Toe Splits – What does it mean?

Has anyone ever seen anything like this?

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This is what my toes do now and then – ever since I was about 15.  It hurts like crazy and always seems to come on when I’m barefoot, slowly, growing from weird to extremely painful.

The other night I decided not to grab my toes and just try to relax and watch.

Since my camera was nearby, I snapped this series of shots over the course of a minute while my second toe moved farther and farther away from my third.

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What does it mean?  

Simple muscle cramps from a mineral deficiency?

Or is my body trying to tell me something else I’m not yet conscious of?

Healing is an amazing journey, looking for clues, testing theories, asking around….