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I soaked the foot in a pan of very warm water with abut a half-cup of cornmeal several times over several weeks. Not only did the warm water soak feel good, now the big toenail is the normal color again, it has grown out to the normal thickness.
Apple cider or white vinegar treats fungus. Soak your foot, or hand in a small bowl of warm water with 1/4 cup of vinegar.
06-06-10 I did the corn meal this evening for the 1st time... will advise if it works for me also, after 25 years of no open toed shoes in the summer.
Soaking your feet in Listerine (plain) for a few minutes and rubbing vapor rub making sure that you get it under the tip of the nails and in the sides for several weeks will eventually cure the fungus of toenails.
I had some very serious doubts that this would be effective, but because there's very little risk I tried it. I have had a fungal infection on my heels for at least 10 years - it made the skin very thick, rough, and scaly with cracks. I have tried numerous treatments but the problem always returned as soon as treatment stopped.
I slathered my feet in cornmeal paste a few weeks ago and guess what? The skin is totally normal now. Of course, it took some time to see a difference, but as of now, I'm a believer.
Both my mother and I tried cornmeal and had great results. I had been using Penlac for months with no results. My toenail fungus cleared up after 2 weeks of using cornmeal. My mother has not worn sandals for more than 10 years and now feels she can finally show her toenails. We are so glad to have read about this treatment in your column in the L.A. Times.
The real cure IS the cornmeal.
The reason being?: Cornmeal has a natural fungus in it that is ravenous for toenail fungus, with no interest whatsoever in the keratin of the nail.
You put some cornmeal in your palm and add water, then apply it on an infected nail.
Let it soak for 1 hour for 10 days.
My experience: I felt something happening after about 30 minutes. After 3 days of the program, the bent-up nails relaxed and became normal in shape. By the tenth day, there was a slight blackening in places, with clear new nail material growing-in. The nail then crumbled right off where it was blackened. The exposed nail bed was not sensitive. In about two months I will have brand new normal nails.
This is the real deal, and it's understandable why. The cornmeal fungus is as ravenous for toenail fungus as a seal is for fish.
DITTO! DITTO! DITTO!
Just a question about the cornmeal mush--can it be re-used, or do you mix up a fresh batch for each treatment?