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A Quick and Easy Test to See if Your Toes are in Natural Alignment
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the disclaimer for more information. Toe alignment is a massively important part of our health, especially as an athlete or someone who is on their feet all day long. It effects the well-being of the feet, lower legs, and even the rest of the body to many…
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Eating Healthy is Expensive? Think Again. 4 Mistakes People Commonly Make
Eating Out The first point I want to make is that eating out has become a problem for many people. It’s almost always an unnecessary indulgence. I treat eating outside of the house as a treat; someone’s birthday, a place we haven’t been to in a while, some kind of celebration, etc. Most people use…
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My 2 Rules that Get Me Eating Better
After a very unhealthy holiday season of eating, it seems natural to feel like it’s time to sharpen up the ole diet again. I personally “let myself go” for the last month, because I found it pointless to fight the temptations of cakes, pies, cookies, etc on a daily basis. I had my fun and…
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5 Adjustments You Can Make to Maintain Better Posture Naturally
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the disclaimer for more information. I’ve been thinking more about posture lately because I noticed that I have some funny tendencies that I undertake when I start to get tired and lazy. For one, I will sometimes let my head and neck fall forward (forward head posture),…
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Xero Shoes DayLite Hiker Review
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the disclaimer for more information. Overview The DayLite Hiker is a minimalist boot made by Xero Shoes that I’ve probably been wearing for about 2 years now. Because of this, I’ve been able to test it in quite a few scenarios that I’m excited to share about…
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Hallux Limitus – What’s Really Going On With It and the Best Treatment Options
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the disclaimer for more information. About a week ago now, I went to a podiatrist who diagnosed me with a condition called hallux limitus. The hallux, meaning the big toe, gets limited with this condition and becomes unable to dorsiflex (bend back) to an appropriate extent. What…
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A Simple Guide on What You Should Do When You Get Sick
With the ongoing health crisis and with the weather about to make a drastic change, building immunity has been on my mind. A lot of people will say things like “it’s flu season”, almost expecting to get taken out by a virus sooner or later. My strategy is to take as many preventative measures as…
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The Only Thing that Has Helped My Turf Toe / Sesamoiditis Get Better
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the disclaimer for more information. At this point, it has been several months since I first hurt my foot again. I was playing soccer and basically bent my toes back during a challenge with all my force still moving forward. This hyperextended my toes, pushing them back…
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A Lesson on Getting Healthier Without the Guilt, Shame, and Self-Hatred Along the Way
One of my friends recently verbalized something that I had never articulated, but I realized it’s what I’m always aiming for. He said: “My health has been trending upward over the last several years.” Him and I were talking about things we don’t like to eat because of the potentially negative effects they can have…
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Sesamoiditis (Pain Under Ball of the Foot) – Treatment Options and How to Heal From It
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the disclaimer for more information. Sesamoiditis refers to the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the two little bones called the sesamoids, which are located directly under the ball of the foot. I experienced what was the beginning of this injury when I first gave myself turf toe…