It’s definitely time to see a podiatrist (aka: foot doctor) if …

1. If you have chronic back pain and it’s not from trauma
2. If you have arthritis
3. If you have yellow or black toenails
4. If your ankle has been swollen for over an hour
5. If your child often complains of foot pain
6. If you have constant knee pain and you’re not sure why
7. If you think you’ve broken a bone in your foot
8. If you have chronic heel pain
9. If you have been stuffing your feet into heels for decades
10. If everyone around you says you walk funny

Have you ever been to a podiatrist? Why?

Do you think you should go now?

The Aligned and Well™ Fix Your Feet DVD is a very informative video that will not only teach you various foot exercises and stretches, but also explain why it’s important for you to do these exercises to achieve optimal foot health.  With the instruction of Katy Bowman, M.S., Developer of the Aligned and Well™ program, this video provides detailed and easy to understand techniques on how to perform various exercises to strengthen muscles inside the feet to combat unhealthy foot conditions such as plantar fasciitis, bunions, hammer toes, neuromas, neuropathy and shin splints.  By having strong, regularly used muscles in your feet, such as the muscles that support your arch, you’ll gain proper circulation to the feet to keep tissue healthy, and ultimately disease free.  In this video, Katy Bowman will be with you every step of the way, providing tips and techniques, as well as constant health information so that you’re well educated about foot health.  The DVD also comes with Bonus Materials: Human Physics 101 (Human Body Owner’s Manual), which explains how the human body works and how you can get your human machine to function better.

In this video, Katy Bowman shows you the right way to:

• Calf Stretch
• Toe Stretch
• Double Calf Stretch
• Toe Exercises
• Strap Stretch

All of these prescribed movements are recommended for:

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Bunions
• Hammer Toes
• Neuromas
• Neuropathy
• Runner’s Feet Repair
• Shin Splints

Katy Bowman provides and excellent analogy: the alignment of the human body instantly impacts its performance, such as the wheel alignment of a car – if you haven’t been told how to load or use your body properly, you can very much be suffering from a disease that was caused by the misuse of your body.  Fix Your Feet is part of the Aligned and Well™ Program Series.

The Aligned and Well™ Program Will Show You

1. Where your body is right now.
2. Where your body should be.
3. The movements you need to do to get back on track.

You know those celebrities who you envy because they get to wear expensive, high-fashion heels? What you usually don’t see are the weird bumps, busted toe nails and crooked toes that are crammed into those stilettos.

A lot of famous, beautiful women do not have beautiful feet. Taken over by calluses, corns, hammertoes and bunions, their feet become misshapen from heels and every step is painful.

The bunion is a very common and unsightly foot deformity caused by wearing fashionable heels and narrow shoes. Bunions are boney bumps that form at the base of the big toe or little toe. Bunions form when one’s toe is forced at an angle, so the joint becomes swollen and inflamed. If bunions are untreated, they become worse.

Some research shows that bunions may be caused by genetic predisposition. Bunions aren’t inherited but the shape of the foot is, so keep in mind that bunions can be prevented by wearing healthy and comfortable footwear.

Victoria Beckham is infamously known for having bunions. Wearing 7 inch heels with pointy toe boxes will do some nasty stuff to your feet. Surprised?

Iman, Jennifer Gardner, Michelle Yeoh, Oprah, Janice Dickinson, Emmy Rossum, Angela Basset and Paris Hilton all have been spotted with foot deformities.

The equation is simple:

Not only do women put themselves in immense pain to look glamorous, trendy and sexy, but these desired fashion items harm our health. They hurt your feet, which in turn hurts your body, and any shoe will provoke pain, unless it is an orthopedic bunion shoe.

Some women consider getting bunion surgery to fix their misshapen feet and relieve bunion pain, but this surgical fix isn’t cheap or quick. Bunion surgery consists of removing, realigning or fusing the soft tissue and bone near the toe joint and it is the only way to get rid of bunions. Recovery time after bunion surgery can be between 6 weeks to 6 months but there is no guarantee that the surgery will relieve your foot pain.

To prevent your tootsies from looking like the scary feet above, your best bet is to shy away from pointed toe boxes and not buy sky-high heels. Look at your female relatives’ feet. Do they have bunions? If so, do they know when and how they got them? What type of shoes did/do they wear?

If you suffer from bunions and have bunion pain – read through our bunion treatment suggestions, before you consider bunion surgery.

• Wear Foot Alignment socks while sitting around at home to straighten toes
• Wear a bunion cushioning gel sleeve inside a shoe to protect the bunion
• Wear a toe alignment/bunion splint at night to straighten toes
• Take pain reliever cream or pain reliever pills to reduce inflammation and swelling in your feet
• Wear well-fitted, flat shoes with wider toe boxes so your toes have enough wiggle room
• Put arch support insoles in your shoes to give your feet more support

Next time you see a pair of Jimmy Choos or Louboutin – don’t picture what you’d look like wearing them. Picture the damage they could do to your feet.

You’ve been warned.

Check out these photo slideshows of famous celebs’ unhealthy feet:

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/milkin-it/2010/07/11-ugly-celebrity-feet.html
http://www.celebritysmackblog.com/2010/04/05/ugly-celebrity-feet/
http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/busted_feet#tab=most_recent&id=17612

Top 10 reasons why you should walk in our shoes:

1. Don’t get unsightly bunions or calluses (yes bunions are mainly hereditary, but these deformities show up when you aggravate your feet with too narrow or pointy of shoes)
2. Set a good, healthy example for your family
3. So you can focus on important things during your day – not how much your feet hurt
4. Prevent sweaty, smelly feet
5. Get the most bang for your buck, since our shoes are very durable and will last longer than cheaply-made shoes
6. You will be able to walk the extra distance with a smile on your face
7. Improve your posture and reduce other bodily pains (back, knees, ankles, etc.)
8. You don’t have to learn how to walk in comfortable shoes, as you do with 5 inch heels
9. Allow you to be pain-free enough to work out as often as you’d like for a healthier, trimmer body
10. People won’t laugh at you when they see you hobble around in pain

Can you think of another reason why people should walk in our shoes? Let us know!

Raise your hand if you enjoy Back To School shopping.

For parents, this means taking the time to find the best Back To School deals, sales and coupons, and then spending the money on new attire, backpacks, notebooks, pencils, lunchboxes – the works.

For kids, this means taking time away from playing with friends or relaxing, and instead, being dragged around the malls with parents. They’re forced to try on clothes mom likes and select school supplies with their favorite colors.

Question: How can this frustrating, inconvenient process be turned into an easier and faster experience that will satisfy both kids and parents?

Answer: Shop online!

The online shopping process you will experience with HealthyFeetStore.com will benefit both you and your child.

Here are the top 5 reasons to shop at HealthyFeetStore.com for Back To School footwear:

1. Our online store makes it easy and convenient for parents to order their children shoes, socks and other foot care products, while at the same time, informing themselves about health
2. We are currently offering free domestic ground shipping on any pair of children’s shoes or sandals (this coupon code excludes sale items, slippers and post-op footwear) through August. Just use the coupon code backtoschool in check out
3. HealthyFeetStore.com always offers free exchanges, so you can rest assure that you will find the right size in the right shoe for your child without spending any on shipping
4. When you buy a product from our online store, you also get the comfort of knowing that our shoes are hand-selected by footwear professionals who look for quality, cushion, durability and support in every shoe
5. The Children’s athletic shoes that we sell are designed to support the arch and heel, include cushion for shock absorption, are stable but offer forefoot flexion and are constructed to be extra durable to survive kids’ rough activities.

We highly recommend your kids wear children’s athletic shoes for daily use. Our new Brooks children’s athletic shoes, New Balance children’s athletic shoes and Keen Kid’s Walking Shoes are just what fit the bill.

Please note: We recommend you have your child’s feet professionally measured before you order shoes online, because a child’s shoe size will continue to change and it is best to know your child’s current shoe size. Our Footer Foot Measure Device is compact, light and convenient to have at home to measure your children’s rapidly-growing feet.

Brooks children’s shoes have removable insoles to accommodate custom orthotics, breathable mesh uppers, HPR Plus durable rubber outsoles and HydroFlow ST for extra cushioning. Brooks Ghost Athletic Shoes for boys and girls is an excellent motion control shoe, featuring a strobel last construction to allow enhanced stability and flexibility and Forefoot Cush Pod Construction for maximum flexibility and motion control. Brooks Adrenaline GTS Athletic Shoes for boys and girls offers maximum stability and is ideal to help control pronation in order to prevent future foot pains or injuries. This stability athletic shoe features Diagonal Rollbars to prevent unwanted promation, Strobel last construction for increased stability and flexibility and Forefoot Stable Pod Construction offers excellent stability and responsiveness. Brooks children’s shoes are available in mismatched sizes, to accommodate children who have two different sized feet or who need to only order one shoe.

New Balance children’s shoes are available in medium and wide widths and have removable insoles to accommodate orthotics. New Balance 687 Athletic Shoe features mesh and leather uppers, C-CAP compression-molded EVA for additional midsole cushion and flexibility, ABZORB foam for cushion and compression and non-marking outsoles. The 687 is available in a lace-up closure for a tight fit or is available in an adjustable z-strap closure for boys and girls. New Balance 572 Athletic shoe for boys has mesh and leather uppers, N-FUSE technology for a layering of soft and firm foam to provide both cushion and support, injection molded EVA and an extra aggressive rubber outsole for traction while walking, running or hiking. New Balance 623 Children’s Athletic shoe sports a leather upper, rubber cup outsole and pull tab. The New Balance 623 is available in a lace-up closure or a dual adjustable strap closure.

Keen’s durable trail walking shoe, Targhee, is a very popular style year-round. The kid’s Targhee shoe is water-resistant and features elastic laces so kids can’t trip over untied laces, a toe guard to protect kids’ vulnerable toes, arch support, cushioning, non-skin and non-marking outsole, moisture-wicking lining and a removable vegan-friendly footbed to accommodate customer orthotics. Keen Kid’s Targhee is now available in three fun color combinations.

Ditch the crowded malls and tedious trips to the stores, and take advantage of our free shipping on all kids shoes and sandals through August!

It’s that time of year: Back to School sales flood the malls and online stores.

Parents are overwhelmed with sales, coupons, specials and advertisements about the coolest trends. Children are in need to get at least one new pair of comfortable shoes to jump, run, kick and play in (aka: destroy) as the year goes on.

But how dare we overlook the single other necessary group of people who complete the Back to School process: teachers. Teachers need comfortable shoes, too!

Just thinking about all the walking, pacing and standing that teachers have to do five days a week make my toes curl. And while they may be sick of lecturing or frustrated with the rebellious kids in class, at least they can count on their feet being cozy. Teachers need shoes that can be as reliable as them – teachers need to be able to react at the drop of a pen if something goes wrong, so they are in need of cushioned, low-to-the-ground, closed-heel footwear.

If you are shopping for teacher shoes, remember that it is important to be comfortable and look professional. Most schools (if not all) have dress codes, most of which recommend closed heel shoes, without being too casual or fancy.

We recommend you do not wear:

• Flip flops
• High heels
• Tennis shoes (unless you are going on a field trip or you are a physical education teacher)

To reduce your chances of injury, we suggest you wear:

• Sensible flats
• Professional oxfords
• Kitten heels
• Small wedges
• Closed heels
• Close-toed

Our online store sells various comfortable shoes for teachers:

Teachers Who Are Aching To Be Comfy

Suffering from sore or sensitive feet? Standing all day with aching feet can increase your pain and worsen the problem. Soothe your feet and slip on a pair of Aetrex shoes, which have wider toe boxes to prevent bunions and are available in multiple widths for a perfect fit. Aetrex wedges are lightweight, and made with breathable leather linings and a heel counter for added support. Want to look professional with a casual edge? The Aetrex Bianca is a feminine wedge that will prevent foot pain and the Aetrex Andrea Wedge’s upper is made of a stretchy fabric to gently hug your sensitive feet. The Aetrex Lucy is a simple Mary Jane style with firm counters, additional cushioning and two removable insoles to accommodate custom orthotics.

Teachers Who Are Fashion-forward

If you are an avid heel-wearer, have no fear, Naot combines super cute styles with comfortable attributes to construct flawless shoes that women can wear anywhere. Naot dress shoes have wider heels to enhance balance and comfort, so your foot health isn’t jeopardized while you stay stylish and professional. The Naot Trendy has a metal shank for added stability, an adjustable strap and a 2 inch heel height. The Naot Pleasure has a tied bow accessory with a 2 1/4 inch heel. The Naot Gleam has a soft upper, side zipper and 2 1/2 inch heel. Naot’s footbeds are made of soft cork and have arch support, deep heel indentation and hallux support to promote a healthy weight distribution. If you are looking for comfortable teachers shoes but don’t want to sacrifice style, some closed heel Naot styles could be the shoes you’ve been searching for.

Teachers Who Are Perfectionists

For women who need comfortable teacher shoes, Drew makes a lot of women’s styles that will do the trick, ranging from casual to dressy. Drew women’s shoes are available in multiple widths, have removable insoles to accommodate custom orthotics, dual density heels to absorb shock, low heels and tempered steel shanks for added stability. The Drew Kerry has a unique stitched pattern upper and a 7/8 inch heel. The Drew Alicia has a soft leather upper and 1 2/8 inch heel. The Drew Isabel has an adjustable strap and is Medicare coded A5500 as a diabetic shoe. Drew women’s shoes are perfectly professional and will allow a perfect fit.

Teachers With Vibrant Personalities

Youthful and fun, Alegria Palomas are eccentric Mary Janes available in bold colors and patterns. Palomas have an adjustable hook and loop strap with a decorative button, removable footbed, extra depth and an anatomically-correct, cushioned footbed that slowly conforms to the natural shape of your feet. Alegria’s staple, lightweight rocker bottom outsole rolls naturally with every step, which reduces strain, prevents injury and encourages proper posture. Pick out a pattern or color that suits you or buy as many colors as you want to match your mood of the day. Alegria Palomas are available in Plum Patent, Tortoise, Brown Peace & Love, Snow Leopard, Black Napa Leather and more.

Teachers Who Love Cozy Clogs

Some people just won’t give up their slip-on favorites. Since slip-on shoes do not belong in the classroom, we will improvise: Sanita makes closed back clogs that look and feel like clogs, but offer you the support and secure fit you need. Sanita closed back clogs have roomy toe boxes for wiggle room, padded insteps, protective heel cap, anatomically shaped non-removable insole that will absorb moisture and a stapled construction for enhanced durability. These features will reduce your chances of foot odor, blisters, corns and bunions. Sanita’s shock-absorbing polyurethane sole has added traction and has a special Roll Off rocker bottom design that will ease your strides. Sanita Brigde has a faux crocodile patent leather upper. Sanita Croco Professional Clog has a shiny, high-quality croco leather upper. Sanita Oiled Leather Professional Clog has a smooth, high-quality oiled leather upper.

Teachers Who Prefer It Old School

We also have comfortable teachers shoes for the more conservative dressers. Available in widths from narrow to double wide, PW Minor shoes can fit any sensitive teacher’s feet and bring him or her a new world of relief. PW Minor has removable insoles to accommodate orthotics, and most of their shoes have wide toe boxes to prevent bunions, extra cushioning and are coded as diabetic footwear. PW Minor Women’s Sasha Mary Jane shoe has a moisture-wicking lining, added depth, elastic gore at toe box entry and added traction in the outsole to prevent slipping. PW Minor Tory has long firm inside counters, moisture-wicking lining and an adjustable strap. Softwalk is known for their “eggcrate” construction footbed which is extremely cushy and will sooth sensitive feet. Softwalk Jupiter is a simple Mary Jane style offered in 5 different widths and is sure to keep your feet comfortable.

For the Male Teachers

Men looking for comfortable shoes for teachers need to follow the same rules as women: wear comfortable, professional-looking, closed-heeled shoes, without looking too fancy. Aetrex has a great collection of men’s professional oxfords, made with high-quality leather and removable insoles. Aetrex Classic Oxford has a semi-curved last, slip-resistant sole, soft padded collar, cushioned interior and a removable insole. Finn Comfort offers German-made casual and professional shoes for men, including the Finn Comfort Dijon, which has hand-stitched leather uppers, leather linings, an orthopedic footbed and a shock-absorbing sole. Dunham constructs stylish men’s shoes for hard-working men. The Dunham Burlington Dress Shoe has a waterproof and smooth grain leather upper, waxed laces, padded tongue, leather lining, cushioning at the heel and forefoot, stability shank single-unit sole and is Medicare coded as diabetic footwear.

Did the pursuit of getting in shape for the Summer slip past your fingers? Found yourself too tired or busy to work out? Is it uncomfortable to exercise? Do you need new workout gear?

HealthyFeetStore.com wants to give you that first push toward making a commitment to comfortably and regularly exercise. There’s about two months left of Summer and it’s never too late to start doing something good for your body.

Today is the first day of our Get Back In Shape Giveaway Contest: One lucky, randomly-chosen winner will win $100 of store credit toward athletic shoes, insoles and socks tailored for your body and your work out plan.

Dates of Giveaway: Today, August 3 through Thursday, August 5 11:59 p.m. PST.

To Be A Winner: You must comment this blog post and answer BOTH of the questions listed below. You must be at least 18 years old and live in the United States or have an APO/FPO shipping address. One winner will be chosen at random. The winner will be announced on Friday, August 6. If the winner does not claim his/her prize within 7 days, another winner will be chosen. If you want to enter but are not able to use a computer, please mail us your entry.

What You Could Win: One winner will get a free consultation by phone with our certified pedorthist and she will recommend a customized package of insoles, socks and athletic shoes that you should wear based on your foot type, conditions and exercise level. We will give you $100 of store credit toward these three items. Before the phone consultation with our pedothist, the winner will have to answer a few questions via e-mail about his or her feet and planned exercise routine.

How to Enter:

Comment this blog post and answer BOTH questions:

1) What brand of athletic shoes do you currently wear while exercising OR if you don’t currently have any, what athletic shoe brand is your favorite?

2) Which athletic shoe on our online store would you want to wear? View women or View men.

Extra Entries:

(Please leave a different comment for each extra entry)

-Follow us on Twitter and RT about our contest

-Like our Facebook Fan Page

Good luck!

We will announce and contact the winner on Friday, August 6.

HealthyFeetStore.com welcomes a new line of orthopedic sandals to our online store. WeilBeing Integrative Footwear combines the designs of Dr. Phillip Vasyli, the podiatrist who invented the award-winning Orthaheel orthotic insert and technology, and the philosophies of Dr. Andrew Weil, who preaches about using natural, integrative medicines to promote healthy lifestyles.

These two health-conscious doctors have created this footwear line to not only improve foot health, but to reduce ankle pain, heel pain, back pain, extra stress on joints, incorrect posture and to encourage exercise and healthy lifestyle choices.

Most sandals found in stores provide your feet with little or no health benefits. But you can trust WeilBeing Integrative Footwear sandals to comfort your feet and keep them healthy with the line’s high-quality, doctor-designed and doctor-approved technology.

Each sandal features:

• Contoured EVA tri-planar motion control comfort footbed (similar to Orthaheel technology): arch support and a deep heel cup and will reduce the amount of incorrect pronation
• Rubber outsole: non-slip, made with recycled materials
• First Ray Compression Zone technology (an excavation in the outsole under the ball of the foot to aid in a more natural propulsion)
• Full grain uppers
• Leather-wrapped toe post for a secure, yet comfortable fit

These fashionable men’s and women’s sandals will be available in thong flip flop styles and adjustable strap slide sandal styles.

Dr. Weil is an avid believer that walking is the best exercise – and what type of shoes you wear has a direct effect on biomechanics to harm or injury your body. WeilBeing Integrative Footwear will promote correct posture, fight foot fatigue and reduce other bodily pains so you can enjoy adding more movement to your life.

If you are a first time online shopper or if you are new to our site, we’ve compiled a list of important information you should know in order to make your HealthyFeetStore.com experience smooth and simple:

• Know your shoe size: We recommend that you make sure your feet have been professionally measured within the past month. Faxing or e-mailing us a tracing of your foot isn’t really helpful: It’s still a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional fit.
• Make a note of the shoe brands and shoe sizes have worked and which ones haven’t worked.
• Know what foot conditions your doctor has diagnosed you with and/or what specific type of shoes your doctor has suggested you buy
• Please don’t refrain from including your e-mail address when ordering: We send you a confirmation e-mail and another e-mail with tracking information, so if you don’t give us your e-mail address, you won’t get that important information (we promise we don’t sell our lists of e-mail addresses)
• Credit card information is not kept on file
• If you’re contacted by us, get back to us asap: We contact you if there is a problem with billing information, shipping information or if the ordered item is on back order. This may cause a delay with the shipment of your order.
• We are a small company so please understand that if we don’t pick up the phone, it’s because all of our customer service representatives are assisting other customers. We don’t outsource our customer service to call centers, therefore you will be helped by highly trained specialists who will take all the time needed to assist you. If you call us and don’t leave a message with your phone number, we have no way to call you back.
• At this time we do not have a catalog – our web site IS our catalog.
• Do not return the shoes to the manufacturer: If you bought the shoes from HealthyFeetStore.com, always return the shoes to HealthyFeetStore.com.
• We do not bill insurance companies.
• PST means Pacific Standard Time and it is three hours behind Eastern Standard Time.
• We do not ship shoes to PO Boxes – we ship shoes via UPS and foot care products via USPS.
• European sizes in general do not come in widths.

If you are comparing prices or browsing at different sites, be sure to check the accuracy and trustworthiness of other sites. Here are a few features to look for to ensure online stores are legitimate:

• Copyright date and company name at bottom of page.
• The date last modified at the bottom of the page – if it says anything other than the month and year that it is, then definitely do not shop there.
• BBB (Better Business Bureau online) image (or look them up on the BBB’s web site) – these are companies that you can trust, and if they do something unprofessional, you can report them to the BBB.
• A phone number and e-mail address – every legit online business will have a customer service phone number and e-mail address that customers or potential customers can contact for assistance.
• The security lock on the ordering page means that the page is secure.

Summer is sandal-wearing season, which puts everyone’s feet out in the open. As we inadvertently glance at acquaintances’ hands or feet, you can’t help but judge a person when they have gross nails. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out who doesn’t take care of their feet.

About 6% to 8% of the U.S. population get foot-related infections or fungi problems each year. That’s a lot of people walking around with yucky nails. Yellow, fungus-ridden nails don’t have to be part of your daily look. It’s not attractive and it’s not healthy, so get rid of it!

If you have nail fungus, the best thing you can do is inform yourself about how to prevent it and how to properly treat it. I’ll lay out the facts, plain and simple.

DEFINITION:
Nail fungus is the most common nail disease. It is an infection that grows under the bed of toenails (mostly) or fingernails. Nail fungus feeds off keratin, which is a protein found in dead tissue.

SYMPTOMS:
Yellow nails, white nails, thickening nails and crumbling nails are all signs of nail fungus. The more yellow the nail, the more severe the nail fungus. It is also a sign of nail fungus if the nail plate separates from the nail bed (the skin under the nail).

3 CAUSES:
Nail fungus is caused by molds, yeasts or dermatophytes (fungus that grows on the skin, hair and nails) that can find their way to nails or nail beds through small cuts or openings around your nail and skin. Nail fungus usually returns if you are susceptible to it and if you don’t take necessary changes to prevent it. It is contagious and very difficult to get rid of once you have it.

HOW IT’S TRANSMITTED:
About 90% of nail fungus is caused by Dermatophytes. They can cause Athlete’s Foot (about 70% of people get Athlete’s Foot at least once in their lifetime), which can then cause nail fungus. Public floors, humid areas and other people’s clothes, shoes, manicure and pedicure objects all can have Dermatophytes that can infect you. Be cautious and wear sandals in wet, public places such as pools, locker rooms and spas.

Yeasts that can cause nail fungus can grow (and therefore spread to your nails) when you are sick, using an antibiotic, using birth control pills or having immune system problems.

Most molds grow in soil, and then can be transmitted to nails or skin, but usually ca not be passed from person to person.

YOU INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING NAIL FUNGUS IF YOU:

• Have Athlete’s Foot
• Have Diabetes
• Have a weak immune system
• Have a hangnail, ingrown toenail or other nail injury
• Have onycholysis (condition that causes separation of nails from the skin)
• Are over 60 years old
• Poor blood circulation
• Live in a warm, humid climate
• Walk barefoot in public showers, locker rooms or public pools
• Share towels, nail clippers, nail files, socks or shoes with another person
• Cut your nails frequently
• Wear tight shoes
• Wear shoes that make your feet sweat
• Wear moist shoes that don’t have the time to dry out
• Wear artificial nails
• Work in a position where your hands or feet are wet a lot of the time

TREATMENT:
Oral medications are easy, but they’re expensive and can have dangerous side effects. Topical medicines allow you to control the treatment, aren’t pricey and aren’t dangerous. Keep your feet clean with Pedifix Antifungal Foot Soap. Reduce moisture by keeping your feet and shoes dry with On Your Toes powder. Use Tineacide antifungal products to kill the fungus, such as Tineacide Cream and Tineacide Shoe Spray. If you want to cover up your yellow nails, use Dr.’s Remedy Enriched, Antifungal, Non-Toxic Nail Polish, which has vitamins and proteins that actually will fight the nail fungus, strengthen the nail and increase shine. Use Dr.’s Remedy Non-Acetone Nail Polish Remover, which won’t strip your nails of their health, and treat your brittle nails to Dr.’s Remedy Hydration Treatment clear polish.

PREVENTION TIPS:

• Keep feet cool and dry
• Don’t wear shoes that are too tight or that have no ventilation
• Wear waterproof sandals when you’re in a public locker room, shower or pool
• Don’t share shoes or nail-care tools
• Go to a trusted spa when getting nails done and bring your own nail care products
• Don’t cut your nails more than once a week