Reader’s Digest India – July 2019

Reader’s Digest

96 july 2019

by Anna-Kaisa Walker

Your Feet Wish

You Knew

1

Every day, your feet

absorb over a million

pounds of force. The

average person walks

the equivalent of three

times around the equa-

tor in their lifetime.

2

Foot problems—

plantar fasciitis, flat

feet, calluses, bunions

and ingrown toenails—

are the most common

foot-related problems

faced by both young

and old, says Dr Govind

Singh Bisht, principal

consultant (podiatry),

at Max Hospital, Delhi.

“Symptoms of condi-

tions such as arthritis

can show up in the feet,

so foot ailments can

reveal more serious

medical issues,” he adds.

3

Says Dr Ambrish

Mithal, chairman,

division of endocrino-

logy and diabetes,

Medanta, Gurugram,

“About 15 per cent of

diabetics develop foot-

related problems either

due to reduced blood

flow or numbness due to

nerve damages (neurop-

athy), which means

injuries, cuts or bruises

13 THINGS

illustration by Clayton Hanmer