st as effective as the prescription medications.

Because of the high risk of re-infection, the alternative treatments are superior because if you eliminate the fungus and it later recurs, you can begin using the treatment again without a prescription and without further damage to your liver, etc. Even better, you could just continue applying the alternative treatment at intervals to help avoid the possibility of the fungus returning.

So, what are these alternative treatments. Here are some of the most common you see recommended:

• Tea Tree oil
• Vicks VapoRub
• Vinegar

There are various natural formulations and treatment recommendations advocated in the natural health community. You can even find books on the subject. It is estimated that 40% to 60% of adults over 60 have suffWithout getting technical, nail fungus is just what it says, a fungus that lodges itself under the nails (typically the toenails but it can also affect the fingernails). The You probably have it if you are exhibiting any or all of the following symptoms:

• Brittleness
• Discoloration
• Loss of luster and shine
• Thickening
• Distortion of nail shape
• Crumbling of the nail
• Debris being trapped under the nail
• Loosening (detaching) of the nail

Treatment Options

a. Traditional Medicine. Here’s a surprise. The favorite treatment options recommended by the medical establishment are prescription drugs. Prescription anti-fungal medicines taken by mouth may help clear the fungus in about 50% of patients (nothing to brag about). However, such medicines can cause side effects or may interfere with other health medicines a patient is taking.

Here is a warning directly from the manufacturer of one of the major prescription drugs for nail fungus:

“In rare instances, serious side effects on the liver, including rare cases of death and liver transplant, have occurred in people taking LAMISIL Tablets.”

Is it worth risking “serious side effects on the liver, including . . . death” to get rid of this fungus? And even if you don’t experience “serious side effects,” the cost of these pharmaceutical treatments is exorbitant. Plus, as explained below, the chances of re-infection are high.

b. Alternative Medicine. So, if you decide to forego the pharmaceutical solution, what are your other options. First, you need to realize that nothing, prescription or non-prescription, kills any topical fungus like nail fungus. What these treatments do is to inhibit the growth of the fungus in new growth tissue. In other words, what the treatment must accomplish is to prevent the infection of new tissue being grown by the body. As the new tissue (a nail in our case) grows in, we must be sure that it does not become infected with the fungus. If we are successful, the infected tissue (toenail) will gradually grow out and off of our bodies. So long as the new growth does not become infected by the fungus, we will gradually grow a new, healthy nail.

The difficulty for most folks is that this condition requires extreme diligence to eliminate. If you start a course of treatment and are not regular and consistent with it, the new growth nail will become infected and you are back to square one. If just one day of treatment is missed (even with the oral prescription meds), any tissue that grew that day will be susceptible to the fungus and the treatment might have to be started all over.

It takes 6 months (or more) to grow a new toenail. If you stop the treatment before the nail has looked completely normal for at least a month, it is almost certain that the condition will recur, even if you are taking the high-powered prescription drugs.

There are four primary advantages to the alternative treatment methods:

1. Unlike prescription medications, they pose NO known risks to your health.
2. Unlike prescription medications, they are very inexpensive and available without prescription.
3. They at least as effective as the prescription medications.
4. Because of the high risk of re-infection, the alternative treatments are superior because if you eliminate the fungus and it later recurs, you can begin using the treatment again without a prescription and without further damage to your liver, etc. Even better, you could just continue applying the alternative treatment at intervals to help avoid the possibility of the fungus returning.

So, what are these alternative treatments. Here are some of the most common you see recommended:

• Tea Tree oil
• Vicks VapoRub
• Vinegar

There are various natural formulations and treatment recommendations advocated in the natural health community. You can even find books on the subject. It is estimated that 40% to 60% of adults over 60 have suffe% of patients (nothing to brag about). However, such medicines can cause side effects or may interfere with other health medicines a patient is taking.

Here is a warning directly from the manufacturer of one of the major prescription drugs for nail fungus:

“In rare instances, serious side effects on the liver, including rare cases of death and liver transplant, have occurred in people taking LAMISIL Tablets.”

Is it worth risking “serious side effects on the liver, including . . . death” to get rid of this fungus? And even if you don’t experience “serious side effects,” the cost of these pharmaceutical treatments is exorbitant. Plus, as explained below, the chances of re-infection are high.

b. Alternative Medicine. So, if you decide to forego the pharmaceutical solution, what are your other options. First, you need to realize that nothing, prescription or non-prescription, kills any topical fungus like nail fungus. What these treatments do is to inhibit the growth of the fungus in new growth tissue. In other words, what the treatment must accomplish is to prevent the infection of new tissue being grown by the body. As the new tissue (a nail in our case) grows in, we must be sure that it does not become infected with the fungus. If we are successful, the infected tissue (toenail) will gradually grow out and off of our bodies. So long as the new growth does not become infected by the fungus, we will gradually grow a new, healthy nail.

The difficulty for most folks is that this condition requires extreme diligence to eliminate. If you start a course of treatment and are not regular and consistent with it, the new growth nail will become infected and you are back to square one. If just one day of treatment is missed (even with the oral prescription meds), any tissue that grew that day will be susceptible to the fungus and the treatment might have to be started all over.

It takes 6 months (or more) to grow a new toenail. If you stop the treatment before the nail has looked completely normal for at least a month, it is almost certain that the condition will recur, even if you are taking the high-powered prescription drugs.

There are four primary advantages to the alternative treatment methods:

1. Unlike prescription medications, they pose NO known risks to your health.
2. Unlike prescription medications, they are very inexpensive and available without prescription.
3. They at least as effective as the prescription medications.
4. Because of the high risk of re-infection, the alternative treatments are superior because if you eliminate the fungus and it later recurs, you can begin using the treatment again without a prescription and without further damage to your liver, etc. Even better, you could just continue applying the alternative treatment at intervals to help avoid the possibility of the fungus returning.

So, what are these alternative treatments. Here are some of the most common you see recommended:

• Tea Tree oil
• Vicks VapoRub
• Vinegar

There are various natural formulations and treatment recommendations advocated in the natural health community. You can even find books on the subject. It is estimated that 40% to 60% of adults over 60 have suffharmaceutical solution, what are your other options. First, you need to realize that nothing, prescription or non-prescription, kills any topical fungus like nail fungus. What these treatments do is to inhibit the growth of the fungus in new growth tissue. In other words, what the treatment must accomplish is to prevent the infection of new tissue being grown by the body. As the new tissue (a nail in our case) grows in, we must be sure that it does not become infected with the fungus. If we are successful, the infected tissue (toenail) will gradually grow out and off of our bodies. So long as the new growth does not become infected by the fungus, we will gradually grow a new, healthy nail.

The difficulty for most folks is that this condition requires extreme diligence to eliminate. If you start a course of treatment and are not regular and consistent with it, the new growth nail will become infected and you are back to square one. If just one day of treatment is missed (even with the oral prescription meds), any tissue that grew that day will be susceptible to the fungus and the treatment might have to be started all over.

It takes 6 months (or more) to grow a new toenail. If you stop the treatment before the nail has looked completely normal for at least a month, it is almost certain that the condition will recur, even if you are taking the high-powered prescription drugs.

There are four primary advantages to the alternative treatment methods:

1. Unlike prescription medications, they pose NO known risks to your health.
2. Unlike prescription medications, they are very inexpensive and available without prescription.
3. They at least as effective as the prescription medications.
4. Because of the high risk of re-infection, the alternative treatments are superior because if you eliminate the fungus and it later recurs, you can begin using the treatment again without a prescription and without further damage to your liver, etc. Even better, you could just continue applying the alternative treatment at intervals to help avoid the possibility of the fungus returning.

So, what are these alternative treatments. Here are some of the most common you see recommended:

• Tea Tree oil
• Vicks VapoRub
• Vinegar

There are various natural formulations and treatment recommendations advocated in the natural health community. You can even find books on the subject. It is estimated that 40% to 60% of adults over 60 have suffular and consistent with it, the new growth nail will become infected and you are back to square one. If just one day of treatment is missed (even with the oral prescription meds), any tissue that grew that day will be susceptible to the fungus and the treatment might have to be started all over.

It takes 6 months (or more) to grow a new toenail. If you stop the treatment before the nail has looked completely normal for at least a month, it is almost certain that the condition will recur, even if you are taking the high-powered prescription drugs.

There are four primary advantages to the alternative treatment methods:

1. Unlike prescription medications, they pose NO known risks to your health.
2. Unlike prescription medications, they are very inexpensive and available without prescription.
3. They at least as effective as the prescription medications.
4. Because of the high risk of re-infection, the alternative treatments are superior because if you eliminate the fungus and it later recurs, you can begin using the treatment again without a prescription and without further damage to your liver, etc. Even better, you could just continue applying the alternative treatment at intervals to help avoid the possibility of the fungus returning.

So, what are these alternative treatments. Here are some of the most common you see recommended:

• Tea Tree oil
• Vicks VapoRub
• Vinegar

There are various natural formulations and treatment recommendations advocated in the natural health community. You can even find books on the subject. It is estimated that 40% to 60% of adults over 60 have suffst as effective as the prescription medications.

Because of the high risk of re-infection, the alternative treatments are superior because if you eliminate the fungus and it later recurs, you can begin using the treatment again without a prescription and without further damage to your liver, etc. Even better, you could just continue applying the alternative treatment at intervals to help avoid the possibility of the fungus returning.

So, what are these alternative treatments. Here are some of the most common you see recommended:

• Tea Tree oil
• Vicks VapoRub
• Vinegar

There are various natural formulations and treatment recommendations advocated in the natural health community. You can even find books on the subject. It is estimated that 40% to 60% of adults over 60 have suffered from this condition. That’s a lot of people.

If you are one of those suffering from this condition, you can “Fix your Nail Fungus” yourself – safely and inexpensively. There are a number of natural treatments that will do the job, provided that you are prepared to diligently follow the program for at least six months.

If you are ready to eliminate this fungus from your life once and for all, there are plenty of resources available on the Internet to tell you how. You might consider an ebook by Karen Bowman entitled, “Fix My Nail Fungus.” More information about nail fungus and a link to Karen's ebook can be found at Fix My Nail Fungus