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that link all the way to the heart, spine, and brain and provide plenty of insightful data. You can detect everything from diabetes to nutritional deficiencies just by examining the feet.
Man can draw vital energy and strength out of the earth through his feet. The healing power is strong in leaves and herbs, powerful in the air, but very powerful indeed in the earth. When you see the earth your eyes do not get tired. The energy going out will be reflected back duly multiplied. The glabrous skin found only on palmo-plantar is remarkably strong against external force and friction as well as against the invasion by external injurious agents. Even though plantar skin thickens as a result of going barefoot, the soles of bare footers' feet do not become thick, hard, dead layers of skin; rather, the soles become a supple layer of living leather still an organ of touch and joy and should be graciously accepted as such. While walking barefoot, especially on uneven and surfaces like sand and rocky beaches, you are stimulating many of the pressure points in the feet yourself. Some of the benefits of these are better digestion, elimination, enhanced immune function, backache healing and much more.
Cleaning the dust and a little rubbing after a day's hard work and keeping the feet dry, particularly after walking through a damp environment are the only care needs to keep feet healthy and free from heel fissures and cracks even during the winter. Unresolved foot problems can have unexpected consequences. Untreated pain often leads a person to move less and gain weight. Individuals with diabetes or other
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