Seriously, running barefoot is easy. I’ll train a 5′8″, 300 lb person to run barefoot. I don’t care who you are - if you have feet and working nerve endings in your soles, you can do it.

And even more seriously, until podiatrists start speaking out against products like these:
http://birthdayshoes.com/top-10-most-gimmicky-shoes
I will consider any expression of concern for the health of their customers to be disingenuous.

In an effort to loose some weight, and inspired by numerous fellow barefooters from all over the globe, I’ve recently started power walking and light jogging in minimalistic footwear as well as barefooted and my feet, legs and back, are perfectly fine.

I did notice, however, the shin splints came back as soon as I put a regular pair of “well supported” sneakers over the weekend. I got rid of them by doing some stretching and going for a 50 minute barefoot power walk/jog today. I think that in itself speaks volumes about how barefooting is a much more sensible way to go.