Understanding the health effects from wearing flip-flops

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Understanding the health effects from wearing
flip-flops

• Feet are an incredible feat of engineering (get
  it) they carry us through absolutely
  everything yet we dont think about them until
  something goes wrong. More often than not,
  something goes wrong as a result of poor footwear
  choices such as flip flops.
• Flip-flops are named for the sound they make when
  you walk, but they could have been called
  ouch-umphs the sound youll make after
  wearing them all the time. Flip flops, as
  convenient as they are, theyre deadly for our
  feet, posture, backs, hips. While flip flops are
  all the rage for the beach and the pool, you may
  want to remember some important tips before
  letting convenience take a front seat to
  practicality and safety.

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• The moment you stop giving your feet regular
  arch support (as flip flops) and youre on your
  feet for a significant amount of time, youre
  going to exasperate foot, back, knee, and posture
  issues. Wearers can suffer foot pain due to lack
  of arch support, tendinitis, and even sprained
  ankles if they trip.
• Remember Jimmy Buffetts tune,
  Margaritaville?
• I blew out my flip-flop
• Stepped on a pop top
• Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home

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• Because flip-flops offer little protection,
  youre at greater risk for stubbed toes, glass
  cuts, puncture wounds, or having a heavy object
  smash your foot. For kids, flip flops can create
  problems in crowded school hallways and getting
  on and off the school bus. The solution? Only
  wear flip flops for 1-2 hours per day and stick
  with brands that offer more support and have a
  thicker sole such as Vionic and TEVA. Also, limit
  use of flip-flops to around the pool, to the
  beach, in the locker room and even on the
  carpeting or in the bathroom of your hotel room
  to prevent injuries and limit the likelihood of
  contracting any bacterial infections.
• And remember to replace flip flops every few
  months for what I like to call the gross out
  index a University of Miami study found one
  pair of flip-flops home to more than 18,000
  bacteria, including the dangerous Staphylococcus
  aureus and bacteria from fecal matter.

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• One last bit of expert advice from this
  footwear fashionista doc If you flip-flop your
  way through lazy summer days, dont forget your
  exposed feet need sunscreen, too. (Why
  sunscreen?? read our previous post Summer Guide
  for Healthy Feet Ankles). Otherwise, you could
  be sporting sunburned tootsies with your sequined
  flip-flops bad for your skin and a disastrous
  fashion statement, too. And whatever you do
  please, dont wear them with socks!!
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