How to take care of your feet? Choosing the right shoes!

How many times have you expirienced aches and pain after only 2-3 hours of wearing heels? Personally, I was about to call it quits with them all together. However I found some useful tips that helped me choose the right shoes and it really has made all the difference.
Here are some tips, which helped me:
1. Choose high quality shoes manufactured from natural materials. This will allow your feet to “breathe” and prevents excessive sweating and swelling. Avoid synthetic or “man-made” materials as some brands like to call them. They are horrible for the feet and such footwear has no ventilation from the fact that the synthetic materials are not breathable.
2. Train leg muscles by performing simple exercises. Try standing on your toes for 20 seconds and slowly put your foot all the way down for 5 seconds. Repeat it for 5-10 minutes or just walk on toes for 5-10 minutes a day. This will strengthen the calf muscles as well as the arch and allow your legs to better cope with heeled shoes.

What do you think? whats your advice?