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Apple Cider Vinegar – Athletes Foot Cure (Natural)

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has been used since early times to prevent and relieve a number of ailments.   In fact, around 400 B.C., Hippocrates used the vinegar along with honey to treat his patients, making it one of the worlds first medicines.

The process to make the vinegar involves extracting the liquid from crushed apples, adding sugar and yeast to stimulate the fermentation process and then a second fermentation process is when the acid-forming bacteria transforms the alcohol into vinegar.  The apple cider vinegar contains an abundance of vitamins and minerals including beta-carotene, pectin (good for reducing cholesterol and regulating blood pressure), potassium (helps to alkalize the body and stimulate cell growth), sodium, calcium, chlorine, phosphorous, magnesium, iron, and fluorine.  It is also an aid to detoxification of the bodily organs.

Fighting Athlete’s Foot

The element in the apple cider vinegar useful to fighting fungal and bacterial infections is malic acid.  It is because of this that apple cider vinegar may be one of the best natural remedies for athlete’s foot (tinea pedis) which is a form of ringworm that occurs on the feet.    It also relieves the itching associated with athlete’s foot and is considerably less expensive than prescription drugs or over the counter topical medications.

Will “The Real Apple Cider Vinegar” Please Stand Up

If you can see through your apple cider vinegar then you are missing all of the health benefits that come from using it.  The effective type is organic and unfiltered and has a brown cloudy web-like foam called “mother”.  The mother carries all the beneficial nutrients responsible for the many healing qualities of this age old remedy.  The apple cider vinegar you find at your neighborhood grocery store is more likely to be a sparkling clear vinegar that has undergone a steaming process to clean the brown tinge (mother) out and make it more appealing to the consumer. The product I promote here on this site is the BEST apple cider vinegar you can buy. If you are going to use this form of treatment for your athlete’s foot I highly recommend you get the best and don’t cut corners. It’s not worth it. Trust me I know. Athlete’s foot sucks and whatever treatment you are going to utilize you need to be serious about it. I would suggest utilizing a combination of treatments. That is why I have armed this site with all the products I can find to combat this incredibly painful and persistent problem.

How To Administer the Treatment for Athlete’s Foot

An effective way to administer the acidic product to treat feet infected with the athlete’s foot problem is to create a mix of 50/50 apple cider vinegar and warm water.  Soak the feet for 20 minutes and be sure to clean with an anti-bacterial soap before and after the soaking treatment.  It is important to thoroughly dry the feet after treatment to keep the fungal problem from spreading in a moist environment.  Depending on the severity of the condition this treatment can be administered  twice daily.

An alternative to soaking, especially for less severe cases,  is to apply the treatment using a washcloth or cotton ball soaked in the apple cider vinegar.  This might prove more effective for children who find it hard to sit for the period of time necessary to get a good soaking treatment.

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9 Comments on “Apple Cider Vinegar – Athletes Foot Cure (Natural)”

  • Scott wrote on 3 March, 2009, 11:30

    Can the apple cider vinegar mixture be reused? I need enough to almost cover my feet since the Athlete’s foot comes up onto the heel. I don’t want to go through gallons of the stuff per week.

    Thanks for posting the article–I’m going to give it a try.
  • admin wrote on 4 March, 2009, 21:11

    Scott – thanks for a great question. I would use a 50/50 solution with warm water and change it out once every week to keep it fresh. You might try the cotton ball application method to give a more concentrated treatment and using less of the ACV. It would be my advise to use multiple treatments at the same time. Do not rely on one treatment at a time to overcome athlete’s foot. I suffered for years and finally put a combination together that worked but they all needed to be working together to overcome the infection. Good luck and keep me posted.
  • Scott wrote on 9 March, 2009, 16:37

    Thanks for the info. I am using the apple cider vinegar, Lotrimin Ultra, and a prescription powder. I soak twice a day, use the powder in the morning and then the lotrimin at night. I think it’s working. Slowly. Itchy but not as itchy. I’ve been using the mixture twice before disposal so I might stick with that and suck up the cost or whatever–just to keep it extra fresh. Thanks again.
  • Todd wrote on 19 March, 2009, 22:28

    Scott, glad it is working for you. Keep me informed as to the progress. You might try the lotrimin + powder during the day to keep a good base of anti-fungal and the powder will help keep the foot dry as the lotrimin gets a little greasy which can exasperate the problem.
  • Julie wrote on 31 May, 2009, 18:20

    My 13 year old has had athletes foot for about a year… I now have the fungus… How do I prevent spreading and cross contamination??? It is my understanding that most cases are contracted by shared showers… Is this true??? What best kills the fungus on shower surfaces??? Once I start treatment – how do I treat the other surfaces exposed to the fungus??? ex. shoes, area rugs, bedding, pedicure/foot baths, etc. Thank your for your time and attention… Your website has been very helpful… Julie
  • Todd wrote on 1 June, 2009, 21:08

    Julie, Thanks for your comments. Yes the shower is one of the places the fungus can thrive since the shower is warm and moist. You might try Lysol spray as a decontaminate in the bathroom, rugs and other surfaces. Washing the bedding regularly and spraying shoes with an anti-fungal spray would be a good practice as well. The real deal is getting your infection under control and cured. I don’t know what methods you have tried but the ebook I put together has 10 real life testimonials, including my own, as to the exact methods, products and procedures used to cure the problem. Let me know your own results and experiences as they will help continue to improve this site
  • Jim wrote on 9 August, 2009, 8:58

    I just wanted to add credibility to this article. I was having athletes foot continuously for many years and then found apple cider vinegar. I used the swab with full strength vinegar and in a matter of days the fungus was gone. It tries to come back but a little vinegar again and it is gone. Thanks for the opportunity to share this with your readers.
  • Dave Armstrong wrote on 22 April, 2010, 9:39

    I learned about the apple cider vinegar treatment from my son who, like me, had cracks in his heels. I soaked once a day in a cake pan with a removable lid and changed out the solution once a week. I also use tea tree oil on the cracks. My feet are the healthiest they have been in years and I discontinued the treatment unless needed again. While it may sound extreme to some, I also use a small Black and Decker electric sander with a light grit sand paper to smooth up my heels once a week on the dry skin. Works great …
  • Todd wrote on 22 April, 2010, 14:30

    Jim & Dave Armstrong,

    Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment and add to the validation that there is relief and a solution to this agonizing condition.

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