Humans are born to walk extensively every single day at a very comfortable pace and to sprint once in a while.

Walking is like sleep to the human.

Your body automatically determines the stride and the technique to absorb impact in a most efficient manner.

As soon as you put on a shoe, all this stuff is compromised

because you are cutting yourself off from that neurofeedback on the incredible nerve density

that exists on the bottom of the feet. With Poluva, we feel like our unique feature is the articulated toes.

Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the

secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your

existence and biohack your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing

medical advice and are not responsible for any

outcomes you may experience from implementing the tactics lying here in. Are you ready? Let's do this.

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Okay friends, today's episode has actually changed my life.

First of all, I adore Brad Kearns. He is so intelligent, so knowledgeable, so funny, and so

talented. And he is co-author with the legendary Marxistin on so many incredible books,

including their most recent, Born to Walk.

Here's where the life-changingness comes in. I have changed how I approach walking and shoes.

I think a lot of us, especially in this field, intuitively know that walking is good for us,

but reading Born to Walk made me realize the extreme, truthful intensity of that statement,

as well as how horrible running can be,

and perhaps most importantly, the damage we are doing to our bodies with our shoes.

And this is a girl who doesn't even like wearing shoes, besides high heels, of course.

Since reading this book, I have changed my habits.

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