athlete's foot

I got a request for what can i do about my athlete's foot? It keep coming back...annoying! so here are some thoughts.

The main culprit in athlete's foot is moisture. Air drying between toes is very important as most people just jump out of the shower and put on socks without taking time to dry their feet. Use a hairdryer or sit down and towel dry between each toe manually.

You might need a drying agent in your shoes if your feet get really sweaty-baking soda or powder will do the trick.

If you can wash your shoes that might help kill any fungus in there or just drying them for a few minutes on high heat will kill the fungus. If your shoe are leather try an essential oil like lavender or tea tree, spray in in shoes and on feet and let it dry. You don't want to keep putting your feet in shoes that are infected so clean them up in some way.

Socks... make sure they breathe, that your feet have enough room in your shoes to breathe. Athlete's foot like warm, moist cramped dark spaces... give your feet some breathing space and watch it disappear. you might need to change socks for a bit to some with more wicking ability, or natural fiber like bamboo that are anti-fungal and naturally move water away from the body.

Toe Nail Fungus!

Yucky1 Here is my list of a tone of things I have collected as remedies over the past few years. I will keep updating it as I find more.

Foot soak
A)you can add tea tree, doesn't do much to get rid of it but protects you from the stuff.
B)add 2 teaspoons of cayenne pepper to foot bath (do not use if High Blood Pressure)

Direct method
A)tea tree, red thyme and/or lavender directly to nail bed.
B)use a toothbrush and scrub nail with comet. Yeah the nasty cleaner for your bathtub. Once a day for a week.
C)This one has been recommended by several people, put Vic's vapor rub on toe nail and over the top where you trim and then put a band-aide over it. This suffocates the fungus. You need to do this for 3-6 months daily but it will go away.

Internal Method
Check out your bodies yeast levels at a naturopath. Toe fungus could indicate Candida or other digestive issues and an allergy to wheat, gluten, sugar, alcohol.

External Methods
Check your shoe size. Toe nail fungus takes forever to eliminate because it is under your toe nail and in the bed. Too short of shoe causes the nail to hit the end of the shoe and be pulled slightly up with every step which is how the fungus get in and sets up a nice home.

Make sure to completely dry your feet after each time they get wet. Use a hair drier for best results. This will also prevent athlete's foot from settling between your toes.