Home Health Care : Athlete's Foot

Athlete's foot is a fungal infection on the skin of the feet.

• Mix 4 tablespoons vinegar with 2 crushed cloves garlic to 1½ liter hot water. When warm, soak affected foot in for 15 minutes once a day.
• Soak feet in ginger tea. It’s anti-fungal property will ease the burn and itch.
• Rub with a clove of raw garlic.
• Rub with white vinegar.
• Apply brewer's yeast mixed with a little honey 2x daily.
• Expose the affected area for a few minutes to direct sunlight everyday.
• Wipe white vinegar on the inside of the shoes to prevent re-infection.
• To remedy athlete's foot because of the intake of antibiotics that kills good bacteria with the bad, eat several servings of yogurt with live cultures daily. Also take a high dosage of the B vitamins to rebuild flora and help fight infection.
• Soak feet in 1:1 apple cider vinegar and water for 10 minutes everyday until condition subsides, or rub the area with a cotton pad soaked in vinegar. Let dry.
• Wash with garlic juice, or dust with garlic powder 2x daily.
• Mix 2 teaspoons salt to a pint of warm water. Soak the feet in for 10-15 minutes to kill the fungus and reduce perspiration. Dry thoroughly.
• Apply vitamin E 2x a day.
• Rub raw honey on the infected part and cover the feet with an old sock. Do this at bedtime and leave overnight.
• Add 100 drops (about ¾ teaspoon) of grapeseed extract in 2 oz. water. Apply this mixture to the area 2-3x daily.
• Add 8 - 10 broken cinnamon sticks to 4 cups boiling water. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Steep for 45 minutes and use the mixture as foot bath.
• Apply aloe vera gel 2x daily.
• Soak a cotton ball with some tea tree oil and cleanse the area with it. Then apply a mixture of 1 teaspoon aloe vera gel and ½ teaspoon turmeric to the area 2x daily for 2 weeks. The turmeric will cause socks to turn yellow so use old socks.
• Sprinkle baking soda on the feet, shoes and socks to absorb perspiration and neutralize the skin.

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