A good number of doctors and holistic practitioners accept the fact that changing your eating habits to a more healthy diet regime may help both prevent and cure toe infections. Toe infections target people with weak immune systems. A healthy and balanced diet strengthens the immune system and therefore helps fight off infections before they occur.

Signs of a toe infection:

If you know what to look for, your nails will tell you when your body is lacking some of the essential vitamins it needs. So here’s what you must look out for:

· Weak nails that flake and break easily

· Irritation and redness around the nail bed

· Ridges in the nail

· Hangnails around your toes which if torn can be very painful

· Yellow looking, discolored nails

· Rounding, malformed nails

What constitutes a healthy diet?

A healthy balanced diet is beneficial for your overall health, as well as that of your nails. A healthy diet should include a good balance of meat, fruit and plenty of water:

· Drink about one liter of water daily. Water is fundamental to flush out toxins. Many infections are caused by these toxins attacking our immune system.

· Eat foods that are rich in natural salts and chemicals like broccoli, onions and soy are very good choices. Also make sure you include fruit in your diet. This is a very good source of vitamins, while spinach and green leaf vegetables good source of iron. You should target to eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily.

· Also include protein, folic acid and vitamin C in your food. The obvious source of protein is meat while red peppers oranges and strawberries are all good sources for Vitamin C.

· If you have curved and dark looking nails, this might mean you have a deficiency of vitamin B 12 in your body. Food sources for this vitamin are meat, eggs as well as milk.

· Try eating a tub of yogurt daily. Some people have found that it improves their overall health as well as the condition of their nails.

· Other vitamin supplements such as onion supplements or garlic capsules may help to kick start the immune system and thus the body’s ability to fight toe infections. Other vitamin supplements are also recommended especially in cases where a person does not eat enough fruit or vegetables, which are a natural source of vitamins. Like everything else, excess amounts of vitamin supplements, can be detrimental to your health so watch out for how much you’re taking.

· Adding herbs and essential oils in your diet can also help boost your immune system and so help you fight off toe infection.

Nowadays unfortunately, a huge number of people consume a large quantity of ready made foods in their dietary regime. They also consume too many sugary foods; too much sugar may be the cause of toe infection. It would be a good idea to eliminate sugar all together from your diet. A healthy diet does not only include food, but drink as well should be taken under consideration. Soft drinks for example, can raise a person’s sugar percentage in the blood. A high sugar percentage may lead to yeast infections, diabetes and obesity.

A good dietician with some holistic background can help you find the balance you need to improve your health. A good diet won’t only help you get rid of your toe infection, but also improve your overall state of health.