Blustery winds and threatening gray clouds didn't stop visitors from kicking off their shoes Wednesday. Bare and sock-clad feet tread on smooth and pointy stones as people tested the first public Seattle reflexology path. The reflexology path is actually an octagon measuring 20 feet by 20 feet.

Stones are strategically placed along the octagon's edges, creating a path of sorts for people to walk along without shoes. The stones range from smooth and flat to raised and pointed, each intended to stimulate pressure points in the feet.

Are we finally winning the war on cancer? According to President George Bush, we certainly are. He paid a special visit to the National Institutes of Health earlier this year to make the announcement, based on the “steepest drop” in cancer deaths in the USA ever recorded.

This is wonderful news, and it’s true – sort of. In 2004, 553,888 Americans died from cancer, compared with 556,902 deaths the year before.

Pain free feet is wish of most senior citizens for foot health month.

Ways to avoid the pain from aging feet; right shoes may be key, when it comes to physical problems for senior citizens, there are probably none more common than those involving their feet. A study found that 87% of older adults have at least one foot problem. April is Foot Health Awareness Month and a good time for senior citizens to learn more about how Reflexology can help to alleviate some of the discomforts.

"Years of wear and tear can be hard on our feet," says the National Institute on Aging. "So can disease, poor circulation, improperly trimmed toenails, and wearing shoes that don't fit properly. Problems with our feet can be the first sign of more serious medical conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, and nerve and circulatory disorders."

Take a home study course in Foot Reflexology and learn how to take care of your feet naturally and wholisically.

Call the Universal College of Reflexology for details - 1 866 944 2576 or check out our programs by clicking on the certification heading above. Your feet will thank you!

***Fungal and Bacterial Conditions, including athlete's foot, occur because our feet spend a lot of time in shoes - a warm, dark, humid place that is perfect for fungus to grow. Fungal and bacterial conditions can cause dry skin, redness, blisters, itching, and peeling. If not treated right away, an infection may be hard to cure. If not treated properly, the infection may reoccur. To prevent infections, keep your feet - especially the area between your toes - clean and dry. Change your shoes and socks or stockings often to help keep your feet dry. Try dusting your feet daily with foot powder. If your foot condition does not get better within 2 weeks, talk to your doctor.

*** Dry skin can cause itching and burning feet. Use mild soap in small amounts and a moisturizing cream or lotion on your legs and feet every day. Be careful about adding oils to bath water since they can make your feet and bathtub very slippery.

By Harry Jackson Jr.
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Monday, Apr. 23 2007

Although the feet may seem like the stepchild of the human body, you may want to pay more attention to them.

Authorities on foot health say that keeping an eye on your feet is just as important as keeping an eye on your overall health.

Your feet can signal problems with undiagnosed diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and even cancer, they say. That means that watching your foot health can help you catch undiagnosed conditions before they do permanent damage. "I teach my patients daily foot inspections," says Dr. Christopher Sloan, a podiatrist practicing at the Desloge Foot Care Center in Desloge, Mo. "By doing that, you know what you have, and you know what it looks like."

MARANG, Malaysia: Released convicts can become Reflexologists as a means of livelihood if plans by the Marang Prison here works.

As a first step, the prison authorities plan to provide a designated area in the prison grounds where motorists feeling tired during the long drive to Kuala Terengganu or Kota Baru along the coastal road can stop for a foot reflexology session.

"Toxmetics." That's what cosmetics should be called, according to US physician Dr William Campbell Douglass II.

This pronouncement follows eye-opening information from a UK advocacy group known as Chemical Safe Skincare. The CSS web site states that, "the average woman uses 12 toiletries every day and applies more than 175 chemical compounds to her body in the process."

Did you think the "What the Bleep?" movie was out of this world? The ground-breaking film "What the Bleep Do We Know?" has opened the eyes of thousands of people to the possibility of there being "more" to this existence than they first thought. If you have questions about the relevance of Quantum Physics, Einstein, "The Field", Reality and Energy Work where can you go?

The Universal College of Reflexology's new Quantum Reflexology Certification program has been created for people just like you. A part-time program of 2 days per month for three months will explore the relevance of the new sciences and paradigm shifts that are rapidly appearing on planet Earth. Lively discussion and hands on practical solutions promise to give you lots of food for thought!

Lyme disease, the debilitating disease that’s caused by a tic bite, may be a cause of autism. A group of doctors in America has agreed to begin preliminary investigations by finding out how many autistic children under their care also have Lyme disease, or Borrelia infection.

Parents of autistic children and alternative therapists have mooted the possible connection for several years, but it took on more of an official status after a ‘think tank’ was established during a conference last January.

BEING a self confessed shopaholic, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is certainly one of the spots not to be missed but each time I happen to be in the area, eager promoters from the rows of reflexology centres would appear without fail to coax me into trying it out.

Every time they come to ask me if I need foot reflexology, I would shake my head and walk straight into an adjacent shopping centre, all because I thought it was a “thing’’ more suitable for the elderly. Thinking that my friends would all probably laugh their heads off, I thought I would put a foot massage aside until I really needed it. Like if I ever had to play football and sprained my foot, then it would be appropriate to visit and not get laughed at.

It wasn’t until I was asked recently if I had ever tried getting a foot reflexology treatment that I went around asking my colleagues if they had ever tried it. To my surprise, most of them had and they enjoyed it too.