Orthopedic insoles as pills? Where to start?

Insoles like pills.

I’ll say it again, because it looks the same, but it’s not: insoles like pills.

Today I’m going to tell you what happened to my 73-year-old mother, because it’s worrying and makes you think.

A few months ago, she went to the doctor to get a blood test.

Not because of pain or discomfort, but because of her friends’ nagging:

“You need to get a blood test.”

So she goes, gets it done, and bam! A slightly high value.

Slightly.

Nothing alarming. But that’s where the circus began.

The doctor starts asking about a thousand symptoms. All negative.

My mother, healthier than an organic avocado.

But of course, since that little number was high, well... pill time!

She, who’s more obedient than a traffic light, takes it.

And what happens?

Side effects she never had before.

Now she gets dizzy, feels nauseous, her tongue goes numb.

Wasn’t this supposed to prevent a problem?

Now she has three new ones.

But yes, monitored and with monthly blood tests.

They call it preventive medicine.

I call it “I sell you the problem and then prescribe the solution.”

And now comes the parallel that will sound very familiar.

Your foot hurts a little or you just feel something’s not like before.

You go to the podiatrist.

Nothing serious, it’s just that your foot has been trapped in narrow, stiff shoes for 40 years.

Instead of saying:

Hey, change your shoes, start walking barefoot, strengthen your foot,”

Bam again!

They prescribe you an insole.

Which is basically the pill for your feet.

And where do you put the insole?

In the narrow, fancy shoe that caused the pain.

That’s how it is.

Your body doesn’t need more external help.

It needs freedom. Movement. Stimulation.

Do you really want to prevent problems?

Then stop patching what isn’t broken.

Because there’s no better cure than letting your body do what it’s designed to do.

But of course, the podiatrist can’t give you that, the insole yes.

And beware, maybe you need the insole for a while until your foot recovers, but if they sell you the insole to put it in the same shoe that caused the pain... be suspicious.

Be suspicious.

Because the insole is not the solution.

The insole is a patch, a painkiller, but not the solution.

And problems need to be tackled at the root.

For that you have two options.

Either you go barefoot like Tarzan here and there.

Or you switch to shoes that don’t squeeze your feet.

That’s the starting point.

And here is where barefoot footwear comes in.

Shoes that don’t interfere, don’t block, don’t correct anything, because there’s nothing to correct.

You just have to let the foot be a foot.

That’s why, if you’re fed up with pills and insoles, I’m going to tell you something that can be a game changer.

Free your feet.

Get yourself a pair of Merrell Wrapt Sneakers. For Woman and for Men.

They are light, flexible, wide in the toe box, and as comfortable as an August nap.

Your feet will get stronger without you even noticing.

They only have one drawback, if you use them in the city, be careful on wet surfaces. They slip.

But apart from that... 10 out of 10.

If after trying them you still think you need an insole, at least you’ll be doing it from experience and not from fear.

Efectiviwonder.

Health starts in your feet.

Antonio Caballo.