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Athlete's foot is a fungal infection
affecting the areas around
toes and can spread to other areas of the foot. Some forms are
mild, but most can cause flaking, itching, deep painful cracks
and bleeding and can produce a foul odor. The fungus thrives
in
warm and moist places and it can be easily transmitted,
specially in places like public showers, swimming pools, locker
rooms, etc.
Most over-the-counter drugs stop
the symptoms for a while, but
it usually returns with vengeance. Here is a simple and
effective way of treating athlete's foot I have learnt from my
Grandmother with easy to obtain natural ingredients:
Get some mutton fat (tallow)
from a butcher's shop (beef tallow
can also be used), trim the skin and blood vessels. Cook over
slow heat until it melts, strain and pour into jars, let it
cool. (Mutton tallow can be stored in a fridge in an air-tight
jar to prevent oxidation for a few weeks, beef tallow stores
almost indefinitely without refrigeration). Wash and dry your
feet and apply the tallow to affected areas in a thin layer.
Put
clean socks on to prevent staining your clothes. Taking zinc
supplements and vitamin E from a good source will help speeding
up the process and make it more permanent.
Corns are areas of hardened skin,
usually on the tips or tops
of the toes, sometimes on the side of the foot. They can be
extremely painful. Usually they form in response to rubbing and
pressure from too tight or too narrow shoes. |
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