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Athlete's Foot - Proven Effective Treatment
Eliminate athlete's foot with this powerful natural topical treatment. No burning or skin irritation. Proven successful. Results guaranteed or Full Refund. Athlete's foot is a very common fungal infection. It affects mostly men and young people attacking the area between the toes, soles of feet fingernails and toenails. This infection is caused by a fungus called tinea pedis. It lives off the dead skin cells, and thrives in moist, warm places, such as gyms, locker rooms, and swimming pools. The fungus is very contagious and is transmitted by coming into contact with wet floors, or by touching infected shoes or socks. Our skin is constantly being shed, little bits dropping off all the time. If the dead skin is infected with the athlete’s foot fungus and someone else walks along the area where this dead skin is, it could stick to their feet and consequently infect the person with the fungus.
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Treatment Athletes Foot - An Overview
Athlete’s
foot is the condition prevailing among 20% of the human population
of the world at least sometime in their life. An experienced podiatrist
on conducting KOH tests on the skin scrapings can easily diagnose
this condition. This condition causes the area between the toes
very vulnerable for the growth of the fungus and thereby causing
itching, redness, scale formation and finally blister formation.
Sometimes minor redness or swelling will clear up with home treatment.
At other times medical treatment may be needed. The sequela of the
athlete’s foot is guarded. This condition may be spread to
other areas in the foot- Toe nail fungus, groin area- Jock itch,
Infection around the toe nail- Paronychia. Tea tree oil, derived
from the leaves of the native Australian Melaleuca alternifolia
tree, is very effective in the treatment of the athletes foot. Diluting
the tea tree oil with olive oil at 5-15% and using the solution
in the affected area twice daily at least for one week will eliminate
the problem.
Other natural
plants available in the forests and also some home preparations
holds good in eradicating the fungal infection. A plant named Jewelweed,
also called as impatiens or
Touch-me-not is used to get rid of athlete’s foot by applying
the juice of this plant in the affected area. An herbal tea footbath
of goldenseal (Hydrastis Canadensis) and thyme in 50:50 proportions
is used to throw out the foot infection. Footbath should be done
once daily before bedtime. Spilanthes, an African plant is also
recommended for getting good results. Calendula cream, which is
prepared from a plant- Calendula officinalis, is used extensively
on the athlete’s foot to help heal cracked skin. Licorice,
which consists of 25 anti-fungal elements in it, is to treat athlete’s
foot. Camomile oil made out of Matricaria recutita, a plant found
in Europe is an effective fungicidal. In Europe it is available
over-the-counter as antiseptics. This is useful when they mixed
it with Tea tree oil also.
Disclaimer :
The text presented on these pages is for your information only.
It is not a substitute for professional medical advice. It may not
represent your true individual medical situation. Do not use this
information to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease without
consulting a qualified health care provider. Please consult your
health care provider if you have any questions or concerns.
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