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Article: Your feet may hold key to your health
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- May 13, 2007
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Although the feet may seem like the stepchild of the human body,
you may want to pay more attention to them.
Authorities on foot health say that keeping an eye on your feet is
just as important as keeping an eye on your overall health. Your feet
can signal problems with undiagnosed diabetes, cardiovascular
disease, kidney disease and even cancer, they say.
That means that watching your foot health can help you catch
undiagnosed conditions before they do permanent damage.
"I teach my patients daily foot inspections," says Dr. Christopher
Sloan, a podiatrist practicing at the Desloge Foot Care Center in
Desloge, Mo. "By doing that,you know what you have, and you know what
it looks like."
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