High-Heels: Kicking the Habit

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Women, we all love 'em, High Heels, that is. Why? Because they make us look sexy. At least that's what the guys tell us and our girlfriends who chime in with "giirrrrl, those shoes are funky"! Glorious slick shiny high heel pumps, stilettos, nose bleeders, we just can't get enough of them. Just about any outfit you wear, simply slide those toesies in a new pair of high-heel pumps, and you have raised the bar on your outfit. And so the compliments and story goes: High Heels make our legs look shapely. High Heels make our outfit more glamourous or fashionable. High Heels gets the guys looking, downward. The higher the better, right? Nope.

Nose Bleeders 

These shoes are NOT made for walking

High-Heels and Urinary Tract Infection 

We heard how high-heels can damage your feet from,
Bunions, to Corns, to toenail problems and other foot ailments that develop over time.

Don't want to give up your High-Heel Habit? Don't. Just restrict wearing them, to occasional wear. This will help reduce your chances of getting foot problems in the future.

I'm not going to get into a long-winded essay about high-heels, this is just a brief FYI.

High-Heels not only cause foot problems but other parts of the body can be affected as well. High heels have also been know to cause lower back pain, ankle injury, leg muscles pain, and bad knees, just to name a few.

Not to mention the other bodily pain, should you fall while primping and struting in your funky high-heels !

Keeping your heel size to 2-3 inches should be your plan.



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Ooh, and this just in ! Wearing High Heels could cause--Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs).

UTIs What's up with that? 

Think I've had too many Mai-Tai's you say? Not quite.

"When you wear heels, your pelvis tilts forward, which takes your hips and spine out of alignment.

The result is lordosis, a condition that creates pressure on the nerves in your lower spine.

When this happens, your bladder can't empty as it should, a precursor to UTIs. So if you're prone to chronic UTIs, consider kicking your high-heel habit." According to "Working Women Magazine".

Kick the High-Heel Habit 

These shoes ARE made for walking

Give your feet a break from time to time. You can still look great with medium size heels and funky styles.

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    dc64 dc64 Mar 27, 2009 @ 1:24 pm
    I have worn high-heels maybe three times in my life. I didn't like them, and I didn't care enough to keep wearing them. They were SOOO uncomfortable, and I thought it was ridiculous to wear something that was so painful just because someone thought they looked good. Needless to say, I've never had a UTI, foot trouble, bad knees, or lower back pain associated with heels. Give me flats any day!
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    RyanRE RyanRE Jun 29, 2008 @ 11:00 am
    Oh my girlfriend has a problem with high heels. She loves them and has tons of them. They are killing here feet. She finally stopped wearing them everyday. I swear it is like weaning a smoker... LOL Nice lens and ***** to ya!
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    health_advisor health_advisor Jun 18, 2008 @ 8:51 pm
    Very informative.
    Great lens. Rated it 5 stars.
    Feel free to visit 4d ultrasound.
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    eccles1 eccles1 May 28, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
    I have given up wearing heels like I use to and I do miss them I love shoes! those right on the bottom are not too high but cute!
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