Watch your toenails!

Examine yourself regularly your toes? One or more of your toenails pose a dubious aspect? Beware of nail fungus!

Fungal nail infections, or Onychomycosis, is due to certain fungi that infect nails of feet deep and cause disease in the nail. Constantly growing, this disease affects almost 4 million people. Most at risk are athletes.

Why especially athletes?

* First, the fungi grow easily in warm and humid, which is exactly the atmosphere that reigns in sports shoes, especially when sweating.

* Second, they are transmitted by direct or indirect contact: contaminated soil (barefoot in locker rooms, showers, swimming pools), exchange of towels, shoes or socks. Thus, some sports are more at risk, such as swimming or martial arts. But users are also referred sauna or spa facilities.

* Thirdly, the repeated shocks weaken nails running, jogging, tennis or dance at your feet are subire a succession of shocks. In addition, tight shoes or not comfortable imposing your toes a bad position increases the risk of thrush.