A new set of toes.

One of my brothers, who shall remain nameless, is cursed with my grandfather’s toenail fungus issues. In fact, his most common reply to his daughter’s question of “Daddy, guess what I got you?” is “A new set of toes?” It always makes me laugh.

As a swimmer from a young age on, I was the victim of many an athlete’s foot attack which, upon reflection and next to my brother’s story, makes me wonder if some of us aren’t predisposed to getting nasty foot fungal attacks. That and the fact that we all keep running long road-races and beating our feet up—see The New York Times for a short piece on the nameless brother’s running style.

Regardless, it’s interesting to know that the same ingredient used to naturally kill germs in Cleanwell’s line of products—thyme—is also being used to treat onychomycosis. This may not be a big deal to those of you with perfect nails, but the leading treatment for nail fungus Lamisil has a know side effect on your liver. Personally? I’d rather just rub some thyme on my toes.

Want to know more? Read on: Thyme for your toenails