This study from the American Journal of Orthopedic Surgery explores the differences of feet between people who spend their whole lives barefoot and those who wear shoes. The conclusions are pretty astonishing, and clearly show how, over time, shoes can seriously deform and weaken our feet. The article states:
“It is very significant that in the one hundred eighty six pairs of primitive feet examined, I did not find a single foot associated with the symptoms of weakness so characteristic and common in adult shoe-wearing feet, which are weakened by the restraint the shoe exerts over function.”
To read the entire article, follow the link below:
http://ahcuah.home.att.net/docs/hoffman.htm
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