear lack of calcium in your body. This microelement must also be included in the vitamin menu.

What else contributes to the appearance of corns?

Oddly enough, bad habits can also be considered as the causes of corns and calluses. If you drink too much coffee, smoke cigarettes one after another, walk a lot or stand at the same time, then foot diseases such as varicose veins veins

The first symptom by which you can determine that there is something wrong with your legs and varicose veins are suspiciously close are blue stars on your legs. Added to this is heaviness in the calves, muscle pain, and a feeling of fatigue in the legs. As a rule, these symptoms are felt more in the evening, towards the end of the day.

There is also the other side of the coin: varicose veins can also affect those who sit a lot. In this case, the vessels are pinched, the blood flow is disrupted, the blood stagnates, and leg disease is inevitable. To reduce the load on joints and blood vessels, it is important to unload your legs by changing the position of your legs, alternating sitting with standing, walking and jogging more.

Products for the prevention of varicose veins

Except physical activity In addition to being gentle with your feet, you also need to include foods in your diet that will help keep your feet healthy and beautiful. This is, first of all, garlic. He has useful property strengthen the walls of blood vessels. This makes the vessels more elastic, stronger, less brittle, and reduces the risk of thrombosis.

Wheat (sprouted). This one is simple, but very useful product, helps fight foot diseases very well. It helps reduce the intensity of pain in knee joints, it helps even those who get nervous a lot and often due to stress.

Amazingly, it turns out that this fact is directly related to joint health. Due to the fact that a person is nervous, the health of the joints also deteriorates significantly. They become more brittle and hurt more often. Therefore, the health of your feet also depends on whether your menu includes foods that play a calming role for you.

Fact from traditional medicine

It’s strange, but according to statistics, joints may hurt more often in those patients who wear a large amount of jewelry on their arms, legs and neck. Especially if it's heavy jewelry.

Doctors say that if you only give up jewelry for a short period of time, the condition of your joints can quickly stabilize.

B1 or thiamine

According to historical data, vitamin B1 was the very first of all vitamins to be discovered back in 1911. Thiamine helps the body remove harmful substances, which means cleansing the same blood vessels and activating the functioning of the leg joints. A lack of vitamin B1 can cause toxins to accumulate in the body, which is bad for your health. nervous system and to all other systems of the body.

The functioning of the heart and blood vessels, as well as digestion, depends on whether there is enough vitamin B1 in the body. And the legs, of course, will be healthy only when the rest of the organs are normal, since there are no organs and systems that are not interconnected in the body. Vitamin B1 also affects the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, so it must be included in the diet to eliminate metabolic problems.

When Thiamine May Not Work

If you drink alcohol or smoke a lot, be prepared for the fact that even the full amount of vitamin B1 may not have an effect on your body. Pay attention to symptoms that indicate destruction vitamin B1.

This is a disturbance in the heart rate, it becomes too strong or too weak.

The pressure can be much higher than normal - that is, the lower pressure can exceed 90.

Inability to concentrate, poor memory, sudden weight loss, swelling of the legs (any part of them), no appetite - all these are signs that there is not enough thiamine in the body

If vitamin B1 not enough in the body, a person may develop leg diseases. In particular, the muscles hurt, there may be tension in the joints, and the muscles may cramp. In this case, the patient may experience insomnia, irritability, pain in different parts of the body, as well as constipation and intestinal problems. Children with a lack of vitamin B1 can grow much slower than their peers.

How much vitamin B1 should you consume for health?

If you manage to use more vitamin B1 than normal, you may have an allergic reaction in the form of a rash or difficulty breathing. Overdose can occur after injections of vitamin B1 prescribed in larger quantities than necessary.

For good health vitamin B1 you need from 200 to 300 mg per day, and for children the dose is much less - up to 100 mg per day.

Vitamin B1 will act much faster and more actively if it is taken in combination with other B vitamins. This can be a vitamin supplement or products containing vitamin B1.

Vitamin B1 can be taken in sufficient doses in plant foods: wheat grains, buckwheat, oats, broccoli, peas, strawberries, strawberries, potatoes.

As for animal products, vitamin B1 is found in abundance in eggs and liver, as well as in kidneys and yeast.

Even the ancient Chinese noticed that the legs begin to age first, and then the whole body. After all, many nerve endings and reflex zones are concentrated on the legs. You can completely trust these sages in matters of medicine, because the entire modern health and beauty industry is based on their teachings.

Editorial "So simple!" will give you some useful recommendations that will help preserve foot health, and with them youth and good condition of the whole body.

Foot health

If you leg problems If you feel pain or heaviness in them in the morning, be sure to consult a doctor. Experts also advise making compresses with medical bile. To do this, wet the cloth with bile, wrap your legs, wrap them with polyethylene on top, put woolen socks on top and leave the compress on all night. Just do it carefully, because bile leaves traces. Wash it off in the morning. Do these compresses every other day.

The most important rule for healthy feet is high-quality and comfortable shoes. We're not saying you should give up heels or flat soles. Each person has individual foot characteristics for which they need to choose shoes. It is important that it allows the legs to breathe and does not restrict movement.

Be sure to walk barefoot for at least 10 minutes a day. Ideally, you need to walk on the morning grass, but if this is not possible, the floor is perfect. You can also build a small massage mat from stones. Walking on it perfectly relieves fatigue and prevents the appearance of various diseases.

It is also very important to spend time walking only on your toes, then your heels, on the inside of your foot and on the side. It will be great if you add such exercises to your morning exercises. This strengthens the muscles and bones of the legs, improves blood circulation, and therefore improves the functioning of internal organs.

The best assistant for health is foot massage. There are different methods. Doctors say there is singular point on the arch of the foot - yongquan. She needs some attention Special attention.

Foot massage for a youthful body

An orthopedist gave me a disappointing diagnosis of hallux valgus (deformation of the big toe(s) of the foot). There are several reasons why this happens - hereditary predisposition, flat feet, wearing narrow shoes with high heels. Mom observed hallux valgus, I was also diagnosed with transverse flat feet and yes, I wore narrow high-heeled shoes, so I got “bumps” on my feet. The deformity is not entirely severe, but something needs to be done before the disease progresses further, so the orthopedist developed the following treatment plan - purchase and wear orthopedic insoles, a night bandage and a daytime gel retainer.

I had big doubts about the bandage and fixator, I doubted their effectiveness, but I decided to try it anyway, there was nothing to lose.

To begin with, I looked into one of the nearby orthopedic salons, saw the prices there, was horrified, and decided to “take a stroll” through online stores.

THEY liked "HEALTHY LEGS".

• RANGE

I found everything I needed there, the range is excellent - bandages, splints, insoles.

There are a great variety of orthopedic insoles.

There are winter versions of insoles and a set of insoles for wearing high-heeled shoes.

• PAYMENT AND DELIVERY

Before placing an order, I was curious about payment and delivery.

I was glad that delivery is carried out throughout Russia. Delivery times were also good.

You can choose Russian Post for delivery.

Or the transport company SDEK.

Without thinking twice, I chose the SDEK delivery point, since cash on delivery did not suit me, there are such crazy commissions, and with SDEK delivery, I will not pay such a high amount.

The marketing ploy of the online store did not go unnoticed.

Undoubtedly, my order was not for a small amount, so I was counting on a gift.

So, payment (upon receipt of the parcel), delivery and delivery times completely satisfied me and I decided to place an order.

• ORDER

I chose two pairs of insoles.

I liked the “Moda” insoles in the sense that, firstly, they are cute, and secondly, I was going to use them in shoes with low heels, because... I can no longer walk at a high level (I get tired quickly, and arthrosis hip joint makes itself felt, arthrosis is a consequence of an accident).

And, of course, I also purchased “Butterfly” insoles, recommended for various forms of flat feet and hallux valgus.

I also ordered the “Night + Day” set, consisting of a night bandage and a daytime gel corrector.

Then I placed an order and waited for the operator to call.

The operator called a day later, because... The order was placed on a weekend.

It turned out that everything was there, except for the “Fashion” insoles in size 37, although when I ordered, this size was in stock. I asked for size 36.

By the way, all actions (registration, departure, arrival) are accompanied by SMS. And when the parcel is sent, you can track it on the SDEK website using the track number. In addition, you receive an SMS and a bot will call and inform you that the parcel can be collected.

And, of course, I want to show you my order.

Insoles "Butterfly" size 37.

Production - Russia.

Orthopedic insoles "Butterfly" Orto.Nik

They fit my size 38 winter boots perfectly, although I had to remove my insoles. When changing shoes, I change the insoles, so I limited myself to one pair of insoles.

Insoles "Fashion".

Also made in Russia.

Orthopedic insoles "Fashion" Orto.Nik

They are a size 36 and fit my size 37 shoes perfectly. Cool, but it’s too early to talk about anything yet.

Night bandage.

Production - China.

By the way, You can buy it cheaper on Ali, they are exactly the same there and three times cheaper!

The design is complex, you have to rack your brains about how to put them on your leg, because... no instructions.

I didn’t like it right away, the Velcro ties made me feel uncomfortable, they scratched and my delicate, thin skin turned red and itched. If they are any good, I very much doubt it, but we'll see, time will tell.

Daytime gel fixatives.

Wear on thumb, the gel liner is placed between the thumb and second finger.

Attention! Not suitable with narrow shoes! Only with wide bast shoes, or with shoes one size larger, but ideally you need orthopedic shoes, which cost obscenely decent money.

I didn’t like the earbuds, it would be better to buy others that fit on the second finger, they look prettier and don’t have stupid “ears” on the sides.

• PRESENT

They didn’t deceive me, they gave me a small gift (I can’t even call it valuable).

Toe separators for pedicure "Spreaders"

These are gel finger separators.

I was pleased with the gift, the “spreaders” will come in handy.

• PRICE

I paid more than 3 thousand rubles for the entire product including delivery.

Expensive, but I would have left more at the orthopedic salon, but if I had placed an order on Aliexpress, I would have paid much less.

Let me sum it up.

The online store is reliable, works clearly and quickly. The parcel arrived in Ufa from Moscow on the 5th day.

I will take off one star for customer misinformation (there is a product, but in fact it is not the right size, although it was on the website when ordering) and for the high cost of the products, whereas on Ali the same product can be purchased much more profitably and cheaper. I’ll take off the second star because the reviews for the products in the store are all positive; the online store did not publish my review of the night bandage with a negative rating, which leads me to believe that the reviews there are entirely custom-made.

Long and thin legs. Some girls seem to dream about them in their dreams. But is it really that simple? Which legs can we consider truly ideal?

1. Leg length

The correct leg length depends entirely on your height. This is logical, because a girl 155 centimeters cannot have legs 110 centimeters (that would look terrible). Everything must be proportional.

The ideal length is half your height plus a few centimeters. Much depends on whether you have wide or thin bones:

• wide bone: legs 2–4 centimeters longer than half the height (51–53% of height);
• normal bone: the length of the legs is equal to half the height and another 4–6 centimeters on top (52–54% of the height);
• thin bone: legs should be equal to half the height and another 6–9 centimeters (53–55% of height).

Remember that leg length is measured from the protrusion femur to the floor.

2. Rule of four gaps

The legs may not be completely straight, and that's okay. They should have a certain beautiful curve. To understand how your legs correspond to ideal parameters, stand straight in front of the mirror and bring your legs together.

Regularly shaped legs form four gaps: between the feet and ankles, under the knees, between the knees and thighs, between the groin and thighs. The last window (above the knee at the bottom of the thigh) should be the narrowest.

3. Hip width

Girls most often worry about the size of their hips. Of course, hip coverage is an important parameter perfect legs. So, with a height of 161–165 centimeters, the correct hip circumference is 53–54 centimeters; with a height of 166–170, the thigh circumference is 55–57 centimeters; with a height of 171–175, the hip circumference should be 57–58 centimeters (be careful: the circumference of one hip, not the circumference of two hips).

We would like to note that 55 centimeters in girth is not so little, which means that thin and Beautiful legs- it's not always the same thing.

4. Beautiful calves

Calves are an equally important part of the legs. Here you need to determine the golden mean for yourself: too pumped up calves are bad, but flabby, jelly-like ones are even worse. Rounded and elastic calves do not disrupt the overall contours of the leg and are not conspicuous.

5. Attractive knees

Knees can be both a decoration of the legs and their main problem. Good knees are small, rounded, neat, without protrusions on the sides. The knee should be at the same distance from the top and bottom of the leg, midway between top part hips and feet.

Pay attention to the circumference of the leg under the knee: it should be equal to the circumference of the ankle or be slightly larger.

Unfortunately, the knees give away a woman's age. No wonder Hollywood stars are starting to do plastic surgery precisely on the knees to return them to the correct shape.

6. Graceful ankles

A beautiful ankle should be thin (but not skinny), graceful and sculpted. By the way, the shape of the Achilles tendon is also important (located where the heel meets the shin): ideally it has a small thickness and regular indentations on both sides.

7. A little more about hips

We've figured out hip circumference, but what about hip shape? It is believed that the ideal hip is like a spindle: slightly narrowed at the top and bottom, and slightly widened in the middle. If you mentally divide the thigh into three equal parts, then the widest part should be in the upper third.

To keep your hips firm, toned and appetizing, you need to constantly exercise and maintain their beautiful shape.

8. Smooth feet, pink heels, neat toes

The ideal leg has a concave, elongated and thin foot. The toes are not crooked by low-quality shoes and lie freely, one next to the other. The heel is rounded and slightly protruding from under the Achilles tendon.

Of course, toes and heels should be well-groomed and tidy: we must not forget about pedicures, soothing baths and moisturizer.

9. Healthy legs

Beautiful legs are, first of all, healthy legs. Spider veins, blue-violet mesh will spoil appearance even the most slender legs. Sedentary lifestyle sitting position for seven to eight hours, high heels, no physical activity- all this can lead to varicose veins. The disease is serious and is often treated only with laser therapy or surgery.

Therefore, take care of the health of your feet from a young age. Walk, exercise, take cold and hot shower, give your feet a break from heels, drink more water and visit a phlebologist.

According to statistics, Varicose veins are detected in approximately 25% of women. Representatives of the fair sex are prone to venous circulation disorders to a much greater extent than men. There are several reasons for this.

Our main “enemy” is the female sex hormone progesterone. It reduces the tone of the venous walls and indirectly contributes to stagnation of blood in the legs. The same effect is exerted by oral contraceptives: taking them can provoke varicose veins and accelerate its development. Often the disease begins to develop during pregnancy: the uterus, increasing in size, compresses the pelvic veins, mechanically preventing the outflow of blood from the lower extremities. Love plays an important role high heels, boots with narrow, tight tops. If the legs languish in such “captivity” day after day, the veins can be seriously damaged. If we talk about risk factors common to the stronger and weaker sex, then there are also many of them. Leading here genetic predisposition- weakness connective tissue venous wall is inherited. Varicose veins “choose” people whose professional activity associated with (teachers, hairdressers, etc.), as well as office workers. Sedentary work and insufficient load on the leg muscles do not have the best effect on the condition of the veins. Frequent constipation, endocrine disorders, excess weight , smoking and unbalanced diet increase the chances of “getting” varicose veins. Unfortunately, varicose veins are chronic illness, and which is constantly progressing. But we have the power to prevent its development.

1. Diet against varicose veins

Review your diet

• Eliminate fatty, sweet, starchy foods- every extra kilos places an additional burden on the venous system. In order for her to breathe more freely, she will have to lose the excess.
• Prohibited rich meat broths, jelly, ham, marinades, canned food (these products worsen the condition of the walls of the veins and their valves), as well as alcohol, beer and coffee (no more than a cup a day, preferably with milk).
• Drink 1.5-2 l. fluids per day: If little water enters the body, the blood becomes viscous, making it difficult for it to move through the veins.
• Include in your diet sources of vitamins E and C that give elasticity to the veins: green tea, sea buckthorn, peas, beans, lentils, tomatoes, lettuce, green onions, liver, egg yolk.
• Fruit desserts and drinks containing vitamin P(rutin): it does not allow the venous walls to stretch - it strengthens the capillaries. Rose hips, citrus fruits, chokeberries, black currants, and apricots are rich in them.
• Lean on vegetables, fruits, bran: vegetable fiber makes the intestines work like clockwork and prevents constipation, which increases pressure in the venous system.

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2. Health by nature

Prepare medicinal herbs

Ancient doctors advised patients to drink more to strengthen veins dodder infusion. And Bulgarian herbalists recommend nutmeg drink. To do this, grind nutmeg in a coffee grinder, pour 1 teaspoon of powder into 200 ml of boiling water, add 1 teaspoon of honey, stir and take half a glass of the drink 2 times a day - morning and evening.

3. Drainage exercises

Do them every chance you get

The easiest way to relieve veins- put your feet on a chair, a coffee table if you are sitting, or stretch them out on the sofa with a pillow. True, there is an even more effective exercise - get on all fours. According to experts, position on elbows and knees (chest below hips) promotes blood flow stagnation in the legs, to a much greater extent than the position adopted in such cases on the back with legs raised. And it has the greatest anti-varicose effect swimming with fins on your stomach with straight legs and a foam board in outstretched arms.

4. Ice recovery

Try to revive tired legs

Wipe them with a piece of ice and mint infusion. Have a free moment? Then perform an “ice” massage according to all the rules.

• Sit comfortably with your leg pulled up towards you, or place it on a bench and lean over it.
• Don't pick up the ice with your fingers - it will melt quickly. Wrap it in a cotton napkin, leaving only the work surface free. Stroke the skin as if you had in your hand not a piece of ice, but a small iron. Move it straight (from bottom to top), in a circle (clockwise) and make zigzag movements.
• Treat the foot, lower leg and thigh first of one leg, then of the other leg, devoting 2 to 4 minutes to each area. No matter how much the veins love the cold, they cannot be cooled for more than 5 minutes, otherwise a persistent narrowing of the subcutaneous vessels will occur, which will negate all positive effect procedures.

5. Cold shower

Rinse your feet with cool water 1-2 times a day

Not strong stream from a hose(in summer) or soul (in winter) walk first from toes to heels. After this, direct the water flow up the calf muscle to the hole under the knee, first along one shin, then along the second, and lastly along the front side of each leg, alternately from the toes along the instep to the knee.

6. Gymnastics for legs

Do you have to stand or sit for a long time?

Do as needed a short warm-up for numb legs, repeating each exercise 15-20 times. Initial position- standing, arms along the body. Rise on your tiptoes and lower back down onto your entire foot, then stand on your heels, and finally roll from your heels to your toes and back.

7. SPA for two

Create a seaside resort at home

• Relieve tired and swollen legs by taking sea ​​salt baths. Pour warm (38°C) water up to the middle of your calves, dissolve 1-2 tbsp. spoons of salt and walk in this artificial “sea” for 5-10 minutes. If sea ​​salt no, take regular cooking food or prepare herbal infusions.
• Mix equally chamomile flowers and plantain leaves. Brew 1 tbsp. spoon the mixture with a glass of boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, strain and add to the bath water. You can also prepare baths with a mixture of white willow and oak bark (1:1).
• Mix 1 teaspoon juniper berries(it reduces leg pain that occurs towards the end of the day) with 2 tbsp. spoons mint, oregano, lavender flowers and leaves(fresh or dried) - these herbs relieve muscle tension. Pour the collection into a thick fabric bag and place it in a bath of warm water. Keep your feet in it for 10-15 minutes. Do they still hurt? Try using a herbal bag instead of compresses.

8. Compression jersey

Wear special tights

Doctors consider the most effective conservative treatment and prevention of varicose veins elastic compression- application special compression knitwear(stockings, knee socks, tights). When wearing such knitwear, uniform pressure is ensured on the lower limbs, which promotes normal blood circulation and improves its outflow. In this case, a kind of external “framework” is formed that supports the weakened walls of the blood vessels.

Compression jersey is divided into two types: therapeutic and preventive. Each product is marked in millimeters of mercury, according to which it is divided into classes from I to IV. At different stages of the disease, compression of a certain strength is used. Therefore, before purchasing a product, you must consult a doctor, because only he can choose the right compression hosiery.

9. Comfortable shoes

Choose the right shoes and boots

If there are already signs of varicose veins, to slow down the development of the disease, pay special attention to your shoes. Buy boots, shoes, sandals and slippers from arch supports or put special orthopedic insoles in them. Give back preference for shoes that support the heel and ankle joint on stable low (3-4 cm) heels.

10. Foot anti-stress

Give vent to your emotions

• Nervous tension, as is known, turns into muscle tension: as a result, the tight muscles of the thighs and legs squeeze the veins, preventing them from performing their function. To make it easier for the veins to pump blood from bottom to top, the muscles must not only relax, but begin to move: then the so-called muscle pump will work. Helps activate it walking and cycling exercise.
• American phlebologists (vein disease specialists) advise in such cases fluff up a pillow with your feet. This kind of warm-up relieves stress from calf muscles. Just put a pillow in the corner of the room, take off your shoes and show what you can do!

11. Precautionary program

Remember simple rules

• Don't get carried away with heat treatments- hot baths and wraps, baths and saunas: staying in them activates blood circulation, adding work to the veins. They also do not like the beach and solarium - ultraviolet rays reduce the elasticity of the vein walls.
• Do not wear tight, tight clothes or tight shoes: such equipment compresses the veins of the legs and impairs blood circulation.
• Avoid strenuous physical activity related to football, tennis, weightlifting.
• Do not place heavy bags on your lap, and do not hold children on your lap for a long time. This is very harmful to the veins.

12. Foot massage

Do it before you get in the shower

Fulfill massage can be done with your hands or using a special massage brush with soft bristles. After water procedures Take a soft terry towel and lightly move slowly over your calves from bottom to top. But be sure to keep in mind: when the veins are already dilated, foot massage is contraindicated!

Prepared Olga Kulinkovich, newspaper “Zvyazda”, January 25, 2011.
Original in Belarusian: http://zvyazda.minsk.by/ru/pril/article.php?id=73223