Foot Problems and Fall Sports

Foot Problems and Fall Sports

Summer has come and gone and with it the start of the school year and fall sports season.  Soccer, football, dance classes, gymnastics classes are all in full swing.  For some of the kids, however, it also means the onset of foot problems.  Heel pain, blisters, warts, damaged and ingrown toenails, fractures, sprains & strains…

Sitting is the New Smoking, Part 2

Sitting is the New Smoking, Part 2

Sitting Is the New Smoking II –Keeping Seniors Walking [This is the second in a series, the first dealt with childhood obesity] How would you like to save money on your heating bills this winter?  It’s NOT an advertisement to get a new furnace or switch utility suppliers. Details below. Everyone knows –or should know that smoking is…

Sitting is the New Smoking, part 1

Sitting Is the New Smoking I Everyone knows –or should know that smoking is not good for you. It affects your lungs, your cardiovascular health, your circulation, your skin, your weight, lowers your resistance to disease, it even affects your attitude. What you need to understand is that sitting has precisely the same effect.  A recent article in Parade Magazine cited…

Holiday Heel Pain

It’s that time of year again.  Already.  The heat of summer is gone and the memories of warm sunshine and outdoor activities are fading into the fall colors, chilly air and thoughts of Thanksgiving dinners. This yeah, Hanukkah is beginning during the Thanksgiving holiday with December holiday parties and Christmas right after. What comes with…

Foot Pain in Pregnancy

Foot Pain in Pregnancy

This topic has a great deal of personal interest to me.  No, I’m not pregnant–that would be a medical miracle. But my oldest daughter Jennifer is pregnant with my first grandchild–no secret, its a girl!  The anticipated arrival of the little lady is in mid-December and we’re all very excited about the new addition to…

Kids Athletic Shoes

Spring soccer season started yesterday here in New Jersey. I’m a referee, mostly working games in the Morris County Youth Soccer Association. Ages 8-19 and its a lot of fun, plus I get paid to exercise. Not enough to quit my day job, mind you, but it’ll buy a few tanks of gas (although not…