Barefoot Lifestyle featured on NPR

National Public Radio interview with barefooter Chris Roat:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89300445

 

That's great! Thanks for posting it!

 

Good Publicity Doesn't Get Much Better Than That.........Thank You For Taking The Time To Post This...



Cheers Glen.

 

He argues that our feet are generally able to manage direct contact with sharp objects or rough surfaces. and Flaming coals.. my favorite.

 

Thanks for the post!!!

 

Awesome! I'm barefoot as much as I can be! I'm starting to redevelop my pads after a "shoe'd" winter.

 

That's awesome. Now if he and others like him could just get on more mainstream stations.......

 

Seriously, folks...

I have become a hardcore barefooter, and am having a no doubt common struggle... CRACKED HEELS! I've tried everything I can think of, but no matter what I do (that I know to do) I still have the problem. I have even pumiced my calluses away to the old thin skin underneath, but that cracked, too.

At the moment the real problem is that overall my feet are in great shape, and the cracks are minimal, but they won't go away, and sometimes one will split open and really hurt. There has to be some way to control this.

Any advice on how to prevent and treat this condition.

Justine

 

Do you put lotion on your feet?, I hear that's a good remedy for cracked heels.

 

don't pumice them down, by doing that you'd be losing all of the callus progress you've made. I stopped getting cracks and blisters about 1/2 a year after I started going barefoot. You just gotta stick it out for a while

 

before we all get kicked out for OT posting (this thread is the one)id like to say that yes, cracked heels (and cracked big toes, or slit toes) are starting to drive me mad. i cannot get a heel crack healed that some other wound opens elsewhere...
(continues in the right thread)

 

Thanks for the responses... yes, I lotion... unfortunately I also pumiced too far. The problem was not responding to anything else. Keep in mind, I live in the midwest and am going barefoot in snow... a lot. I know that's part of it, combined with the dry heat in our homes out here. And... I'm a tad older than 20, so my skin isn't as resiliant as it used to be.

But, perhaps I'll just let 'em go for 6 months and see what happens.

Thanks for the cool responses!

Justine

 

Jagerhans,

I think being a little older than some posters might be a contributing factor to the limitations of our skin. But, I believe we can manage this. I am trying to really keep my feet moisturized at all times.

I have the additional problem of LIVING and working barefoot, often in dirty dry basements, lots of dust and it's hard on my feet, but I ain't givin' up!

J

 

I'm not as young as i was, so to speak, but my skin improved noticeably when i started eating "oily" fish, such as salmon, mackerel and sardines.