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Frostbite

As we continue on with winter and the drop in temperature it brings, not to mention the dumping of snow, frostbite is definitely something to worry about. Not only do you need to worry about your extremities like your hands, ears, and nose, you also need to be considering your feet, when stepping out into the sludge. In this blog post today, we will discuss frostbite symptoms, prevention measures, and how to treat frostbite. One of the preventive steps you...

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Caring For Your Feet When You Have Diabetes

Taking good care of your feet is something everyone should take more seriously, and this is especially true for individuals who are diabetic. Diabetes can be dangerous to your feet, as it may cause nerve damage that takes away feeling in your feet, making it difficult to feel the pain of a foot injury, and severe consequences may result. Diabetes may also reduce blood flow to the feet, making it harder to heal an injury or resist infection. Because of...

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Winter Foot Care Tips

As we get further into the colder months, it may be easy to think that we don’t need to pay as much attention to our feet as we do in the warmer months when they are exposed. Heavy socks and boots don’t protect our feet from many common ailments as much as we think they might, making it important to continue to regularly take note of how your feet are looking and feeling. Keep reading for tips on how to...

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All About Plantar Warts

Plantar warts are hard, grainy growths that appear on your heel or balls of your feet. Plantar warts are named because they most commonly grow in the plantar fascia, which is the wide band of tissue that spans the bottom of the foot. SteriShoe does not prevent plantar warts, but it does use a powerful UV light to eliminate bacteria living in your shoes. SteriShoe fights foot infections, foot and shoe odor, toenail fungus, and athlete’s foot infections by sanitizing...

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SteriShoe® UV Shoe Sanitizer Testimonials and Reviews

Today, we’d like to let our great customers and medical professionals tell you, in their own words, just how effective they’ve found the SteriShoe UV shoe sanitizer. Having helped more than 80,000 satisfied customers, we can’t thank you enough for trying SteriShoe and feeling compelled to let us know just how satisfied you are. Our goal is to help you fight shoe odor and foot infections and your feedback is extremely valuable in that pursuit! Medical Community Testimonials We’ve been featured on several...

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Getting Rid of Nail Fungus for Good

If you’re dealing with nail fungus, rest assured that you are not alone. It can be quite a common condition that many people struggle with. You will likely notice symptoms of nail fungus yourself, but it can also be diagnosed by a dermatologist, which will examine your nails and nearby skin. It’s important to check the skin because the fungus can spread. You may already have a skin infection caused by fungus, like athlete’s foot. In order to get rid...

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Most Frequent Foot Infections

Foot infections can be born from trauma, skin disease, infection, and even the simple weight that we place on our feet can change the skin. Further, foot infections can include a number of conditions, like warts, athlete’s foot, and bacterial infections. One of the biggest perpetrators of foot infections is the condition that your shoes are in, making it imperative that you clean them regularly. While you can’t see it, there are plenty of bacteria growing in your shoes, as...

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Getting Rid of Your Shoe Odor

There are more sweat glands in your feet than anywhere else on your body. When bacteria breaks down that sweat, it can make your shoes stink. Because all the sweat from your feet eventually soaks into your shoes, it can be a hard problem to avoid. Shoe odor isn’t anything new, as a matter of fact, it’s also pretty common. But just because it’s common doesn’t mean it isn’t an irritating problem that you will eventually have to deal with.  If...

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What is the SteriShoe® UV Shoe Sanitizer?

Do you know what’s growing in your shoes? There’s a good chance you’ve never even thought about it. And we don’t blame you. It’s not the kind of thing most people consider. But if you’ve ever suffered from a foot infection or simply smelly shoes, it’s worth thinking about and addressing. While there are many options available to you out there, nothing is more effective than the SteriShoe UV shoe sanitizer. Other supplemental treatments can address the foot complication you’re experiencing,...

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Why Foot Health is Important

Your feet were made for walking, and sometimes we can take their function for granted.  Because of their distance, sometimes they are out-of-sight and out-of-mind. It is important to remember, however, that the health of your feet impacts your overall health. Activities that we don’t think twice about when our feet are in great health, like walking to the mailbox, walking around a shopping center, taking a quick jog around the block, and even using our feet for balance, can...

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