Welcome to Shoebusters.com, a website with down-to-Earth thoughts about health that could literally knock your socks off. However, the ramblings in this thesis should be considered merely a collection of opinions or observations, nothing more. So, if you actually choose to continue reading its sections, as they are organized below, then please remain extremely skeptical and perform the background investigations necessary in forming your own views.

The purpose of Shoebusters.com is to stimulate interest, discussion, and research about the effects of shoes and socks on major human illnesses and conditions such as obesity, depression, fatigue, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, asthma, osteoporosis, and even the much-dreaded Alzheimer's disease, to name but a handful.

"Shoes and disease?" you may incredulously wonder. Yes, as strange as the connection may initially appear, footwear seems to be a cause of disease in humans.

Chiropodist Dr. Simon J. Wikler first proposed this novel idea way back in 1953. (1) After treating the feet of his patients who presented with typical foot defects, Dr. Wikler noticed a wide variety of other diseases and conditions resolving on their own. Following his great insight, extensions are made to include many other illnesses, addictions, and disorders that continue to plague generations of humans.

Intrigued? Then kick off your shoes, put up your feet, and get ready for some really unusual ideas that may leave you seeing the world under an entirely different light. Please e-mail questions or comments to feetback@shoebusters.com using an appropriate subject line.