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The Barefoot Book; 50 Great Reasons to Kick Off Your Shoes

ISBN: 9780897935548 | 0897935543
Edition: 1st
Format: Trade Paper
Publisher: Hunter House
Pub. Date: 8/1/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Most of us kick off our shoes when we get home from work or an outing. It just feels so good. Well, as Daniel Howell points out in this timely guide to barefooting, it feels good because it is good for us.
Our addiction to wearing shoes has been linked to conditions ranging from foot fungus and bacteria to bunions and fallen arches. Ill-fitting and high-heeled shoes cause damage to the knees and spine, and continuous wearing of any kind of shoes builds up these problems. Daniel Howell describes the benefits of a si... MORE
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Forewordp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
A Note From the Authorp. xii
Introductionp. 1
Normal, but Not Naturalp. 5
Normalizing the Unnaturalp. 8
Disfiguring Our Feetp. 11
The Shoe Incubatorp. 13
Shoe = Castp. 16
Living Barefootp. 17
Jaenellep. 18
Vivianp. 19
Susiep. 20
Judyp. 21
Cherip. 22
Glennp. 23
Johnp. 24
Stevep. 24
Dr. Robyn Hughesp. 25
Youp. 26
How Your Foot Worksp. 27
Step-by-Stepp. 27
The Foot Bone's Connected to thep. 28
Your Archesp. 32
The Soft Structures of Your Feetp. 35
The Skin of Your Feetp. 37
The First Line of Defensep. 40
Irritabilityp. 41
The Role of Touch in Your Feetp. 42
What Your Shoes Are Doing to Youp. 44
Basic Shoe Constructionp. 45
Shoes Change the Way We Stand, Walk, Run, and Feel the Groundp. 49
A Few of My Not Favorite Thingsp. 62
Don't Walk a Mile in These Shoesp. 68
High-Heeled Sex Appealp. 69
The Effects of High Heels on the Footp. 71
The Effects of High Heels on the Kneep. 72
The Effects of High Heels on the Spinep. 73
High Heels Affect the Way You Walkp. 74
Men's Work and Dress Shoesp. 75
Growing Up in Shoesp. 77
Growing Deformedp. 78
Miniature Adult Shoesp. 9
Overloadedp. 1
ôShoddyö Educationp. 82
The Bottom Linep. 85
Walking, Hiking, and Running Barefootp. 87
Walking Barefootp. 87
Running Barefootp. 89
Getting Started Running Barefootp. 97
Hiking Barefootp. 98
Tips for Healthy Hiking Feetp. 101
What to Wear When You Can't Go Barep. 105
Minimalist Shoesp. 105
The Fuss about Flip-Flopsp. 112
Getting Out There: Putting Your Best (Bare) Foot Forwardp. 114
Hurdlesp. 117
A Note to Business Owners and Managersp. 119
What to Do about Workp. 121
Mythbustersp. 123
ôNo Bare Feet by Order of the Health Departmentöp. 123
Bare Feet Are Prohibited by OSHAp. 124
Bare Feet Present a Liability to Businessesp. 125
It's Illegal to Be Barefoot in Publicp. 128
It's Illegal to Drive Barefootp. 129
Going Barefoot Is Dangerous-Cuts and Puncturesp. 130
Going, Barefoot Is Dangerous-Germs and Parasitesp. 131
Final Thoughtsp. 134
Appendix: Lawsuits Resulting from Shoes or Bare Feetp. 136
Endnotesp. 141
Resourcesp. 150
Indexp. 151
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Daniel Howell, PhD, has a doctoral degree in biochemistry and teaches human anatomy and physiology at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. An avid barefoot runner, he leads a barefoot hiking group and has personally logged more than 2,000 shoeless miles.


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