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Day: July 29, 2017

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Seemingly Small Medical Issues Can Cause Large Problems Over Time

Taking care of our health can be difficult at times. It’s not even just lacks resources either. In fact, we tend to suffer from the exact opposite problem. We’re typically subjected to an unending stream of medical warnings. We often hear so much discussion of the worst-case scenarios that we lose sight of simple ways to keep ourselves healthy.

For example, people talk about cancerous tumors fairly often. Go to any given supermarket and the checkout lane will have countless magazines mentioning cancer. And TV news usually has a similar focus. And to be sure, it is important to consider ways to reduce our risk of cancer. But the discussion of a rare severe issue usually ends up drowning out awareness of smaller scale but still quite important issues.

A cancerous tumor is obviously something to watch out for. But most people aren’t even aware that they can get non-cancerous tumors simply by walking around barefoot. When people talk about a plantar wart, they often lose sight of the fact that it actually is a tumor. We seldom refer to it as such because the idea of tumors is so tightly linked to cancer in most people’s minds. But the fact is that a plantar wart is a tumor, and it highlights why it can prove so troublesome if left untreated.

A wart might not seem like a debilitating medical issue. But it’s important to think back to the fact that plantar warts are a tumor. What’s more, it’s a tumor caused by a viral infection. And it tends to manifest in one of the more sensitive areas of the body.

Consider how much strain and pressure something like jogging can put on our feet. It can aggravate a painful wart. What’s more, that or similar activities can open a …