Some of us just recently hit open-toe sandals season, and that means a lot of feelings about the state of our feet. “Truth be told, there are a lot of gnarly things that can happen to your feet, and you should not feel embarrassed about them one bit,” podiatrist Brad Schaeffer told HuffPost. “Everyone has wild foot issues, and most of them are easily treated with proper care.”

That’s a huge comfort, but we still had a lot of curiosity around what pedicurists are actually thinking — and what things they really notice — whenever we hit the nail salon with tootsies that are less than perfect. And so they told us. Here’s what they can tell just by looking at your feet. 

Janie

Take Back Your Life

As pool party season kicks off, so do drownings: Two-thirds of drowning deaths for children in America happen between May and August. To keep kids safe, drop your assumptions about how well a child can swim and how you think they will signal they’re in distress. “It's very quiet, and very quick,” one lifeguard-turned-pediatrician told us. Here are the signs to watch out for, along with myths about drowning that just aren’t true.

Deal With It

With the future of legal abortion access uncertain, more than a dozen well-known companies have generated headlines by stating how they’ll support staffers seeking abortions, namely by expanding healthcare benefits and reimbursing out-of-state travel expenses. It may come as a surprise, then, that most Americans with employer-based insurance already do have wide coverage for abortion care. Here’s how it works — and how it doesn’t. 

Pro Tip:

Vacation is dicey for plant parents. You either entrust your plants to someone who may accidentally kill them, or just hope they’re still alive when you get back. Thankfully, here's a third option: These ceramic watering stakes. Just soak them, insert them into the soil and then place the other end of the tube in a container of water and let each plant suck up as much moisture as it wants while you’re away. If your plant needs more water, raise the container above the level of the plant, if it needs less, lower it. That’s it. And safe travels!

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