Urine Is Simple Cure For Smelly FeetPosting Date: 11/29/2004 Q. A few years back my teenage son suffered terrible foot odor. My husband and I would not let him bring his sneakers into the house, nor would we let him put his dirty socks in the hamper! His worst experience was a high school trip to Europe when he shared a room with two other boys. They made my son keep his sneakers in the closet. I then read in your column a solution to eliminate foot odor: urinate on your feet in the shower! I mentioned the column to my son and then kept quiet. Within a day, the odor was eliminated. I thought that during the next few years you would mention this remedy again but I haven't seen it. I think there are many, many high school and college students who might benefit from the suggestion of urinating on your feet in the shower. A. We first heard about this simple remedy from a great-grandmother, who learned about it from men who served in the Armed Forces during World War II. She maintained that urinating on the feet cured stinky feet. Your story confirms her claim. Urea, an anti-fungal compound in urine, may be part of the reason. Q. I love reading about home remedies in your column and would like to share them with family and friends. Do you have a book with all the wonderful helpful information that you have in your newspaper columns so I would have them all in one place? A. We have collected many old-fashioned treatments in The People?s Pharmacy Guide to Home and Herbal Remedies, a 428-page large-size paperback. For a copy, please send $21.95 to: Graedons? People?s Pharmacy; Dept. HHT; P. O. Box 52027; Durham, NC 27717-2027. Q. I read about the benefits of cinnamon several years ago and tried it. I believe it helped lower my blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides, but after two years I realized it was also causing heartburn. When I stopped the cinnamon the heartburn stopped immediately. Related Stories |
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