This is a little embarrassing but I’m going to tell you anyway. I have another planter wart on my big toe! And it’s terribly unfortunate that I discovered this planter wart less than 24 hours before I fly over to the other side of the world for a two month trip away. Grrrr!
But the good news is I’ve had a planter wart before so I know how to quickly get rid of them. And hopefully if you’ve got one too then this blog post will help you out.
Planter warts have an ugly name but they’re not that ugly at all. In fact, they’re very difficult to see. Commonly they’ll appear on the bottom of your feet and will look like a tiny black dot which may or may not be surrounded by some coarse or thicker skin. Because my planter warts appear on my big toe and the skin is already quite thick and course there, my planter warts are very difficult to see. But I know they’re there because they hurt! Usually I spend a couple of weeks thinking I must have some kind of cut or splinter in my toe (I’m bare foot a lot). Then after a couple of weeks have passed and I still have the pain, I’ll check it out to see if a planter wart has popped up.
How To Get Rid Of A Planter Wart
This is an incredibly easy and natural solution that works in about two weeks. I have a friend who kept getting a planter wart on the bottom of his foot. First he got it cut out by a doctor, then when it grew back he got it burnt out by the doctor again. And when it still grew back he tried this natural solution. The planter wart fell out on its own after two weeks and still hasn’t grown back years later. That’s awesome.
What you’ll need
A cue tip
Apple cider vinegar
Duct tape
The solution
Pull the cotton off the end of the cue tip and soak it in apple cider vinegar.
Place the soaked cotton on your planter wart then completely cover with duct tape. The trick is to “starve” the wart of oxygen so you want to make sure no air can make its way to the wart.
Leave the duct tape on for as long as needed. Usually it will take around two weeks for the planter wart to fall out. If the duct tape falls off before the planter wart has come out (and this is normal, you will likely need to replace the duct tape occasionally), repeat the process above. And don’t worry – this won’t set you back! It’s likely that your planter wart will still fall out relatively quickly.
I spent a lot of my teenage years sneezing and blowing my nose. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I discovered my allergy to dogs. Yep, that would explain the chronic hay fever – my family loves dogs so I grew up with them and therefore always seemed to have my nose buried in a handkerchief. Attractive, I know.
If I’d known these three tips all those years ago, I probably would have saved myself a lot of frustration and a lot of sneezing. I still suffer from quite bad hay fever from time to time. Usually it’s during the change of season or when I’m around an allergen like tobacco smoke. But most days now I’m fine, which is a big change from my rather awkward runny-nosed teenage years. Check out the vid for my 3 tips-
I’m a bit of an allergy queen. I’ve tried years of desensitization, acupuncture and kinesiology in an attempt to “cure” my allergies. While they all worked to some degree, nothing was able to completely get rid of the problem which is why I’m absolutely loving the tips I talked about in the video.
I had a very healthy Friday night last night with a dinner with the Food Matters crew and a seminar with the famous Don Tolman!
Me with James & Laurentine, the film makers of Food Matters
I thought Don Tolman was a bit of a wacko when I first saw him on the net, but his wackiness makes him just so incredibly entertaining. And it was so refreshing to attend a seminar with someone who is not only on the cutting edge of natural health, but also not afraid to make bold statements that potentially could really upset the medical industry. Go Don!
Me & Don Tolman!
And here’s a video I recorded today about my awesome healthy night!
I just love his seven steps to wellness. They’re so basic, make so much sense and I’m sure would aboslutely work. For those of you who missed them in the video, here they are-
1. Air
2. Water
3. Sunshine
4. Wholefoods
5. Non-toxic relationships
6. Walking
7. Passion (fun/pleasure)
I have two copies of the Food Matters documentary to give away!
This is kind of a merge between a blog and twitter competition. I don’t want to force you to follow me on twitter (I’m kind of hoping you’ll want to and follow me anyway!), so instead I want you to use the twitter 140 character rule and post me a message in the response box below.
How to enter
Using a maximum of 140 characters, answer the question – What frustrates you most about eating for your skin?
I’ll be selecting the best two answers on Friday, the 11th August 2009. Winners will be announced on Twitter and notified by email.
What’s Twitter??
You may have seen a funky blue box in the right hand side bar of High on Health. This is Twitter which I use to notify you of any new products that come in, product updates, new blog posts, recipes, and of course my journey as a health blogger and a yogini living in Australia.
I’d love to follow you on Twitter too! So if you have a Twitter account or sign up for one, send me a message and say hi so I know to start following you.
I just went for a skate along the Brisbane river and it was beautiful. I stopped half way at a quiet spot and did a 30 minute music meditation in the sun. I took my skates off and sat on one of them to help support my straight back and it was surprisingly comfortable.
Once a week I skate with a group but I go out on my own once or twice a week as well. I also walk or bike ride two or three times a week, often with a girlfriend. I’m definitely not at my peak level of fitness but this regular exercise certainly does help keep a healthy body and healthy mind.
I get asked all the time weather or not exercise is good for clearing acne. And while the answer isn’t black and white – if you do exercise every day it’s not guaranteed to clear your acne, it still certainly does help.
Why exercise is good for the skin
We all know that regular exercise is good for our health and good for our bodies, so of course it’s good for our skin. This is nothing new. Some resources I’ve read in the past also claim that the extra sweating during exercise can either help acne or make it worse, but personally I don’t feel as though this makes much of a difference.
BUT, the way that I personally feel exercise is most beneficial to the skin is for creating a healthy mind and a more positive attitude towards your problem skin. Sounds a bit trippy I know but let me explain.
I know from personal experience that whenever I’m feeling down or depressed, regular exercise is one thing that helps pick me up. Just getting my body moving, the blood flowing and my mind distracted helps tremendously.
I spent a lot of my teenage years sneezing and blowing my nose. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I discovered my allergy to dogs. Yep, that would explain the chronic hay fever – my family loves dogs so I grew up with them and therefore always seemed to have my nose buried in a handkerchief. Attractive, I know.
I have two copies of the Food Matters documentary to give away!
I just went for a skate along the Brisbane river and it was beautiful. I stopped half way at a quiet spot and did a 30 minute music meditation in the sun. I took my skates off and sat on one of them to help support my straight back and it was surprisingly comfortable.
