Tuesday 28 August 2012

Article on Fungus Shoe Sanitizer

The Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association has selected for publication an article detailing the recently completed second clinical study involving the SteriShoe® ultraviolet shoe sanitizer.

Image of the anti-fungal shoe sanitizer
The fact that shoes harbor microorganisms has been well established; the journal article cites three previously published studies to this effect. For this study, Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum designed a repeatable way to culture shoes and then successfully tested the ability of the SteriShoe ultraviolet shoe sanitizer to decontaminate the shoe.

The study, which involved scraping material from the shoe, showed that the SteriShoe sanitizer destroyed, on average, over 80% of the microorganisms in the shoes. Dr. Ghannoum states “these finding have implications regarding breaking the foot infection cycle.”

Dr. Ghannoum is the Director of the Center for Medical Mycology and Mycology Reference Laboratory, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Ghannoum has spent a career working with onychomycosis and is the President of the Medical Mycology Society of the Americas; a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America; he has been a reviewer and editorial board member for over 40 journals and publications; conducted clinical studies for the top prescription oral antifungal medicine; and he has authored over seven articles regarding Onychomycosis, four of which have been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Sanitizer for Fungus in ShoesThe SteriShoe® ultraviolet shoe sanitizer is the world’s first product to safely and effectively sanitize the inside of your shoes. No chemicals that may damage your shoes! By using germicidal ultraviolet light (“UVC”), the shoe sanitizer kills microorganisms that cause athlete’s foot, nail fungus, and shoe odor.

Sold in pairs so you can treat a pair of shoes with each application. The treatment takes about 45 minutes. The germicidal lamp automatically turns off and the shoe sanitizer supports the shape of your shoes like a shoe tree.
Regular use of this device is critical to the overall success of your anti-fungal treatment. It allows you to get rid of the fungus in your shoes!

Patients who are undecided about when to start are recommended to purchase and use the UV sanitizer. Sweat from feet (each foot sweats up to 8 oz. per day) causes shoes to become breeding grounds for the fungus and bacteria that cause toenail fungus, athlete’s foot, and odor. Treatment of toenail fungus cannot be effective if you do not sanitize your shoes. In fact, you can easily get re-infected by the residual fungi in your own shoes!

A 45 minute treatment with the SteriShoe® shoe sanitizer’s germicidal ultraviolet light (UVC) destroys 99.9%-99.99% of microorganisms in shoes, including:Seal of American Podiatry Medicine Association
  • fungi that cause tinea infections and nail fungus
  • bacteria that cause shoe odor
  • viruses, and
  • MRSA
After the shoe treatment is complete, the germicidal UV light turns off automatically, and the shoe sanitizer continues to support the shape of your shoes like a regular shoe tree.

The SteriShoe® shoe sanitizer is an essential product for anyone who has diabetes. Poor circulation in diabetic patent’s feet can lead to a loss of sensation or neuropathy. An untreated blister or a sore can develop into a foot ulcer. When left untreated, a diabetic foot ulcer can result in an amputation. The American Podiatric Medical Association states that “about 86,000 lower limbs are amputated annually due to complications from diabetes.”

Using the SteriShoe® ultraviolet shoe sanitizer is an important preventative measure and a proactive way to provide a healthier environment for your feet. We wash our clothes, and we dry-clean our clothes. Now we can finally clean and sanitize our shoes, too. Safely and very effectively.


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Monday 27 August 2012

What to do about How Toenail Fungus Lowers Quality of Life

If you are suffering from Toenail Fungus the chances are you’re not having the best quality of life. Toenail fungus can literally ruin your life and it’s hard to imagine just how much until you get an infection.


Here are some of the ways nail fungus can lower your quality of life.

Hiding the fungal infection. One of the first things toenail fungus victims do is hide their nails. Women hide fingernail fungus by using nail polish to cover it up. Men can’t use nail polish, but trying to hide the finger nails becomes a way of life. If you have toenail fungus, which is more common, then you are likely to keep your nails in closed shoes. Since most people wear open shoes and sandals or go bare feet in the summertime, while you can hide your nails from view, this can actually draw more attention to them as everyone wonders why you’re not wearing open shoes at the barbeque.

Ugly, unsightly nails are embarrassing for even the most confident of people. If you are embarrassed about your toenails, it will affect every aspect of your life from choosing what to wear to deciding which invitations you can accept, whether you can go to that party, even what you wear in your own home.

Stress. Anxiety about your toenail fungus will cause you stress. Stress is well known to lower the quality of life and its effects can be serious. It takes work to hide your fungus infection and you can never quite relax. That increases the stress levels. The worsening fungus infection and unsightliness of the nail only adds to it, even if no one can see your nails.

So how do you get your life back from toenail fungus? Do you have to live with the stress, anxiety and embarrassment of toenail fungus infected nails?

No. Surprisingly, many do choose to live with it by living in denial about their infection for many months, even years. If you want to eliminate the embarrassment of toenail fungus and get your life back you must get rid of the toenail fungus. And that means you must:
  1. take action immediately by getting the symptoms diagnosed (rather than ignoring them)
  2. take the infection seriously and select the most effective treatment and
  3. be consistent with the treatment until the fungus is completely gone.
Take action now to eliminate toenail fungus and take back your life.



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What to Do If Have Toenail Fungus?

If you are:
  • Suffering in silence because you have toenail fungus…
  • Spending hours searching for a toenail fungus cure…
  • Tired of hiding your nails from your family and friends…
  • Frustrated with home “remedies” that simply don’t work
  • Paralyzed with fear of rejection because of your unsightly nails…
  • In denial, hoping the infection will go away
There’s good news. You are not alone – even if you may feel you’re the only person with the infection. In fact, it’s thought that 50% of all nail problems seen by doctors are caused by nail fungus. And more than 35 million people in the US are concerned about their nails.


That might be a comforting thought, but what can YOU do now to get rid of your toenail fungus infection and not be one of those 35 million?
To begin eliminating your toenail fungus you need to do 3 main things.:
  1. Decide you’re no longer living with nail fungus
  2. Find a toenail fungus treatment that works
  3. Take action today.
It’s that simple. And it’s the beginning of the end of a life ruled by the misery of toenail fungus infection, but only if you take consistent action.
Hiding or ignoring toenail your fungus infection only ensure it spreads and it can also infect your other nails and continue devastating your life. The trouble is most victims suffer needlessly in silence for years before they do anything about it. This is often from ignorance.
With so many supposed “treatments” on the market, how do you choose one that works for you? This checklist may help you:
  • Look for a treatment that can cure your toenail fungus in weeks or months.
  • Find a treatment that works for you, so you stick with it.
  • Find an affordable treatment so you can buy enough of it
  • Find a treatment that has been proven to work
  • Resolve to follow the instructions and complete the treatment
  • Apply your treatment consistently
  • Follow good foot hygiene so you don’t spread the fungus
  • Keep taking action to get rid of your toenail fungus
There’s no overnight cure for toenail fungus. Any treatment will take time and the longer you’ve ignored the infection the longer treatment can take. However the two main reasons toenail fungus stays around are inaction and failing to follow through with the correct treatment.

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Not Try to Kill Your Toenail Fungus Like This?

Toenail fungus is more common than you may think. And over 30 million people want to have healthier nails. Wanting to be free of toenail fungus and actually getting free of it are two entirely different things. Unfortunately many treat toenail fungus as harmless and do the wrong things or do nothing at all until the infection becomes hard to hide.


Here are some things not to do if you want to clear up your toenail fungus.

1. Failing to get toenail fungus diagnosed. Many people are wary of getting a doctor’s prescription because they have heard about side effects of certain drugs. They prefer to use natural treatments to cure their toenail fungus. There is nothing wrong with this; however you must at least get the fungus diagnosed. Toenail fungus is often confused with athlete’s foot – a totally different infection. It’s important to take toenail fungus seriously and get it diagnosed and eliminated with the right treatment.

2. Trying hydrogen peroxide treatment. This consists of soaking the nails or feet in hydrogen peroxide for a few days to a week in an attempt to kill the toenail fungus. While hydrogen peroxide has been used as a topical antiseptic solution, it has not been proven to eliminate toenail fungus and it can actually be harmful. Using hydrogen peroxide can cause skin irritation and even burning.

3. Trying Vicks Vapor Rub. Vicks Vapor Rub is often recommended as a cure for toenail fungus. It is thought that by rubbing it on the infected nail this can eliminate the toenail fungus. Many don’t see the much touted results however and give up to try something else. Applying anything to the infected nail will always be ineffectual because the nail is dead. The fungus lives in the nail-bed. This is where you must focus the treatment.

4. Trying a mixture of treatments. The toenail fungus sufferer tries one treatment for a couple of weeks. Seeing no visible change they try another treatment for a few days or weeks. When they see no change here they stop the latest treatment and go on to another. Toenail fungus takes time to beat. It is possible to clear it in weeks with the right treatment, but you must be patient and consistent. Hopping from treatment to treatment only ensures the infection gets more difficult to eliminate.

To kill your toenail fungus you must take action, learn what actually works then apply the correct treatment until the fungus is completely gone.

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Black Toenails

Black toenails can be caused by excessive formation of melanin pigments. Toenail discoloration is found in some circumstances, such as pinta diseases, vitamin B12 deficiency, malignant melanoma skin cancer, and Peutz-Jegher syndrome. Besides above circumstances, toenail fungus can also cause discoloration of the nail.

black toenails pictures
Fungal infection Candida albicans and Blastomyces dermatitis often causes black toenails. Junction Nevi can also be the cause of this nail disorder. Toe nail color changes in Cushing’s syndrome are also common. This is caused by an increase in the hormone MSH (Melanin Stimulating Hormone).



Some researchers also reported that nail infections by Proteus mirabilis bacteria also cause a black color on the nails. These bacteria produce hydrogen sulfide. These compounds will react with metals in toenails and produces a black color.

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