Shoe styles and trends change with the season, and sometimes it is difficult to keep up. However, if you hang onto your old favorites long enough, they may just come back in style. Being a year into a new decade begs the question, what new trends are on the horizon? To cure your curiosity, here are 5 hot shoe trend alerts for 2021: 1. Leather loafers The three S’s: simple, sleek, and stylish. The women’s leather loafer has been around forever, but has been a staple in that effortless, modelesque look as of late. For the neutrals lover, YSL offers their Le Loafer Monogram Penny Slippers. They also offer this look in leopard print for a pop of boldness. The smooth, sleek leather of the shoe gives off the perfect look for fashion on the fly. Recent faces of Saint Laurent include Kia Gerber and Hailey Bieber. Channel your inner model with the leather loafer. 2. Outdoor slippers Outdoor slippers are newer to the scene, but they are here in a big way. These shoes are practical and stylish, truly providing the best of both worlds. It is a rarity in women’s fashion, especially women’s footwear, to find a trend that does not sacrifice comfort in the name of style.

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder characterized by a separation between thoughts, behaviors, and emotions, which can lead to a distorted perception of reality. Despite popular belief only some patients with schizophrenia experience visual or auditory hallucinations. Science shows that a combination of genetic, physical, and environmental variables may contribute to schizophrenia, and that a traumatic event or experience can be a trigger for a first episode. Symptoms usually begin in patients in their mid to late 20’s. Here are three of the earliest signs of schizophrenia to look out for: 1. Social withdrawal One of the earliest signs of schizophrenia is social isolation or withdrawal. This is one of the most common symptoms in people with schizophrenia, and is often used as a predictor for negative outcomes down the road. There are typically two reasons for this symptom in people with schizophrenia. One is called a “lack of behavioral approach motivation”, which means that there is decreased motivation to participate in social activities because of their condition. Another reason could be “heightened behavioral avoidance” which may step from avoiding social interactions because of fear, paranoia, or distrust of other people. Someone beginning to experience schizophrenia may isolate themselves from their friends and family by confining themselves in their house for days on end since they may be fearful, paranoid, or worried due to their mental state.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) usually first appears in early adulthood and affects the nervous system. Over time, nerve cells increasingly lose their ability to transmit electrical signals. People with MS experience worsening difficulty with movement and sensation. Different forms of the disease progress at different rates, some more rapidly than others. All forms vary in pattern with flare-ups followed by periods of remission. Scientists have not yet narrowed down the cause or cure, but research continues. The disease evolves uniquely for each individual, but certain classic signs and symptoms usually emerge as early indicators: 1. Vision problems Flare-ups in optic nerves affect vision in eye movement and sensory ability. Blurriness in one or both eyes is common. Some patients report that colors appear dull. Muscles controlling eye movements may become uncoordinated, resulting in jerky tremors. Other symptoms include pain behind the eyeball, double vision, and light sensitivity. 2. Tingling and numbness Sensory input enters the brain via nerve and spinal cord impulses. Neuropathy, or nerve damage, is common. Patients with neuropathy experience numbness or other abnormal sensations such as tingling, especially on legs and feet. Part of our body’s defense system involves detecting changes in the immediate environment. Imagine yourself stepping on a shard of glass or feeling ants crawling up your leg.

Migraines can be defined as severe pain in one side or both sides of the head. The pain is sometimes described as a throbbing pain. Migraines can last to up to three days and they can cause the sufferer’s senses to become very sensitive. There are many different causes and triggers for migraines. Stress, caffeine, hormone changes, and use of certain medications, are just a few of the triggers that can aggravate and bring on a migraine. The symptoms of migraines can take place in stages. In the prodrome stage, symptoms include increased thirst and neck stiffness. During the aura stage, the symptoms are mainly visual and include vision loss and hearing things. There are also a number of different odors that can trigger migraines, such as: 1. Cigarette smoke Because migraine sufferers are sensitive to smell, just smelling cigarette smoke can aggravate and trigger a migraine. The carbon monoxide and nicotine in tobacco can also trigger a migraine by elevating the carbon monoxide levels in a smoker, as well as reducing the blood flow that flows to the brain by narrowing the blood vessels. 2. Food odors Migraine sufferers have an increased sensitivity to certain smells. This is also known as osmophobia.

Dementia is a condition that causes cognitive function decline. There are different types of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease being the most common. Vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and mixed dementia include the other forms of dementia. Other than aging, family history and brain damage are significant contributors to dementia. Below is a list of some of the symptoms one may experience during the onset of early dementia: 1. Memory loss Memory loss is one of the first signs of dementia. However, it may be overlooked during the early onset, especially in patients of advanced age. Those close to them, especially their spouses, may be first to notice the change in memory pattern due to how close they are. 2. Problem solving difficulties A patient with dementia can suddenly forget the simplest things, including meal preparation or getting dressed, which they previously did with ease. 3. Confusion about time and place Most dementia patients experience confusion about time and place. Many have trouble give a personal account of what they did during a particular hour. This may cause confusion with directions and patients can become lost on the way to and from formerly familiar destinations. 4. Challenges understanding visual information A person with dementia can have a hard time interpreting any visual information presented to him or her.