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Stick to flatties as high heels may risk your fertility
In an attempt to add a few inch to your height, you may harm your chances of having a baby.
Think twice before walking down the street in towering footwear, as in an attempt to add a few inch to your height, you may harm your chances of having a baby.
An expert has claimed that in their attempt to look drop-dead gorgeous in their stiltoes, made rocking by celebrities, including Victoria Beckham and Scarlett Johansson, women actually risk their fertility, as these five-inch killer heels can affect their internal organs in a condition known as visceroptosis.
"If people value their health in any way at all, avoid these killer heels at all costs - they're not worth the risk," The Mirror quoted Health and fitness chief Dax Moy, as saying.
"Most important are the potential problems that high heels can cause in relation to fertility, menstrual cycles and abdominal function. When you wear high-heels, the pressure on the front of the foot causes you to compensate by excessive forward tilting of the pelvis. If left unchecked, this can lead to menstrual dysfunction and increases in period pains as well as affecting the ability to conceive," he said.
"Most women are intimately aware that the prolonged wearing of even moderate heels can cause foot, ankle and knee problems and lead to back pain. But it's not just about the feet, it affects every single function in every joint and muscle throughout the body and can seriously affect the health of women that insist upon wearing them," he added.
Dax has also warned that the latest fashion shoes could even make the hair fall out.
"The forward tilting of the pelvis allows the abdominal contents to spill forward, producing that 'pooch' which many women have wrongly come to think of a 'fat stomach'."In doing so, they compress internal organs in a condition known as visceroptosis," said Dax.
"It doesn't stop there - neck, back, shoulder pain, stress headaches and even premature hair loss can all ensue as a result of ignoring the way your body is designed to work," he added.
He went on "But it's not just about the feet, it affects every single function in every joint and muscle throughout the body and can seriously affect the health of women that insist upon wearing them."
