No matter how well cared the rest of your body is it is important to keep your legs and hands groomed.

This routine can be done once a week.

Daily routine.

·         In a foot bath or bucket take warm water, and pour a cup full of marbles. Then run your feet on it. Try to pick the marbles with your toes and let it loose.

·         Use a moisturizer or foot cream every night and cover your feet with socks.

Pampering your feet.

This routine can be done once a week.

1.      Soak feet in a bowl of hot water. add two three drops of essential oil.

2.      Dry the feet and clip the toenails.

3.      If your nails are very stained then use a nail whitner.

4.      Rub the feet with an exfoliating body sucub,

5.      Support the feet

6.      Work lotion between the feet,reactivating the pressure points

7.      Put your feet up for a while.

Buying a footwear seems so simple actually it is and it is not,  you need to spend a little while on it. Style and colour apart, it would be good to go through the following routine.

1.      Have your feet measured by a salesperson.
Many people jump ahead to trying on the shoes without checking the length and width of each foot. It is important to know to proper size of your feet and if your feet are slightly different sizes.

2.      Shop for the larger foot.
If your feet are different sizes, buy a shoe that best fits the larger foot. If you need, buy an insole to fill space in the other shoe.

3.      Make sure the shoe fits your heel and your toes.
The toebox should provide ample wiggle room, and the heel should not slip up when walking.

4.      Go for a walk in the store.
Make sure the shoe is comfortable for a short walk around the store--any pain is only going to be worse on a long walk.

5.      Don't think a shoe will 'break-in.'
This is a common misconception that shoes should be purchased snug so they can break-in. Wrong! Shoes should fit when you buy them.

Tips:

1.      Stand up when measuring your feet.
Do your footwear shopping towards the end of the day after you've been up and walking for a few hours. Under these conditions your feet will be slightly larger than in the morning. End-of-the-day shopping is the best way to buy footwear.

2.      Remeasure your feet each time you buy new shoes.
Measure your feet each visit as your shoe size can change over time. And never buy a shoe based on size alone--try them on!

Foot Facts~ How Foot Smart Are You? DID YOU KNOW... More than 70% of all people have painful foot problems at some time during their lifetime.    Foot pain is not normal. Take these quizzes to see how much of a Foot care Expert you are! (Answes can be found at the bottom of the page.) Quiz I Some famous people down through the ages have made memorable statements about feet or have otherwise influenced the way we think about feet and shoes. Can you identify the person connected with the following? Which Greek philosopher said, "When our feet hurt, we hurt all over"? Plato Socrates Aristotle Which Renaissance artist called the foot "a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art"? Leonardo da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo What hero of ancient Greece gave his name to the largest and strongest tendon in the foot? Ulysses Jason Achilles DID YOU KNOW... The average person, engaging in non-strenuous activity, walks approximately 4 miles every day or about 115,000 miles in a lifetime. Quiz II Use these numbers to answer the following questions about parts of the foot - 5, 20, 26, 33, 100 How many of the body's 206 bones are located in each foot? How many joints hold these bones together? How many muscles are used to move the bones of each foot? How many ligaments join these bones? (This one's easy...) How many nails protect the toes of each foot? DID YOU KNOW... During a typical day, the feet endure a cumulative force of several hundred tons. Answers to Quiz I: 1)B 2)A 3)C Answers to Quiz II: 1) 26, 2) 33, 3) 20, 4) 100, 5) 5 YES, IT'S TRUE... The human foot is a highly specialized structure containing 26 relatively small bones, more than 150 ligaments and an intricate network of muscles, nerves and blood vessels.

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camphor

Camphor- The effective & healthy mosquito repellent! 

Malaria and Dengue are on a steep rise. We all must be using liquid or the old blue tablet type of mosquito repellents sold under various names. Despite their use, it is common to see mosquitoes hovering around with the best of repellents in action. Secondly, we cannot use these mosquito repellents whole day – be they be of any brand. Thirdly, many people land up with -------- due to them.

In the past, man would light diyas and burn camphor on a regular basis as a part of daily puja. These helped to purify the air and keep harmful bacteria, viruses and mosquitoes away! We can definitely have a better and healthy environment with the use of camphor.

Camphor or Kapur is a waxy, white or transparent substance extracted from the wood of the Camphor Laurel tree found in Asia. Camphor has many known medicinal uses-
It relieves nasal congestion and cough when rubbed on the chest as an oil. Camphor is used as an ingredient inthroat lozenges and cough syrups and in Vicks. Camphor is also used in some anti-itch ointments, creams and cooling gels because it is can be absorbed through skin and is effective at treating pain locally. It has an ------- effect which makes it a favorite oil to be used in pain relieving massage blends for sore muscles and arthritic ------. Camphor is known to improve the quality of air making it a better for our lungs and heart.

Many people are not aware of the Mosquito repellent power of Camphor - a simple solution without side effects and very cost effective. CAMPHOR IS A NATURAL MOSQUITO REPELLENT With effect round the clock! You do not need to burn it for that. There are three easier ways to do it -

1.        Put 2 tablets of commercially available camphor on any warm surface. Plug it for an hour and see the results! You can do it twice a day- morning and in the night as well!
2.        Place 2 tablets of camphor on different corners of the room or at places where mosquitoes seem to love to stay! Leave them there and they will evaporate in a day or so keeping the air purer and mosquito free.
3.        Take a wide opened cup or plate with water. Drop 2 tablets of Camphor into the water. Keep the cup with water and camphor in your sleeping room. The quantity of water and camphor may differ from room size. Water evaporate at normal temperature. Camphor slowly started dissolving in water. The water evaporates with Camphor smell. Adding little bit hot water gives instant action.  

You will be amazed at the results! Do experience it and help spread these healthy tips!

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