Ep. 16 Barefoot Strong with Dr. Emily Splichal

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Emily Splichal, a functional podiatrist who calls herself “barefoot friendly”.

This designation may seem odd for a foot doctor, but because of the fear-based medicine in our western society, she has witnessed the unreasonable fear of the natural (bare) foot amongst some of her colleagues.

Her book, Barefoot Strong, aims to bring the importance of foot health back into the forefront. She wants to literally uncover our feet and help us learn how valuable foot health is for our nervous system and our brain development.

We cover a lot of ground (no pun intended) in our conversation. We get into the science of bare feet, the benefits to overall health, considerations for kids with special needs, products you can use to stimulate the feet and nervous system, the amount of time you should aim to be without shoes, the different surfaces to go barefoot on and why, why shoes are so common, athletes and barefoot training, and so much more.

https://www.dremilysplichal.com/

http://barefootstrong.com/barefoot-strong-the-book/

http://barefootstrong.com/foot-types-quiz/

https://www.naboso.com/

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