[nancywind]

I've had tinea pedis for decades and I was trying to think of a way to disinfect my shoes and actually be cured once and for all. I thought about microwaving them, putting them in the oven, and running them through the dryer in the sanitize mode, then I had an epiphany... OZONE. Why didn't I think of this before? Anyway, along the way to buying an ozone generator I started doing a little research and came across the following page. I hope you guys will take a minute to read the article and comment. While you are here would you also comment on colloidal silver?


http://www.truthquest2.com/medicalozoneforinfection.htm

[usaguedriedax]

why not an anti-fungal?

[nancywind]

I've been using the crap they sell over the shelves for years on my feet and I'm never cured because my shoes are still infected.

[ExpodoDop]

Cure your feet. Throw out all your shoes. Get new ones. Then infect them. I have hot/sweaty feet and not athletes foot but some kind of bacterias infect my shoes and make me have hot sweaty feet. My doctor 20 years ago had me putting erythromycin lotion on them. It didnt work. His advice, which has helped, was wear leather shoes, different pair every day and let them dry between using them. With two-four pairs of work shoes and a couple pair of sneakers I have been pretty functional since then. For work shoes I go with leather top and leather sole that you can get the soles replaced by a cobbler. If you take care of them you get ten years out of a pair of work shoes, so buy four pairs and rotate em every day.

I have thrown all my shoes out and cleaned up my feet and it just comes back. Let us know if your ozon works.

[Sarah Armstrong]

I think colloidal silver would work, but the problem is that it's a liquid and you need to use it on your shoes. I wonder if you could just use a spray bottle and spray a mist inside and outside of the shoes after you take them off. The silver particles would build up in the material over time and would help to stop growth.

So I'd try a combination of the two: spray a little bit of colloidal silver in them after you take them off, then place them in your ozone box.

Another thing to do is get a dehumidifier and place the shoes close to the dehumidifier's output. Any moisture allows bacteria to grow. Pulling the moisture out of the shoes is important.

So perhaps a sealed closet would work with a dehumidifier and ozone machine inside it.

[rengerts]

Madison Cavanaugh in his book "The One-Minute Cure" has a chapter on ozone therapy. He describes how it works and the many benefits of using it. He also says using food grade hydrogen peroxide is an equally viable and effective treatment for the same things as ozone and it is easier to use. I've been using food grade HP for a couple of years now as a preventitive.

I don't have a problem with smelly feet but have at times in the past. Since I've been using charcoal pads in my boots it never seems to bother anymore. I've also got a boot dryer that I bought at a farm supply store that uses low heat to dry the inside of my boots that won't damage the leather. Maybe a combination of these things would help.

[casefexas]

if you use ozone, do you have to put toothpicks or blocks between the toes to keep them open so the ozone can circulate ?

list of potential cures -
1. silver
2. ozone
3. pet dog or cat licks between toes.

alright, i know that last one might sound wierd but - don't some animals' saliva have anti-microbial qualities ?

how about just soaking the toes in rubbing alcohol or mouthwash (26.9 percent alcohol) ?