Sometimes we suffer from some problems in the feet without giving them sufficient attention, such as feeling cold, numb, or fungal infection in one of the fingers, but these symptoms may be an early indication of non -diagnosed heart diseases.
A study published by the European Heart Magazine revealed that about one of every four healthy people over the age of 60 years of heart disease.
The accumulation of fat in the blood vessels is the most common cause of heart disease, which leads to the blockage of these vessels responsible for feeding the body organs, and as a result the blood flow and oxygen flow to these organs, which greatly increases the risk of heart attack or strokes, according to the Daily Mail.
Perpercurious artery disease
The two feet are the first to be affected by this process due to the small blood vessels in it, which makes them vulnerable to a clogging more quickly, causing the so -called periphyral artry Disease.
The peripheral arteries are known, according to the American Heart Foundation, that there is narrowing within the peripheral arteries that carry blood away from the heart to other parts of the body.
The cutting of blood flow to the feet leads to your feeling of cold or numbness in them and sometimes you may notice swelling in them, and with this condition the nails may become thicker or easily break.
The effect of peripheral arteries extends to the top of the leg as well, which leads to cramping, fatigue, pain, or a feeling of discomfort in the muscles of the leg or hip while walking or ascending the stairs, and this pain usually disappears after about 10 minutes of comfort, but it returns again when walking.
Other symptoms of the feet usually appear indicating the incidence of peripheral arteries such as tingling, feeling heat, dry skin and cracking, in addition to the appearance of pimples and ulcers that heal slowly or not heal at all.
You may have diabetes
Diabetics face the risk of developing peripheral arteries significantly, as high blood sugar levels in the blood vessels are damaged in the feet, which causes loss of sensation as a result of the damage to the nerves that feed the feet, and this makes the wounds heal slowly, and this increases the possibility of diabetes patients suffering from fungi infection such as athletic foot and the fungi of the foot nails.