[pct-l] Plantar Faciitis

[Sabrina Harrison]

I used to suffer from plantar fasciitis as well. Once I started eating an anti-inflammatory diet (in my case, The Whole 30) and taking a few supplements, it went away. I know this is not the case for everyone, but it did work for me. 
The supplements I take daily for inflammation are turmeric and milk thistle. Seems effective for everyday life. I work out almost daily, so I am putting some stress on the system and it is still holding up. I'm sure hiking 2600 miles will stir things up a bit more ;-)
Cheers
Sabrina

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> On Mar 31, 2016, at 10:42 PM, Paint YW <paintyourwagonhikes at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It's been so long since I've posted something- I've lost the hang of how to
> do it. I just wanted to chime in on something near and dear to my heart-
> and that is the indescribable feeling of foot pain. In particular: plantar
> faciitis.
> 
> Once upon a time I worked in a nuclear power plant, and I got away with
> wearing 3 eyelet loafers, as opposed to work boots. Fast forward one year
> after working solely on concrete surfaces, and my feet were barking. Turns
> out I had a classic case of plantar faciitis.
> 
> I saw a podiatrist, had my feet measured by a molding process, and received
> fiberglass orthotics, which over time relieved my pain by providing an
> artificial arch to both of my feet.
> 
> Years later I worked overseas, eventually demobilizing, leaving my
> orthotics behind in error.
> 
> Eventually the foot pain returned- on the trail, and I found a pair of
> $15.00 "orthotics" in a pharmacy, that velcroed around my feet, giving me
> the relief that previously a set of $400.00 molded fiberglass custom arch
> supports had given me.
> 
> My recommendation: get some $15.00 pharmacy arch supports. Try that for a
> couple of weeks. If that doesn't help- take it up a notch and see a
> podiatrist, and get the good stuff. Custom molded fiberglass arch
> supports/plantar faciitis orthotics. Boom- done.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Paint
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