Thyme for Athlete's Foot (Foot Fungus)

My kids are back to school.  They now are required to wear shoes everyday.  With that, I know that their shoes will start to smell, and they may even develop rashes or cracked feet.  I wanted a remedy that would kill the fungus that grows in the icky shoes and attacks their precious skin.

I found this link on Pinterest it is filled with a lot of great information on how to heal foot fungus at home.  I made a few adjustments, by just using what I had on hand.

http://frugallysustainable.com/how-to-treat-foot-fungus-a-k-a-athletes-foot-naturally/

Take 1/4 cup of olive oil and put it in a small saucepan.  Add about three medium sized sprigs of thyme, and placed it in the pan making sure to press them down into the oil to coat them.  You can use dried thyme if you do not have fresh thyme.  Just let it sit in the oil for a few minutes before you start to warm it.  That will let it soak up some of the oil moisture first.  

Then turn the burner on to a very low heat.  I mean low, like, the lowest setting you can get.  Just enough to warm the herb and the oil.  Warm them until the smell of thyme fills the room.  Probably about 10 to 20 minutes.  They will infuse just right in these conditions.  You do not want to simmer the oil or cook the thyme.  You just want it to release it's health benefits into the oil.

Let that cool, then pour the oil without the sprigs of thyme into a small glass container, like 1/2 pint mason jar.  

My kids just rub a little on their feet each night.  It has cleared up all of the skin issues, and their shoes actually stopped smelling.

Clove and Coconut oil for tooth pain

Tooth pain can be really frustrating and, well, painful, especially if a nerve is damaged, but other reasons can be present too.  Common reasons are tooth infection, gum issues, plaque, dental decay, injuries, cracked teeth, bad crowns and fillings, leaking of the fillings/crowns, loss of a tooth, temporomandibular joint TMJ issues, and sleep apnea.

Of course you should get an appointment with a good dentist right away, but these aches may happen suddenly or at night.  You may be traveling with no way to get to a dentist.  This natural cure can help right away.

Natural cure for tooth ache

To make this cure you need just this:

• ½ tsp Clove powder (ground cloves)
• ½ tsp Coconut oil

Place both items in a glass, start mixing to get a paste.  Apply it on the tooth and gums.  Do this up to 3 times daily.

Why does it work?

This works due to eugenol from the clove powder, which is analgesic, and the coconut on the other hand is antibacterial.