Understanding Athlete’s Foot: What Is It? Athlete’s foot (Tinea Pedis) is a widespread fungal infection targeting areas of the feet that remain dark and moist. "Tinea" refers to a fungal infection, while "pedis" means foot. This condition is common among...
Get ready to slip into those summer sandals because the sunshine is beckoning, and your feet deserve to be at their best. At myfootshop, we understand the anticipation of baring your toes, so here's how to prep your feet for...
Avoid These Common Shoe Blunders for Happy, Healthy Feet! 1. Sizing Woes? Step Up Your Game! Ever find yourself in shoes that feel more like clown shoes or a foot-binding experience? It's time to head to a reputable store for...
Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorm Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) is a granulomatous skin disease found in diabetic patients. The prevalence of NLD is quite rare being found in less than 0.3% of all diabetics.(1) Fifty percent of all diabetic patients with NLD...
Why Natural Urea Callus Cream is superior to everyday lotions for care of thick, heavy callus Soft, supple skin is dependent upon daily skin care to cleanse and hydrate your skin. Most over-the-counter skin care products contain a combination of...
Managing foot wounds in the decompensated patient. One of the greatest challenges in foot care is wound prevention and wound management. Wounds come in all shapes and sizes, but there’s always one common denominator in wound care; a decompensated patient....
A meta-analysis of contemporary non-academic and academic literature related to the skin condition called COVID toe. Viral infections are often known to be associated with distinctive skin rashes. It is not uncommon to see skin rashes cases of viral pneumonia...
Nails, corns and calluses? Instructions to take care of them at home. Professional foot care was a common healthcare service provided by nurses and podiatrists until the onset of COVID-19 and stay-at-home provisions. Routine foot care is the term used...
Long term oral antibiotic treatment for patients with recurrent lower leg cellulitis Edema of the lower leg frequently contributes to a superficial infection of the skin called cellulitis. Cellulitis can often be treated, but if swelling persists, cellulitis will become...
Low-grade, chronic fungal infections of the feet are often mistaken for just dry skin. You've tried Avon products, Eucerin, Vasoline Intensive Care and Aveno. Why isn't the dry skin on your feet clearing up? Here's a recent product review from...
Warts – it’s all about the vitamin A I’ve seen a wonderful patient over the past year who is in her late sixties and has been coming in for treatment of a wart. Although we typically think of a wart...
What is venous hypertension and how does it cause venous stasis dermatitis? Hypertension most commonly refers to the overall pressure of the circulatory system, or what would be called high blood pressure. The term hypertension can also be used to...
How does the skin blister and why does it happen? The formation of a blister is a localized deposition of fluid, most commonly deep to the epidermis, the most superficial layer of skin. Blistering can occur due to a direct...
What is urea and how is it used in skin care? Urea is a naturally occurring nitrogen crystal. Urea is the product of protein degradation in the human body, produced by the liver and excreted through the kidneys. Urea is...
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Jeffrey A. Oster, DPM Medical Advisor |
If you're over 35 years of age, it's likely that you've come in contact with a low grade fungal infection called tinea rubrum (t. rubrum). t. rubrum looks just like dry skin. Classically described in the dermatology literature, t.rubrum infections appear in a moccasin distribution, meaning to say that the appearance of dry skin, (t. rubrum infection) is distributed on the sides and bottom of the foot.
Foot perspiration and foot odor are a fact of life that can easily be managed with six simple steps.
What makes a wart salve Natural Wart Salve? This article discusses the ingredients in Natural Wart Salve. Learn more about the ingredients in Natural Wart Salve that can naturally eliminate warts.
What are the treatment options for warts? You might be surprises to learn that not all warts have to be treated by surgical excision. Learn more about treatment alternatives and natural treatment of warts.
Raynaud's disease is a painful vasospasm that is triggered by exposure to cold. There are a number of contributing factors to Raynaud's including use of beta blockers. This article explores how beta blockers increase the symptoms of Raynaud's disease.
Bob Marley said, Money can't buy life. He was referring to his diagnosis of malignant melanoma, that ended his life at 36 years of age. This article discusses malignant melanoma and the need to 'check those little brown spots.
Heel fissures are a unique form of callus that is often seasonal, worse in the winter due to cold, dry air. Heel fissures are easily treated with Natural Moisturizing Callus Butter.
How can you tell the difference between a wart and a callus? This article discusses several key signs that will enable you to differentiate between a wart and a callus.
Diabetic Foot Cream acts to suppress the symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The active ingredient in Diabetic Foot Cream is capsaicin. Capsaicin is small oil soluble molecule that is found in the filament of hot peppers where the seeds of the pepper are held to the central core of the pepper. This article explores the use of hot peppers in diabetic skin care products.
Natural Diabetic Foot Cream is a new addition to the line of natural products at Myfootshop.com. What's unique about Natural Diabetic Foot Cream is that it's really three products in one. Natural Diabetic Foot Cream is a hydrating cream for dry skin, it's an antifungal for low grade chronic fungal infections of the foot and it's a topical pain reliever that treats diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Let's take a brief look at each of these problems and why a combination therapy like Natural Diabetic Foot Cream is so important.
We introduced Natural Diabetic Foot Cream to the market in late 2014. Just another foot cream? No, not at all. Natural Diabetic Foot Natural Cream is specially formulated in the Myfootshop.com lab to address three very specific diabetic issues. Diabetic foot care is an important part of the daily care for diabetic patients. And we think Diabetic Foot Cream is an essential part of that care.
Cold weather means dry skin When it's cold outside, my skin gets so dry. There is less moisture in the air outside, and even less moisture inside with furnaces running nonstop. Every winter I battle dry skin, especially on my...
Hot peppers for diabetics? In the summer and fall, you can find me in my garden, nurturing and harvesting many vegetables, fruits and herbs. We usually dedicate a large portion of our garden to hot pepper plants, planting many varieties....
What causes Raynaud's phenomenon and Raynaud's Disease? A review of the literature may result in more confusion than be of help. Many authors associate Raynaud's disease with connective tissue disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma. Medications, including birth control and beta blockers are often cited. Anxiety and mood disorders are also cited as contributing causes. Thsi article discusses treatment of Raynaud's disease with warming L-arginine cream.
Superficial skin infections (cellulitis) can be treated in a number of ways. This post discusses treating octogenerians with topical antibacterial agents including Antifungal Healing Cream.
One of the most common problems I see in my private office is athlete's foot. Let me stress the term 'see' because typically, the athlete's foot infection isn't the primary reason for the office call. The primary reason for the visit may be a sprain or fracture, but rarely is it for chronic dry skin of the bottom of the foot.
What is a wart and how do you treat it? This article explores treatment of common skin warts with Natural Wart Salve.
We all got together this morning at Myfootshop.com for coffee and discussion regarding products and conditions. Since plantar fasciitis is such a common problem, we've been spending a few weeks on the topic. Part of the discussion this morning focused on the differences between acute and chronic plantar fasciitis, also known as plantar fasciitis and plantar fasciosis.
This week was my week to see cases of psoriasis. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder that is manifested by the rapid turn over of skin cells resulting in disruption of normal skin production. There are 5 different classifications of psoriasis based on their appearance. The two most common that we see in foot care are plaque and pustular psoriasis.
