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Whether you run every day, have a job that keeps you on your feet for hours, or struggle with a range of health issues, your feet can develop problems that affect your happiness and well-being. Keeping your feet strong and healthy is key to living the life you want.
Stephanie Tourles shows you how to address foot issues at home, easily and naturally! She offers techniques and exercises for preventing problems, as well as homemade remedies and solutions for dozens of specific conditions, including blisters, bunions, hammertoes, toenail fungus, plantar warts, heel spurs, itchy feet, sweaty feet, and much more.
Sore Feet?
Stretch and strengthen your foot muscles to renew your energy and improve overall health.
Athlete's Foot?
Make and apply some homemade Fungus Fighter Foot Powder.
Plantar Fasciitis?
Rub your feet with Step Lively Massage Oil and learn which anti-inflammatory herbs can help.
Metatarsalgia?
Use targeted massage techniques to help relieve pain and swelling, and relax tight foot muscles.
List of contents
Preface
1. Greet Your Feet: Foot Basics
- Your Amazing Foot
- Toenails Are Part of Your Feet
- The Benefits of Barefoot Walking
- The Shoes You Choose
2. Foot Fitness: Stretching and Strengthening
- Foot Care Basics
- Exercises for Healthy Feet
- Get Moving!
3. Foot Massage to Relax and Revive
- Techniques of Foot Massage
- Foot Massage Elixirs
4. An Introduction to Foot Reflexology
- A Brief History
- The Fundamentals of Reflexology
5. Common Foot Problems, Uncommon Remedies
- Arthritis
- Athlete’s Foot
- Black Toenail
- Blisters
- Bunions
- Calluses
- Cold Feet
- Corns
- Diabetic Foot Concerns
- Dry, Cracked Feet
- Hammertoes
- Heel Spurs
- Hot Feet
- Ingrown Toenails
- Itchy Feet
- Metatarsalgia
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Morton’s Toe
- Odoriferous and Sweaty Feet
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Plantar Warts
- Toenail Fungus
Index
About the author
Stephanie L. Tourles is the best-selling author of Pure Skin Care,Stephanie Tourles's Essential Oils: A Beginner's Guide, Organic Body Care Recipes, Hands-On Healing Remedies, and Raw Energy. She is a certified foot and hand reflexologist and aromatherapist—and a licensed massage therapist and holistic esthetician. Tourles also has a strong background in Western and Ayurvedic herbalism. She lives in Marble Falls, Texas.
Summary
Happy feet are key to a happy life! Best-selling author and reflexologist Stephanie L. Tourles provides self-care strategies and solutions for addressing pain, healing common ailments, and improving overall foot health in an easy-reference format.
Foreword
Happy feet are key to a happy life! Best-selling author and reflexologist Stephanie L. Tourles provides self-care strategies and solutions for addressing pain, healing common ailments, and improving overall foot health in an easy-reference format.
