Is Your Lifestyle Affecting Your Feet?
Are you always on your feet? Are you forced to wear a particular style of shoe for work? Are you starting to feel the effects on your feet? Here we discuss how your job and lifestyle can negatively affect your feet.
How To Increase Your Fruit & Veg Intake
Packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre, it’s important to eat a variety of fruit and vegetables. The easiest tip, says Dietitian Rebekah, is to eat the rainbow and as many colours as possible!
The Role Of Nutrition In Recovery From COVID-19
Nutrition plays a key role during recovery from COVID-19. An optimised diet will provide your body with the energy and nutrients for your overall health, playing a role in rebuilding muscles and weight if mass has been lost.
All You Need To Know About Hammer Toes
Do you have a toe that is bent upwards? You may have a hammer toe. Would you like to know how to manage it and prevent it from getting worse? Or, would you like to try to prevent a hammer toe entirely? If so, this blog is for you! It’s hammer (toe) time!
How Your Family Can Become More Active
Your body is made to move and yet we are becoming more sedentary than ever. Most people view physical activity and exercise as a chore, and we know that kids don’t like chores, so the goal is to change the way that we view exercise. The key is to make exercise fun because let’s face it, it can be boring. Here are some tips to get you and your family more active today.
Top Tips For Healthier Takeaways
It’s looking like it will be a longer wait before we can get back to restaurants and most of us are sick of our own cooking at this stage, turning to the plethora of takeaways and meal kits now available.
Celebrating Pancake Tuesday
In a year of missed milestones and what feels like a never-ending groundhog day, one particular holiday that can be celebrated safely at home without too much of a difference is Pancake Tuesday.
How To Manage Cold Feet At Home
Suffering from cold feet is almost inevitable during the winter months, especially when the weather is cold and damp. Your feet may be pale and cold to touch.
Why You Shouldn’t Fear Fat
Should you cut out fat in your diet to improve your health? Dietitian Michelle is here to bust some myths! For further reading on sustainable weight loss by Michelle, click here.
Caring For Blisters
We all know the pain associated with a new blister. Be that after a long walk or after a short time wearing new shoes. This blog provides you with tips and tricks to treat and prevent blisters caused by friction.
What If Food Isn’t The Problem?
Food is the easiest scapegoat when it comes to managing weight, but it’s not always the root issue. Dietitian Michelle shows us other factors to consider and to look at the picture as a whole first.
How To Deal With Bunions
Are your feet changing shape? Do you see a prominent bump at the side and base of your big toe? Has it become painful and gotten worse over time? Do you find it difficult to buy comfortable shoes? These are some signs indicating you have a bunion. Read on to find out some more details and what you can do.
What You Need To Know About Cracked Heels
Cracked heels occur when there is a fissure or a break in the skin around the edges of the heels where the skin can be dry or thickened. These cracks can be closed or become open which can be unsightly and quite painful when standing or walking.
Running And Your Feet
Have you been upping your running mileage recently? Podiatrist Matt has some tips for you on preventing injury, getting stronger and taking care of your feet at the same time.
My Toenail Is Loose – What Do I Do?
Did you stub your toe? Is your nail very loose? In this blog we discuss how to manage a loose toenail.
What Is Morton’s Neuroma?
Does it feel like you’re walking on a pebble, maybe even a hot stone? Do you experience shooting, burning sensations in the ball of your foot? Then it is likely to be Morton’s neuroma. Continue reading to find out more about this painful condition and what to do about it.
Verruca: A Podiatrist’s Perspective
Here is everything you need to know about verrucae, as well as treating and preventing them.
What You Need To Know About Athlete’s Foot
Do you have itchy feet? Is it red and scaly? Is it spreading? Do other members of your family have it too? Here we discuss all about athlete’s foot and how to treat and prevent it.