PODIATRIST DISCUSSES CAUSE OF BROMHIDROSIS (SMELLY FEET)

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Blame shoes and socks. Enclosing the foot increases heat and traps sweat, said Robert Kornfeld, DPM, a doctor of podiatric medicine who runs a holistic and restorative foot and ankle practice in New York. "If the foot is allowed to [air out] efficiently, you don't build up the breeding ground for bacteria," Kornfeld told Live Science.

 

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Dr. Robert Kornfeld

 

Dr. Kornfeld said he advocates dietary changes, including getting rid of refined sugars, to strengthen the immune system and keep pathogenic bacteria at bay. He also suggested a roll-on antiperspirant applied to the foot. People who are chronically stressed also tend to sweat more, he said, so foot odor is sometimes a sign of a wider systemic issue. "What's interesting about foot odor is a lot of people are so embarrassed they won't even go to a doctor," Kornfeld said. "But there's help out there."  

 

Source: Stephanie Pappas, Live Science


Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.


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