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What your feet can tell you about your overall health
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The feet are often called the ‘window to your health’ because they can reveal early signs of disease before symptoms appear elsewhere,” says Dr Shahdan Kotb, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at RAK Hospital.
“Changes in the feet may reflect problems involving blood circulation, nerves, joints, skin, or internal organs. For example, cold feet may indicate poor circulation, numbness may suggest nerve damage and swelling can be linked to heart, kidney or liver problems. Changes in skin colour, wounds that heal slowly, and unusual nail changes may also signal underlying medical conditions.”
