Heels

With the onset of spring more and more women wearing high-heeled shoes. Scientists say that most of us for the day makes about 19,000 steps. And for all my life, it is difficult to imagine, we go through a distance equal to the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Fiction, and more!

A little history
Who invented the first shoe - is unknown. But here, U.S. archaeologists found a large number of sandals woven from grass and took his find to the time the Stone Age.

It is said that men invented high heels for personal use, namely, it is a tiller of the soil of ancient Egypt, who used the heels to stop, make it easier to move on soft ground.

Later heels accustomed to men's boots, helping riders kept in the saddle.

They say that something resembling a modern heel, invented by Leonardo da Vinci. However, in Europe heels spread only in the XVII century. So in 1680, women began to wear shoes at such a high and thin heel that could move only by relying on a cane.

Men also began to wear high heels, and the emperors issued decrees that prescribe what caste, which are permitted to wear high heels. Most high heels worn by members of the royal family and nobles. Red heels are allowed to wear only the nobility.

In the XVIII century, men stopped wearing high heels, and the ladies was considered the most fashionable thin heel to 10-12 cm tall. It is believed that such a heel makes a graceful female figure.

The French Revolution of 1789 stopped mockery of women's health at the feet for 50 years. Women began to wear flat shoes. Even danced at balls in silk shoes with leather soles. At the end of XIX century and returned to the fashion for high heels.


Many young girls and even adult women believe that if they wear high heels, heels, all the men will be at their feet. Alas, alas. But some figure flaws heel can disguise. For example:

- Thin high heels full legs even more complete and whole figure makes overweight. But the wide, low heel and toe conceals flaws figure.
- Skinny legs in high heels look like stilts. But the low is not very thin heel, makes such graceful legs.

Heel and Women's Health
High heels often causes irreparable damage to health. Causes diseases such as curvature of the spine, and varicose veins. Doctors all countries say that the heel 5cm above dangerous.

Dr. Maria Cerutti studied women aged 50 years and found that those whose foot at an angle of 15 degrees to the ground (about the rise of the foot when wearing heels to 5 cm), posture remained as good as those who wore shoes without heels. However, this should not wear heel to 4 hours per day.

If a woman is often, much less all the time, wearing high heels, she walks as if the fingers, causing impaired blood flow to the legs. Weaken the nail plate, start to crack, there is a fungus, corns, swollen feet.


Coast of legs
These simple tips should help.

- Beautiful, fashionable and safe for the feet are on a high platform shoes.

- Doctors say that if you are going to work in high-heeled shoes, then it must be in the office to change shoes with flat soles.

- During breaks and after work is useful to massage the foot.

- In the evening do a warm foot bath with peeling potatoes, herb wormwood, sage.

- While sitting at the computer, shoes under the table is useful to shoot and do a simple exercise, activating blood circulation - pull your toes toward you, then pull them out.

- Houses useful to sit with your feet raised or lie down for a short time, put it under your feet roll.

- If your feet are swollen, it will help cool footbath.

- When the pain traditional medicine recommends a bath of decoction of red and white clover. A handful of clover to make 1 liter of boiling water for 1 hour in a thermos, strain, pour into the tub.

- The pain subsides if 1 teaspoon of salt to pour in 1 cup of vegetable oil and rub the mixture to dissolve into the soles of the night.

- If you sweating in the morning before putting on stockings, tights, between the fingers and soles sprinkle boric acid powder, no need to rub it in the evening to wash your feet in warm water.

- If you have cracked heels, then you need to rub it into the skin of fir balsam, and top fix gauze bandage.

And in order not to have problems with their feet, we should probably take a cue from European women who wear shoes with heels very rarely, only in special cases. After all, the beauty of women depends not on the heels, and from her faith in herself, the ability to present themselves, from a sincere smile and a friendly attitude towards others.