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November 2015 Newsletter November 2013 | newyorkfootexperts.com Issue Number 11
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Winter time!
Foot Care in Winter! Boots may be meant for walking, but no movement can be accomplished if the health of either feet are compromised!
weather, the following guidelines should be followed:
Taking good care of your feet is essential because it allows mobility and convenience. All the more, you should take necessary precautions during the winter months!
• Use anti-fungal spray. In order to protect your feet from fungal infection in winter, buy an anti-fungal spray to apply into your shoes and boots.
During the winter season, temperatures can be excruciatingly low, and this puts your precious feet in a compromised state.
• Make sure your shoes fit well. When you buy your shoes ensure that they are not too tight and not too loose. They must be comfortable to wear!
The choice of footwear is essential during winter because protection from the cold can only be afforded that way. One can easily encounter cracking of the skin, sprains, fungus or even ingrown nails when improper footwear is worn. To deal with common foot problems, especially in the cold
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• It is recommended that you buy your shoes at night when your feet are already swollen. Very tight shoes can cause blisters and ingrown toenails, while loose shoes are very hard to wear.
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Get warm, comfortable socks for your feet.
Foot Care in Winter! (Cont’d from previous page)
• Moisturize religiously. To combat skin dryness and itchiness, rub moisturizing lotion on your feet and then wrap them in plastic to allow the moisture to seep into the pores of your skin. Protect the plastic wrap by wearing loose socks; this will help keep the lotion in place.
Fitting and waterproof shoes to protect your feet.
• Wear waterproof shoes during rainy days. When it is raining, go out with waterproof shoes and boots that will prevent your
• Wear cotton socks. For closed shoes and boots, make sure to wear 100% cotton socks that will help dry perspiration. • See your podiatrist. Skin drying is a common problem during the winter season. Some are even troubled with excess skin and if normal moisturizing and exfoliation is no longer working, you should see your podiatrist to remove calluses and corns. A podiatrist can also help you better with a bad case of fungi! ♦
feet from getting wet. Wet shoes become a perfect breeding ground for fungi! • Rotate shoes. Inasmuch as it would be nice to be frugal and have just one perfect pair of shoes, it is best to have a few pairs that you can alternate with. You need to give your shoes some time to “breathe” and dry before you wear them again.
Smelly Feet? •
There are two simple and straight forward reasons for having smelly feet. One, is the kind of shoe you wear; and the other is the sweating of your feet. Sweating is an important process which helps to maintain our body temperature. It helps to remove waste products from our body, but sometimes these smells become unbearable. Some individuals perspire more than the required amount to cool the body. This is known as Hyperhidrosis. Every foot has more than 250,000 sweat glands, so you can imagine why your foot smells so bad. The main reason for this kind of smell is because of the bacteria. As the bacteria feeds on the sweat it excretes waste in the form of pungent odor. You can come across different feet smell due to the presence of various bacterial species. Some of the common smells are “cheesy” and “trainer” smells.
Regular washing of feet in order to prevent bad smells…
Self-Care Measures • Maintain good hygiene by bathing your feet daily with lukewarm water for the removal of bacteria. • To avoid such kind of smell wash your feet with anti-bacterial soap • Wear clean and dry socks and change them daily • Always wear cotton socks which absorbs the sweat more generously • Do not wear the same shoe everyday. Give your shoe at least a 24-hour breather to remove that smell. • To replace the odor you can place in your shoe odor-eater-type of shoe inserts • Apply antiperspirant on your feet
Be careful of overuse…
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Home Remedies for Smelly Feet • Before wearing your shoes, you can dust your feet with baby powder to minimize sweating • Chronic foot odor can be dealt with by soaking your feet in strong black tea for 30 minutes a day, for a week. The tannic acid present in the tea kills the bacteria and closes the pores to keep your feet dry for a longer period. • Soak your feet in black tea made with two teabags per pint of water. Once soaked for 15 minutes, alternately soak in a solution of one part vinegar and two parts water. • In two quarts of warm water mix two tablespoons of Epsom salt to have clean and clear feet which also keeps your feet dry.♦
Special Thanks Thanks for reading our newsletter; we hope you’ve gained valuable insights! For any enquiries regarding foot care or injuries, do feel free to contact Bay Area Foot Care (see details left). Thanks for your support!
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