1. Vitamin D. As doctors, we’ve been checking patients’ vitamin D levels, and virtually everyone’s is low! Vitamin D helps make and keep your bones stronger. It allows your bones to absorb calcium. Usually it’s sunshine that increases vitamin D in an active form in the body, making it usable. Combining winter and lockdown means – very low vitamin D! Not a great combination. We’re keeping vitamin D at the clinics, to make it simple. It’s a good idea to get your levels checked. Otherwise, it’s safe to take two a day, especially for the first two months, then wind back to one. In summer, provided you get some sunshine, your levels may be ok. In winter, consider taking it again.
2. Terbinafine antifungal cream. Fungal infection on feet is common. Symptoms include itching, burning or stinging between your toes or on the soles of your feet. You may also notice blisters, cracking or peeling of the skin. If this affects you, using an antifungal can be helpful. Which one? Well, I would suggest Terbinafine since it treats fungal infection on the skin, as well as being the main constituent to treat fungal infection of nails. Fungal infection of the nails, usually occurs slowly but leads to the thickening and discolouration of the nail. It’s common and very stubborn to get rid of. My advice would be to consider using an antifungal on your WHOLE foot once a week, including carefully on your nails, to win the long term battle! It’s useful to apply over your whole foot, since you don’t always see where fungus is lurking! Remember also that creams are water-based (as opposed to ointments that are oil-based), so you need to really rub the cream in well, so it disappears, otherwise you’re basically keeping your foot wet – not good. On the nails, it’s harder to rub in, leaving some coating on the nail and edges/nail bed – is ok.
3. Fluids. So I’ve pictured e15 – the healthy energy drink we make (Visit the e15 website). The concept of drinking lots of fluids, water, healthy drinks – so important. Dehydration is something simple to avoid in your life. Water is great for your skin, kidneys, guts… the list goes on. Our drink e15, has many active ingredients including turmeric, magnesium and you guessed it… vitamin D!
