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FOOT HEALTH INSIDER
Stop Sizing Up for Sore Toes. They Need Room, Not Length.
Before you buy one more pair, let me spare you my mistakes.
It hit me in my closet last spring. $240 custom orthotics in a drawer. A $165 'wide' walker, a size too big, heel pads peeling. $130 stiff clogs. $35 flats with glowing reviews. Every single one narrowed to a point right where my bunion sits.
Same mistake, every time. Here's what I'd tell a friend:
It hit me in my closet last spring. $240 custom orthotics in a drawer. A $165 'wide' walker, a size too big, heel pads peeling. $130 stiff clogs. $35 flats with glowing reviews. Every single one narrowed to a point right where my bunion sits.
Same mistake, every time. Here's what I'd tell a friend:
Note: Still in pointed shoes? Every day in them makes it WORSE.
Barbara Collins
Reformed Pointed-Flat Wearer
1. Stop Forcing Your Foot Past a Point
1. Stop Forcing Your Foot Past a Point
Every morning started the same way: wedge my bunion past a pointed toe, then wince. These open wide at the front. My bunion clears the edge. Zero shoehorn. Zero wince. Zero red joint.
First morning, I grinned. Why did I ever accept the point?
First morning, I grinned. Why did I ever accept the point?
2. Why Your Real Size Matters
2. Why Your Real Size Matters
My mistake: a size up for the bunion, pads stuck in the heels, and my heel still lifted on every curb.
Now I wear my real size. The strap holds my heel, and I take the church steps without the rail.
Now I wear my real size. The strap holds my heel, and I take the church steps without the rail.
3. I Quit Planning Days Around Benches
3. I Quit Planning Days Around Benches
I used to map every outing by where the benches were. By eleven, my bunion was pounding. Last Tuesday I walked the whole craft fair and only noticed the time on the drive home. Nothing hurt. Nothing burned.
Underneath: a cushioned sole that bends with me, and soft knit that gives.
Underneath: a cushioned sole that bends with me, and soft knit that gives.
4. Why Your Knees and Back Care What's on Your Feet
4. Why Your Knees and Back Care What's on Your Feet
For years my sore back got blamed on birthdays. Wrong suspect. A narrow toe shoves your toes sideways, every step tilts, and the strain works its way into hips, knees and lower back. Here the toe box is 40% wider than a standard shoe, with room for bunions, hammertoes or swollen feet.
Built-in arch support holds me up all day, and the insole lifts out for an orthotic. First-step heel pain, burning arches, aching knees: gone.
Built-in arch support holds me up all day, and the insole lifts out for an orthotic. First-step heel pain, burning arches, aching knees: gone.
5. Room Right Where It Hurts
5. Room Right Where It Hurts
Still buying 'wide' shoes that only widen in the middle? I did for a decade. These are extra wide right at the toes, and the soft knit upper moves around my bunion instead of pressing it.
No red joint at night. No rubbing at the side. Now my toes just lie flat.
No red joint at night. No rubbing at the side. Now my toes just lie flat.
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I nearly skipped the Elora too. Two pairs, $89, free US shipping, 30 days to try them.
YES! NO MORE SORE FEET
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6. Stop Settling for Clunky 'Comfort' Shoes
6. Stop Settling for Clunky 'Comfort' Shoes
My other mistake: thinking comfort had to look orthopedic, so I hid my feet under long skirts. The Elora looks like a normal, pretty flat.
Nobody at church guesses it's a comfort shoe. Four Sundays now, not one red joint, and two compliments.
Nobody at church guesses it's a comfort shoe. Four Sundays now, not one red joint, and two compliments.
7. Why Cushion Matters
7. Why Cushion Matters
I bought cheap flats and replaced them every season. Grocery runs, church, grandkids, hours on hard tile. Dead cushion by lunch?
Not these. The cushion holds up all day. Still soft when I slip them off at night.
Not these. The cushion holds up all day. Still soft when I slip them off at night.
8. Let It Out When Feet Swell
8. Let It Out When Feet Swell
My secret: by 4pm my feet had swelled and I'd slip my shoes off under the table. Now I let the strap out and the knit gives.
No more barefoot under the dinner table.
No more barefoot under the dinner table.
9. My New Rule: Podiatrist-Developed Only
9. My New Rule: Podiatrist-Developed Only
I used to trust ads and celebrity faces. Now I check who built the shoe. This one is podiatrist-developed, then tested and recommended by podiatrists.
10. Two Pairs for Less Than My Orthotics
10. Two Pairs for Less Than My Orthotics
Those mistakes cost me $570 total. Orthotics: in a drawer. 'Wide' walkers: too big. Stiff clogs: given away. Cheap flats: pointed.
What finally worked: $89 for two Elora pairs, Black and Red.
What finally worked: $89 for two Elora pairs, Black and Red.
BUY 1, GET 1 FREE
50% OFF PER PAIR, BUT ONLY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!
I nearly skipped the Elora too. Two pairs, $89, free US shipping, 30 days to try them.
YES! I WANT HAPPY FEET
Popular Sizes: Few Left
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FREE US shipping
Try both pairs today with money-back, 30-day returns!
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YES! I WANT COMFY SHOES
Linda S.
AND 100,000+ HAPPY WOMEN