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Footwear
What’sthehypeoverBirkenstocks?BySherriJorgensen,Nutritionist/RetailManager
Birkenstocksbecameaglobalsuccessin1982andhaveincreasedinpopularityeversince.Peopleoftenaskwhyarethesesimplesandalssopopular?Comfort,comfort,comfort.Birkenstocksaredesignedwiththefootinmind,accommodatingboththeinnerarchandthemetatarsalpadofthefoot.Thissupporthelpsevenlydistributepressureonthefeetandreducestheriskofpainassociatedwithplantarfasciitisanddroppedarches.Droppedarchesarecommonandcancauseanalignmentissueleadingtoankle,knee,hipandlowbackpain.Birkenstocksaremadeofnaturalmaterialsincludingcorkandoiledleatherbutcanalsocomeinsyntheticmaterialsforamoreeconomicalprice.Don’tliketowearsandals?Noproblem!Birkenstocksalsomakeeconomicalarchsupportinsertsthatcomeinallwidthsandsizestoaccommodateanyfootsize.ComeinandseeareverylargeselectionofBirkenstocksforSpring!