How To Avoid Cracked Heels…
If you have any circulation problems such as spider veins, varicose veins or swelling in your ankles this will promote the poor health of the skin in your feet causing poor oxygenation.
When this happens the normal flora of the skin changes and it looses it’s hydration thus the skin starts to become brittle and eventually cracks. Also you may need to look at your footwear. Are you wearing footwear that is open? If so I would recommend that you choose more closed in shoes initially until the cracks heel so that you can avoid any possible infections or other complications and maybe use flat soles for a while or smaller heels if there is evidence of circulatory compromise, by this I mean are your legs swollen or is there evidence of a sock mark at the end of the day?
Both Zinc and Essential Fatty acids are important nutritional support for skin renewal and hydration so you may want to supplement whilst your skin is cracked but also do consider adding foods high in Zinc and Essential fatty acids as well.
To treat the condition externally, exfoliating the dry skin that is there with a foot scrub. Any oil, such as emu oil is good together with coarsely ground salt or sugar, make into a paste, and rub around the heels. Do this only at night and where possible wear light socks to bed to keep the moist in. You might like to add a few drops of patchouli, sandalwood or Myrrh to your foot bath before you exfoliate to get a better result, ( remember to use a dispersing medium, e.g. a teaspoon of shampoo will do the trick).
Look after your feet, avoid wearing too restricting clothing and footwear. Where possible always put your feet up at the end of the day. Ensure that your daily water intake is around the 1.25 – 2.5 litre mark and eat mostly good quality foods to ensure that you are supporting the largest organ in your body… your skin.
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Marian Rubock owns and operates the LSM Wellness Clinic, a Natural Health Clinic in