How Your Feet Could Signal Heart Problems and Clogged Arteries

Poor circulation is like trying to water your garden with a clogged hose. Blood, laden with oxygen and nutrients, no longer reaches your extremities efficiently. The result: pain, numbness, slow healing, and even infections.

When plaque builds up in the arteries, circulation slows or even stops. And if you have diabetes, this can make things worse. Nerve damage from high blood sugar sometimes makes the pain less noticeable, but the damage is very real.