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Readers have recommended many different approaches to discour- My husband suffered for
aging the bacteria responsible for foot odor. One person suggested an years with foot odor. We
over-the-counter antibacterial ointment like Neosporin to be applied tried every remedy
overnight. A family doctor prescribes an erythromycin suspension (125 available with no improvement. Then we read
mg/5 ml) to be rubbed on the feet every night for 10 days. Another about chlorophyll tablets
person swears by PhisoHex disinfectant wash for the feet, bolstered by for body odor. I figured if
spraying the inside of the shoes with Lysol. it worked for one kind of
Several members of my
She maintains the problem is usually con- odor it might work on
family had smelly feet until
quered with just two applications. (Please another. Chlorophyll did
the job, but you have to
they discovered that zinc will
don't put Lysol directly on feet.)
take it for awhile before
alleviate the odor. Whenever
Other readers prefer oral approaches. Sev- you get results.
we hear of someone with this
eral people report that they have had success
problem, we suggest to the
offending party, Dont stink
taking chlorophyll, while others are enthusiastic about zinc
take zinc! Usually 50 to 100
supplements. One of our favorite recommendations came from
mg per day will solve the
the wife of a man with world-class stinky feet: We discovered
problem in less than 30 days.
that green teaeither as a beverage or in capsule formnot only
We caution readers not to
exceed the high dose of 100
eliminated the foot odor that had plagued him for over 40 years,
mg daily or the treatment
it eliminated all offensive body odor as well. My husband did not
period of 30 days. Otherwise
like drinking green tea, but found that taking as little as 150 mg
zinc could reach toxic levels.
green tea extract daily in a capsule worked.
Graedons' Guide to