National Foot Health Awareness Month is observed in April to raise critical awareness regarding our foot health. Understanding the value of healthy feet is essential. Below, our experts share important tips, tricks and fascinating facts on one of the most important parts of our body–our feet! 

Step Into April On A Good Foot With These Tips and Tricks 

• Inspect your feet regularly and pay attention to changes in color, texture or appearance.
• Maintain good foot hygiene, including washing and drying between the toes.
• Hydrate the skin. Southern California weather and open shoes can cause rapid loss of moisture from the skin and may result in cracking or the formation of fissures. It is helpful to replace the moisture content by using lotions or creams on a regular basis.
• Don’t ignore foot pain. Symptoms that increase or do not resolve within a reasonable period of time need to be evaluated by your podiatric physician.

7 Fun Foot Health Facts to Impress People With

1. There are 26 bones in a foot. That’s one-quarter of all the bones found in your body. Each foot also has 33 joints, 107 ligaments, and 19 tendons and muscles.
2. The average person walks 5,000 to 7,000 steps a day. The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) estimates that the average person will walk nearly 100,000 miles in a lifetime, between three to four times the earth’s circumference.
3. The American Podiatry Medical Association says buying shoes is best done during the afternoon. Your feet tend to swell a little during the day, and it’s best to buy shoes that fit then.
4. Women are 4 times more likely to have foot problems than men are, mostly due to footwear.
5. Foot ailments can become your first sign of more serious medical problems. Your feet mirror your general health, so conditions like arthritis, diabetes, nerve and circulatory disorders can show their initial symptoms in your feet.
6. The soles of your feet contain more sweat glands and sensory nerve endings per square centimeter than any other part of the body.
7. Only a quarter (25%) of Americans who have experienced foot ailments have seen any sort of physician about their problem, and less than half that amount (12%) have visited a podiatrist.

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