Spring Of Youth

I don't know about you but I tend to curl up into this pathetic ball of self pity when I'm really ill (which is rare). This is when I indulge in thinking like a close family of mine, by which I mean this is the only time I could verify the genetic connection I have with this person who perpetually thinks that the world is against his good self 24/7. Urgh. So yeah. I'm feeling like the world owes me everything right now that I am ill! Oops, I don't rant but this seems just like a start of one! Big sorry. 


Well, there isn't much that I can do apart from slurping my dad's chicken broth quite grumpily. I can't talk much to anyone although I'm surrounded by people I like. Talking does literally take my breath away at this point. However, I do find the daily nebuliser treatments blissful as long as they last even if they cut my appetite for food. I'm also pretty much drugged up every waking moment that I'm shaking even as I'm typing this out. Then I sleep in a dreamy state, waking up feeling dazed every now and then, yet the cyber slut in me craves to creep up on here every evening. 

So I'm feeding my new interest in learning more about foot health. Yeah. How I Got My Wiggle Back by Anthony Field (yes, the blue Wiggles guy) was given to me by a doctor I met last month, Dr James Stoxen. Do check him out, I think he makes a lot of sense and there are so many things to learn about the foundation of your health - your feet! 

Dr Stoxen came up with the Human Spring Approach where he says that the human feet have a natural spring suspension system, engineered to sustain itself without the cushiony footwear that we pamper them with. Footwears are comparable to mothers who smother. You know, you have all good intention of protecting and giving your feet the best care, but what you're actually doing is smother those feet by binding them in that cushion so much that they lose their natural sustainability, which is the Human Spring. 

With that, Dr Stoxen naturally advocates barefoot walking/ running. I know, right ? It may sound a little extreme in today's world where many who are vertically-challenged like me derive some sort of confidence from standing and walking on top of five-inch heels all day. But as you read and think about it, it makes a lot of sense to kick those heels off . We take about 10,000 steps a day. Now, imagine taking all those steps with a locked spring. It is literally bang and twist leading to stress, strain, wear and tear, and later, silent inflammation and more painful inflammations over time. Thus, accelerating the aging process. 

“Talking to women about ditching stylish heels is like talking to the wall, unless, they want to run a marathon than meet a man. Or unless, they have a screaming sciatica and are facing life-changing surgery,” he said to me in a recent conversation.

I think it's brilliant to meet a man while running a marathon rather than catching him at a glamorous social event. At least, he'd know your real height and might even find you somewhat sexy in all that sweat and non-existant make-up. No, no. I'm not totally ditching all of my lovely five-inch investments, but I'm definitely giving this approach some thought and action. You'll read more about this spring of youth :)