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Many consequences to flatfoot deformity

Genetics are a funny thing, a veritable role of the dice. Who’s jawline will you inherit? How tall will you be? What is your shoe size? These and many other related questions are primarily a function of genetics. How about the important question of what is your foot type? In many ways, this is asking about the arch of your foot. A minority of the population have a “normal” arch type. This is a foot that will work properly and is less prone to deformity. The other possibilities are to have a higher arched foot type or a lower arched one, with the latter being more common. When the ...

Health Matters: Foot alignment problems can lead to chronic tendonitis

People are all different, unique in some fashion. This fact certainly applies to our bone structure, something which is primarily genetically determined. But your bony architecture, how all the bones line up together, goes a long way to determining what kind of problems you have as an adult. ...

Magic mushrooms: Thousands sign up for Oregon’s novel psilocybin experiment

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. — Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene to trip on magic mushrooms. For roughly six hours, adults over 21 can experience what many users describe as vivid geometric shapes, a loss ...

Mediterranean diet proven healthiest

By Dr. Conway McLean The health of America is in danger. With the rise in diabetes and obesity, heart disease and cancer, our lives are being shortened or impaired. Our system of medicine is primarily geared towards the treatment of disease, as opposed to the maintenance of health. A hugely ...

Talk with the Doc: Peanut butter history and food facts

It is reported that peanut butter was first introduced nationally in the USA at the St. Louis World’s Fair in the year 1904. When more and more people learned about it, and had an opportunity to taste it, peanut butter became a very popular food in the USA. When peanut butter was then ...

Tasty food that’s good for you, too

MARQUETTE — If you’re thinking about cooking for large gatherings, you might want to think beyond traditional dishes. How does Thai iced tea grab you? A segment on cooking was the focus of a recent “Northern Now” series put on by Northern Michigan University Alumni Relations. Leading ...