Varicose Veins? Barefoot Shoes Can Help

Our calves are also known as the “second heart” of our body. This is because the calves play a big role in driving blood up to the heart. Every time we walk, the calves contract, and this pressure is used to drive blood up. This natural motion helps reduce the load on our heart by counteracting gravitational forces.
For this to work properly however, it is important that our feet function naturally- something barefoot shoes can provide.

Understanding Varicose Veins

Varicose veins are dilated veins that form when there is improper blood flow circulation. When the vein valves don’t work and the blood pools in the lower extremities of the body.

This can happen due to multiple reasons including sitting for long periods, sedentary lifestyle, wearing conventional footwear. Therefore, movement and strengthening the muscles is the long term solution and prevention strategy for the same.

How Barefoot Shoes Help

Barefoot shoes help in multiple ways.
One, they help in strengthening feet and ankles overall.
Two, they promote natural gait and walking mechanics, allowing for better contraction of the calf and in effect better circulation.
Three, they don’t elevate the heel that prevents the calf from working like regular shoes do.

All of this allows for better motion and stronger legs that help with varicose veins.

So if you are struggling, know that the solution to most problems is good movement, and barefoot shoes allow for movement that we have learnt over years and years of evolution.
Our bodies are amazing at fixing themselves, as long as we give them a good fighting chance.
Give barefoot shoes a shot, they may be the solution you have been looking for.