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Remedies and cure for athletes feet

How do i get rid of athletes feet and why do toe nails turn yellow and just crumble up and come off?
(14 Sep 2007)

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Remedies and Cure for Athletes Feet

For the first part of your question, athletes foot can be very difficult to get rid of. It is actually a form of ringworm , which is, the press concept if you think about it. Athletes foot is normally caused by shoes that are used for running are working out frequently as bacteria breeds in this nice dark warm places.


It is also caused by dirty Feet and dirty socks. The obvious solution to carry an athlete's foot is to keep your shoes socks and feet clean and disinfected. Spray now your shoes with Lysol will help kill the bacteria the lives in them, it will also make them Smell better!


Changing your socks to or three times daily is the best way to eliminate the dirty sock factor in this equation. To disinfect your feet, it is important that you first wash them. If you wash your feet several times each day, and then take the cotton ball wet with hydrogen peroxide or tea tree oil and rub it over the affected area each time you change your socks the athletes foot should clear up in a matter of a few days. It is also important, even though it itches, to avoid scratching your feet as this can lead to broken skin an increase in the infection.

answered by R P on 11 Jan 2008, 3:11:03

 

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