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Living Barefoot Show – We Interview Dr. Michael Nirenberg

By Al Gauthier ⋅ June 6, 2010 ⋅

The Living Barefoot Show Episode 14 – We Interview Podiatrist Dr. Michael Nirenberg

Those of us who have found freedom from our shoes, or at least shoes that provide more freedom are passionate about our views and experiences. We feel that we have rediscovered the obvious solution to so many problems, and they have been right in front of us, or perhaps right below us, all this time.

We are however still the minority, and while the public is rapidly accepting barefoot activities and barefoot running in particular, the medical community is slow to adjust.

Thankfully Dr. Nirenberg is leading the trend boldly where few podiatrists have walked before.

He has been featured on radio, magazines and newspapers. He’s even been on the History Channel and Fox News.

He is one of only a handful of forensic podiatrists in the world. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Forensic Podiatry, and is a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Indiana Podiatric Medical Association, the American College of Forensic Examiners, and the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine.

He is no stranger to writing, having won awards for papers published, and appearing in more magazines and journals than I can list here. And of course there is his Blog, America’s Podiatrist – a well written and informative blog for lay-people and professionals alike.

June 6th, 2010 Episode 14

We speak with Dr. Nirenberg, a barefoot-friendly podiatrist in the USA. Our frank discussion ranges from discussing the education system for medical professionals, Dr. Nirenberg’s path to discovering and endorsing barefoot activities, common issues for barefooters, foot exercises, books and shoes, and much more. This interview is a great insight into barefooting and barefoot running from the point of view of a podiatrist.

To learn more about Dr. Nirenberg visit his website, AmericasPodiatrist.com

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Christopher McDougall is a well-spoken, humble man who has through the popularity of his book brought about some of the biggest changes in the perception of feet and running in recent years. Join us in learning about how this talented author wrote his book, discovered his feet, and how he feels about barefooting and running. This interview should not be missed.

We Talk about:

- Chris’s recent appearance at the TED Conference

- Thoughts on Interviews In General

- His first exposure to barefoot running

- How he came to find the Tarahumara while on assignment for the New York Times.

- He thoughts on his influence over barefoot running and ultra running

- How he struggled with writing Born to Run

- This thoughts on minimalist shoes

- And much more!

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Barefoot running has been such wonderful and freeing experiences for me. It took time for my feet to get used to it though. I had to be very patient and had to break my feet in slowly. A book that encouraged me to take on barefoot running is Born to Run. It’s great stuff to read. http://barefootrunningshoes.org/born-to-run-amazon-and-editorial-reviews/

Posted by Mara | July 6, 2010, 06:15