Athlete's Foot from a Holistic Perspective

Athlete's Foot is the most common skin ailment after acne. Up to 15% of people in the US suffer from it at some point in their life. The fungi normally infect the skin between the toe-fingers and gradually spread to the other parts of the feet. Athlete's foot is contagious and can be passed on through direct contact or through items such as shoes, socks, stockings, and shower or pool surfaces.

Causes of Athlete's Foot

The most common fungi causing Athlete's Foot are Trichophyton rubrum and T. Mentagrophytes. These organisms infect the superficial layers of the skin. In response to this, the skin produces more skin cells than usual. As these cells push to the surface, skin becomes thick and scaly. These fungi thrive in warm, moist areas. Predisposing factors for the spread of this infection include:

• Wearing closed plastic or plastic lined footwear
• Keeping feet wet for a long period of time
• Excessive perspiration
• Injury to skin on the foot or nail

Athlete's Foot is contagious and can be contracted through direct contact with an infected individual or contact with infected items such as shoes, socks, shower rooms and swimming pools.

Signs and Symptoms of Athlete's Foot

The most common clinical features of Athlete's foot are as follows:

Scaling, flaking and itching of the affected skin

• Burning or stinging sensation in the affected area
• Cracking and peeling of skin
• Oozing from the wound
• Dryness of skin
• Blister formation

If the infection spreads to the nails, they become discolored, thick and brittle. Secondary bacterial infection can accompany the fungal infection. The infection can spread to other areas of the body such as the armpits, knees, elbows and groin.

Diagnosis of Athlete's Foot

Diagnosis is based on visual examination of the lesion and history given by the patient.

Certain tests may be performed to confirm the diagnosis. These include:

• A microbiological culture of skin scrapings. Also known as KOH test, it includes microscopic examination of potassium hydroxide preparation on skin scrapings from affected areas.
• A skin culture test is done to determine whether the fungi grow in the laboratory.
• If the above tests are inconclusive, a tissue swab of the affected skin is taken and a histological examination including biopsy is done.

The key factor for Athlete’s foot treatment is maintaining good hygiene. There are many over-the-counter anti-fungal treatments that can help control the infection. However, they only treat the symptoms and cannot stop the infection from recurring. Anti-itch creams are contraindicated, as they increase the moisture content in the affected area and cause the fungus to thrive.

Topical agents recommended for mild to moderate infections include those that contain Terbinafine (Lamisil AT), Clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF) and Miconazole (Micatin). These can be used in the form of a spray, powder, cream or gel. It takes around 6 weeks for a complete cure. It is recommended that these products be used for another 4 weeks after that to ensure that the fungus has been completely eliminated.

Infections that do not respond after 4 weeks of the treatments mentioned above require stronger prescription anti fungal medications. These include topical medicines like ketoconazole and terbinafine and oral anti-fungal agents.

Antibiotics may be required to treat secondary bacterial infections caused due to itching.

The problem with Athlete's Foot infection is that it tends to recur. The natural medicinal system of Homeopathy has met with tremendous success in easing athlete's foot because it develops the body's immunity to the fungus that causes this infection.

Complementary Natural Care

Taking good self care helps to prevent recurrent infection. However, the problem with Athlete's Foot infection is that it tends to recur. The natural medicinal system of Homeopathy has met with tremendous success in easing athlete's foot because it develops the body's immunity to the fungus that causes this infection.

Natural therapies aim at not just offering you symptomatic relief, but also aim at developing your immunity. The natural Homeopathic, Bioenergetic, and Ayurvedic herbal remedies are traditionally believed to work by: **

• Administering sarcodes (Bioenergetic imprints of the specific fungi that cause Athlete's Foot) and nosodes that work on a vaccine like principle, and getting your body to produce antibodies
• Boosting immunity that help to eliminate the fungus at the site of your infection
• Relieving your Athlete's Foot symptoms like itching, burning, scaling, flaking, cracking, peeling and oozing of skin with the help of homeopathic ingredients.

Prevention tips

• Wear comfortable sandals or slippers. Wear shoes that are well ventilated and made up of comfortable material
• Wash feet regularly before going to bed and dry completely
• Change your socks everyday and keep you feet dry as much as possible
• Apply powder in between your toes if you get excessive sweating in your feet

Every single ingredient in every Biogetica kit has huge amounts of traditional use data from Ayurveda and Homeopathy and is supported by modern studies and trials. However, people and governments today tend to have varying opinions and laws regarding natural medicine. We therefore prefer not to make any claims and point all patients and doctors to independent research and clinical studies that support their effects in a scientific manner. In some cases, we compare the results of these studies to those of pharmaceutical medicines in order to show that natural products can provide just as much or may be more, when compared to drugs that often have side effects.

In order to present this information in an unbiased and up to date manner, we simply show you Google Scholar search results of all scientific articles available on a certain product or ingredient. If you do so much as read the synopsis of the research, the choice becomes clear. You can read and compare the results of drug studies and the results of studies on which Biogetica relies. We support you in your right to know about and choose drugs or natural medicine!

Herbal research

• Cladosporium: Studies suggest that this herbal remedy may support the optimum functioning of blood vessels and enhance blood supply in the body. ¹

Resonance homeopathic

• Colchicum Autumnale: Studies suggest that this resonance homeopathic remedy may eliminate your Athlete's Foot symptoms like itching, flaking, burning and oozing. ²
• Rhizopus Nigricans: Studies suggest that this remedy may help alleviate itching, flaking, burning and oozing. ³

Nutraceutical research

• Peppermint oil: Studies suggest that this nutraceutical may stimulate and strengthen your immune system. ⁴
• Oregano: Studies suggest that this nutraceutical may strengthen your immunity to prevent future episodes. ⁵

Allopathic

• Side Effects of Terbinafine
• Fluconazole Side Effects

 If you have read the research above, you are now in a position to make an intelligent decision. We suggest you discuss this research with your doctor or one of our doctors available online.

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The reason that Athlete's Foot is notorious for spreading is that fungi are notorious for multiplying quickly. Biogetica's natural approach is believed to aim at not only offering you symptomatic relief, but also developing your immunity. The natural Homeopathic, Bioenergetic ,and Ayurvedic herbal remedies are believed to work by: **

• Administering Bioenergetic imprints of the specific fungi that cause Athlete's Foot, on a vaccine like principle, and getting your body to produce antibodies
• Boosting immunity, to eliminate the fungus at the site of your infection
• Relieving your Athlete's Foot symptoms like itching, burning, scaling, flaking, cracking, peeling and oozing of skin with the help of homeopathic ingredients.

The proof of our methods is evident from the ground-breaking results we have seen in independent clinical trials, and more importantly, in the lives we’ve helped uplift.