The Best and Worst Shoes for Chronic Pain with Galahad Clark

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Beekeepers Naturals and LMNT. Are chronic aches in your knees, back, or neck holding you back? Contrary to widespread belief, this is not a normal part of aging. Many factors contribute to chronic pain, but one unspoken area could be a part of the problem: your shoes. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Galahad Clark to discuss how our modern-day footwear could be an overlooked area contributing to chronic pain. Dhru and Galahad discuss how conventional shoes restrict our feet's natural shape and movement, making them weaker, and how this impacts the rest of our bodies. They also discuss the environmental impact of the shoe industry and why we need a radical shift toward a more sustainable solution. Galahad Clark is a visionary entrepreneur and sustainability advocate who is revolutionizing the footwear industry with his innovative approach to crafting eco-friendly and socially responsible shoes. Galahad inherited a deep appreciation for shoe craftsmanship and quality design as a seventh-generation shoemaker and descendant of the Clark Shoes enterprise. A degree in Anthropology matched with his family background, eventually led Galahad to create the minimalist, environmentally conscious barefoot shoe company Vivobarefoot. Vivobarefoot is on a mission to make the world healthier by designing footwear that allows our feet to function the way they were intended to. In this episode, Dhru and Galahad dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): -Dhru’s experience with chronic knee pain from wearing conventional shoes (2:21 / 2:21) -How modern-day footwear contributes to knee, neck, and back pain (7:08 / 5:15) -The connection between foot and brain development (14:21 / 11:40) -Top types of shoes that contribute to chronic pain (16:44 / 13:40) -The many functions of the “great” toe (18:55 / 15:47) -Why bunions are not hereditary (22:39 / 19:15) -How barefoot shoes help strengthen the feet (27:09 / 25:25) -The benefits of walking barefoot (28:31/ 27:00) -The three areas that make Vivobarefoot shoes unique (31:18 / 28:08) -A look at how footwear has evolved throughout human history (40:14 / 37:00) -Navigating the adjustment period to barefoot shoes (44:01 / 40:54) -Galahad’s story and why he started Vivobarefoot (49:09 / 46:00) -Trends in sneakers and footwear continue to get worse (1:00:18 / 58:20) Also mentioned in this episode: -Vivobarefoot blog on the difference between normal vs. natural shoes -Made-to-order shoes: vivobarefoot.com/us/vivobiome (available in the U.K.) -Vivobarefoot online store: vivobarefoot.com For more on Vivobarefoot, follow their Instagram @vivobarefoot, Twitter @vivobarefoot, and through their website vivobarefoot.com. Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/DHRU and enter code “DHRU” to get Beekeeper’s Naturals' exclusive offer of 20% off sitewide. Right now, LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. Head over to DrinkLMNT.com/DHRU today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the Ayurvedic tradition, they literally prescribe people barefoot walking on the earth
0:05.4	as a way to reduce inflammation and to feel better. And I think most people
0:10.3	listening will probably understand that when they go to the beach, they take off their shoes,
0:13.7	they run around barefoot for the day, they feel great. And what's happening when you're literally
0:17.9	barefoot, there's a huge electrical charge between your feet and the earth and the resonant
0:22.5	frequencies all interact with one another. And you literally connect with the earth energy.
0:27.7	And that's shown to have tremendous health benefits through the whole body.
0:32.6	Welcome to the Drew Pro at Podcast. Each week, we explore the inner workings of the brain
0:37.1	and the body with one of the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.
0:41.1	This week's guest is Galahad Clark. And he's here to talk to us about why 99% of all shoes
0:47.6	on the market today are actually making our health worse. And for many people,
0:52.1	including myself, they could be contributing to the chronic pain that so many suffer from.
0:57.6	Now a little bit more about Galahad. Galahad is a seventh generation shoe maker and the founder
1:02.6	of Vivo Barefoot, which is absolutely my favorite footwear brand. Vivo Barefoot is on a radical
1:08.4	mission to make the world a healthier place by designing footwear that allows our feet to function
1:13.8	in the way that they were intended to. Our feet truly are incredibly designed. They have over
1:19.5	26 bones, 32 joints, over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments. But most shoes get in the way of this
1:26.8	incredible design and place our feet into a crowded box that prevents them from breathing and
1:32.6	moving correctly. This lack of movement is associated with all sorts of issues, including
1:37.8	potentially poor brain development and especially chronic pain. But it doesn't have to be this way.
1:43.7	Galahad is here to remind us that by simply walking barefoot more often and using minimal
1:50.0	shoes when possible, we can begin to correct the dysfunction that so many of us have.
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