10 Signs of Disease Your Feet Can Reveal

Here’s how your feet can alert you to serious issues like diabetes, thyroid disease, and heart disease before you even get to the doctor’s office.

When You notice: Dry, flaky feet

It could be: Thyroid problems, especially if moisturizer doesn’t
help. When the thyroid gland (the butterfly-shaped gland in the base of your neck) goes on the fritz, it doesn’t properly produce thyroid hormones, which control metabolic rate, blood pressure, tissue growth, and skeletal and nervous system development. 'Thyroid problems cause severe dryness of the skin,' says Marlene Reid, DPM, a foot specialist in Naperville, Illinois.

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The death of a loved one is an event that all of us is likely to experience during our lifetimes, often on numerous occasions. Whilst lives are often transformed by such loss, it does not necessarily need to be for the worse in the long term. Dealing effectively and positively with grief caused by such a loss is central to your recovery process and your ability to continue with and fulfill your own life for the better.