{"id":823,"date":"2017-11-30T12:18:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T17:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.podiatrycanada.org\/?p=823"},"modified":"2017-11-30T12:18:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T17:18:55","slug":"7-reasons-you-have-swollen-feet-and-ankles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/?p=823","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons You Have Swollen Feet and Ankles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-824 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podiatrycanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/feets-300x177.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/feets-300x177.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/feets-1024x605.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/feets-768x454.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/feets.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>From the Care2 news article:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Swollen feet and ankles can cause worry and discomfort. But before you start thinking of the worst, realize that innocent acts like standing for long hours can cause your feet to swell.<\/p>\n<p>Feet and ankles swell when the body retains excess fluid in the lower legs. This can happen due to a number of reasons.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re more prone to swollen feet and ankles if your job requires you to be on your feet all day. When don\u2019t move your legs, blood circulation in your legs slows down, and as a result, your feet retain excess fluid.<\/p>\n<p>People who sit for long hours aren\u2019t safe either. Keeping your feet bent for long can interfere with blood circulation.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of swelling can be avoided by moving your legs after every 20 or 30 minutes. Keeping your legs uncrossed can also help.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more at the link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/7-reasons-you-have-swollen-feet-and-ankles.html\">https:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/7-reasons-you-have-swollen-feet-and-ankles.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Care2 news article: Swollen feet and ankles can cause worry and discomfort. But before you start thinking of the worst, realize that innocent acts like standing for long hours can cause your feet to swell. Feet and ankles swell when the body retains excess fluid in the lower legs. This can happen due to a number of reasons. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[39,42],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpma.thedev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}