Stinky Feet

Our feet have their share of normal bacteria, which produce stinky sulfurous odor when they come into contact with moisture from socks and shoes or when your feet become sweaty.  The solution is to always keep your feet dry.  Your socks should be made of absorbent cotton and your shoes from breathable materials, like canvas and leather.  Sprinkle a drying powder in your shoes every morning, and place a desiccant in them when you put them away.  Treat your feet to a relaxing and cleansing soak in a basin of regular tea to let the tannins in the tea to inhibit sweat production temporarily.  You may have fungal or bacterial infection if your feet are red, swollen, or scaly, and you should see a doctor for proper treatment.

Bad Breath

The mouth is teeming with bacteria, most of which have the sole purpose of preventing other disease-causing bacteria from thriving in the moist and warm environment.  These bacteria live in the throat and on the tongue, not on the teeth; so brushing the teeth really only masks bad breath and prevents cavities.  When the mouth does not get oxygenated, these bacteria produce sulfur compounds which cause the smell.  The bacteria lose access to oxygen when you use alcohol-based mouthwashes, take certain medication, or sit with your mouth closed for a long time.  Garlic and onion contain the same sulfur compounds, which is why eating them also gives your bad breath.

Scraping your tongue or simply brushing your teeth will not remove these sulfur compounds.  The key is to keep your mouth oxygenated by drinking plenty of water and using an oral rinse which contains chlorine dioxide when you wake up and before you go to sleep.  Chlorine dioxide helps neutralize the sulfur compounds.  Parsley and celery are oxygen-rich vegetables and chewing on them will also help diminish bad breath.  If the problem persists, go to your dentist.

Excessive Sweating

Excessive sweating is usually a benign and inherited trait that shouldn’t be cause for serious concern.  But if you have continual heavy sweating, you should consult your doctor to rule out underlying problems like an overactive thyroid, a low glucose level, and other health conditions.

You can try products that control excessive sweating like an antiperspirant deodorant.  Liquids and food that causes your heart rate and respiration to speed up should also be avoided.   These include coffee, tea, chocolate, and other caffeinated food or liquid.  Hot and spicy foods also contribute to excessive sweating. You can also try Sweat-Less, a homeopathic remedy that relieves excessive sweating exacerbated by nervousness.

Bikini Rash and Ingrown Hairs

Waxing and shaving too closely causes inflammation and redness when the hairs split and loop around under the surface of the skin as they grow back.

What you shouldn’t do is rub the bumps to free the trapped hairs with a loofah.  What you should do is exfoliate the top layer of your skin by applying an over-the-counter aspirin solution twice a day for at least two days.  Other options are going to your dermatologist for a cortisone injection to reduce inflammation and laser treatment to prevent hair growth.

Spider Veins

Spider veins may be inherited or caused by pregnancy and trauma to the leg.  Vitamin K cream constricts blood vessels and applying this on your legs is supposed to make the veins less visible.  However, for this to work, the cream has to penetrate the skin and be absorbed into the veins, and the cream cannot do this.  Slerotherapy is still the best option; a 95 percent improvement can be seen after three treatments.  Your dermatologist will inject saline solution to irritate the veins and cause them to swell shut.

Butt and Back Bumps

These bumps are not pimples but are caused by a skin condition called keratosis pilaris.  These unsightly bumps can be sloughed off by rubbing a mixture of petroleum jelly and water or cold cream, in equal parts, on the skin.  You can also use prescription Retin-A but this might cause irritation.  The best product to use is prescription LactiCare-HC Lotion 2.5 percent applied onto the bumps twice a day until they disappear.  The lactic acid in the lotion will dissolve dead skin cells and the hydrocortisone will prevent irritation.

Toenail Fungus

When you get athlete’s foot from sharing showers or borrowing shoes, the fungus spreads to the toenails.  This takes a long time to treat because the toenail takes almost one and half years to fully grow out.  Always wear shower slippers when you use the showers at the gym and avoid borrowing or sharing your shoes.

Stained Teeth

Stained teeth are mainly caused by smoking and excessive consumption of dark liquids, like coffee, tea, and red wine.  Don’t wait too long to remove the stain as it will only get more difficult to do so.

Ask your dentist about bleaching treatments using a highly-concentrated peroxide get administered via a laser or by wearing a custom-fitted mouthpiece for one hour everyday for 10 days.  This treatment can lighten your teeth up to eight shades brighter.  There are also less expensive bleaching kits available at the drugstore but these are not as effective.  You can also use whitening products like toothpaste with carbamide peroxide or floss with the whitening agent silica.  Remember to use the whitening toothpaste just once a day so as not to dry out your gums. For the best teeth whitening products, go to NovaWhite Teeth Whitening

Stretch Marks

Stretch marks are not only caused by pregnancy or large weight fluctuations.  Anytime your skin is stretched and thinned, white marks result.  You may develop stretch marks on your tummy, thighs, or hips during normal growth spurts, which also causes your skin to stretch.

There is no guaranteed treatment to completely remove stretch marks.  The best that can be done is to make them less noticeable.  You can go to a dermatologist to get laser treatments, which lessens the brightness of recently acquired red marks, or microdermabrasion, which treats white marks.

Alternatively, you can use StretchEasy Formula. StretchEasy Formula contains biochemic tissue salts of Calcium fluoride, Calcium phosphate and Natrium muriaticum. Tissue salts are naturally occurring in the human body and are safe to use during pregnancy. It work internally to prevent stretch marks.

Facial Hair

If your face is moderately hairy, meaning you need to trim your brows or shave your upper-lip area once a month, this is a normal, inherited trait.  However, if your hair sprouts on a daily basis, there may be an underlying condition like having high levels of male hormones (polycystic ovarian syndrome) or an adrenal gland problem.

You can have your facial hair removed permanently by having electrolysis treatments for one year.  Laser hair treatments can also significantly decrease hair growth for months. But these methods can be costly. Use Finally Free instead, an incredible affordable new PERMANENT hair removal system that painlessly and permanently removes unwanted hair from anywhere on your face or body.

Shiny, Oily Face

There are a lot of causes for excessive oil on the face.  The most common is a cleansing routine that may be too harsh for your face.  Alcohol-based cleansers and gritty scrubs may irritate and over-dry your skin.  As a result, the skin compensates by producing more oil.  Another cause is over-sensitivity to male hormones, which we all have and which causes production of excess oil.  A hormonal imbalance can also be the underlying cause, especially if you have stopped having your period and are losing your hair.  In this case, you should consult your doctor.

You can regulate oiliness without over-drying your face.  Try this morning routine: wash with an oil-free cleanser and follow up with an alcohol-free toner and an oil-absorbing gel.  Throughout the day, you can use blotting papers to remove oil.  Repeat this routine in the evening but don’t use the gel.

Hand Warts

Hand warts are caused by both a genetic predisposition to the condition and contact with an infected person.

You can remove the warts yourself by using a nail file to gently slough off the top layers daily.  You should not use this nail file for anything else.  Apply an over-the-counter salicylic acid solution, like Occlusal HP, to dissolve the warts.  If the warts still persist for months, go to your dermatologist.  You can get other treatments like laser therapy and liquid nitrogen treatments.  Warts can come back even after treatments, so be careful about contact, especially during sexual activity.

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