Guest guest Posted September 20, 2000 Report Share Posted September 20, 2000 I'd like to know this, too. -- Marcelle Karustis mkarustis@... - email (973) 776-3900 x7867 - voicemail/fax ---- " Melonie (Lonie) Mc " <lonie@...> wrote: > > Howdy, > > Anyone have suggestions for dry, cracked heels? > > Thanks, Lonie > ___________________________________________ > Melonie (Lonie) Mc > lonie@... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2000 Report Share Posted September 21, 2000 In a message dated 9/21/2000 4:42:39 AM US Eastern Standard Time, egroups writes: << > Howdy, > > Anyone have suggestions for dry, cracked heels? > > Thanks, Lonie >> I'd try a lotion bar or body butter on them after a long soak. The best would be one made with Emu and jojoba. HTH! Heidi the Hippie http://www.nowandzenbathworks.homestead.com Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, " Grow, grow. " The Talmud~~For more quotes, go here: <A HREF= " http://www.nowandzenbathworks.homestead.com/Quotes.html " >Quotes</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2000 Report Share Posted September 26, 2000 Hi, I used to get this really badly. One of the most common causes is walking around with nothing on your feet (especially outdoors). Try wearing something on your feet (even just a pair of socks) as much as possible - even in bed. Also, at night cover your feet in any old moisturising lotion, put some socks on, and go to bed. Do this, and over a period of time the skin will soften, and won't crack. Always use a pumice stone (or similar) to file off the old skin. HTH Trace > > I'd like to know this, too. > > -- > Marcelle Karustis > mkarustis@... - email > (973) 776-3900 x7867 - voicemail/fax > > > > ---- " Melonie (Lonie) Mc " <lonie@...> wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > Anyone have suggestions for dry, cracked heels? > > > > Thanks, Lonie > > ___________________________________________ > > Melonie (Lonie) Mc > > lonie@... > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2000 Report Share Posted September 26, 2000 I have always had a problem with very dry skin, including cracked heels...the way I finally have hit upon to keep it away is to use a pumice while I am in the shower, and the skin is soft. I try to do this about once a week, and it keeps my feet soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 HI Michele, What kind of footwear were you wearing? Socks or no socks? Natural fiber or manmade? I also have a deep crack on the side of one of my heels. Mine is not very long, maybe 1/2 inch or less, and not spread open and the area around it looks fine. I've been wearing my massage sandals all summer. My heals usually don't crack until winter. I put lotion on my feet every day usually at least twice a day. Recently I put a bandaid over the lotion to try to get it to soak in before it gets rubbed off. I think it helped a little. Tea tree oil may be helpful for whatever you've got going on. S S Dry, cracked heels Posted by: " Michele " talithamichele@... michele_in_california Mon Sep 8, 2008 10:34 am (PDT) A couple of weeks back, on a Friday night, my computer went on the blink very suddenly. This was fairly convenient timing because it allowed my oldest son and I to walk the roughly 3 1/2 miles to Best Buy where we bought it, with a warranty. (For those who don't know, I no longer have a car.) They informed me it would need to be sent somewhere to be serviced and it would take about two weeks. So we left it and walked home. We went yesterday to pick it up, again on foot. ------------------------------------------------------------ Educational Funding Financial aid not enough? Click here for information on funding your education. http://tagline.excite.com/fc/JkJQPTgMx8j9d0Plrv9X3WGvwPogSptSOdu6KmPDucLWh41Jp8N\ YJ6/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Have you ever considered doing a parasite cleanse? > > A couple of weeks back, on a Friday night, my computer went on the > blink very suddenly. This was fairly convenient timing because it > allowed my oldest son and I to walk the roughly 3 1/2 miles to Best > Buy where we bought it, with a warranty. (For those who don't know, > I no longer have a car.) They informed me it would need to be sent > somewhere to be serviced and it would take about two weeks. So we > left it and walked home. We went yesterday to pick it up, again on > foot. > > It took us 7 1/2 hours the first time, in part because I wrenched my > knee just as we left the Best Buy. So I limped badly the whole way > home. It also rained on us the entire time. Actually, when I got > home, got showered and began watching TV, I learned that it was a > really serious storm with flood watches, tornado warnings...etc. > Trees fell and there were power outages. My heels were more cracked > around the edges and there was pink, strange-looking skin above > that. Although I have had dry, cracked heels since childhood, for > the first time in my life it looked to me like some kind of skin > infection. But we have since been treating it like an infection: > topical treatments of diet tonic water and peroxide, hot and cold > treatments, soaking my feet in apple juice and salt water. My feet > are getting better. > > After my walk Saturday (2 days ago) to pick up the computer -- which > took a mere 6 hours and ten minutes this time -- the bottom of my > feet hurt horribly. I crawled on hands and knees for the first few > hours I was home. Standing was too painful. Yet, there were no > visible marks to explain all the pain I was in. I had one small > blister. This didn't begin to explain why my feet hurt so badly > that I could hardly stand. My son had predicted beforehand that the > long walk would likely cause another die-off reaction by oxygenating > my feet. He also suggested that they were dry and cracked because > this infection feeds on the oils in my skin. He stated that when I > asked if I should try coconut oil topically. He said " No, that > would make it worse. It obviously feeds on the oils in your skin. > That's why they are dry and cracked. " > > When we treat my feet, my feet smell like they died or something. > It's awful -- but more proof that this is due to some skin > infection. I am gradually walking faster than I have in years. > Treating my feet is part of why. > > Sunday: > > I pulled some of my " skin " off near the worst, deepest crack. This > is something I have done periodically since childhood and it doesn't > hurt. I had my son take the piece and flush it down the toilet. He > was grossed out, announced " That was NOT skin " and treated his hand > with peroxide, which did nothing. He coated his hand in dish soap > and that helped. I remarked that he had suffocated it using the > same method my sister had him use to kill some kind of burrowing > large insect in her yard many years ago. So we tried coating my > feet in dishsoap. Big reaction. We may be on to something. We are > also speculating that this seems to grow " on " the skin more like the > way coral or barnacles grow rather than like a typical infection. > > Monday: > > I slept well last night. I have slept poorly for at least a week. > I am beginning to wonder the long walk did NOT cause a die off of > the crud growing on my feet but, instead, caused it to bloom. Maybe > something else died but maybe this stuff got a lot worse. After > treating my feet with dish soap and then showering, I slept better > than I have in at least a week and possibly in over two weeks. I am > shocked at how much the crud on my feet seems to be affecting my > sleep. It also affects my lungs. Anytime we treat it successfully, > it causes me to cough. When we put the dish soap on it, I had a few > moments where I felt like I was suffocating. I have no idea how it > is causing that but this seems very significant given my lung > problems. > > I just thought the above info might mean something to some folks > here. And, hey, if you actually have some clue how to more > effectively treat it, speak up! > > Michele > http://www.healthgazelle.org > http://www.kidslikemine.org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Hi, I wonder if you feel the soap in your lungs because the chemicals in the soap are absorbing into your system. You don't mention what kind of dish soap, but I know that Dawn will kill fleas on contact. It makes me wonder what is in it that I would want on my dishes. My husband has had dry cracked heels for many years, maybe since he was young, which he thought was Athlete's Foot. We recently started soaking his feet once a day, for 30 minutes, in cool water with white vinegar in it, to help with toe nail fungus. After a week or two we noticed that the skin on his feet looked soft and smooth. I have never seen them look so good. You may want to check www.earthclinic.com for other remedies. That is where we found the vinegar soak. To Soak: We use the plastic container that Earthbound Farm Organic Spring Mix from Costco comes in (about the size of a shoe box), filled with about 1 1/2 " of water, just enough to cover the bottoms of your feet. Then add about one cup of white vinegar, relax and soak for 30 minutes. He uses the same water for a couple of days if it looks clean, just adding more vinegar each day. Oh, I do not use tap water; I use filtered water. Good luck. > > > > A couple of weeks back, on a Friday night, my computer went on the > > blink very suddenly. This was fairly convenient timing because it > > allowed my oldest son and I to walk the roughly 3 1/2 miles to Best > > Buy where we bought it, with a warranty. (For those who don't know, > > I no longer have a car.) They informed me it would need to be sent > > somewhere to be serviced and it would take about two weeks. So we > > left it and walked home. We went yesterday to pick it up, again on > > foot. > > > > It took us 7 1/2 hours the first time, in part because I wrenched > my > > knee just as we left the Best Buy. So I limped badly the whole way > > home. It also rained on us the entire time. Actually, when I got > > home, got showered and began watching TV, I learned that it was a > > really serious storm with flood watches, tornado warnings...etc. > > Trees fell and there were power outages. My heels were more > cracked > > around the edges and there was pink, strange-looking skin above > > that. Although I have had dry, cracked heels since childhood, for > > the first time in my life it looked to me like some kind of skin > > infection. But we have since been treating it like an infection: > > topical treatments of diet tonic water and peroxide, hot and cold > > treatments, soaking my feet in apple juice and salt water. My feet > > are getting better. > > > > After my walk Saturday (2 days ago) to pick up the computer -- > which > > took a mere 6 hours and ten minutes this time -- the bottom of my > > feet hurt horribly. I crawled on hands and knees for the first few > > hours I was home. Standing was too painful. Yet, there were no > > visible marks to explain all the pain I was in. I had one small > > blister. This didn't begin to explain why my feet hurt so badly > > that I could hardly stand. My son had predicted beforehand that > the > > long walk would likely cause another die-off reaction by > oxygenating > > my feet. He also suggested that they were dry and cracked because > > this infection feeds on the oils in my skin. He stated that when I > > asked if I should try coconut oil topically. He said " No, that > > would make it worse. It obviously feeds on the oils in your skin. > > That's why they are dry and cracked. " > > > > When we treat my feet, my feet smell like they died or something. > > It's awful -- but more proof that this is due to some skin > > infection. I am gradually walking faster than I have in years. > > Treating my feet is part of why. > > > > Sunday: > > > > I pulled some of my " skin " off near the worst, deepest crack. This > > is something I have done periodically since childhood and it > doesn't > > hurt. I had my son take the piece and flush it down the toilet. > He > > was grossed out, announced " That was NOT skin " and treated his hand > > with peroxide, which did nothing. He coated his hand in dish soap > > and that helped. I remarked that he had suffocated it using the > > same method my sister had him use to kill some kind of burrowing > > large insect in her yard many years ago. So we tried coating my > > feet in dishsoap. Big reaction. We may be on to something. We > are > > also speculating that this seems to grow " on " the skin more like > the > > way coral or barnacles grow rather than like a typical infection. > > > > Monday: > > > > I slept well last night. I have slept poorly for at least a week. > > I am beginning to wonder the long walk did NOT cause a die off of > > the crud growing on my feet but, instead, caused it to bloom. > Maybe > > something else died but maybe this stuff got a lot worse. After > > treating my feet with dish soap and then showering, I slept better > > than I have in at least a week and possibly in over two weeks. I > am > > shocked at how much the crud on my feet seems to be affecting my > > sleep. It also affects my lungs. Anytime we treat it > successfully, > > it causes me to cough. When we put the dish soap on it, I had a > few > > moments where I felt like I was suffocating. I have no idea how it > > is causing that but this seems very significant given my lung > > problems. > > > > I just thought the above info might mean something to some folks > > here. And, hey, if you actually have some clue how to more > > effectively treat it, speak up! > > > > Michele > > http://www.healthgazelle.org > > http://www.kidslikemine.org > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 > > Hi, I wonder if you feel the soap in your lungs because the chemicals > in the soap are absorbing into your system. You don't mention what > kind of dish soap, but I know that Dawn will kill fleas on contact. > It makes me wonder what is in it that I would want on my dishes. Years ago, my sister had my oldest son go in her backyard and fill in some burrow holes with dish soap to kill some kind of burrowing insect she had. My son has remarked that it probably suffocated them because bugs breathe through their skin and if they get covered in goo that they can't get off of them, they won't be able to breathe. We theorize that this is suffocating whatever is on my feet. I reacted much less violently tonight when we did it again, presumably because there is less infection on my feet. I imagine we used just as much soap. > > My husband has had dry cracked heels for many years, maybe since he > was young, which he thought was Athlete's Foot. We recently started > soaking his feet once a day, for 30 minutes, in cool water with white > vinegar in it, to help with toe nail fungus. After a week or two we > noticed that the skin on his feet looked soft and smooth. I have > never seen them look so good. You may want to check > www.earthclinic.com for other remedies. That is where we found the > vinegar soak. > > To Soak: We use the plastic container that Earthbound Farm Organic > Spring Mix from Costco comes in (about the size of a shoe box), filled > with about 1 1/2 " of water, just enough to cover the bottoms of your > feet. Then add about one cup of white vinegar, relax and soak for 30 > minutes. He uses the same water for a couple of days if it looks > clean, just adding more vinegar each day. Oh, I do not use tap water; > I use filtered water. Good luck. > Thanks. I will keep that in mind if I need some new trick to call on but I am a little reluctant to use vinegar because my medical condition makes me highly prone to being overly acid and the last time I tried some home remedy with vinegar, 10 weeks of sinus infections turned into pneumonia overnight and I ended up bedridden for about 3 1/2 months. For now, we appear to be making progress -- though I definitely want to try to start lining up options should this stall. I am also taking apple juice and salt water baths to treat my sunburn and that is helping my feet too. Michele http://www.healthgazelle.org http://www.kidslikemine.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 > > Have you ever considered doing a parasite cleanse? > > At the risk of inspiring folks here to get out their butterfly nets: I believe that the infection that nearly killed me some years ago is parasitic and I have been steadily killing it off for 7 years or so. I really think if this were a parasite, I would probably have it under control. But please don't let that stop you from tossing out any other suggestions. Thank you for speaking up. Michele http://www.healthgazelle.org http://www.kidslikemine.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 > > HI Michele, > What kind of footwear were you wearing? Socks or no socks? Natural fiber or manmade? I also have a deep crack on the side of one of my heels. Mine is not very long, maybe 1/2 inch or less, and not spread open and the area around it looks fine. I've been wearing my massage sandals all summer. My heals usually don't crack until winter. I put lotion on my feet every day usually at least twice a day. Recently I put a bandaid over the lotion to try to get it to soak in before it gets rubbed off. I think it helped a little. Tea tree oil may be helpful for whatever you've got going on. > S S > I don't currently own a pair of socks. :-) I currently have two pair of sandals...um, I had three but on Sunday night I threw out the pair of sandals that I made the long walk in. (It was pre-planned that way -- I wore them for that and then wore them once more Sunday night for a nasty little errand I knew was coming up and then pitched them.) I have found that I have fewer foot problems if my shoes are as open as possible year-round. She sandals I wore that day are plastic and I have sandals for work that are leather uppers and part leather, part cloth for the insole. It seems pretty clear to me that this is something growing on me, something I have apparently lived with since early childhood. My dad fought in Vietnam when I was a baby/toddler and his unit was caught behind enemy lines for some weeks. He ended up unable to change his socks or even take his boots off for about a month. When he got out of that situation, he ended up in the hospital. When he removed his socks, the bottoms of his feet came with them. There's no telling what he might have brought back with him. My son and I have been speculating that this might be the source of this weird infection. But I'm open to suggestions to help me figure it out. Thanks! Michele http://www.healthgazelle.org http://www.kidslikemine.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 >>My heels were more cracked > around the edges At my house, dry, cracked heels usually meant folic acid deficiency, and for my #1 it meant arginine deficiency. >> and there was pink, strange-looking skin above > that. This sounds like a yeast infection [or possibly bacteria], which took up residence in your feet. >> Although I have had dry, cracked heels since childhood, Try adding some folic acid. All of us have baby smooth skin now, including elimination of severely cracked heels for me, with folic acid. > treating my feet with dish soap and then showering, I slept better > than I have in at least a week and possibly in over two weeks. I am > shocked at how much the crud on my feet seems to be affecting my > sleep. It also affects my lungs. Anytime we treat it successfully, > it causes me to cough. Yeast overgrowth AND die off causes me to cough. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 > > At my house, dry, cracked heels usually meant folic acid deficiency, > and for my #1 it meant arginine deficiency. > Thanks Dana. Folic acid is on my list of things to order soon. I ran out a few weeks ago. On a different list yesterday (for unrelated reasons), someone brought up Beta Thalassemia and G6PD Deficiency, which may explain my tendency towards anemia and my problem with blue dyes. Folic acid has been mentioned there as well in relation to that. They recommended this website: http://g6pddeficiency.org/ It looks like I will have to do some reading on the subject some time (hopefully soon, though my tendency is to first spend a while paving a road to hell with all kinds of good intentions but little to no action -- as my health generally improves, I hope that changes :-) ). Michele http://www.healthgazelle.org http://www.kidslikemine.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 > Thanks Dana. Folic acid is on my list of things to order soon. I > ran out a few weeks ago. It did require carnitine at my house for proper absorption. We are done with all other supps at this point, except folic acid. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 > > Thanks Dana. Folic acid is on my list of things to order soon. I > > ran out a few weeks ago. > > > It did require carnitine at my house for proper absorption. We are > done with all other supps at this point, except folic acid. > > Dana > Thank you for the reminder. I was on that last year, as well as some other b vitamin. I have recently added PABA back in to my supps and I keep meaning to go back and look at the list of what helped last year and get back on those b vitamins. That has been a big issue for me. I have added carnitine to my list of stuff to order. Michele http://www.healthgazelle.org http://www.kidslikemine.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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