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Soak Your Feet In Apple Cider Vinegar; It Helps Cure These Diseases

Apple cider vinegar not just adds taste to your food but it has lots of medicinal properties too. It helps treat several foot-related diseases.

If you think that vinegar is just meant for cooking and adding flavour to your cuisines then you are wrong. It comes with a lot of medicinal properties as well, and many of us are not even aware of it.

Among the several known health benefits of apple cider vinegar, it is known as one of the best ingredients to treat several foot-related diseases. So today at Boldsky we will be explaining about a few of the ways in which apple cider vinegar helps in treating different kinds of foot-related diseases.

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Some of you might not like the smell of apple cider vinegar but when you get to learn about its health benefits you will not ignore it for sure.

Among other health benefits of apple cider vinegar, some are - it helps reduce weight, fat and cholesterol in the body. But at the same time one needs to be cautious, especially those who are allergic to apple cider vinegar. They need to use it only after consulting a doctor.

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Here is a list of a few of the health benefits of soaking feet in apple cider vinegar water. Take a look.

 1. Helps Treat Sore Feet Muscles:

1. Helps Treat Sore Feet Muscles:

Apple Cider Vinegar contains potassium that helps to tone the muscles. Take half a bucket of water and add one cup of apple cider vinegar. Soak your feet for about 30 minutes. It helps treat sore feet muscles quickly.

2. Treat Athlete’s Foot:

2. Treat Athlete’s Foot:

Apple cider vinegar contains natural acidity that helps in killing the fungus. It is one of the effective natural remedies for athlete's foot.

3. Helps Treat Callus:

3. Helps Treat Callus:

Dip cotton in apple cider vinegar and apply this on your callus. Leave it overnight. Clean it up in the morning . Apply some coconut oil on it. Keep doing this once a day. It helps in treating callus effectively.

4. Toenail fungus:

4. Toenail fungus:

Take half a bucket of water and add one cup of apple cider vinegar. Soak your feet for about 30 minutes. Take it off and then pat dry. Apply tea tree oil and then massage. Do this at least twice a day. This helps heal the toenail fungus quickly.

5. Helps Remove Corns:

5. Helps Remove Corns:

Corns appear as small hard growths that can be seen in between the toes or on the sides that are generally caused by friction or pressure. Soak your feet, the one having the corn in a bucket containing water mixed with half a cup of apple cider vinegar for about 10-15 minutes. Take off the feet, pat dry and then apply castor oil on the corn. Do this for about 10-15 days; it helps remove the corn.

6. Prevent & Treat Foot Odour:

6. Prevent & Treat Foot Odour:

Take about half a cup of apple cider vinegar and mix it well in a bucket containing water. Soak your feet in the bucket for about 15 minutes. Then wash your feet with soap water to remove the smell of apple cider vinegar. This helps to prevent and treat foot odour.

7. Cracked Heels:

7. Cracked Heels:

Take about half a cup of apple cider vinegar and add it to a bucket containing water. Soak your feet in the bucket for about 15 minutes. The acetic acid contained in the apple cider vinegar helps to make the skin soft. It further makes exfoliation easier and helps to treat cracked heels quickly.

8. Sooth Tired Feet:

8. Sooth Tired Feet:

Excess walking makes your feet tired. In conditions like this just soaking your feet in a bucket containing water mixed with apple cider vinegar helps to provide a soothing effect for tired feet.

Story first published: Thursday, December 22, 2016, 11:22 [IST]
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