Harmful Bacteria on your Sports Gear

60% of people suffer from skin infections of the feet, and/or toenails. These can also affect other parts of the body. Fungi and bacteria cling to materials causing odour. FungiSolve stops reinfection in Athlete’s foot… etc which are trapped in your sports gear.

“In each of the last three years, more MRSA-infected people have checked into the hospital than either HIV-positive or influenza-afflicted patients, combined”
- The Atlantic

“Staph has been spread in locker rooms by towel snapping. If he's got turf burn on his leg and you've got the bacteria on the towel, he can become infected.”
- Men’s Health

“All athletes are predisposed to the bug because they have close contact with one another in locker rooms. They share equipment, and, of course, collision sports lead to abrasions and open the skin, which provides a portal of entry for bacteria.”
- Men’s Journal

FungiSolve is a simple way to get rid of bacteria. 

• FungiSolve disinfects and decontaminates, kills bacteria and fungi, and unpleasant odours these cause. Proved effective by the SA Bureau of Standards (SABS).

• Better than prolonged hot washing – won’t damage expensive sports clothes, running shoes or affect dye colours. Tested by scientists.

• Economical: Works in cold water. Concentrate is diluted 10ml to a litre. Can be used in washing machines.
  
  
  
  

Get rid of sea odours in your sport gear

Having a sea contact sport the sea can unfortunately leave your gear smelling really bad. Because you are always in the sea you can never get rid of the smell.

Well we have a solution for you to get rid of that sea odour in your sport gear:

• FungiSolve disinfects and decontaminates, kills bacteria and fungi, and gets rid of unpleasant odours these cause. Proved effective by the SA Bureau of Standards (SABS).

• Better than prolonged hot washing – it won’t damage expensive sports clothes, gear or affect dye colours. Tested by scientists.

• Economical: Works in cold water. Concentrate is diluted 10ml to a litre. Can be used in washing machines.

• Throw in your wetsuits, dry suits, booties, bedding, socks and even underwear into the washing machine, add FungiSolve and GO!

• Get rid of sea odours in 1/2 washes

Runner's feet

After recently setting up a FREE Foot Massage tent at the  Milkwood Run, we realised that alot of runners don't look after there feet. They want to be pampered but possible don't have the time.

Here's a bit of knowledge on how fungal infections start:
A fungal nail infection generally starts out as a slight yellowish tinge to the nail, or even a white spot. But as the fungus begins to spread and mature, it can turn a yellow, green or even black colour. Because the nail is designed to be strong, removing an infection from the nail bed can be tricky.

Prevention:

1. Drying thoroughly between your toes after a bath or shower is a good idea. 
2. It's also worth keeping your nails trimmed - cut straight across (especially for runners), not going too close to the skin. 
3. Shoes that allow your feet to breathe and your toes to wiggle prevent the conditions that fungus thrives in. 
4. Use Medipod Foot Repair Cream, it is a 2 minute a day spa in a tube. The 4 in 1 Foot Repair Cream  will keep your feet smooth and provides a 24h protection from bacteria and fungus.
5. Wash your shoes in FungiSolve, 60% of people suffer from skin infections of the feet, and/or toenails. FungiSolve stops reinfection in Athlete's foot. 

Symptoms:

Early on, the fungal organisms (dermatophytes) create a white spot or yellow tinge to the nail, usually on the top or at its side. The nail can then grow thicker before starting to crumble away.

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How to apply the 5 second rule.

1. Faster is better — but it may not be fast enough. Although a piece of food does pick up more bacteria the longer it's on the floor, bacteria can attach to it instantly. So any food that makes contact with the floor can get contaminated if conditions are right. And foods with wet surfaces, like an apple slice, pick up bacteria easily.

1. No need to worry if your floors are clean but if they aren't simply clean your floors with FungiSolve you can be assured the 5 second rule can be applied. 

Biodegradable products

Medipod is a Biodegradible product, it doesn't destroy your clothing or shoes. 

It also is "green" to the earth and non of our products are tested on animals.

Avaliable on www.medipod.co.za

Prevent staph infection at your college dorm

What Is a Staph Infection?

Staph is the shortened name for Staphylococcus (pronounced: staf-uh-low-KAH-kus), a type of bacteria. These bacteria can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around the nose, mouth, genitals, and anus. But when the skin is punctured or broken for any reason, staph bacteria can enter the wound and cause an infection.

How Do People Get Staph Infections?

In teens, most staph infections are minor skin infections. People with skin problems like burns or eczema may be more likely to get staph skin infections.

People can get staph infections from contaminated objects, but staph bacteria often spread through skin-to-skin contact — the bacteria can be spread from one area of the body to another if someone touches the infected area.

Staph infections can spread from person to person in group living situations (like college dorms). Usually this happens when people with skin infections share things like bed linens, towels, or clothing. Warm, humid environments can contribute to staph infections, so excessive sweating can increase someone's chances of developing an infection.

How To Prevent Staph Infections?

Clean bed linen, bath mats, towels, clothing and any other linen in FungiSolve. Throw it in the wash with one capsule of FungiSolve on cold wash and let the machine do the rest. FungiSolve also removes odour in material if you are prone to excessive sweating.

Prevention of Shigellosis

What Is Shigellosis?

Shigellosis (pronounced: shih-guh-LOW-sus) is an intestinal infection caused by Shigella (pronounced: shih-GEL-uh) bacteria. The bacteria produces toxins that can attack the lining of the large intestine, causing swelling, ulcers on the intestinal wall, and bloody diarrhea. Symptoms can range from just watery diarrhea to bloody diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain.

Shigella bacteria can contaminate food and water supplies, especially in areas where the sanitation is not adequate. However, most of the time the bacteria are spread when a person comes into contact with another person's stool (poop). That's one of the reasons why it's important to wash your hands after using the restroom. It takes as few as 10 of these bacteria to cause an infection. That means that Shigella bacteria can spread easily within families, schools, child-care centers, nursing homes, and other institutions.

Shigellosis can affect people of any age, including teens. It's especially common in children ages 2 to 3 years old because they're often not toilet trained yet or they don't wash their hands after using the bathroom.

We also recommend that you clean your bathroom and kitchen with FungiSolve to get rid of bacteria. Use one concentrate capsule of 10ml diluteded in 1 litre of water.

Treat ingrown toe nails and stop infection.

What is an ingrown toe nail?

A toenail is ingrown when one or both sides of the nail begin to break through and grow into the soft skin of the toe. This can lead to irritation and infection because of all the bacteria hidden around your feet.

How Did My Nail Do That?

Ingrown toenails can develop pretty quickly. The most common trigger of ingrown toenails is poor nail-trimming skills. Nails that are cut too short often allow the skin on the sides to cover the corners of the nail. This causes the nail to grow back beneath the skin. Nails that are ripped off, instead of cut, also have a tendency to become ingrown because they don't have defined corners. Nails that are rounded rather than cut straight across can also cause the nail to break the soft skin.

How to treat infected ingrown toe nails.

1) Ingrown toenails must first be allowed to grow and cut appropriately as per diagram above.  

2) Use Medipod Foot Repair Cream to prevent bacteria from building around the ingrown toenail and stoping further bacterial infection. Simply apply cream to area and massage for 2 minutes.                        

3) Wash shoes and socks in FungiSolve to disinfect them and prevent bacteria spreading onto toes. Simply throw gear into the washing machine and a cap of FungiSolve to washing Machine and let it run cycle as per usual.

Can fungus come back?

Fungi are all around us, re-infection is possible.

Washing infected shoes and socks in hot water will not guarantee that these do not cause re-infection.

Patients would wear new shoes and socks or soak old footwear in a fungicide such as FungiSolve, to prevent re-infection.

FungiSolve is available on www.medipod.co.za

FungiSolve for Pets stuff gets rid of Zoonoses

FungiSolve for Pets Stuff was developed to protect your family from germs that your pets bring into the house such as Zoonoses (pronounced: zoo-uh-no-seez) is the name for infections that can be passed from animals to humans. People get zoonoses when they are bitten or scratched or come into contact with an animal's waste products, saliva, or dander (flakes from hair, feathers, or skin).

Pets may also get ticks and fleas in their fur, and these insects can carry diseases — like Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever — that may make humans sick.

By simply throwing in Pet garments and accessories into the washing Machine with FungiSolve for Pets Stuff and let the machine do the rest.