Healthy feet are important

WHEN it comes to look‐ing after your health, it’s easy to forget about your feet. But healthy feet are an important part of our overall well ‐ being, as foot problems can have a huge negative impact on our quality of life.

For example, bunions are an ailment that can affect all ages not just the older generation. Otherwise known as Hal‐lux Valgus, bunions are in fact the most common progressive foot defor ‐mity, in which the big toe joint is affected, causing pain and functional dis‐ability of the foot.

Fortunately, it is possi‐ble to treat this through minimally invasive surgery. The surgery is performed to straighten the big toe and correct claw toes when neces ‐sary, helping you to re ‐gain your aesthetically pleasing feet.

FOOT PROBLEMS: Can have a huge negative impact.

The surgery is per ‐formed, not only to give the foot a more pleasing appearance, but also to restore the alignment of the bones. Correcting weight distribution on the foot will allow for you to walk pain free, and to be able to wear your shoes comfortably again.

It is medically justified to perform hallux valgus surgery when the bunion restricts activity, so if you want to get rid of that foot pain, make an ap ‐pointment now at Clinica Britannia to assess if surgery is a valid option for you.

WHITE spots on the finger‐nails could mean a diet that is insufficient in zinc, calci‐um or iron.

Oysters – if you can man‐age them – are zinc ‐ rich, but zinc is also plentiful in red meat and poultry. Oth‐er good sources are dairy products, beans, nuts, crab, lobster, and whole grains.

Turn to dairy again for calcium, along with seafood, canned fish, dark, leafy green vegetables, cal‐cium ‐ fortified food and fresh or dried figs.

For iron, choose eggs, poultry, shellfish, red meat and offal but vegetarians –and carnivores – will find plenty in nuts, pulses, peas, more of those dark leafy green vegetables and strawberries.

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON researchers have linked snoring and cognitive de ‐cline.

Previous studies had detected a connection but this latest investiga ‐tion with otherwise healthy volunteers who snored heavily has con ‐